University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections2955Roman, Herschel L.Herschel L. Roman papers1941-1990approximately 8.4 cubic feet (19 boxes, one vertical file, one oversize file)Collection materials are in
English.Correspondence, subject files, committee,
biographical features, conference and convention files, minutes, speeches and
writings, photographs, and ephemera of a Professor of Genetics and specialist
in yeast research.Professor of Genetics and specialist in yeast research. Dr. Roman
joined the University of Washington Botany Department faculty in 1942. On July
1, 1959 he became the 1st chair and founder of the Genetics Department. In 1970
he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He was president of the
Genetics Society in 1968. He resigned as chair of the department in 1980.
Organized into 3 accessions.
- Accession No. 2955-001, Herschel L. Roman papers,
1942-1980
- Accession No. 2955-002, Herschel L. Roman papers,
1941-1988
- Accession No. 2955-003, Herschel L. Roman papers,
1942-1990
Correspondence, subject files, committee and professional association
records, biographical features, conference and convention files, minutes,
speeches and writings, photographs, honorary degrees, awards, and ephemera from
the career of a University of Washington Botany and Genetics professor.
Open to all users.
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the accessions listed below.
University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)Burien, Richard MFabre, FrancisRoman, Herschel LTeichler-Zallen, DorisAmerican Philosophical SocietyGenetics Society of AmericaNational Academy of Sciences (U.S.)U.S. National Science Foundation. Advisory Panel for Genetic BiologyUnited States. Biochemical & Behavioral Research National Needs Study CommitteeUniversity of Washington. University ArchivesUniversity of Washington. Biology Teaching Building CommitteeUniversity of Washington. College of Arts and SciencesUniversity of Washington. Genetics Review CommitteeUniversity of Washington. Department of BiochemistryUniversity of Washington. Genetics DepartmentMedicine and HealthSciencePhotographsColleges and Universities
Accession No. 2955-001: Herschel L. Roman papers, 1942-19802.18 cubic feet ( 6 boxes)Scope and Content: Correspondence, subject files, committee and professional
association records; 1942-1980.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Herschel Roman, 1982-03-04
1/12955-001Biographical Features including photos, curriculum
vitae, bibliography, awards, certificates)1936-19801/22955-001Clippings - biographical features1970-19811/3-62955-001Correspondence1942-1964Scope and Content: Major correspondents: James F. Crow; M. R. Irwin; C. Leo
Hitchcock; George Rigg; W.U. Arts and Sciences College
1/72955-001American Academy of Arts and Sciences1967-19681/82955-001Amherst College biology program evaluation19691/92955-001Jewish historical resumeundated1/102955-001Yeast symposium, Battelle Institute19721/11-122955-001Genetics Society of America - correspondence1964-1970Scope and Content: Major correspondents: American Institute of Biological Science;
Atomic Energy Commission; Ernest Caspari; Norman H. Giles; Edward B. Lewis;
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement; Stephan R. Taub;
Bruce Wallace; Charles Yanofsky
1/132955-001Genetics Society of America - minutes and
agenda1964-19701/142955-001Genetics Society of America - reports1966-19702/12955-001Genetics Society of America - Hoblitzelle National
Award1965-19682/22955-001Genetics Society of America - Russian Scientists'
visit19672/32955-001Genetics Society of America - Secret commitments
resolution19682/42955-001Genetics Society of America - Education
Committee1964-19702/52955-001Genetics Society of America - Genetics (Journal),
correspondence1968-19702/62955-001U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Genetics Review
Committee1963-19642/72955-001U.S. National Academy of Science -
correspondence19652/82955-001U.S. National Academy of Science - minutes and
agenda1961-19722/92955-001U.S. National Academy of Science -
miscellaneous1964-19752/10-112955-001U.S. National Research Council, Biomedical and
Behavioral Research National Needs Study Committee - correspondence1975Scope and Content: Major correspondents: Robert A. Alberty; Robert J. Glaser;
Samuel S. Herman; William C. Kelly; National Research Council, Committee on
Human Resources; Allen M. Singer)
2/122955-001U.S. National Research Council, Biomedical and
Behavioral Research National Needs Study Committee - clippings1956-19762/132955-001U.S. National Research Council, Biomedical and
Behavioral Research National Needs Study Committee - minutes and
agenda1974-19752/142955-001U.S. National Research Council, Biomedical and
Behavioral Research National Needs Study Committee - legal
documents1974-19753/12955-001U.S. National Research Council, Biomedical and
Behavioral Research National Needs Study Committee - reports19753/22955-001U.S. National Research Council, Biomedical and
Behavioral Research National Needs Study Committee - reports by
others1974-19753/32955-001U.S. National Research Council, Biomedical and
Behavioral Research National Needs Study Committee - statistics1960-19763/42955-001U.S. Oak Ridge national Laboratory Advisory Committee
