Inventory of the Irving Emery Gray Papers, 1915 - 1980
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleIrving
Emery Gray Papers,
1915-1980.
Creator
Gray, Irving E.
(Irving Emery), 1897-1980.
Extent
12 Linear Feet,
12000 Items
Repository
12000 Items
University Archives, Duke
University
Abstract
Irving Emery Gray (1897-1980) was chair of
the Zoology Department at Duke University and helped
establish the Duke University Marine Laboratory in
Beaufort, North Carolina. His interests included marine
zoology and ecology, and biological adaptation. The Irving
Emery Gray Papers include correspondence, reports, notes,
documents, slides, photographs, and other materials about
Gray's personal and professional life. Major subjects
include the Zoology Department at Duke, marine biology,
Arthur Sperry Pearse, and the National Science Foundation.
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
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For a period of twenty-five years from the
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office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use.
After twenty-five years, records that have been processed
may be consulted with the permission of the University
Archivist.
Records, such as search committee files or
others pertaining to employment where individuals are
identified, are closed for 70 years.
In accordance with the Family Education Rights
and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke University permits
students to inspect their education records and limits the
disclosure of personally identifiable information from
education records.
In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is
required for use.
Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is
held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by
the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants,
as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Irving Emery Gray
Papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Irving Emery Gray Papers were received by
the University Archives as a gift in 1961 (A61-306), 1971
(A71-72), 1972 (A72-61), 1974 (A74-113), 1975 (A75-165),
1979 (A79-92), 1983 (A83-104), and and 1998 (A98-68).
Processing Information
Processed by University Archives Staff
Completed 1998
Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, July 11, 2003
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Irving Emery Gray was born on May 23, 1897, in Providence, Rhode Island. He received a BA from the University of Massachusetts in 1921, followed by an MS and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. Gray came to Duke in 1931 after holding positions at De Pauw and Tulane. His specialty was the adaptation and ecology of marine life. He helped to develop the Duke University Marine Laboratory in Beaufort, North Carolina, and served as its Acting Director in 1955-1956. He also served as the chair of the Department of Zoology from 1940 to 1956. Gray served on the advisory committees of a number of marine research centers, and was a member of many professional societies. He died in Durham in 1980.
[top]Collection Overview
The collection includes correspondence, reports,
notes, documents, slides, photographs, and other materials
related to the professional career and personal life of
Gray. His interests in education, zoology, biology, and
ecology are represented. The collection features materials
generated by his work as chair of the Zoology Department,
records of the Duke University Marine Laboratory, copies of
Gray's printed works, and correspondence with colleages.
The first series,
Personal and Family,
contains correspondence and other materials related to
Gray's personal life. The next series,
Publications, Abstracts, and Other
Writings, includes both Gray's own publications as
well as those of his students. The third series,
Zoology Department, Duke
University, includes correspondence, minutes, memos
and other materials related to Gray's administration of the
department. The next series,
Correspondence - Personal,
Professional, contains correspondence arranged by
both individual names and group affiliations. The
Course Materials series
documents the courses Gray taught, while the next series,
Duke University Marine Laboratory
- Beaufort, NC, documents Gray's work to establish a
research laboratory. The following series,
Lists, Keys, Charts, Graphs,
Checklists, Bibliographies, includes a variety of
reference materials.
Field Trips contains notes
and other information from Gray's research excursions, and
Research Notes and Papers (Titled
Folders) features the research used for Gray's
publications. The following series,
Research Notes and Papers
(Unsorted) contains similar materials, but is
unprocessed. The final series,
Photographic Materials
(Positives, Negatives, Slides) contains photographic
material related to Gray's personal and professional
life.
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Subject Headings
These and related materials may be accessed under
the following subject headings in the Duke University
Libraries online catalog.
- Adaptation, Biological.
- Duke University. Marine Laboratory.
- Duke University. Zoology Dept.
- Gray, Irving E. (Irving Emery), 1897-1980.
- Marine animals--North Carolina--Beaufort.
- Marine biology.
- Marine ecology.
- National Science Foundation (U.S.)
- Pearse, A. S. (Arthur Sperry), 1877-1956.
- Photographs.
- Slides.
- Zoology--North Carolina.
Related Material
Marine Laboratory records
Duke University Archives
Dept. of Zoology records
Duke University Archives
Detailed Description of the Collection
Personal and Family
Clippings,
1927-1969
Correspondence - George M. Gray
[father],
1932-1946
Gray, George M. - Publications,
1932-1946 and
undated
Gray, Virginia - Obituaries,
1964,
1971-1972
Journals in Personal Possession of
IEG, ca.
