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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Charles Stacy French papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0474
Physical Description:
35 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1935-1989
Summary: Papers include
correspondence, articles, speeches, manuscripts, lab notes, charts, and computer printouts
pertaining largely to his research interests in the photosynthesis of purple bacteria,
spectroscopy of plant pigments, and the construction of spectroscopic equipment. Papers also
include approximately 400 glass and film slides of charts, graphs, plants, equipment,
laboratories, and other scientists.
Language of Material:
English .
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of C.S. French, 1994.
This collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Charles Stacy French Papers (SC0474). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
French, plant physiologist, was director of the Dept. of Plant Biology of the Carnegie
Institution, located on the Stanford University campus, from 1947 until his retirement in
1973. Prior to his arrival at Carnegie, he taught at the Harvard Medical School, the
University of Chicago, and the University of Minnesota.
Papers include correspondence, articles, speeches, manuscripts, lab notes, charts, and
computer printouts pertaining largely to his research interests in the photosynthesis of
purple bacteria, spectroscopy of plant pigments, and the construction of spectroscopic
equipment. Papers also include approximately 400 glass and film slides of charts, graphs,
plants, equipment, laboratories, and other scientists.
| Name | Box | Folder |
|---|---|---|
| Abelson, Philip Hauge | 1 | 1975- |
| Ackerman, Edward A. | 2 | 1961-67 |
| Akoyunoglou, George | 1 | 1980 |
| Akoyunoglou, George | 1 | 1980 |
| Amero, R. C. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Amesz, Jan | 1 | 1985 |
| Anderson, A. A. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Anson, M. L. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Applegate, C. E. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Aronoff, Samuel | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Astin, Allen V. | 1 | 1975- |
| Avron, Mordhay Ed | 1 | 1978 |
| Badger. Murray | 1 | 1978 |
| Barghoorn, Elso S. | 1 | 1977 |
| Barker, Horace Albert | 1 | 1985 |
| Barker, Horace Albert | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Barker, Joseph W. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Batra, Amla | 1 | 1980 |
| Bauer, G. Philip | 2 | 1961-67 |
| Bearden, Alan J. | 1 | 1977 |
| Bearden, Alan J. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Behnke, John A. | 1 | 1975- |
| Behnke, John A. | 1 | 1980 |
| Beier, W. | 1 | 1977 |
| BŽlanŽ, Szaj‡ni | 1 | 1980 |
| Bennett, Thomas Peter | 1 | 1975- |
| Bethge, Heinz | 1 | 1978 |
| Bia lek-Bylka, G. E. | 1 | 1986 |
| Biddulph, Orlin | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Bj™rn, Lars Olof | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Bjšrn, Lars Olof | 1 | 1983 |
| Bjšrn, Lars Olof | 1 | 1985 |
| Black, Clanton C. | 1 | 1978-79 |
| Blegen, Theodore C. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Boardman, N. Keith | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Boardman, N. Keith | 1 | 1977 |
| Boardman, N. Keith | 1 | 1987 |
| Bolken | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Bonner, James | 1 | 1975- |
| Borisov, Alexander Yu. | 1 | 1984 |
| Bouman, M. A. | 1 | 1984 |