correspondence1966-1968Scope and Content: Major correspondents: Alexander Holleander; Alvin M. Singer
3/52955-001U.S. Oak Ridge national Laboratory Advisory Committee
reports1966-19683/62955-001W.U. Biology Committee - correspondence1961-19633/72955-001W.U. Biology Committee - minutes1961-19643/82955-001W.U. Biology Committee - photographs1964-19653/92955-001W.U. Biology Committee - floorplans
(miscellaneous)undated4/1-22955-001W.U. Biology Committee - National Institutes of Health,
Health research facilities grant1958-19624/32955-001W.U. Biology Committee - Space needs1960-19624/4-52955-001W.U. Biology Committee - Specifications (Biological
sciences building Unit I)1962-19654/62955-001W.U. Biology Committee - W.U. Biology Building
Committee19624/72955-001W.U. Biology Committee - W.U. Cancer Research Facility
Committee19614/82955-001W.U. Biology Teaching Building Programming Committee (ad
hoc) - correspondence1967-19685/12955-001W.U. Biology Teaching Building Programming Committee (ad
hoc) - minutes and agenda1967-19685/22955-001W.U. Biology Teaching Building Programming Committee (ad
hoc) - South Campus Center Programming Committee (ad hoc)19695/32955-001W.U. Biology Teaching Building Programming Committee (ad
hoc) - Zoology Research Building19645/42955-001W.U. Biology Teaching Building Review Committee (ad hoc)
- correspondence1967-19685/52955-001W.U. Biology Teaching Building Review Committee (ad hoc)
- minutes1967-19685/6-72955-001W.U. Biology Teaching Building Review Committee (ad hoc)
- Biology teaching building1963-19715/82955-001W.U. Biology Teaching Building Review Committee (ad hoc)
- Capital budget request1967-19685/92955-001W.U. Biology Teaching Building Review Committee (ad hoc)
- Preliminary planning analysis19665/102955-001W.U. Biology Teaching Building Review Committee (ad hoc)
- Space needs1966-19686/12955-001W.U. Genetics Department - Historical
Features1958-19706/22955-001W.U. Genetics Department - Miscellaneous1960-19696/52955-001W.U. Genetics Department - Biochemistry-Genetics
Building, Miscellaneous1961-19716/62955-001W.U. Genetics Department - Genetics training program at
UW19616/72955-001W.U. Genetics Department - Office furniture1963-19656/82955-001W.U. Genetics Department - Physical plant1965-19686/92955-001W.U. Human Sciences Committee1964-1965Accession No. 2955-002: Herschel L. Roman papers, 1941-19884.58 cubic feet (11 boxes)Scope and Content: Biographical features, correspondence, conference and convention
files, minutes, speeches and writings, photographs; 1941-1988.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Nancy Gamble, 1989-09-01
1/12955-002Curriculum Vitaeundated1/22955-002Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences19691/22955-002Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science19571/22955-002Hansen (Emil Christian) Gold Medal19791/22955-002American Men and Women of Science1981, 19851/22955-002Who's Who in America19851/22955-002Who's Who in Frontiers of Science and
Technology1983, 19851/22955-002The International Who's Who19851/22955-002T.H. Morgan Medal19851/22955-002Honorary Doctorate from Université Pierre et Marie
Curie19861/32955-002Newspaper Clippings related to biography19721/42955-002Miscellaneous Biographical Features19691/5-82955-002General Correspondence1941-19891/92955-002American Philosophical Society general
correspondence19851/102955-002Burian, Richard M. and Zallen, Doris general
correspondence1985-19861/11-122955-002Fabre, Francis (correspondence concerning joint
manuscript with Roman)1981-19832/12955-002Miscellaneous general correspondence (unidentified notes
and postcards)1969, 1979, 19882/2-42955-002Outgoing Letters including some incoming
letters1982-19852/52955-002Letters of Recommendation1983-19852/6-3/22955-002Speeches and Writings by Roman1947-19863/32955-002Speeches and Writings by Roman - Gene Conversion and
Crossing Over (manuscript and related correspondence submitted to Environmental
Mutagenesis)19853/4-62955-002Speeches and Writings by others, including some joint
authorship with Roman1948-19853/72955-002Benzon (Alfred) Symposium 1619804/1-22955-002International Yeast Conferences1978-19854/32955-002Symposia19724/42955-002Structure Analysis in Molecular Biology grant files
1969-19704/52955-002Saccharomyces Studies grant files1979-19864/62955-002Fulbright Fellowship application files1956-19574/72955-002Guggenheim (John Simon) Memorial Foundation application
files1952-19545/12955-002U.S. National Research Council application
files1941-19425/2-52955-002Laboratory Notes and Data including notes and data in
notebooks on yeast research1952-19796/1-62955-002Laboratory Notes and Data including notes and data in
notebooks on yeast research1969-19857/1-52955-002Laboratory Notes and Data including notes and data in
notebooks on yeast research1983-19867/62955-002Graduate Students photographs1968-19888/12955-002Album presented to Roman by U.S. National Science
Foundation, Advisory Panel for Genetic Biology photographs19708/22955-002Audiotape - Dr. Atwood's talk at the Genetics Training
Committee and Program Director's Meetingundated8/32955-002Slides - possibly for a Genetics Lectureundated8/42955-002Banbury Center Meeting (Mechanisms of Yeast
Recombination)1985-19868/5-62955-002CDC 9 Suppressors (Genetics 501, Students' Final
Reports)19798/72955-002Chapel Hill Meeting (Honoring John B.