1967
Lists - IEG Students (M.A.,
Ph.D.)
Maps of Photographic Tours,
undated
Marine Biological Atlas,
1970-1976
Massachusetts Agricultural College -
Graduation and Alumni Activities,
1921-1971 and
undated
Miscellaneous,
1919-1970 and
undated
Obituaries (IEG),
1980
Poems by IEG, A.S. Pearse, and
Anonymous, ca.
1930-1950 and
undated
Publishing Contracts,
1937-1956
Retirement,
1967-1968
Retirement - Correspondence,
1967
Vitae and Lists of Publications, ca.
1962-1976 and
undated
Publications, Abstracts, and Other Writings
Abstracts,
1939
Lectures, Papers, Miscellaneous,
1963-1971 and
undated
Obituaries,
1957-1967 and
undated
Publications [by IEG and students], 1926-1972
Unpublished manuscripts
"Feeding Rates of the Seastar . .
. ,"
1971
"Introducation to the Benthic
Ecology of Estuaries,"
undated
"The Major Coastal Communities of
NC,"
1968
Miscellaneous untitled
manuscripts, ca.
1968-1969
[2
folders]
Zoology Department, Duke University
General Files
Budgets - RESTRICTED,
1941-1957
Correspondence, C.S. Brimley to
Bert Cunningham,
1925-1927
Curricula and Courses,
1949-1968 and
undated
Faculty Grants and Proposals
Progress Reports,
1954-1962
Progress Reports, ca.
1952-1956 and
undated
[2
folders]
Faculty - Miscellaneous,
1941-1958 and
undated
Faculty - Research,
1959-1962 and
undated
General Departmental, ca.
1944-1967 and
undated
Graduate Studies Director,
undated
Honors,
1956 and
undated
Journal Club,
1942-1952 and
undated
Lists - Graduate Students, Staff,
Award Recipients, Alumni, Faculty - RESTRICTED,
1928-1971 and
undated
Long-Range Planning Committee, Ten
Year Projection for,
1961
Box 2
Minutes - Dept. Meetings, ca.
1940-1960
Nursing Curriculum,
1945
Retiring Faculty,
undated
Science and Mathematics,
Laboratory Conference for Teachers of, ca.
1954
World War II, Zoo Dept. in, ca.
1940-1949
Faculty Individual Files
Bailey, Joseph R.,
1946
Hall, F.G.,
1965,
1971
Howell, Thelma,
1954
Johnson, M.W.,
1950
Nace, George W.,
1949-1956
Odum, Howard,
1953-1955
Sandeen, Muriel I.,
1950
Schmidt-Nielsen, Bodil,
1953-1955 and
undated
Vernherg, John,
1951,
1964
Ward, Calvin,
1952-1956
Individual File - Arthur Sperry Pearse
Biography, Obituaries,
1940-1960
Correspondence
1917-1953 and
undated
Letters on ASP's 70th birthday,
1947
Illness and Death,
1953-1960 and
undated
Pearse Memorial Committee,
1957-1964 and
undated
Poems by and about ASP, ca.
1947-1953 and
undated
Writings,
1928-1953 and
undated
Correspondence - Department Chairman - Chronological, September 1940-September 1956 and undated
[6 folders]
Correspondence - Department Chairman - Alphabetical
Alumni,
1954-1955 and
undated
Alumni and Students in Wartime,
1941-1945
Evaluations - General Departmental
- RESTRICTED,
1942-1956
Evans, F. Gaynor,
1941
Gross, Paul M. - RESTRICTED,
1947-1956
Jones, Sara,
1945
Summer Session,
1947-1955
Wenger, Karl,
1953-1954
Correspondence and Memoranda, Departmental - Reflections on the Zoology Department - RESTRICTED, 1962-1966
Correspondence - Personal, Professional
Chronological and No Date
1921-1958
[3
folders]
Box 3
1959-1977
[5
folders]
Letter with Message Found in Drift
Bottle (from Experminet on Currents),
August
1968
Undated letters
Alphabetical by Person
Allevein, J.,
1964-1967
Barnes, Robert D.,
1953-1973
Berry, James,
1960-1969
Carter, William,
1959-1973
Cerame-Vivas, Maximo,
1961-1969
[2
folders]
Cerame-Vivas, Maximo - Copper
Mining in Puerto Rico,
1970-1971
Culver, Starr,
1958-1968
Davis, Donald M.,
1966-1968
Davis, Huckett,
1958-1969
[2
folders]
Godfrey, Melinda,
1967-1969
Grassle, J. Fred,
1964-1967
Hall, F.G.,
1930-1944
Howard, Kenneth,
1965
Hutchison, Victor,
1955-1970
Kirby-Smith, John,
1955
Knight, C.B.,
1954-1961
Krause, J.B.,
1940-1955 and
undated
McCloskey, Lawrence R.,
1960-1971 and
undated
[2
folders]
Maturo, Frank,
1956-1969
Potts, Mary,
1964-1968
Roberts, Henry S.,
1940-1974
Robertson, Clyde H.,
1954-1961 and
undated
Scarboro, Betty P.,
1963-1966
Schmitt, Waldo,
1970
Schultz, George,
1960-1968 and
undated
Strasburg, Donald,
1953-1955
Wainwright, Stephen,
1956-1963
Wegener, Barbara,
1968
Wells, Harry,
1953-1967
[2
folders]
Willmon, Karl,
1948-1971
Wirtenson, Mary E.,
1962-1966
Alphabetical by Organization, Project, Event, etc.
