Guide to the Demorest Davenport Papers

Processed by J. Mundy; additional processing by A. Demeter

Department of Special Collections

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University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

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Guide to the Demorest Davenport Papers, 1939-1994

Collection number: UArch FacP 45

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library

University of California, Santa Barbara

Processed by:: J. Mundy; additional processing by A. Demeter
Date Completed:: May 22, 2008
Latest revision:: May 31, 2011
Encoded by:: A. Demeter

Descriptive Summary

Title: Demorest Davenport Papers

Dates: 1939-1994

Collection number: UArch FacP 45

Creator: Davenport, Demorest, 1911-2004

Collection Size: 6.4 linear feet (15 document boxes and 2 half-sized document boxes)

Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Abstract: The collection contains the correspondence, research files, lecture notes, slides, and videos of Biology and Zoology professor Demorest Davenport.

Physical location: Del Sur.

Languages: English

Access

None.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

Demorest Davenport Papers. UArch FacP 45. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Material donated by Jennifer Thorsch from the Museum of Systematics and Ecology.

Biography

Demorest Davenport was born September 26, 1911 in Utica, New York. He received his B.A. from Harvard, his master's degree from Colorado College, and then returned to Stanford where he received his PhD in Biology in 1937. His obtained his first academic position in 1938 at Reed College in Portland, Oregon where he studied first entomology and later comparative pharmacology of heart control in mollusks and arthropods. It was here that he met his wife, Winnifred Bailey, a dancer in the Portland City Ballet. In 1942, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force to research aviation physiology. Later he was promoted to captain, heading the altitude and night vision training program until 1946.

After the war he came to UC Santa Barbara where he studied bioluminescence in marine invertebrates. He pushed for the development of a marine facility after the move to the current campus in 1954, which eventually became the UCSB Marine Science Institute. While at Santa Barbara his research focus settled first in the biology of behavior and later transitioned to the study of animals in primitive and ancient art. While at UCSB he was awarded two Guggenheim Fellowships, making him the first UCSB professor to be awarded the fellowship. He was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society of Zoologists, Society of Sigma Xi, The Western Society of Naturalists, and the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. He retired from teaching in 1974. After his retirement he worked with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, where he served as a trustee.

Davenport passed away in 2004.

See Office of Public Information biographical files (UArch 11) for further information.

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Series I, Biographical, consists of one folder including a biographical/bibliographic sketch and personal educational records.

Series II, Correspondence, contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, arranged alphabetically or by subject (1939-1979, 1981-1994). Subject files titled and organized by Davenport. Also includes correspondence relating to Animals in Art research, 1975-1989, arranged by regional origin of art. See also Series III, Writings for additional correspondence relating to individual articles and Series IV, Research for correspondence relating to specific research. Additional correspondence is also at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER).

Series III, Writings, includes articles (arranged chronologically) and his unpublished monograph An Ethnologist Looks at Animals in Art, as well as editorial letters and writings by others in response.

Series IV, Research, includes research in the field of UV lights and orchids, and representations of animals in ancient and native cultures. Includes some integral correspondence, articles by others, and grant paperwork. Additional publications are also at CCBER.

Series V, Teaching and Lectures, includes lecture notes from his courses taught at UCSB and lectures at the Museum of Natural History.

Series VI, Slides, contains slides relating to his UCSB course lectures and presentations at the Museum of Natural History, arranged by carousel order, not by included guides. Additional slides, including images of the installation of the UCSB sea water system, are arranged alphabetically by subject as organized by Davenport.

Series VII, Audio/Visual, contains video recordings of lectures.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Davenport, Demorest, 1911-2004

University of California, Santa Barbara

Animals in art

Ultraviolet radiation

Bioluminescence

University of California, Santa Barbara. Marine Science Institute

Related Material

One box of materials located at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) relating to his work in the marine sciences, 1970-1974, and a complete, bound set of his publications. Part of his book collection was also donated to CCBER and has been cataloged in their own system: http://ccber-library.lifesci.ucsb.edu/m4/opac/

Obituary: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/senate/inmemoriam/demorestdavenport.htm