| Boyd, George H. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Boynton, John E. | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Branscomb, Lewis M. | 1 | 1980 |
| Brenden, Francis | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Briggs, Winslow R. | 1 | 1975- |
| Briggs, Winslow R. | 1 | 1979 |
| Briggs, Winslow R. | 1 | 1981 |
| Briggs, Winslow R. | 1 | 1984 |
| Briggs, Winslow R. | 1 | 1985 |
| Britz, Steve J. | 1 | 1978 |
| Britz, Steve J. | 1 | 1979 |
| Brown, A. Peter | 1 | 1977 |
| Brown, Ray, E. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Bryan, Gary W. | 1 | 1978 |
| Bush, Vannevar | 2 | 1935-1950 |
| Calvin, Melvin | 1 | 1976 |
| Campbell, Angus | 1 | 1978 |
| Carmichael, Leonard | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Chambers, Ann | 1 | 1979 |
| Chambers, Frank | 1 | 1979 |
| Cilento, Giuseppe | 1 | 1977 |
| Clayton, Roderick Keener | 1 | 1975- |
| Clayton, Roderick Keener | 1 | 1975- |
| Cleland, C. F. | 1 | 1986 |
| Clemens, Cyril | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Coates, Joseph F. | 1 | 1978 |
| Coberly, Barbara A. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Coberly, Barbara A. | 1 | 1975- |
| Coffey, W. C. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Coohill, Thomas | 1 | 1981 |
| Craig, Franr | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Crawford, Bryce Jr. | 1 | 1982 |
| Crawford, Victoria B. | 1 | 1975- |
| Crim, Dale | 1 | 1980 |
| Crofts, A. R. & Holmes, N. G. | 1 | 1975- |
| Daly, J. M. | 1 | 1984 |
| Decker, John | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Decker, John | 2 | 1961-67 |
| Decoux | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Dehaan, Robert L. | 1 | 1987 |
| Deluca, H. F. | 1 | 1975- |
| Denis, M. | 2 | 1968-69 |
| Dick, John H. | 1 | 1981 |
| Doherty, Josephine K. | 1 | 1981 |
| Dowben, Robert M. | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Duda, George D. | 1 | 1975- |
| Dugger, Mack | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Duke, Stan | 1 | 1975- |
| Dunlap, Chesley M. | 1 | 1979 |
| Duysens, Lou | 1 | 1986 |
| Duysens, Lou | 1 | 1987 |
| Duysens, Lou. N. M. | 1 | 1977 |
| Ebersold, W. T. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Ebert, James D. | 1 | 1979 |
| Ebert, James D. | 1 | 1984 |
| Ebert, James D. | 1 | 1980 |
| Edmondson, Yvette H. | 1 | 1976 |
| Edsall, John Tileston | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Edsall, John Tileston | 1 | 1979 |
| Ehrman, Libert | 1 | 1975- |
| Einhorn, Nathan R. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Eisenstark, A. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Emerson, Ralph | 1 | 1977 |
| Enloe, Alton J. | 1 | 1979 |
| Epel, David | 1 | 1987 |
| Epstein, Emanuel | 1 | 1978 |
| Fell, Antony F. | 1 | 1983 |
| Fork, David Charles | 2 | 1961-67 |
| Fork, David Charles | 2 | 1951-60 |
| Fork, David Charles | 2 | 1968-69 |
| Forster, Jackson W. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Franck, James | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Freeman, Andrew R. | 1 | 1975- |
| Frenkel, Albert W. | 1 | 1982 |
| FulleyLove, James | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Galston, Arthur W. | 1 | 1984 |
| Gingras, G. | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Ginkel, Gijs van | 1 | 1984 |
| Goedheer, Joop C. | 1 | 1977 |
| Golding, N. S. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Good, Morman | 1 | 1979 |
| Govindjee, M. | 1 | 1981 |
| Govindjee, M. | 1 | 1982 |
| Govindjee, M. | 1 | 1984 |
| Graham, JoRuth | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Greene, T. G. | 1 | 1978 |