Estuarine Study Project,
1968-1970
[2
folders]
Federation of American Societies
for Experimental Biology,
1969
Grants and Grant Proposals
Atomic Energy Commission,
1952-1956
Duke University Research
Council,
1935-1971
Estuarine and Oceanic Bottom
Communities,
1957
Office of Naval Research,
1948-1956
U.S. Department of Commerce - US
Coast and Geodetic Survey,
1964
Hatteras Cape - US Department of
Interior - National Park Service Corespondence,
1957-1964
Institute of Fisheries Research,
1949-1951 and
undated
Lenal Bottom Conference,
1956
National Science Divisional
Committee,
1935
NC Academy of Science,
1947-1966
NC Wesleyan College,
1969
Puerto Rico, Univ. of - Visiting
Professor,
1965-1966
Research Program Statements -
General,
1944,
1959
Society for the Study of
Evolution,
1970
Southern Association for the
Advancement of Science,
1941-1942
Woods Hole Marine Biological Lab,
1942-1962
National Science Foundation
Conference on Distribution of
Specimens,
1963
Correspondence and Other Papers,
1956-1968
Evalutions of Other Proposals,
1963-1965
Grant Proposals,
1957-1965
Grants Progress Reports,
1959-1967
Institutes for Science and Math
Teachers,
1952-1957
Radiation Biology Course for
Teachers (with Atomic Energy Commission,
1956-1957
[3
folders]
Undergraduate Research
Participation Awards,
19637,
1971
Undergraduate Research
Participation Award - Susan Carol Adams,
1971
Course Materials
Ecological Distribution of Marine
Animals,
1963 and
undated
Laboratory Directions for Bryozoa,
ca.
1940
Lectures
Biotic Communities,
undated
Ecosystem,
undated
Ocean,
1957-1958 and
undated
Plankton - Ocean,
1963 and
undated
Research Problems,
undated
Teaching and Lab Guides,
1910,
1933-1936
Test Questions, Notes, etc.,
1931 and
undated
Zoology 12,
undated
Zoology 203 - Marine Ecology, Misc.,
ca.
1949-1958
[5
folders]
Zoology 225-226 - Field
Zoology
Zoology 341 - Historical Zoology,
1952 and
undated
[2
folders]
Zoology 355 - Marine Benthic
Ecology,
1964
Zoology 355 - Marine Dimertebnate
Zoology,
1963
Duke University Marine Laboratory - Beaufort, NC
Administration,
1972
Clippings, ca.
1938-1967
Correspondence, Memoranda, Reports,
1938-1971
Eastward: Design, Dedication,
Cruises, Other Papers
Eastward: Research Facility
Requests,
1957-1967
Evaluations - Thoughts on DUML by
IEG - RESTRICTED,
1964-1965
Executive Committee - Minutes and
Other Papers,
1962-1963
Executive Committee - Great Lakes
Colleges Association Cooperative Program,
1962
Grades - RESTRICTED,
1955
Box 5
Grant Proposal - Cooperative
Research and Training Program in Biological Oceanography at
DUML,
1961
Gray Building Dedication,
1974
Hatteras Project,
undated
Hatteras Project Publications,
1960-1967
Humorous,
undated
Lists - Graduates, Class Lists,
Candidates, Personnel,
1929-1967
Long Range Planning,
1958-1961
Manpower Symposium,
1967
Miscellaneous,
1964 and
undated
Printed Matter - Bulletins,
Booklets,
1939-1974
Proposals and Projects - Courses and
Facilities,
1961-1963
Publications - Bibliography,
1939-1961
Publications - DUML-related,
1957-1967
[7
folders]
Radiation Biology Course,
1953-1960
Reference Collection, ca.
