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Davenport, Charles Benedict, 1866-1944

 Person

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Eugenics Fieldworkers Training Class, B, 1913

 File — Box 21, Folder: 4
Identifier: ERO_b21_f04_001
Scope and Content From the Collection: The Eugenics Record Office Collection was established in 1910 at the Carnegie Institute of Washington (Cold Spring Harbor, NY) and closed in 1939. succeeded by the Department of Genetics. The collection contains administrative papers, photographs, publications and supporting materials, family pedigree charts, and requests for information, as well as materials related to and accrued by superintendent Harry H. Laughlin. Prior to joining the Eugenics Record Office, Laughlin was highly...
Dates: 1913

Eugenics Record Office Collection

 Collection
Identifier: ERO
Abstract

The Eugenics Record Office Collection was established in 1910 at the Carnegie Institute of Washington (Cold Spring Harbor, NY) and closed in 1939. succeeded by the Department of Genetics. The collection contains administrative papers, photographs, publications and supporting materials, family pedigree charts, and requests for information, as well as materials related to and accrued by superintendent Harry H. Laughlin.

Dates: 1907 - 2003

Hugo Fricke Collection

 Collection
Identifier: HF
Abstract

The Hugo Fricke Collection contains laboratory notebooks, correspondence, lantern and glass slides, and scientific papers. Fricke pioneered ionization methods in the early 1920’s. Hugo Fricke’s papers on radiation are still cited today so access to his laboratory notebooks would be an asset to scientists.

Dates: 1911 - 1979

Reginald G. Harris Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RGH
Abstract

The Reginald Harris Collection consists of biographical documents, professional correspondence, and records of biological research expeditions spanning Central and South America and North Africa. It is divided into three series: Series I: Photographs, 1912-1933; Series II: Personal Papers, 1892-1998; and Series III: Professional Papers, 1909-1940. Of note, the administrative records of the Long Island Biological Association contain information that relates to this collection.

Dates: 1892 - 1998

Henry J. Davenport Letters to Charles B. Davenport, 1907 - 1933

 File — Box 5: Series CBD/2, Folder: 12
Identifier: CBD/2/1
Scope and Content From the Collection: The Charles B. Davenport Collection is particulary rich in photographs, both family and scientific. Davenport began visiting the Cold Spring Harbor area in the 1890s, and its environs are the background of many of the photographs. There are nine photographs of Alexander Agassiz's Newport, Rhode Island laboratory, six of which are dated 1893 and three of which are undated, but which are likely of the same date. Of particular note in the collection are cabinet photographs, mostly of...
Dates: 1907 - 1933

JJD Correspondence to Charles B. Davenport, 1884 - 1895

 File — Box 5: Series CBD/2, Folder: 10
Identifier: CBD/2/1
Scope and Content From the Collection: The Charles B. Davenport Collection is particulary rich in photographs, both family and scientific. Davenport began visiting the Cold Spring Harbor area in the 1890s, and its environs are the background of many of the photographs. There are nine photographs of Alexander Agassiz's Newport, Rhode Island laboratory, six of which are dated 1893 and three of which are undated, but which are likely of the same date. Of particular note in the collection are cabinet photographs, mostly of...
Dates: 1884 - 1895

Long Island Biological Association Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LIBA
Abstract

The Long Island Biological Association Collections contains papers and ledgers of the members of the Long Island Biological Association from the years 1923-1962. The materials consist of correspondence, meeting notes, financial papers, fundraising papers and development plans.

Dates: 1900 - 1962

Barbara McClintock Collection

 Collection
Identifier: BMC
Abstract

The Barbara McClintock Collection consists of 10 series pertinent to the life of a world-renowned plant geneticist and Nobel prize winner. There are materials relevant to both her personal life as well as her scientific work. Within the series, you will find correspondence, published materials, photographs, slides, negatives, artifacts, and memorabilia.

Dates: 1907 - 2008

Pierrepont Davenport Cancelled Check and Letters to Charles B. Davenport, 1929, 1943

 File — Box 5: Series CBD/2, Folder: 13
Identifier: CBD/2/1
Scope and Content From the Collection: The Charles B. Davenport Collection is particulary rich in photographs, both family and scientific. Davenport began visiting the Cold Spring Harbor area in the 1890s, and its environs are the background of many of the photographs. There are nine photographs of Alexander Agassiz's Newport, Rhode Island laboratory, six of which are dated 1893 and three of which are undated, but which are likely of the same date. Of particular note in the collection are cabinet photographs, mostly of...
Dates: 1929, 1943

Professional Correspondence, 1919 - 1920

 File — Box 12, Folder: 1
Scope and Content From the Collection: The Reginald Harris Collection consists of biographical documents, professional correspondence, and records of biological research expeditions spanning Central and South America and North Africa. It is divided into three series: Series I: Photographs, 1912-1933; Serires II: Personal Papers, 1892-1998; Series III: Professional Papers, 1909-1940. Of note, the administrative records of the Long Island Biological Association contain information that relates to this collection.The...
Dates: 1919 - 1920