George Elford Hudson Papers

George Elford Hudson Papers, 1930-1971

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Hudson, George Elford
Title: George Elford Hudson Papers
Dates: 1930-1971 (inclusive)
19301971
Quantity: 1 container., (3 linear feet of shelf space.), (353 items.)
Collection Number: Cage 503
Summary: Contains original drawings in pencil and ink, and plates used for illustrations for his articles showing bird musculature.
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 for research use.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Dr. George Elford Hudson was born on May 6, 1907. He taught in the Washington State University Department of Zoology from 1938 to 1974. From 1938 to 1946 he was an Assistant Professor of Zoology and the zoology museum curator. In 1946 he became an Associate Professor and gained his full Professorship in 1951. During the Second World War, Dr. Hudson worked with the War Department on chemical warfare. He was a charter member of the Washington Environmental Council. Dr. Hudson authored numerous articles on bird musculature, which appeared in the American Midland Naturalist and Ibis. Many of these articles were extensions of masters and doctoral research at the University of Nebraska in 1937. Dr. Hudson died on August 4, l974.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The records contain original drawings, in pencil and ink, and plates used for illustrations for his articles showing bird musculature.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 503, George Elford Hudson Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The papers of George Elford Hudson, which date from 1930 to 1971, are arranged in a single series in alphabetical order by subject. The folders listed as oversized are located in the flat files in a large folder separate from the other containers.

Acquisition Information

The papers of George Elford Hudson, 1930-1971, were donated toWashington State University Libraries in May 1980 (MS80-17).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Bird Drawing: Left Leg, Medial View., undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box Oversized, Folder 1

1 item.

Bird Names Referred to by Gadow in Discussing the Muscles of the Pelvic Appendadge of Birds: Brown's Klasse Und Ardnungen, pp. 139-209, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box Oversized, Folder 2

1 item.

Ciconiiformes Correlations, 1966Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 3

6 items.

Cross-Section Drawings of Ring-Billed Gull (B. 373), undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 4

3 items.

Correlation Coefficients: Legs; Wings (Family Comparisons); Wings (Numerical Scores); Legs (Numerical Scores); Legs (Family Comparisons); and, Final Run, 1966-1971Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 5

7 items.

Crow Drawings, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box Oversized, Folder 6

12 items.

Crow Muscles, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 7

3 items.

Draft Bird Drawings (ink), undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 8

4 items.

Draft Bird Drawings (pencil), undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 9

5 items.

Figures 1-9 For Muscles of the Pectoral Limb in Galliform Birds, Hudson and Langillotti, American Midland Naturalist, 71 (1)., January 1964Return to Top

Container(s): Box Oversized, Folder 10

4 items.

Galliformes Computer Runs (Hudson, et al.), Muscle Coefficients:Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	11	Coefficients, Pelvic Limb Muscles 1 item.	1964
1	12	Coefficients, Pelvic Muscles 4 items.	1965
1	13	Coefficients, Wing Muscles 1 item.	1964
1	14	Coefficients, Wing Muscles (All Items) 1 item.	1965
1	15	Detail Sheets, Wing Muscles (Computed by R. A. Parker) 1 item.	April 13, 1962
1	16	Leg and Wing Muscles Chart 1 item.	1965
1	17	Leg Muscles, Pelvic Appendage (Partridge, Grouse) 12 items.	undated
1	18	Negatives - Pectoral Appendage (Pigeon, Blue Grouse, Prairie Falcon) 2 items.	undated
1	19	Pectorals, Non-Sesamoid 1 item.	1965
1	20	Pectorals, Sesamoid 1 item.	1965
1	21	Pelvic Limb Muscles (Revised) 1 item.	1963
1	22	Pelvic Limb Muscles (Revised) 1 item.	1963
1	23	Pelvic Limb Muscle Scores (Revised) 1 item.	1964
1	24	Pelvic Muscles 1 item.	1964
1	25	Wing Muscles Scores 1 item.	1964
1	26	Wing Muscles Scores (Revised) 1 item.	1964
1	27	Wing Muscles Summaries, Computed by R.A. Parker 1 item.	1962
1	28	Wing Myology, Wing Muscles Summaries (Computed by R.A. Parker) 1 item.	1962

Hudson Data Sheets, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 29

8 items.

Ink Drawings: Bird Musculature, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 30

9 items.

Lari and Alcae, Original Drawings (Figures 1-26b), Ibis: III: 459-524. Hudson, et al., 1969Return to Top

Container(s): Box Oversized, Folder 31

25 items.

Negatives--Crow Wing Muscles, Plates 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10-20, April 2, 1951 Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 32

18 items.

Original Drawings for Paper on Gross Anatomy of the Wing Muscles in the Family Corvidaes: Pectoral Appendages, (Hudson and Lanzilotte, American Midland Naturalist. 53 (1): 1-44, 1955Return to Top

Container(s): Box Oversized, Folder 33

24 items.

Original Drawings for Paper on Muscles of the Pelvic Limb in Galliform Birds. American Midland Naturalist, 57 (1): 1-66. (Author's Note)., January 1959Return to Top

Container(s): Box Oversized, Folder 34

6 items.

Pectoral Appendage, Falconiformes, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box Oversized, Folder 35

1 item.

Pectoral Appendage (cross-section), Quail, Killdeer, Green-Winged Teal, Ring-Billed Gull, Pied-Billed Grebe, Kingfisher, Burrowing Owl, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 36

21 items.

Photostatic Prints From A Text, Erklarung von Tafal, XIX-XXIV, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 37

15 items.

Plates On Bird Musculature, 1951 Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 38

7 items.

Strigiformes and Caprimulgiformes: Illustrations of the Pelvic Limb Muscles, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box Oversized, Folder 39

1 item.

Studies on the Muscles of the Pelvic Appendage in Birds. American Midland Naturalist 18 (1): 1-108. George E. Hudson's Original Drawings for Ph.D. Thesis, 26 Plates., January, 1937Return to Top

Container(s): Box Oversized, Folder 40

60 items.

Tinamiformes--Pectoral and Pelic Muscles Drawings, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 41

21 items.

Wing and Leg Muscles Correlation Statistical Chart, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box Oversized, Folder 42

2 items.

Wings, Crow (M.S. Thesis Drawings, University of Nebraska, George E. Hudson), 1930Return to Top

Container(s): Box Oversized, Folder 43

17 items.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Birds -- Anatomy

Personal Names

Hudson, George Elford --Archives (creator)

Corporate Names

Washington State University--Faculty -- Archives

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