1968-1972
Southern Regional Education Board -
Regional Program for Marine Sciences,
1952
Taxonomy, Specialists in Marine,
1967
Lists, Keys, Charts, Graphs, Checklists, Bibliographies
Amphibians and Reptiles of
NC
Asteroidea of NC
[2
folders]
Bibliography - References,
History
Checklist
Checklist of Common Marine Animals
of Beaufort, NC
Checklist - Ecology I, II,
III
[3
folders]
Checklist - Invertebrates,
1953
[2
folders]
Checklist - Marine
Invertebrates
Climatographic,
1957
Crustacea of Beaufort
Durham Spiders
Distribution Maps - NC
Gastropod Genera of Beaufort,
NC
Keys
to Amphibians and
Reptiles
to Beaufort Amphipods
to Hausterid Amphipods of
NC
to Hydromedusae of
Beaufort
to Polychaete Families
to Polychaetes of Woods
Hole
to Freshwater Fishes of
NC
List of Marine Fishes and Fish-like
Vertebrates of NC
Lists of NC Animals
[2
folders]
Lists, Species
Maps
Maps, Beaufort
Maps, Distribution of NC Amphibians
and Reptiles
Box 6
Marine Gastropods of
Beaufort
Miscellaneous
Molluska of NC
Mud Crabs of Chesapeake
Bay
North American Distribution of
Mutabilia found in NC
Pelecypoda of Beaufort
Stomatopods of NC
Field Trips
Chronological, 1933-1935, 1955-1967
[18 folders]
By Location or Type
Bogue Sound - Dredging,
1955-1967
Bottom Hand - Highway St.,
1958-1959
Cruises, ca.
1965-1966
Eastward Cruise,
1965
Lake Michie,
1960-1962
Miscellaneous,
undated
New Hope Creek - Hollow Rock, ca.
1949-1959
Old Reservoir - Eno River,
ca.
1951-1963
Piney Mountain Pond, ca.
1953-1967
Plankton,
1959-1963
Shackleford Banks,
1955-1967
Soil Fanna,
1951-1962
Travel - Offshore,
1955-1967
Travel - River,
1955-1967
Research Notes and Papers (Titled Folders)
Brief Study of the Blood in Triturus
Viridescens
Commercial Crabs of
Chaetopterus
Commensalism
Comparative Anatomy
[2
folders]
Eggs, Dehydrated
Embryologists, Articles
on
Linuhus
[4
folders]
Problems
Profile: Hatteras, N.C.
March 4-5,
1963
Profile: Lookout,
September 14,
1962
Sand Dollar Data
Scallop Data
Research Notes and Papers (Unsorted)
Unsorted research notes and papers
Photographic Materials (Positives, Negatives, Slides)
Large Card File Box (Positives and Negatives)
Sailing and other ships, ca.
1920-1929
Sharks and other fish,
undated
Snakes and Insects,
undated
Collecting - on boat, shore, etc.,
undated
People - many unidentified,
1922-1926
Maryland (Shore),
undated
Louisiana (New Orleans, etc.),
undated
Waveland, Mississippi,
1928
Greater Boston,
undated
Mt. Vernon and unidentified,
undated
Key West,
1915
Woods Hole, Mass (includes Marine
Biological Lab,
undated
North Carolina mountain scenes,
undated
Wisconsin,
undated
Miscellaneous,
1920-1930,
undated
A.S. Pearse,
undated
Acid Free Envelopes
Identified people and places, ca.
1920-1959
Unidentified places,
undated
Unidentified people and groups,
undated
New Orleans and Environs,
undated
Woods Hole, Gloucester, Cape Cod,
Mass,
1926, 1941,
undated
Personal and Immediate Family,
undated
Regular Slides
Large Box
Beaufort,
1958-1968
Duke University Marine
Laboratory,
1959 and
undated
Massachusetts (W. Hole, Cape
Cod, Plymouth),
1959-1960,
undated
Hatteras Lighthouse,
undated
Hatteras - Ocracoke,
1958 and
undated
Puerto Rico,
1965
Gulf of Mexico, Tuna Cruise,
1956
Hurricane Donna,
1960
Miscellaneous,
1961-1966 and
undated
Small Slide Boxes
Beaufort,
1958-1966 and
undated
[5
boxes]
Hatteras - Dunes,
1959-1961 and
undated
Hatteras,
1958-1959 and
undated
Shackleford - Dunes,
1958-1963
Outer Banks,
1961-1963
Eastward Cruise,
November
1965
Glass Slides, including Beaufort, Hatteras, and Woods Hole
[2 boxes]