Series I. Biographical

Box 1: 1

Biographical papers

Series II. Correspondence

Subseries A. By Date

Box 1: 2-17

Incoming correspondence, 1939-1954

Box 1: 18-25

Outgoing correspondence A-L, 1939-1954

Box 2: 1-8

Outgoing correspondence M-Z, 1939-1954

Box 2: 9-19

Incoming/outgoing correspondence A-L, 1955-1979

Box 3: 1-10

Incoming/outgoing correspondence M-Z, 1955-1979

Box 3: 11

Incoming/outgoing correspondence, 1981-1994

Subseries B. By Subject

Box 3: 12-14

Correspondence for book "Animals in Art," 1979-1986

Box 4: 1

Skand-Irish & Celtic, 1972-1981

Box 4: 2

Australia, New Guinea, 1974-1980

Box 4: 3

"Calif. And Southwest, Heizer," 1972-1973

Box 4: 4

Egypt, Middle East, 1974-1981

Box 4: 5

"China – Indo, Japan," 1972-1978

Box 4: 6

Alaska & Northwest, 1972-1985

Box 4: 7

"Barnes – UCP," 1975-1976

Box 4: 8

"Prehistoire," 1973-1976

Box 4: 9

South America, 1972-1975

Box 4: 10

"Crete & Mykenae," 1972-1976

Box 4: 11

"Mexico – Coe, etc.," 1973-1990

Box 4: 12

"London – Sept '77," 1976

Box 4: 13

"M. Martin," 1965-1966

Box 4: 14

"Passiflora – Agraulis," 1973-1974

Box 4: 15

"Ross – Edmonton – Bamfield '75?" 1974-1975

Box 4: 16

"Pitzer – Shepard," 1975-1977

Box 4: 17

"Seattle Dec. '80," 1980

Box 4: 18

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 1968-1975

Box 4: 19

Organization for Tropical Studies, 1968-1970

Box 4: 20

"Diplopod – bioluminescence," 1949-1953

Box 4: 21

"Re Theory of Klinokinesis," 1958-1976

Box 4: 22

Hawaiian Hermits, c. 1962

Box 4: 23

Friends of Ethnic Arts, 1984-1990

Box 4: 24

"Bob Pyle – Orcas butterflies etc.," 1986-1989

Box 4: 25

Ethnic questionnaire – correspondence between Davenport and V. Cheadle, 1966

Series III. Writings

Subseries A. Articles

Box 5: 1

"Behold the Tanuki" (unpublished)

Box 5: 2

"Bee Language," n.d.

Box 5: 3

"Cretan 'Hornet,'" n.d.

Box 5: 4

"Experimental Analysis of Phototaxis & Photokinesis in Flagellates," n.d.

Box 5: 5

"Experimental Analysis of Behavior in Symbioses," n.d.

Box 5: 6

"I Am Not What I Seem!" n.d.

Box 5: 7

"A Naturalist's Memories of Orcas," n.d.

Box 5: 8

"Sea Anemone," n.d.

Box 5: 9

"Sea Water System of the Marine Lab at UCSB," n.d.

Box 5: 10

"Sea Water System at UCSB," (Bull Inst. Océanogr.), n.d.

Box 5: 11

"New American Coenonympha," Apr. 1936

Box 5: 12

"Entomologica Americana," Oct. 1937

Box 5: 13

"Pharmacology of Slug & Crayfish Hearts," Dec. 1940

Box 5: 14

"Butterflies of the Satyrid Genus Coenonympha," Jan. 1941

Box 5: 15

"Effects of Acetylcholine, Atropine & Nicotine on Crab Heart," Apr. 1941

Box 5: 16

"Action of Triturus Toxin on the Heart of the Frog," 1942

Box 5: 17

"...Pharmacology of the Heart of C. magister Dana," Apr. 1942

Box 5: 18

"Pharmacology of the Heart of Orthopteron stenopelmatus," Jan. 1949

Box 5: 19

"Learning and Associated Phenomena in Invertebrates," July 1949

Box 5: 20

"Physiology of Commensalism I," Apr. 1950

Box 5: 21

"Physiology of Commensalism II," Apr. 1951

Box 5: 22

"A Luminescent New Xystodesmid Milliped from California," Aug. 15, 1951

Box 5: 23

"Biology of the Luminous Millipede," Apr. 1952

Box 5: 24

"A Zoologist Gets a Break," (Idea & Experiment), June 1952

Box 6: 1

"Physiology of Commensalism III," June 1953

Box 6: 2

"Physiology of Commensalism IV," 1953

Box 6: 3

"Early Stages of Commensal Polynoid," 1954

Box 6: 4

"Luminescence in Hydromedusae," 1955

Box 6: 5

"Specificity & Behavior in Symbioses," Mar. 1955

Box 6: 6

"Observations on Luminescence in Sea Pens," 1956

Box 6: 7

"Technique for the Investigation of Chemical Responses in Aquatic Animals," July 1956

