Overview
Biographical/Historical note
Scope and Contents note
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: SCM0170
Creator:
Briggs, John C.
Title: John C. Briggs, "A Professorial Life: An Autobiographical Account"
Dates: 1996
Physical Description:
0.02 Linear feet (1 volume)
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
Biographical/Historical note
ohn C. Briggs earned his MA (1947) and his Ph.D. (1952) in biology at Stanford University.
Scope and Contents note
Subjects covered in this autobiography include his family history; his student years at Stanford and his affiliations with
Hopkins Marine Station; his academic appointments at the University of Florida, University of British Columbia, the Texas
Institute of Marine Sciences, and the University of South Florida; and his family life. Other subjects include the closure
of the Natural History Museum at Stanford and the dispersal of its collections; and his experiences as a military and civilian
pilot.
Access Terms
Briggs, John C.
Hopkins Marine Station
Stanford University -- General subdivision--Students.;
Stanford University. Department of Biology.
Stanford University. Natural History Museum.
Texas Institute of Marine Sciences..
University of British Columbia..
University of Florida..
University of South Florida..
Marine biology.
Marine sciences.
World War, 1939-1945