Mary Agnes Burniston Brazier Papers. Supplement., 1941-1995, bulk 1988-1995

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Summary

Creators:
Brazier, Mary A. B. (Mary Agnes Burniston), 1904-1995.
Abstract:
This carton of documents augments the previously donated papers of Mary A. B. Brazier (UCLA Biomedical Library, Manuscript Collection number 42), who was internationally respected as a neurophysiologist, historian, author, and editor. It contains correspondence of her retirement years with former colleagues and lasting friends, and adds some biographical details of her youth and formative years to the information in the main collection. There are numerous photographs of persons and places tied to her professional travel. The collection also contains documentation of financial grants from the National Institutes of Health awarded or continued during the period covered. [Note: Box 1 of this collection, #42A, comprises and is labeled as Box 28 of collection #42.]
Extent:
1 carton, (1.5 linear feet)
Language:
Collection materials in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Mary Agnes Burniston Brazier Papers. Supplement. (Manuscript collection 42A). Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences , University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

The bulk of the materials consists of correspondence from Dr. Brazier's retirement years, and photographs of her and her scientific colleagues and friends. There are also short autobiographical reminiscences.

The collection is organized into the following series:

  • Series 1. Neurophysiology and Neurophysiologists., 1947-1995. 52 folders
  • Series 2. Professional and Personal Materials, 1941-1995. 21 folders

Acquisition information:
The materials were donated by Dr. Brazier's heirs in 2010.
Physical location:
History and Special Collections for the Sciences, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, University of California, Los Angeles
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

"Manuscript Collection no. 42A" Box 1 comprises and is labeled as Box 28 of Collection 42.

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], Mary Agnes Burniston Brazier Papers. Supplement. (Manuscript collection 42A). 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
Contact:
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