Preliminary Guide to the James R. King Papers, 1960-1991

Overview of the Collection

Creator
King, James Roger
Title
Preliminary Guide to the James R. King Papers
Dates
1960-1991 (inclusive)
Quantity
16 Linear feet of shelf space, (16 Boxes)
Collection Number
MS.1991.31 (collection)
Summary
This collection contains the papers of Dr. James R. King (1927-1991), a Professor in the Department of Zoology at Washington State University from 1960 to 1991.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

James R. King (1927-1991) was born in San Jose, California. While earning his B.A. in Biological and Physical Sciences from San Jose State College, King married Eleanor P. Porter (1928-2006) in 1950. He then came to Washington State College, where he received his M.A. (1953) and Ph.D. (1957) with a combined focus in Zoology and Physiology. King became an Assistant Professor in Experimental Biology at the University of Utah, and then returned to WSU as a Professor of Zoophysiology in the Department of Zoology from 1960 until his death in 1991. King Served as Chairman of the Department of Zoology (1972-1978), the President of the Council of the Cooper Ornithological Society (1977-1978), and the President of the American Ornithologists' Union (1980-1982). He was also the recipient of the William Brewster Medal (1974), Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation (1969), editor of the journal "Condor" (1965-1968), and among many other publications, he co-edited the multivolume series "Avian Biology" with Donald Farner. In 1979, King received the WSU Distinguished Faculty Award, and the Department of Zoology annually awards a memorial James R. King Fellowship to graduate students.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains the papers of Dr. James R. King (1927-1991), a Professor in the Department of Zoology at Washington State University from 1960 to 1991. The collection primarily consists of teaching and research materials, including assignments, exams, lecture notes, photographs, as well as manuscript drawings and graphs. The collection also contains professional correspondence, article and manuscript reviews, records pertaining to his publication "Avian Biology", and papers related to professional associations. Additionally, the collection includes papers from the Department of Zoology, such department correspondence and committee letters and reports.

Preliminary Inventory:

Boxes 1-4: Professional correspondence

Box 5: Department of Zoology papers, including committee letters and reports, and memos

Box 6: Course materials, including assignments, exams, lecture notes, and overhead projector sheets from the 1960s and 1970s

Box 7: Course materials, including assignments, exams, lecture notes, and overhead projector sheets from the 1960s (mainly 1960 and 1961)

Box 8: Materials connected to professional organizations, including articles, correspondence, and pamphlets, as well as records pertaining to his publication Avian Biology;

Box 9: Research materials, including notes and articles

Box 10: Manuscripts and article reviews (including two copies of a book manuscript), correspondence related to his publication Avian Biology, as well as banding and collecting reports from various states

Box 11: Papers and correspondence related to grants and research foundations, including the National Science Foundation, as well as research notes and documents pertaining to the WSU Department of Zoology

Box 12: Conference and research notes

Box 13: Research notes

Box 14: Research and lecture notes including photographs and illustrations

Boxes 15-16: Manuscript drawings including large scale hand-written graphs

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Preliminary Guide to the James R. King Papers, 1960-1991 (MS.1991.31)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.

Location of Collection

(MASC staff use) 2-5-29-1

Acquisition Information

Received by Washington State University Libraries from Eleanor P. King in 1991 (MS.1991.31).

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Birds
  • Birds -- Anatomy
  • Zoological illustration
  • Zoology -- Research -- Archives

Personal Names

  • King, James Roger -- Archives

Corporate Names

  • Washington State University -- Faculty -- Archives