Guide to the Stanford University: An Estimate of our Situation in Biology Report

Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford, California
October 2010
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Overview

Call Number: SCM0341
Creator: Ferris, Gordon Floyd, 1893-1958
Title: Stanford University: An estimate of our situation in biology report
Dates: circa 1946
Physical Description: 0.02 Linear feet (1 items)
Summary: This report gives some historical analysis but focuses on suggestions for reorganizing and improving biological studies at Stanford.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

Administrative Information

Information about Access

This collection is open for research.

Ownership & Copyright

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Cite As

Stanford University: An Estimate of our Situation in Biology Report (SCM0341). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

Ferris earned his AB (1916) and MA (1918) in biology (entomology) at Stanford University. He was appointed teaching assistant in entomology in 1917 and remained at Stanford until his death in 1958 when he was Professor of Entomology.

Description of the Collection

This report gives some historical analysis but focuses on suggestions for reorganizing and improving biological studies at Stanford.

Access Terms

Ferris, Gordon Floyd, 1893-1958
Stanford University. Department of Biology.


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