Finding Aid to the George W. Barlow papers
Jessica Tai
The Bancroft Library
2023
The Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
bancref@library.berkeley.edu
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: George W. Barlow papers
Creator:
Barlow, George W.
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2019/230
Physical Description:
18.75 linear feet
(15 cartons)
Date (inclusive): 1950-2009
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language of Material:
English
.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is partially open for research. Digital materials are in process and currently unavailable.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Estate of George W. Barlow by Bicka Barlow, 2019.
Arrangement
Materials within this collection maintain the original physical organization found at time of acquisition. Collection is described
at the file level.
Biographical / Historical
George W. Barlow (1929 – 2007) was an animal behaviorist, ichthyologist, and evolutionary biologist with a specialization
in cichlid fishes. Barlow was a member of the UC Berkeley faculty in the department of integrative biology from 1966 until
he retired in 1993. Barlow led the campus's animal behavior undergraduate and graduate programs. Barlow authored more than
160 scientific articles and three books, including "The Cichlid Fishes: Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution" (2000). He
was a fellow of the American Behavior Society and served as its president in 1979, and was a fellow of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science and of the California Academy of Sciences. He served on the board of governors of the American
Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists from 1970 until 1975, and was a member of the American Society of Zoologists.
He was awarded a Miller Professorship at UC Berkeley in 1972.
Preferred Citation
George W. Barlow papers (BANC MSS 2019/230), The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Jessica Tai in 2023. Materials were rehoused in archival boxes and described at the file level.
Scope and Content
Papers of George W. Barlow, ichthyologist, ethologist and evolutionary biologist and expert on cichlid fishes dating from
1950-2009. Includes correspondence, research files, manuscript and publication files, notebooks and binders of data sets and
research studies, illustrations, photographs and slides.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Animal behavior
Cichlids
Evolution (Biology)
Ichthyology
Ichthyology--California
Fishes -- Research
Faculty papers
Field notes
Notebooks
Photographs
Barlow, George W.
University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Integrative Biology
University of California, Berkeley--Faculty
carton 1
Correspondence (A-Fi)
approximately 1970s-1990s
Physical Description: 26 folders
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with both students and professional colleagues including Cynthia Ann Annett, Erasmus D. Barlow, Linda Barlow,
Nora Barlow, Colin Barnett, J.V. Baumgartner, Jeffrey Baylis, Angelo Bisazza, Alan Bond, Ronald M. Coleman, Richard Dawkins,
Michael Dickman, Peter Eschevich, Ray Engeszar, and Eric A. Fischer.
carton 2
Correspondence (Fr-R)
approximately 1960s-2000s
Physical Description: 29 folders
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with both students and professional colleagues including Richard Francis, Marcie Friedman, James Gillooly,
Sam Gosling, Richard Green, Gene Helfman, Suzanne Henson, Jennifer Holder, Philip Johnson, Gywnne Johnston, John Karnay, Robert
Laverty, Jonathan Lee, Terrance Lim, Paul Loiselle, Thomas J. Neal, David Noakes, and Robert H. Reavis.
carton 3
Correspondence (R-V)
approximately 1970-2000
Physical Description: 17 folders
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with both students and professional colleagues including Ernie Reese, William Rogers, Leif Saul, Jason Christopher
Schulterbrandt, Marcus Schultz, Jeffrey S. Shima, Paul Sikkel, Judy Stamps, Dave Strang, Eric van den Berghe, and Frank von
Hippel.
carton 3
Professional correspondence
1979-2002
Physical Description: 9 folders
carton 3
Course files
1984-1992
Physical Description: 2 folders
carton 3
Slides
approximately 1970s
Physical Description: 10 folders
carton 3
Committee files
1969-2001
Physical Description: 5 folders
carton 3
Student and teaching files
1990-2003
Physical Description: 5 folders
carton 4
Jordan Endowment applications
2000-2005
Physical Description: 6 folders
carton 4
Publication materials
1997-2002
Physical Description: 36 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes drafts, illustrations, correspondence, translations, and reviews related to Barlow's book, "The Cichlid Fishes."
carton 4
Workshop and conference materials
1992-2002
Physical Description: 4 folders
carton 4
Research files
1952-1999
Physical Description: 20 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes research proposals, writings, slides, printed email correspondence, drawings, photographs, notes and other material
related to Barlow's work in ichthyology.
carton 5
Research files
1953-2000
Physical Description: 54 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes writings, project proposals, charts, graphs, illustrations, photographs, negatives, correspondence, and other material
related to Barlow's work in cichlid fish, ichthyology and integrative biology.
carton 6
Research files
1979-1998
Physical Description: 6 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs, slides, notes, illustrations, graphs, and other material related to Barlow's research on cichlid fish.
carton 6
Teaching materials
1988-2002
Physical Description: 13 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes materials on seminars and lectures by Barlow on subjects including cichlid mate choice and animal behavior.
carton 6
Manuscript and publication files
1993-2000
Physical Description: 19 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes articles, correspondence, manuscripts, manuscript submissions, book reviews, and other material related to publications
written by Barlow and others.
carton 7
Manuscript and publication files
1987-1999
Physical Description: 9 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, data, drafts, and other material related to publications written by Barlow and others.
carton 7
Research files
1964-2000
Physical Description: 14 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes data sets, correspondence, and notes for projects at locations including Strawberry Creek, Enewetak Atoll, Guam,
Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Panama, Lake Tanganyika, and Rift Lake.
