Inventory of the Calvin L. Ward Papers, 1963-1974

Abstract

Calvin Ward was a Zoology professor at Duke University.

The collection contains correspondence and memoranda relating to faculty groups, the Biology, Forestry and Genetics programs and University-wide issues.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: University Archives, Duke University
Creator: Ward, Calvin Lucien, 1928-.
Title: Calvin L. Ward Papers, 1963-1974
Language of Material: English
Extent: 0.2 Linear Feet, 200 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Contains correspondence and memoranda concerning the development of the Duke genetics program, the faculty advisory system, the Biology-Forestry Library, an Experiential Cross-Sectional Community, University Center planning, the music building, U.F.C.A.S., the Osborn Faculty Discussion Group, and the Fund for Experimental Education at Duke.

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

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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.

Contents of the Collection

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Fund for Experimental Education at Duke (F.E.E.D.), 1967-1969

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Biology-Forestry Library-Naming, 1972-73

Box 1

Osborn Faculty Discussion Group, 1966-69

Box 1

Papers Concerning Campus Planning, 1965-66

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U.F.C.A.S. Curriculum Review, 1974

Box 1

U.F.C.A.S. Writing Requirement

Box 1

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1963-74

Box 1

Historical Note

Calvin Ward was born in 1928 in Yancey, TX. He earned his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Texas and began teaching in Duke's Zoology Department in 1952, where he specialized in genetics. In 1957, he received a grant from the U.S. Public Health Service to study genetic damage from radiation.

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Related Material

Department of Zoology Records, 1905-1997. (University Archives. Duke University.)
Educational Facilities Committee Records, 1962-1986. (University Archives. Duke University.)