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Size | 4 items |
Abstract | H. V. Wilson (1863-1939) was a faculty member in biology and zoology at the University of North Carolina. The collection includes scattered professional correspondence of Wilson, including a letter, 1903, from oceanographer Alexander Agassiz, and a copy of George B. O'Toole's "The Case Against Evolution" (New York, 1926), with Wilson's extensive marginal notes, making a case for the theory of evolution. |
Creator | Wilson, H. V. (Henry Van Peters), 1863-1939. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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H. V. Wilson (1863-1939) was born in Baltimore, Md., and received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University. He joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina in 1891, as a professor of biology and department chairman of zoology. He was also the director of the United States Fisheries Laboratory at Beaufort, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes scattered professional correspondence of H. V. Wilson, including a letter, 1903, from oceanographer Alexander Agassiz, and a copy of George B. O'Toole's "The Case Against Evolution" (New York, 1926), with Wilson's extensive marginal notes, making a case for the theory of evolution. There are also copies of letters, 1932, from Wilson to the United States Department of Agriculture.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Letters, 1903, 1932 |
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Folder 2 |
The Case Against Evolution, annotated copy |