| Greppin H. | 1 | 1984 |
| Gressley, Gene M. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Grinwade, A. M. | 1 | 1975- |
| Grundmann, Alan | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Hackerman, Norman | 1 | 1979 |
| Hagar, William | 1 | 1975- |
| Hagar, William | 1 | 1982 |
| Hagar, William | 1 | 1985 |
| Hagen, Joel B. | 1 | 1981 |
| Hager, William | 1 | 1983 |
| Haines, D. E. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Hall, Eric. J. | 1 | 1980 |
| Halldal, Per | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Halldal, Per | 2 | 1968-69 |
| Halldal, Per | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Halldal, Per | 1 | 1977 |
| Hamilton, Robert L. | 1 | 1980 |
| Hamilton, Robert L. | 1 | 1982 |
| Hanson, J. B. | 1 | 1985 |
| Hardy, Arthur C. | 2 | Paint Letters 1941-49 |
| Harms, Doreathea Siefermann | 1 | 1982 |
| Harte, Robert A. | 2 | 1961-67 |
| Harte, Robert A. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Hartmann, Karl M. | 1 | 1976 |
| Haskins, Caryl P. | 1 | 1979 |
| Haskins, Caryl P. | 2 | 1968-69 |
| Hast, Adele | 1 | 1982 |
| Hastings, A. Baird | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Haxo, Francis | 1 | 1986 |
| Heber, U. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Heiss, Louis | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Heller, Craig | 1 | 1984 |
| Heller, W. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Henard, Kenneth R. | 2 | 1968-69 |
| Hesse, G. W. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Hiesey, William McKinley | 1 | 1977 |
| Hiesey, William McKinley | 1 | 1982 |
| Hiesey, William McKinley | 1 | 1987 |
| Hiesey, William McKinley | 1 | 1976 |
| Hiesry, William McKinley | 1 | 1985 |
| Hill, Robert | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Hill, Robert | 1 | 1975- |
| Hill, Robert | 1 | 1977 |
| Hill, Robert | 1 | 1978 |
| Hill, Robert | 1 | 1979 |
| Hill, Robert | 1 | 1982 |
| Hiller, R. G. | 1 | 1980 |
| Hiyama, Tets | 1 | 1979 |
| Hoag, Donald G. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Hockett, Robert C. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Holton, Raymond, W. & Norris, Fred H. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Holzer, Helmut | 1 | 1977 |
| Horecker, Bernard L. | 1 | 1982 |
| Humphreys, Adolph H. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Inoue, Yorinao | 1 | 1976 |
| Inoue, Yorinao | 1 | 1983 |
| Irving, Laurence | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Jacklet, Jon W. | 1 | 1975- |
| Jackson, Peter G. C | 1 | 1977 |
| Jackson, Peter G. C. | 1 | 1976 |
| Johnson, Walter J. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Jones, Donald F. | 2 | 1961-67 |
| Jutila, John W. | 1 | 1977 |
| Kazuo, Shibata | 1 | 1978 |
| Klein, Norman | 1 | 1975- |
| Klein, William | 1 | 1981 |
| Kramer, Paul J. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Krasnovsky, A. A. | 1 | 1980 |
| Krikorian, A. D. | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Kung, Shain-dou | 1 | 1978-79 (Tang corresp.) |
| Kushida, Hiroshi | 1 | 1979 |
| Kylin, Anders | 1 | 1982 |
| Laird, W. David | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Lamborn, Ody H. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Lang, Anton | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Lang, Anton | 1 | 1979 |
| Lang, Anton | 1 | 1985 |
| Lapedes, Daniel N. | 1 | 1978 |
| Larson, Burneice M. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Latham, David J. | 1 | 1978 |
| Latimer, Paul Henry | 1 | 1983 |
| Latimer, Paul Henry | 1 | 1984 |
