Inventory of the Edwin Grant Conklin Papers, 1885-1939

Abstract

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.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator: Conklin, Edwin Grant, 1863-1952.
Title: Edwin Grant Conklin Papers, 1885-1939
Language of Material: English
Extent: 6 Linear Feet, 1675 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Series Quick Links

Correspondence, 1885-1939 and no date (bulk 1888-1935)
Miscellaneous, 1885-1942 and undated

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.

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Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Contents of the Collection

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Correspondence, 1885-1939 and no date (bulk 1888-1935)

(12 boxes)

Letters

Conklin, Edwin Grant, 1885-1889, Feb. (11 folders)

Box 1

Conklin, Edwin Grant, 1889, Mar.-1892, Mar. (11 folders)

Box 2

Conklin, Edwin Grant, 1892, Apr.-1897, Sept. (11 folders)

Box 3

Conklin, Edwin Grant, ca. 1898-ca. 1906 (11 folders)

Box 4

Conklin, Edwin Grant, ca. 1907-1936 (3 folders)

Box 5

Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1886, June-1887, Sept. (5 folders)

Box 5

Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1887, Oct.-1889, Apr. 19 (8 folders)

Box 6

Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1889, Apr. 20-1897, Aug. 6 (10 folders)

Box 7

Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1897, Aug. 6-1900 (8 folders)

Box 8

Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1901-1905, May 13 (9 folders)

Box 9

Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1905, May 15-1928 (11 folders)

Box 10

Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1931-1939

Box 11

Invitations

Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1885-1911, and no date

Box 11

Letters

Adkinson, L.J. (Dr.), 1889-1903

Box 11

Adkinson, L.J. (Mrs.), 1910

Box 11

Conklin, A.V. (Dr.), 1885-1887 (2 folders)

Box 11

Conklin, A.V. (Mrs.), 1886-1909

Box 11

Page, Eva Conklin, 1885-1927

Box 11

Conklin, Paul, 1904-1907

Box 11

Ziegler, Fanc Adkinson, 1909

Box 11

Postcards

Adkinson, Albert, 1910

Box 12

Adkinson, L.J., 1885, 1910

Box 12

Conklin, A.V. (Dr. and Mrs.), 1885-1910 and no date

Box 12

Conklin, Belle Adkinson, 1887-1937 and no date (3 folders)

Box 12

Conklin, E.G., 1885-1913 (2 folders)

Box 12

Conklin, Eva, 1886

Box 12

Conklin, Isabelle, Mary, and Paul, 1903-1922

Box 12

Telegrams, 1886-1935 and no date

Box 12

Miscellaneous, 1885-1942 and undated

(1 box)

Includes photographs and clippings.

1888-1942, no date (2 folders)

Box 12

Clippings, 1886-1929 and no date

Box 12

Historical Note

Chronology List

Date	Event(s)
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).