Graham)19868/82955-002Committee System Graduate Student Views19739/12955-002J-Wing Construction1961-19719/22955-002Johnson Hall Remodel1959-19639/32955-002McClintock, Barbara (Nobel Prize Nomination)1981-19839/4-10/62955-002Annual Review of Genetics Editorial
Committee1981-198710/72955-002Genetics Society of America, Honors and Awards
Committee1981-198510/82955-002Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Visiting
Committee197411/12955-002Phi Beta Kappa, Science Award Committee198411/22955-002U.S. National Academy of Sciences1973-198511/32955-002U.S. National Academy of Sciences - Beyers197911/42955-002U.S. National Academy of Sciences - Colleaux198711/52955-002U.S. National Academy of Sciences - Fangman197911/6-72955-002U.S. National Academy of Sciences - Faye1987-198811/82955-002U.S. National Academy of Sciences - Game197911/92955-002U.S. National Academy of Sciences - Goffeau197911/102955-002U.S. National Academy of Sciences - Jones197911/112955-002U.S. National Academy of Sciences - Resnik198511/122955-002U.S. National Academy of Sciences -
Wellinger198811/132955-002U.S. National Academy of Sciences - Zitomer197911/142955-002U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Nominating
Committee1976-198911/152955-002U.S. National Research Council, National Strategy for
Biotechnology in Agriculture Committee1983-198511/162955-002U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Class Membership
Committee1968-1969Accession No. 2955-003: Herschel L. Roman papers, 1942-19901.82 cubic feet (2 boxes, one vertical file, one oversize file)Scope and Content: Awards, articles, curriculum vitae, publications, photographs,
thesis, and ephemera from the career of a University of Washington Botany and
Genetics professor.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington
Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Info: Ann Roman
12955-003Letter of appreciation & article
dedication1981-198512955-003Obituary and honorary seminar materials1989-199612955-003CV & Publications1948-198912955-003Herschel Roman Symposium Aug.198012955-003News articles regarding election to National Academy of
Sciences197012955-003University of Missouri Award correspondence198912955-003Phi Beta Kappa University of Missouri
certificate1973-197412955-003Thomas Hunt Morgan Award materials198512955-003News Articles regarding retirement198012955-003Other Roman Activities1963-198012955-003News articles regarding approval of new Biochem-genetics
building at University of Washington196512955-003News articles regarding new genetics department
(University of Washington)195912955-003News articles on Sabbatical in Paris195712955-003American Academy of Arts & Sciences Fellow election
materials196912955-003Gratitude Certificate from Annual Review
Inc.198412955-003University of Washington Yeast Meeting
(PHOTOS)1973-197512955-003University of Missouri Publications1973-198912955-003National Academy of Sciences Congratulations
Letters197012955-003Citation of Merit (University of Missouri)1973-197412955-003Harry Steinfield drawing of Genetics Department
(University of Washington)198012955-003Bound PhD Thesis194212955-003Photos from international scientific
meetings197212955-003Genetics Journal1988-199012955-003Pathbreakers publication199612955-003Two volumes of reprinted articles with handwritten notes
(gift upon retirement)198012955-003Hood from honorary Paris degree198622955-003Hood from honorary University of Missouri degree, medal
and medallion198922955-003Honorary Degree from University of Missouri198922955-003Certificate from Copenhagen 198022955-003Tiny Book Lust charm22955-003Universite of Pierre et Marie Curie Honorary
Degree1986OS folder 12955-003Joke Proclamations from University of Washington &
University of Missouri22955-003Dr. of Philosophy (University of Missouri)194222955-003National Academy of Science Certificate197022955-003Portrait of Roman by Spencer Mosely22955-003Roman Symposium Photo Album1980OS folder 12955-003American Academy of Arts & Sciences Fellow
certificate1969VF 31292955-003Doctorate of Science certificate (University of
Missouri)1989