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conklinedwin Inventory of the Edwin Grant Conklin Papers, 1885-1939 Processed by: Rubenstein Library Staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Meghan Lyon David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 001582408

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: July 2010Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff, 1994; finding aid encoded by Meghan Lyon, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, July 2010 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Edwin Grant Conklin Papers, 1885-1939 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Conklin, Edwin Grant, 1863-1952. Edwin Grant Conklin Papers, 1885-1939 Material in English 6 Linear Feet 1675 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Edwin Grant Conklin was a biologist and an educator. Collection contains chiefly family and professional correspondence. Includes letters addressed to Conklin; to his wife, Belle Adkinson Conklin, and to other family members. The majority of letters are written by Conklin and his wife, parents, and children. Conklin's correspondence with wife Belle pertains largely to their dating courtship. There are lettters from other relatives, friends, academic and scientific colleagues, Freedmen, educators, and Methodist clergymen. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Edwin Grant Conklin Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The Edwin Grant Conklin Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a purchase in 1992.

Processing Information

Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff, 1994

Encoded by Meghan Lyon, July 2010

Accessions described in this finding aid: 1992-0112

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Biographical Note Chronology List 1863, Nov. 24 Born, Waldo, Ohio 1885 Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A. 1886 Ohio Wesleyan University, B.S. 1886-1888 Professor, Rust University (Holly Springs, Mich.) 1889 Ohio Wesleyan University, M.A. 1889-1891 Johns Hopkins University, Asst. in the biology laboratory 1890 Johns Hopkins University, Appointed biology fellow 1891 Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D. 1891-1894 Ohio Wesleyan, Chair of Biology 1892 Woods Holl, Member of the corps of instructors in charge of the Marine biological laboratory 1894-1896 Northwestern University, Chair of Zoology 1896 University of Pennsylvania, Chair of Comparative Embryology 1908-1933 Princeton University, Chair of Biology

Edwin Grant Conklin held office of President in the following service organizations: American Philosophical Society (1942-1945, 1948-1952), American Society of Zoologists (1899), American Society of Naturalists (1912), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1936). Conklin was awarded the John J. Carty gold medal (1942-1943), and appointed American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow (1914).

Collection Overview

Chiefly family and professional correspondence. Includes letters addressed to Conklin; to his wife, Belle Adkinson Conklin, and to other family members. The majority of letters are written by Conklin and his wife, parents, and children. Conklin's correspondence with wife Belle pertains largely to their dating courtship. There are lettters from other relatives, friends, academic and scientific colleagues, Freedmen, educators, and Methodist clergymen.

Subject Headings

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Conklin, Edwin Grant, 1863-1952. Conklin, Belle Adkinson. Education. Biologists--Zoologists. Methodists--United States. Freedmen--African Americans. Courtship--Love-letters. Contents of Collection Correspondence, 1885-1939 and no date (bulk 1888-1935) (12 boxes) Letters 1Conklin, Edwin Grant, 1885-1889, Feb. (11 folders) 2Conklin, Edwin Grant, 1889, Mar.-1892, Mar. (11 folders) 3Conklin, Edwin Grant, 1892, Apr.-1897, Sept. (11 folders) 4Conklin, Edwin Grant, ca. 1898-ca. 1906 (11 folders) 5Conklin, Edwin Grant, ca. 1907-1936 (3 folders) Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1886, June-1887, Sept. (5 folders) 6Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1887, Oct.-1889, Apr. 19 (8 folders) 7Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1889, Apr. 20-1897, Aug. 6 (10 folders) 8Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1897, Aug. 6-1900 (8 folders) 9Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1901-1905, May 13 (9 folders) 10Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1905, May 15-1928 (11 folders) 11Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1931-1939 Invitations 11Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1885-1911, and no date Letters 11Adkinson, L.J. (Dr.), 1889-1903 Adkinson, L.J. (Mrs.), 1910 Conklin, A.V. (Dr.), 1885-1887 (2 folders) Conklin, A.V. (Mrs.), 1886-1909 Page, Eva Conklin, 1885-1927 Conklin, Paul, 1904-1907 Ziegler, Fanc Adkinson, 1909 Postcards 12Adkinson, Albert, 1910 Adkinson, L.J., 1885, 1910 Conklin, A.V. (Dr. and Mrs.), 1885-1910 and no date Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1887-1937 and no date (3 folders) Conklin, E.G., 1885-1913 (2 folders) Conklin, Eva, 1886 Conklin, Isabelle, Mary, and Paul, 1903-1922 Telegrams, 1886-1935 and no date Miscellaneous, 1885-1942 and undated (1 box)

Includes photographs and clippings.

121888-1942, no date (2 folders) Clippings, 1886-1929 and no date