John D. Green papers, 1948-1962
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Title: John D. Green Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1948-1962
Collection number: 441
Creator: Green, John D. (John Davis) 1917-1964
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences
Los Angeles, California 90095-1490
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.
Physical location: Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection.
Language of Material: Collection materials in English
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[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.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
7328439
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.
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.
This is a very incomplete collection of Dr. John D. Green's laboratory research notes, reprints of a few publications, and
some family photos.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Green, John D. (John Davis), 1917-1964 - Archive
Box 1
The seven folders in this collection include: 1. three lab notebooks with anatomical sketches in pencil, and notes on experiments; 2. handwritten laboratory notes, bibliographical notes, and one 4 p. report on rat pituitary; 3. three photos of illustrations, without captions; 4. seven reprints, 1953-1962; 5. family photographs, two boys, two girls; 6. hand-drawn sketch for a Christmas card.