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- Created 1908-1979 (ongoing) (Creation)
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Biographical history
The Department of Zoology has its origins in Natural History lectures at the Government School of Mines and Science Applied to the Arts (later the Royal School of Mines), established in 1851. The Department was known as Zoology and Applied Entomology from 1934. The Division of Life Sciences was fomed from the Departments of Botany, Zoology and Biochemistry in 1974. In 1981 the Department of Zoology and Applied Entomology was merged with the Department of Botany and Plant Technology to form the Department of Pure and Applied Biology, with the transfer of Microbiology from the Department of Biochemistry. The Department continued to form part of the Division of Life Sciences along with the Department of Biochemistry.
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Created and accumulated by Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine during the course of business.
GB 0098 KZ Created 1908-1979 (ongoing) Series of Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine records 9 boxes Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
The Department of Zoology has its origins in Natural History lectures at the Government School of Mines and Science Applied to the Arts (later the Royal School of Mines), established in 1851. The Department was known as Zoology and Applied Entomology from 1934. The Division of Life Sciences was fomed from the Departments of Botany, Zoology and Biochemistry in 1974. In 1981 the Department of Zoology and Applied Entomology was merged with the Department of Botany and Plant Technology to form the Department of Pure and Applied Biology, with the transfer of Microbiology from the Department of Biochemistry. The Department continued to form part of the Division of Life Sciences along with the Department of Biochemistry.
Created and accumulated by Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine during the course of business.
Records of the Department of Zoology of Imperial College, [1851]-1979, including a departmental history from 1851-1939; Department of Entomology 1927-1965; papers relating to courses, including student register of attendance at lectures, 1909-1912; lectures on invertebrata, 1950-1959; staff papers including pratical work, examination papers, 1931-1971; examination results, 1950-1959; practical instruction sheets; correspondence of staff, including Professor Adam Sedgwick, 1909-1911; Professor MacBride, 1911-1934; Professor Lefroy, 1912-1925; Professor T R E Southwood, 1967-1978; Professor James Watson Munro, 1929-1954, including Congress of Entomology at Berlin, 1938, personal papers; applications for the Chair, 1908; papers relating to the Huxley Library and Museum, 1963-1965; Rectors' correspondence, 1955-1979, including relating to Ford Foundation grant, Electron microscope, Chair of Zoology; correspondence concerning the fumigation of carnation cuttings, 1953-1962; Department of Zoology field work, 1938 (KZ);
pamphlets relating to Entomology, including courses and training, [1917-1974]; Dr T A M Nash's notebooks on a course, 1923-1926; notes on lectures by Professor James Watson Munro concerning the anatomy and physiology of insects, 1933; departmental history, 1995 (KZE).
The records are arranged in sections as outlined in the scope and content.
Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the College Archivist, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, for an appointment.
A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist. Photocopies are supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.
English
A catalogue is available at the College Archives.
Papers of Professor James Watson Munro (KZB MUNRO), Field Research Stations and Harlington Athletics Ground (KZF), Departments of Botany, Pure and Applied Biology and the Division of Life Science (KB), records relating to the University of London (UL), held at Imperial College.
Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997. October 2000 Animals Biology Botany Educational courses Educational evaluation Entomology Examinations Experiments Field work Flora Ford Foundation Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine , Department of Zoology Insects Laboratory equipment Lefroy , Harold Maxwell , 1877-1925 , entomologist MacBride , Ernest William , 1866-1940 , zoologist Microscopes Munro , James Watson , 1888-1968 , zoologist Nash , Thomas Arthur Manly , 1905-1993 , author Natural philosophy Natural sciences Philosophy Plants Research work Scientific equipment Sedgwick , Adam , 1854-1913 , zoologist Southwood , Sir , Thomas Richard Edmund , b 1931 , Knight , zoologist Student evaluation University courses Vegetation Zoology Equipment Arthropods Organisms
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Records of the Department of Zoology of Imperial College, [1851]-1979, including a departmental history from 1851-1939; Department of Entomology 1927-1965; papers relating to courses, including student register of attendance at lectures, 1909-1912; lectures on invertebrata, 1950-1959; staff papers including pratical work, examination papers, 1931-1971; examination results, 1950-1959; practical instruction sheets; correspondence of staff, including Professor Adam Sedgwick, 1909-1911; Professor MacBride, 1911-1934; Professor Lefroy, 1912-1925; Professor T R E Southwood, 1967-1978; Professor James Watson Munro, 1929-1954, including Congress of Entomology at Berlin, 1938, personal papers; applications for the Chair, 1908; papers relating to the Huxley Library and Museum, 1963-1965; Rectors' correspondence, 1955-1979, including relating to Ford Foundation grant, Electron microscope, Chair of Zoology; correspondence concerning the fumigation of carnation cuttings, 1953-1962; Department of Zoology field work, 1938 (KZ);
pamphlets relating to Entomology, including courses and training, [1917-1974]; Dr T A M Nash's notebooks on a course, 1923-1926; notes on lectures by Professor James Watson Munro concerning the anatomy and physiology of insects, 1933; departmental history, 1995 (KZE).
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The records are arranged in sections as outlined in the scope and content.
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Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the College Archivist, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, for an appointment.
Conditions governing reproduction
A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist. Photocopies are supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Papers of Professor James Watson Munro (KZB MUNRO), Field Research Stations and Harlington Athletics Ground (KZF), Departments of Botany, Pure and Applied Biology and the Division of Life Science (KB), records relating to the University of London (UL), held at Imperial College.
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A catalogue is available at the College Archives.
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- Zoology » Animals
- Biology
- Botany
- Educational courses
- Educational evaluation
- Zoology » Entomology
- Educational evaluation » Student evaluation » Examinations
- Research work » Experiments
- Research work » Field work
- Botany » Vegetation » Flora
- Zoology » Animals » Insects
- Scientific equipment » Laboratory equipment
- Scientific equipment » Laboratory equipment » Microscopes
- Natural sciences
- Philosophy
- Botany » Vegetation » Flora » Plants
- Research work
- Scientific equipment
- Educational evaluation » Student evaluation
- Educational courses » University courses
- Botany » Vegetation
- Zoology
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General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
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- English