Box 6: 8

"Santa Barbara College Marine Biological Laboratory," June 1957

Box 6: 9

"Luminescence of the Millipede, Luminodesmus sequolae," Aug. 1957

Box 6: 10

"Early Stages of Facultative Commensal P. pugattensis Johnson," Sept. 1957

Box 6: 11

"Further Studies in the Behavior of Commensal Polychaetes," Dec. 1957

Box 6: 12

"Symbiosis Sea Anemone & Pomacentrid Fish," Dec. 1958

Box 6: 13

"Analyses of Behavior of Commensals in Host-Factor," July 1960

Box 6: 14

"Remote Control of Nematocyst Discharge," 1961

Box 6: 15

"Technique for Study of Behavior of Motile Microorganisms," Mar. 1962

Box 6: 16

"Physiological Notes on Actinians," June 1962

Box 6: 17

"Responses of Tentacles of Actinians to Electrical Stimulation," June 1962

Box 6: 18

"Studies in Behavior Using Microorganism Motion Monitor," Nov. 1962

Box 6: 19

"Between Pacific Tides" (book review), Mar. 1964

Box 6: 20

"Effects of Temperature & Salinity Change," Feb. 1965

Box 6: 21

"Relationship Between the Freshwater Mussell A. implicata Say and the Alewife P. pseudoharengus (Wilson)," Nov. 1965

Box 6: 22

"'Blue Response' of Dinoflagellate Gyrodinium sp. in Culture," Nov. 1965

Box 6: 23

"Cnidarian Symbioses & the Experimental Analysis of Behavior," c. 1966

Box 6: 24

"Experiment Analysis of Behavior in Symbioses," 1966

Box 6: 25

"Short-Term Photic Regulation of a Receptor Mechanism in a Dinoflagellate," Aug. 1967

Box 6: 26

"Esthetics of Orchid Pollinations," Apr. 1968

Box 6: 27

"Red & Far-Red Light Effects on a Short Term Behavioral Response of a Dinoflagellate," Sept. 1968

Box 6: 28

"Umpqua Memories," Oct-Nov. 1968

Box 6: 29

"Bugwatching by Computer," June 1969

Box 6: 30

"Circadian Rhythm of a Behavioral Photoresponse in the Dinoflagellate G. dorsum," 1970

Box 6: 31

"Investigation of Behavior of Microorganisms by Computerized TV," July 1970

Box 6: 32

"Behavioral Specificity and the Induction of Host Recognition in a Symbiotic Polychaetem," Dec. 1971

Box 6: 33

"Sensory Basis of Host Recognition by Symbiotic Shrimps, Genus Betaeusi," Aug. 1972

Box 6: 34

"Food-Plant Specificity in the Nymphalid Butterfly A. vanillae (L.)," Nov. 1973

Box 6: 35

"Agraulis & Passiflora I. Control of Specificity," Aug. 1978

Box 6: 36

"Agraulis & Passiflora II. Behavior & Sensory Modalities," Aug. 1978

Box 6: 37

"Fringe Benefits of Cataract Surgery," May 1979

Box 6: 38

"Tentacular Nemacyte Discharge and 'Self Recognition' in A. elegantissima Brandt," Dec. 1981

Box 6: 39

"Orchids, Bilateral Symmetry and Insect Perception," 1982

Box 6: 40

"Ultraviolet Mimicry by Bulbophyllum lepidum?" Apr. 1983

Box 6: 41

"DD's Memories of the History of the Marine Program at UCSB," July 1984

Box 7: 1

"Image Analysis in the Orchidaceae," 1985

Box 7: 2

"The Scene in the Shaft at Lascaux," 1988

Box 7: 3

"Birds of Chavin," June 1989

Box 7: 4-5

"Birds of Chavin" – additional material

Box 7: 6

"Chumash and the Swordfish," June 1993

Box 7: 7-10

"Chumash and the Swordfish" – additional material, 1989-1994

Box 7: 11

"Chumash and the Swordfish" – Manuscript, n.d.

Subseries B. Monographs

Box 7: 12

Book – "Synopsis of contents," n.d.

Box 7: 13

Book – "Chapters I, II, III, IV final," n.d.

Box 7: 14

Illustrations, n.d.

Box 8: 1

"Animals in Ancient & Primitive Art," n.d.

Box 8: 2

Book – originals, n.d.

Box 8: 3-6

Book – chapter drafts, n.d.

Box 8: 7

Toronto – Lecture – "The Gallery of the Horned God," n.d.

Subseries D. Miscellaneous Writings

Box 8: 8

Miscellaneous writing by Davenport

Box 8: 9

Miscellaneous writing by others (reviews, editorial responses, etc.)

