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William Albert Locy (1857-1924) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/7/3

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Scope and Contents

The William Albert Locy Papers are arranged in five main categories in three boxes containing twenty-one folders and one bound volume. The categories are: biographical material; correspondence; reprints; lecture and miscellaneous notes; manuscripts.

Biographical Material consists primarily of three reprints: 1, the biographical sketch from the National Cyclopedia of American Biography (1920); 2, an obituary by his colleague, Prof. C. E. Tharaldsen (Scientific Monthly 21: 478-486, 1925); and 3, pages 12-13, 16-19, in Clarence L. Turner's “A Century of Biology at Northwestern University” (Bios 25: 3-34, March, 1954). All three have the same portrait.

Correspondence consists mostly of letters to Locy, though a few (mostly drafts) are from him. Many of the letters deal with Locy's publications, primarily books and reprints, or potential publications - the longest ser-ies, 26 items, pertains to a Cyclopedia of Biology proposed un-successfully to several publishers by Locy and John M. Coulter of the University of Chicago. This eventually was published as part of Biology and its Makers. Correspondents include J. Christian Bay, William Bulloch, William Deering, E. L. Mark, Charles L. Minot, Charles Singer, and Lynn Thorndike.

Reprints are contained in 1 folder and 1 bound volume. The bound volume contains 18 reprints of Locy's papers (1884-1905). Included here are two short student papers in type-script.

Lecture and Miscellaneous Notes consinsts of brief lecture notes (1901) on the history of zoology and a variety of items.

The Manuscripts Series contains typed and printed versions of books and articles and related notes. These include revisions and carbon copy of submitted typescript for The Story of Biology, related notes, and corrections. There is also a page-proof version of The Main Currents of Zoology. In addition, three full-length unpublished volumes are listed by the Library of Congress as being in the University of Pennsylvania Zoological Library.

Dates

  • 1901-1924

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored at a remote campus location and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

3.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The William Albert Locy Papers are arranged in five main categories in three boxes containing twenty-one folders and one bound volume. The categories are: biographical material; correspondence; reprints; lecture and miscellaneous notes; manuscripts.

Arrangement Note

The William Albert Locy Papers are arranged in five main categories in three boxes containing twenty-one folders and one bound volume. Material in each folder is arranged in chronological order by date.

Processing Information

William K. Beatty, 1976

Title
Guide to the William Albert Locy (1857-1924) Papers
Author
William K. Beatty; Thomas Dorst
Date
11/30/1975
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

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