Frederick Taylor Wolf Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0522

  • Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

The Frederick Taylor Wolf Papers include correspondence, botanic publications, writings, and research materials, conference and travel materials, teaching and lecture materials, and notes from when Professor Wolf was a student at Harvard University. The 12 cubic foot collection contains materials ranging from 1911 through 1994, with two major periods of collection in the 1930’s and 1960’s. Major topics of interest include career correspondence from 1935-1992, reprints of over 135 publications on mycology and microbiology, and Professor Wolf’s teaching materials.

Dates

  • Inclusive: 1911-1994
  • Bulk: 1930s, 1960s

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Fred Wolf was a Professor of Biology at Vanderbilt University from 1940-1981 and made Professor Emeritus in 1981.

Extent

26 Linear Feet (Processed: 12 Paige boxes; Unprocessed: 4 Paige, 3 Flat boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Offsite Storage, Special Collections & Archives

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding Aid for the Frederick Taylor Wolf Papers
Status
Partially Processed
Author
Hosanna Banks
Date
2000
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository

http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/specialcollections/
Contact:
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States

 

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