| Lawrence, D. B. | 2 | Paint Letters 1941-49 |
| Leech | 1 | 1980 |
| Leonard, N. J. | 1 | 1980 |
| Levitt, J. | 2 | 1968-69 |
| Lewis, Charlton M. | 2 | 1961-67 |
| Lewis, Howard B. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Li, Teh-Ning | 1 | 1981 |
| Libby, Leona Marshall | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Lipke, Herbert | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Lipke, Herbert | 1 | 1977 |
| Little, John E. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Livingstion, Robert | 2 | Paint Letters 1941-49 |
| Loach, Paul Alan | 1 | 1977 |
| Loach, Paul Alan | 1 | 1979 |
| Loomis, W. E. | 2 | Paint Letters 1941-49 |
| Luck, J. Murray | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Luppert, John H. | 1 | 1984 |
| Luppert, John H. | 1 | 1987 |
| Luppert, John H. | 1 | 1987 |
| Macdowell, Hargur | 1 | 1984 |
| Machelis, Leonard | 2 | Machelis Letters 1945 |
| Machelis, Leonard | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Mailey, R. D. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Malakoff, Miriam T. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Mannan, R. Mannar | 1 | 1982 |
| Manning, Kenneth R. | 1 | 1977 |
| Markwell, John P. | 1 | 1980 |
| Matson, L. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| McCay, Elizabeth | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| McGinnies, William Grovenor | 1 | 1973-74 |
| McGinnies, William Grovenor | 1 | 1981 |
| Mclean, L. V. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Mcleod, Guy | 2 | 1961-67 |
| Meader, R. G | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Mehl, John | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Meister, A. | 1 | 1978 |
| Metzner, Helga | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Metzner, David E. | 1 | 1975- |
| Metzner, Helga | 1 | 1978 |
| Metzner, Helga | 1 | 1979 |
| Metzner, Helga | 1 | 1982 |
| Metzner, Helga | 1 | 1983 |
| Metzner, Helga | 1 | 1984 |
| Metzner, Helga | 1 | 1987 |
| Miller, Oscar L. Jr. | 1 | 1976 |
| Miyachi, Shigetoh | 1 | 1984 |
| Mohr, John L. | 1 | 1978 |
| Moore, John, W. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Moore, Thomas | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Moran, Rami | 1 | 1984 |
| Morrey, Charles B. | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Mortimer, Robert K. | 1 | 1975- |
| Morton, J. K. | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Morton, R. A. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Mothes, K. | 1 | 1977 |
| Moyse, A. | 2 | 1961-67 |
| Moyse, A. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Mulkey, Timothy | 1 | 1979 |
| Murata, Norio | 1 | 1975- |
| Murata, Norio | 1 | 1976 |
| Murray, Doug | 1 | 1978-79 (Tang corresp.) |
| Myers, Jack Edgar | 1 | 1980 |
| Myers, Jack Edgar | 1 | 1987 |
| NŠf, Ulrich | 1 | 1975- |
| Naylor, Aubrey W. | 1 | 1976 |
| Newman, David W. | 1 | 1984 |
| Newmark, Nathan M. | 1 | 1976 |
| Nichiporovich, A. A. | 1 | 1975- |
| Nichiporovich, A. A. | 1 | 1987 |
| Nicholson, Frank | 1 | 1981 |
| Nielsen, Niels Christian | 1 | 1975- |
| Nielsen, Niels Christian | 1 | 1976 |
| Nielsen, Niels Christian | 1 | 1977 |
| Nielsen, Niels Christian | 1 | 1978 |
| Nilan, Roxasnne | 1 | 1985 |
| Odum, Howard T. | 1 | 1982 |
| Olson, John Melvin | 1 | 1976 |
| Olson, John Melvin | 1 | 1987 |
| …quist, Gunnar | 1 | 1973-74 |
| …quist, Gunnar | 1 | 1975- |
| Osnitskaya, Ludmilla | 1 | 1975- |
| Pak, Simon J. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Parker, Marion W. | 2 | 1935-1950 |
| Pauly, Philip J. | 1 | 1986 |
