Earl Leroy Green Papers
Scope and Contents
The Earl Green collection consists of papers of Dr. Earl Green and his wife and associate, Margaret C. Green. Included are personal papers from graduate school, teaching papers from Ohio State, research materials from Jackson Lab, and before, Jackson Lab business papers, and reprints of articles by Jackson Lab's staff and others on genetics.
Dates
- Creation: 1937-1975
Creator
- Green, Earl Leroy (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Biographical Note
Dr. Earl Green was Director of Jackson Memorial Laboratory from October 1956 to September 1975. Earl L. Green graduated from Allegheny College in 1936. That fall, he entered Brown University and graduated with a PhD. in 1939. During the summer of 1938 and 1939 he worked at Jackson Laboratories. He did post-doctoral work at the University of Chicago in 1940 with a Corinna Keen Fellowship. Earl Green's first faculty position was at Ohio State University. He taught there between 1941 and 1956. In 1956, he was appointed Director of Jackson Laboratories, Bar Harbor, Maine. Both he and his wife, Margaret, were appointed to the research staff. He succeeded Dr. C.C. Little. He was Director and Senior Researcher. Both Dr. Green and Dr. Margaret Green have done extensive research concerning laboratory mice and have numerous publications. See "Autobiographies" -Box 2117 f1 and Box 2140 f1 & f2.
Extent
37 linear feet (31 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Earl Green collection consists of papers of Dr. Earl Green and his wife and associate, Margaret C. Green. Included are personal papers from graduate school, teaching papers from Ohio State, research materials from Jackson Lab, and before, Jackson Lab business papers, and reprints of articles by Jackson Lab's staff and others on genetics.
Organization and Arrangement
Collection is divided into four series: Personal, Jackson Laboratories, Margaret C. Green, Reprints.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited by Dr. Earl Green, January 1976 and April 11, 1995.
Subject
- Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, Me.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Earl Leroy Green Papers
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
