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Extent:
2.36 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 5x8 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Laboratory notebooks
Date:
circa 1958-1968
Descriptive Entry:
These papers document Spofford's research on the biochemical taxonomy of raptorial birds and include correspondence, laboratory notebooks, and note cards containing data from the analysis of the electrophoresis of egg-white proteins in birds.
Historical Note:
Walter R. Spofford (1908-1995) was a neuroanatomist and a member of the medical faculties at Cornell University, Vanderbilt University, and the State University of New York at Syracuse. He was also interested in raptorial birds and conducted early experiments in biochemical taxonomy, the forerunner of studies on DNA fingerprinting.
Topic:
Chemotaxonomy  Search this
Ornithology  Search this
Ornithologists  Search this
Neuroanatomy  Search this
Birds of prey  Search this
Animals -- Classification  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Laboratory notebooks
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-088, Walter Richardson Spofford Papers
Identifier:
Accession 97-088
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Walter Richardson Spofford Papers
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa97-088