| Pauly, Philip J. | 1 | 1987 |
| Paxton, Cady | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Pearlstein, Robert M. | 1 | 1978 |
| Peckham, Robert F. | 1 | 1976 |
| Pedersen, P. O | 1 | 1984 |
| Pestell, W. A. | 2 | 1935-1950 |
| Pestell, W. A. | 2 | 1951-60 |
| Phelps, Ethel L. | 2 | Paint Letters 1941-49 |
| Pietro, A. San | 1 | 1975- |
| Pitzer, Kenneth S. | 1 | 1976 |
| Platko, Beatrice L. | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Poff, Ken | 1 | 1977 |
| Poteet, John W. Jr. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Powell, Jeffery R. | 1 | 1975- |
| Prance, Ghillean T. | 1 | 1978 |
| Preer, John R. Jr. | 1 | 1977 |
| Press, Frank | 1 | 1979 |
| Press, Frank | 1 | 1983 |
| Press, Frank | 1 | 1984 |
| Prezelin, Barbara B. | 1 | 1980 |
| Price, C. A. | 2 | 1961-67 |
| Pursell, Edward M. | 1 | 1985 |
| Quinn, Jarus W. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Quinn, Jarus, W. | 1 | 1981 |
| Raven, Peter H. | 1 | 1982 |
| Rawal, Bharat S. | 1 | 1977 |
| Raymond, Lawrence P. | 1 | 1983 |
| Raymond, Lawrence P. | 1 | 1986 |
| Raymond, Lawrence P. | 1 | 1987 |
| Riker, A. J. | 2 | 1961-67 |
| Ritchie, Gillian A. | 1 | 1979 |
| Ritchings, R. H. | 2 | 1968-69 |
| Robbins, J. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Roff, W. J. | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Rohatgi, K. K. | 2 | 1970-71 |
| Rosenbaum, Robert A. | 2 | 1961-67 |
| Rosenblith, Walter A. | 1 | 1985 |
| Rubin, Andrew B. | 1 | 1975- |
| Ruby, R. H. | 1 | 1979 |
| RŸdiger, W. | 2 | 1968-69 |
| Ryssov-Nielsen, Henning | 1 | 1975- |
| Sackett, Ross D. | 2 | 1968-69 |
| Safwat, Fuad | 1 | 1979 |
| Salisbury, Frank B. | 1 | 1984 |
| Salisbury, Frank B. | 1 | 1987 |
| Schaefer, John P. | 1 | 1981 |
| Schiff, Jerome A. | 2 | 1961-67 |
| Schiff, Jerome A. | 1 | 1979 |
| Schrohe, B. N. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Sestak, Zdenek | 1 | 1987 |
| Sestak, Zdenek | 1 | 1981 |
| Sheridan, Harold | 1 | 1981 |
| Sherman, Elizabeth J. | 1 | 1987 |
| Sherman, Louis | 1 | 1978 |
| Sherman, Louis A. | 1 | 1980 |
| Shibata, Kazuo | 1 | 1975- |
| Shibata, Kazuo | 1 | 1976 |
| Shibata, Kazuo | 1 | 1979 |
| Shibata, Kazuo | 1 | 1982 |
| Shibata, Kazuo | 1 | 1983 |
| Siefermann, Dorothea | 1 | Scandinavia 74 Correspondence |
| Siminovitch, D. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Singer, Maxine | 1 | 1987 |
| Sinsheimer, Robert L. | 1 | 1978 |
| Sironval, C. | 1 | 1983 |
| Sironval, C. | 1 | 1984 |
| Skotnicki, T. J. | 2 | Paint Letters 1941-49 |
| Slichter, Charles P. | 1 | 1975- |
| Smith, Celia M. | 1 | 1985 |
| Smith, Emil L. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Smith, James H. C. | 2 | 1935-1950 |
| Smith, James H. C. | 2 | 1951-60 |
| Snyder, Richard L. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Somers, G. Fred | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Song, Pill-Soon | 1 | 1976 |
| Speel, H. C. | 2 | Paint Letters 1941-49 |
| Sperry, Helen A. | 1 | 1983 |
| Spikes, John D. | 2 | 1951-60 |
| Spoehr, H. A. | 2 | 1935-1950 |
| Statham, Louis | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Stauffer, J. F. | 2 | Letters 1945- |
| Stieber, Michael T. | 1 | 1985 |
| Stifham, Mark A. | 1 | 1980 |
| Stout, Ernest R. | 1 | 1973-74 |
| Strasser, Reto | 1 | 1975- |
| Stumpf, P. K. | 1 | 1978 |
| Sundqvist, Christer | 1 | 1983 |
| Sundqvist, Christer | 1 | 1984 |
| Tai, Willian | 1978-79 (Tang corresp.) |
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Slides.
Botany.
Laboratory notes.
Plant physiology.
Plant pigments.
Photosynthesis.