carton 7
Research files
1977-2004
Physical Description: 31 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes notes, data sets and logs, correspondence and other material related to Barlow's work in ichthyology and integrative
biology.
carton 8
Research files
1992-2003
Physical Description: 5 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, data, publications, and other material related to Barlow's research on cichlid fish.
carton 8
Slides
1971-1981
Physical Description: 7 folders
carton 8
Professional material
1960-2003
Physical Description: 32 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes CVs, correspondence, letters of reference for others, seminar materials, course schedules, committee work, and other
material related to Barlow's professional career and professorship at UC Berkeley and the University of Illinois.
carton 9
Vendors
1985-2002
Physical Description: 4 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence with laboratory vendors, catalogs, and fish tagging samples.
carton 9
Research files
1977-2000
Physical Description: 6 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, reports, notes, and blueprints related to projects in Guam and Mo'orea.
carton 9
Illustrations and photographs
1956-1984
Physical Description: 5 folders
carton 9
Research files
1958-1991
Physical Description: 14 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes data sets and field notes on research related to etroplus maculatus, cichlid, monogamy, aggression, sex recognition
and other ichthyological research.
carton 10
Correspondence
1996-1997
Physical Description: 3 folders
carton 10
Manuscript and publication files
1981-2004
Physical Description: 5 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes "The Chichlid Fishes" by Barlow, as well as correspondence, drafts, and other material related to publications written
by Barlow.
carton 10
Photographic prints, negatives and illustrations
approximately 1950s-1960s
Physical Description: 9 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes images of badis badis, chichlasoma beani, cichlasoma citrinellum, Lisianski, Coco, and Galapagos Islands.
carton 10
Membership directories
approximately 1970-2000
Physical Description: 2 folders
carton 10
Teaching materials
1990-2002
Physical Description: 7 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes teaching material from Barlow such as lectures, and feedback on student projects.
carton 10
Research files
1985-2002
Physical Description: 5 folders
Scope and Contents
Includes research notes, data sets, and funding reports.
carton 11
Notebook: Cross fostering
1979-1980
carton 11
Notebook: Julidochromis mate compatibility
2001-2003
carton 11
Notebook: Julidochromis recognition
2001
carton 11
Notebook: cross fostering experiment
1983
carton 11
Notebook: cross fostering experiment
1984-1986
carton 11
Notebook: pond relative aggression
1993
carton 11
Notebook: mate choice by species, Julidochromis, volume 1
2001
carton 11
Notebook: midas sex change in GHP
1985-1987
carton 11
Notebook: cross fostering
1981-1982
carton 11
Notebook: juvenile affiliation
1985
carton 11
Notebook: pond experiment
1994
carton 11
Notebook: aggression log, protocol V
1988
carton 11
Notebook: aggression log, III
1986-1988
carton 11
Notebook: Julidochromis aggression sex difference
2002
carton 11
Notebook: aggression experiment log, Bill Rogers, size of dummy
1975-1976
carton 11
Notebook: monogamy/aggression experiment 1, book 2
1991
carton 11
Notebook: Julidochromis mating/polyandry
1999
carton 11
Notebook: mate choice by species, Julidochromis, volume 3
2003
carton 11
Notebook: mate choice by species, Julidochromis, volume 2
2002
carton 11
Notebook: Julidochromis background matching
2001
carton 11
Notebook: J. marlieri [male] and [female] compatible
2001
carton 11
Notebook: aggression log, mirror
1984
carton 11
Notebook: J. marlieri choice of 3 mates, part II parental investment
2001-2003
carton 11
Notebook: mate choice I
1987
carton 12
Research binders
1965-2003
Physical Description: 8 binder(s)
Physical Description: 3 folders
Scope and Contents
Research notes, data sets, and trial studies compiled in binders, some of which have been disassembled. Topics include assortative
mating, cichlasp citrine, cichlasoma citrinellum, combats, imprinting hormones, parent contacting, readiness, and research
conducted in locations including Kealalekua Bay, Hawaii, and Moorea.
carton 13
Research binders
1968-2003
Physical Description: 4 binder(s)
Physical Description: 9 folders
Scope and Contents
Research notes, data sets, and trial studies compiled in binders, some of which have been disassembled. Topics include contact
parenting, cichlasoma citrinellum, color change, Julidochromis mating, Cichlasoma citrinellum growth, and dummy aggression.
carton 14
Research binders
1964-1981
Physical Description: 3 binder(s)
Physical Description: 13 folders
Scope and Contents
Research notes, data sets, and trial studies compiled in binders, some of which have been disassembled. Topics include dummy
aggression, imprinting, tilapia melanotheron effect of size on courtship, latency to spawn, sp choice, latest date juvenile
affiliation and activity of gold and normal treatment fish, aggression old experiment, and lat. Spawn assort.
carton 15
Research binders
1967-1977
Physical Description: 4 folders
Scope and Contents
Research notes and data sets compiled in binders which have been disassembled. Topics include juvenile affiliations and the
Galapagos.
carton 15
Observation journals: California, Hawaii, Mexico
1950-1971
Physical Description: 4 folders
carton 15
Slides: cichlids, gobiomorus, Central America, other fish
1958-1984
Physical Description: 5 folders
carton 15
Poetry, cartoons, satire
approximately 1970s-1980s
Physical Description: 2 folders
carton 15
Resources, publications, newsletters
undated
Physical Description: 4 folders
