Ralph Vary Chamberlin papers, 1890-1969

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Chamberlin, Ralph V. (Ralph Vary), 1879-1967
Title
Ralph Vary Chamberlin papers
Dates
1890-1969 (inclusive)
Quantity
6.5 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 0907
Summary
The Ralph Vary Chamberlin papers (1890-1969) contain correspondence, articles, essays, research and biographical materials, class records, and news clippings. Chamberlin was a biology professor at the University of Utah and wrote the centennial history of the university.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Ralph Vary Chamberlin (1879-1967) was born in Salt Lake City to William Henry Chamberlin and Eliza Frances Brown. He married Daisy Della Ferguson in 1899 and later married Edith Simmons in 1922. Chamberlin was a professor of biology at the University of Utah. Many years later, Chamberlin was commissioned to write a centennial history of the University of Utah. The history was finally published in 1960.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Ralph Vary Chamberlin papers (1890-1969) contain correspondence, articles, essays, research and biographical materials, class records, and news clippings. Most of the collection is concerned with entomology, or the study of insects. Various samples of insects retrived from the stomachs of toads made up a bulk of Chamberlin's research. Many of the papers in the collection are the results of the research. Other items include information on the University of Utah. Biographies of University faculty members are among the items in the collection.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by R. Eliot Chamberlain in 1986.

Processing Note

Processed by Kate Kimball in 2002.

Separated Materials

Photographs and slides transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0287).

Related Materials

See also the Ralph V. Chamberlin papers located at the Utah State Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Correspondence
1890-1920
2
Correspondence
1921-1926
3
Correspondence
1927-1931
4
Correspondence
1932-1934
5
Correspondence
1935-1937
6
Correspondence
1937-1939
7
Correspondence
1940-1941
8
Correspondence
1942-1969

Subject FilesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
9 1
Addresses
9 2
American Indian Materials
9 3
Annelida Polychaeta
9 4
Biographical Information
9 5
Centipede Reprints
9 6
Checklist of Millipedes of North America
9 7
Chilopod Reprints
9 8
Class Record
1948
9 9-10
Clippings, Newspaper and Magazine
10 1-5
Clippings, Newspaper and Magazine
10 6-8
Course Materials
10 9
Diplopod Reprints
10 10
Education Materials
Volume
11 1
John Henry Comstock, An Introduction to Entomology
Folder
11 1
Evolution Materials
11 2
"Evolution and Theological Belief"
11 3
Fauna of Palestine
11 4
History of the University of Utah
11 5
Insect Reprints by Other Authors
11 6
David Jones, Maps
12 1-4
Kingdom of Man
12 5
Life in Other Worlds
12 6
Life Sciences at the University of Utah
12 7
Meaning of Organic Evolution
12 8
Membership and Society Materials
12 9
Millipede Reprints
12 10-11
Miscellaneous
12 12
Natural History Teaching in Utah
12 13
Papers on the Myriopoda
12 14
Religion
12 15
Science and Reality
Volume
13 1
John Henry Comstock, The Spider Book
13 2
Chamberlin and Gertsch, The Spider Family Dictynidae
Folder
13 1-2
Spider Reprints
13 3
Tarantula Reprints
13 4
Tenayuca
13 5
Texcotizingo
13 6
Villi

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Entomology
  • Entomology--Study and teaching--Utah
  • Insects

Personal Names

  • Chamberlin, Ralph Vary,1879-1967--Archives

Corporate Names

  • University of Utah--Faculty

Form or Genre Terms

  • Articles
  • Correspondence
  • Instructional materials