Preliminary Inventory of the Milton C. Marney papers, 1908-2003
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Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Creator
Marney, Milton C.
Title
Milton C. Marney papers, 1908-2003
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
9.6 Linear Feet
7,200 Items
Abstract
7,200 Items
Scientist, taxonomist, and brother of Carlyle Marney.
Collection contains professional and personal correspondence including family letters. Also included are research papers and book chapters on taxonomy and prescriptive science.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is open for research.
However, collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Copyright Notice
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Milton C. Marney papers, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Milton C. Marney papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a
gift in 2006.
Processing Information
Processed by Robert Ketner, June 2007
Encoded by John Mayrose, June 2007
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Scientist, taxonomist, and brother of Carlyle Marney.
[top]Collection Overview
Collection contains professional and personal correspondence including family letters. Also included are research papers and book chapters on taxonomy and prescriptive science.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
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Related Material
Marney, Carlyle, 1916-. Papers, 1899-1979 & 1958-1978. (bulk) [manuscript]
Duke University
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Preliminary Description of Collection
Accession, 2006 (2006-0134)
16 Boxes
Collection contains professional and personal correspondence including family letters. Also included are research papers and book chapters on taxonomy and prescriptive science.
Box 1
Correspondence - personal, 1995
Academic papers
Typescripts and manuscripts of poetry
Music manuscripts
Box 2
Research files
E-mail correspondence, 2002-2003
Correspondence - personal, 1995-1997
Typescripts and manuscripts of poetry
Box 3
Correspondence - personal, 1968, 1976-1977
Research files
Box 4
Carlyle Marney typescripts
Research files
Correspondence - professsional, 1959-1962
Box 5
Carlyle Marney typescripts
Research typescripts
Covers for Scientific American, 1949-1954
Correspondence - professional
Box 6
Research typescripts - AiResearch Manufacturing Company, 1953-1954
Academic papers - college work, 1942
Typescript: Nonproliferation Alternative System Assessment Program,
U.S. Department of Energy: Public Concerns and Alternative Nuclear Power Systems, 1980
Typescript: The World Institute Council: Fields Within Fields Within Fields…, 1973-1974
Academic typescripts - magazine articles, 1948, 1954
Correspondence - professional, 1976-1979
Correspondence - personal, 1941-1978
Box 7
Correspondence - professional, 1969-1978
Correspondence - personal, 1938-1954
Box 8
Correspondence - professional, 1948-1971
Correspondence with Emily Rushworth, 1945-1986
Correspondence with Sarah Victoria, 1949-1968
Correspondence with Evelyn, 1968-1976
Box 9
Correspondence with Carlyle Marney
Correspondence with Virginia Robinson
Correspondence with A. Hassanein, 1972-1976
Correspondence with Sarah Victoria and Evelyn, 1968-1970
General personal correspondence
General professional correspondence
Box 10
Correspondence from Elizabeth and Carlyle Marney
Research typescripts, 1964, 1966
Correspondence with Evelyn, 1932-1989
Box 11
Academic papers -
schoolwork from David, Matthew, Nathan, and Stephen Marney, 1968
Research typescripts, 1961-1978
Typescript - The World Institute Council:
Fields Within Fields Within Fields…, 1973-1974
Resume, 1963
Research typescripts - Research Analysis Corporation, 1961-1969
Typescripts of poetry -
"Poems"
by Milton Marney, 1982
Box 12
Research typescripts: originals of Research Analysis Corporation research on value theory and prescripting sciences, 1960-1971
Research manuscripts and typescripts - social ecosystems, 1976-1978
Typescript - Emergent Features of Scientific Advance by Milton Marney and Paul F. Schmidt, 1972
Research typescripts - interdisciplinary systems, 1972
Research manuscripts and typescripts - Implications of bio-medical and behavioral research, 1974-1975
Research proposals, 1974
Research typescripts - general
Box 13
Draft of Foundations of the Prescriptive Sciences by Nicholas M. Smith and Milton C. Marney, Volumes I and II, 1972
Correspondence - personal
Box 14
Correspondence - personal
Box 15
Correspondence - personal
Box 16
Correspondence - Sadie and Leonard: personal letters, 1908-1910
Correspondence - personal
