John D. Green Papers, 1948-1962

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Summary

Creators:
Green, John D. (John Davis) 1917-1964
Abstract:
Dr. John D. Green was an internationally renowned researcher in anatomy, neurophysiology and neuroendocrinology. This is a very sketchy collection of his laboratory research notes, reprints of a few publications, and some family photos.
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language:
Collection materials in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John D. Green papers (Manuscript collection 441). Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

This is a very incomplete collection of Dr. John D. Green's laboratory research notes, reprints of a few publications, and some family photos.

Biographical / historical:

John Davis Green (1917-1964) born in Surrey, England, showed an early interest in science. He received his B.A. with honors from St. Johns College, Oxford University in 1939, and three years later a B.M. and B.Ch.(Oxon). He also earned M.A. and M.D. degrees from Oxford, and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. In 1943 he became a Demonstrator in Anatomy at Cambridge University. In 1946 a fellowship in Anatomy brought Dr. Green to the United States at Wayne University, Detroit, MI, where he worked until 1952, winning a five-year Markle Scholarship in Medical Sciences during his stay. In 1952 Dr. Greene was recruited to the new UCLA Medical School as Associate Professor of Anatomy, and he remained at that institution until his untimely death in 1964.

Dr. Green began research into the nervous control of the pituitary gland together with Dr. Geoffrey Harris at Cambridge. He continued these studies at Wayne, publishing important papers, including a classical comparative anatomical study on common pituitary portal system features in air-breathing vertebrates. At UCLA he expanded his studies into electrophysiology and electron microscopy, and made major contributions in neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuroendocrinology. He was widely sought for as a lecturer at major international meetings, and played host to a number of visiting scientists and students from around the world.

Acquisition information:
The collection was given by the UCLA Brain Research Institute to the UCLA Neuroscience History Archives, which subsequently transferred it to the UCLA Biomedical Library.
Physical location:
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights in the physical objects belong to the UCLA Biomedical Library. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish if the Biomedical Library does not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John D. Green papers (Manuscript collection 441). Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library
12-077 Center for Health Sciences, Box 951798
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1798, US
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