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Preliminary Inventory of the Milton C. Marney papers, 1908-2003

Abstract

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.

Descriptive Summary

Repository
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator
Marney, Milton C.
Title
Milton C. Marney papers, 1908-2003
Language of Material
English
Extent
9.6 Linear Feet, 7,200 Items
Location
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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Collection Overview

Collection contains professional and personal correspondence including family letters. Also included are research papers and book chapters on taxonomy and prescriptive science.

Administrative Information

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Contents of the Collection

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Collection contains professional and personal correspondence including family letters. Also included are research papers and book chapters on taxonomy and prescriptive science.

Correspondence - personal, 1995
Box 1
Academic papers
Box 1
Typescripts and manuscripts of poetry
Box 1
Music manuscripts
Box 1
Research files
Box 2
E-mail correspondence, 2002-2003
Box 2
Correspondence - personal, 1995-1997
Box 2
Typescripts and manuscripts of poetry
Box 2
Correspondence - personal, 1968, 1976-1977
Box 3
Research files
Box 3
Carlyle Marney typescripts
Box 4
Research files
Box 4
Correspondence - professsional, 1959-1962
Box 4
Carlyle Marney typescripts
Box 5
Research typescripts
Box 5
Covers for Scientific American, 1949-1954
Box 5
Correspondence - professional
Box 5
Research typescripts - AiResearch Manufacturing Company, 1953-1954
Box 6
Academic papers - college work, 1942
Box 6
Typescript: Nonproliferation Alternative System Assessment Program, U.S. Department of Energy: Public Concerns and Alternative Nuclear Power Systems, 1980
Box 6
Typescript: The World Institute Council: Fields Within Fields Within Fields…, 1973-1974
Box 6
Academic typescripts - magazine articles, 1948, 1954
Box 6
Correspondence - professional, 1976-1979
Box 6
Correspondence - personal, 1941-1978
Box 6
Correspondence - professional, 1969-1978
Box 7
Correspondence - personal, 1938-1954
Box 7
Correspondence - professional, 1948-1971
Box 8
Correspondence with Emily Rushworth, 1945-1986
Box 8
Correspondence with Sarah Victoria, 1949-1968
Box 8
Correspondence with Evelyn, 1968-1976
Box 8
Correspondence with Carlyle Marney
Box 9
Correspondence with Virginia Robinson
Box 9
Correspondence with A. Hassanein, 1972-1976
Box 9
Correspondence with Sarah Victoria and Evelyn, 1968-1970
Box 9
General personal correspondence
Box 9
General professional correspondence
Box 9
Correspondence from Elizabeth and Carlyle Marney
Box 10
Research typescripts, 1964, 1966
Box 10
Correspondence with Evelyn, 1932-1989
Box 10
Academic papers - schoolwork from David, Matthew, Nathan, and Stephen Marney, 1968
Box 11
Research typescripts, 1961-1978
Box 11
Typescript - The World Institute Council: Fields Within Fields Within Fields…, 1973-1974
Box 11
Resume, 1963
Box 11
Research typescripts - Research Analysis Corporation, 1961-1969
Box 11
Typescripts of poetry - Poems by Milton Marney, 1982
Box 11
Research typescripts: originals of Research Analysis Corporation research on value theory and prescripting sciences, 1960-1971
Box 12
Research manuscripts and typescripts - social ecosystems, 1976-1978
Box 12
Typescript - Emergent Features of Scientific Advance by Milton Marney and Paul F. Schmidt, 1972
Box 12
Research typescripts - interdisciplinary systems, 1972
Box 12
Research manuscripts and typescripts - Implications of bio-medical and behavioral research, 1974-1975
Box 12
Research proposals, 1974
Box 12
Research typescripts - general
Box 12
Draft of Foundations of the Prescriptive Sciences by Nicholas M. Smith and Milton C. Marney, Volumes I and II, 1972
Box 13
Correspondence - personal
Box 13
Correspondence - personal
Box 14
Correspondence - personal
Box 15
Correspondence - Sadie and Leonard: personal letters, 1908-1910
Box 16
Correspondence - personal
Box 16

Historical Note

Scientist, taxonomist, and brother of Carlyle Marney.

Subject Headings

Related Material

  • Marney, Carlyle, 1916-. Papers, 1899-1979 & 1958-1978. (bulk) [manuscript] (Duke University)

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Milton C. Marney papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The Milton C. Marney papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript 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.