Series IV. Research

Box 9: 1-2

Grants & funding

Box 9: 3

Linean Society Symposium: The Beastiary and Animals in Art, 1976

Box 9: 4

Ultraviolet light and eyes

Box 9: 5-9

Ultraviolet light and orchids

Box 10: 1-4

Ultraviolet light and orchids

Box 10: 5-9

Zoologist considers animal in Amerindian tradition

Box 11: 1-8

Waterlily-fish motif in Mayan iconography

Box 12: 1

Naturalist's bestiary

Box 12: 2

Elephant in Central America

Box 12: 3-4

Tlingit war masks

Box 12: 5

Octopus cult among ancient European sea-folk

Box 12: 6-7

Articles by others

Series V. Teaching and Lectures

Box 13: 1

"Old 112 Lecture Notes," c. 1971

Box 13: 2

Animal Course Outline, n.d.

Box 13: 3-4

"Bio 1 2119" Lecture notes, n.d.

Box 13: 5-11

"Bio 1 2119" Lecture note drafts – Intro-VIII, n.d.

Box 14: 1

"Bio 1 2119" Lecture note drafts – IX, n.d.

Box 14: 2

CalTech Symposium, 1974

Box 14: 3

Botanical Gardens lecture, n.d.

Box 14: 4

Museum lecture / TV talk, n.d.

Series V. Slides

From carousels

Box 14: 5

Lecture III – Octopi & squid

Box 14: 6

Lecture V – Fishes (and Chumash Swordfishing)

Box 14: 7

Lecture VI – Arthropods, crustacea, insects, etc.

Box 14: 8

Lecture VIII – Cats, dogs, bears, etc.

Box 14: 9

Lecture IX – Horned & hoofed creatures

Box 14: 10

Lecture X – Marine mammals

Slide Box 1

Box 15: 1

Orchid lecture

Box 15: 2

"Symbiosis"

Box 15: 3

"Scanner"

Box 15: 4

"Protozoa – [?] – Ctenos & Pilidium"

Box 15: 5

"Brachios & Ectoproct & Larva"

Box 15: 6

"Rep. Annelids"

Box 15: 7

"Nikon system"

Box 15: 8

"[Biology?]"

Box 15: 9

"Neopilina"

Box 15: 10

"Lorenz Tinbergen"

Box 15: 11

"American mammals – [?] lecture"

Box 15: 12

"[SBSC?]"

Box 15: 13

"Dinosaur series and others"

Slide Box 2

Box 15: 14

Birds

Box 15: 15

Crustacea

Box 15: 16

Reptile & turtle

Box 15: 17

Miscellany

Box 15: 18

TV captions

Slide Box 3

Box 15: 19

"Friday Harbor and marine labs – Dredging and scenery – Animals"

Box 15: 20

"[Edinos?]"

Box 16: 1

"Main building, biology – Old – Marine a area"

Box 16: 2

"Marine biology in Europe"

Box 16: 3

Protozoa

Box 16: 4

"Zoo 112 B"

Box 16: 5

"Spencer Baird"

Box 16: 6

Misc. animals

Box 16: 7

Installation sea-water system

Box 16: 8

"Sefton"

Box 16: 9

Slide box guides

Box 17: 1

Misc. degraded slides

Series VII. Audio/Visual

Tape No. V2541/UM

"Naturalist's Beastiary Part 1 & 2," Mar. 1979

Tape No. V2542/VHS

"CCS Lectures #1 'Sound, Color, Pattern - its relationship in the plant and animal world and to ART,'" n.d.

Tape No. V2543/VHS

"CCS Lectures #2 'Gods of Faces,'" n.d.

Tape No. V2544/VHS

"CCS Lectures #3 'Coelenterates, Cephalapods,'" n.d.

Tape No. V2545/VHS

"CCS Lectures #4 'We Clickity Beasty- Arthropods,'" n.d.

Tape No. V2546/VHS

"CCS Lectures #5 'Fishes and Sea Creatures,'" n.d.

Tape No. V2547/VHS

"CCS Lectures #6 'Reptiles and Amphibians,'" n.d.

Tape No. V2548/VHS

"CCS Lectures #7 'Feathered and Foul,'" n.d.

Tape No. V2549/VHS

"CCS Lectures #8 'Tooth and Claw,'" n.d.

Tape No. V2550/VHS

"CCS Lectures #9 'Hoof and Horn,'" n.d.

Tape No. V2551/VHS

"CCS Lectures #10 'The Great Sea Creatures,'" n.d.