AHJ_ah08915 Inventory of the Paul Albert Volz papers 1966-1994 Volz (Paul Albert) papers Processed by Monte G. Kniffen The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort August 2006 Finding aid is in English Paul Albert Volz papers, 1966-1994 Collection number: 08915 University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. Publication date: 2006 Contact Information American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/ June 1999

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 Collection Summary Volz, Paul Albert, 1936- Paul Albert Volz papers 1966-1994 08915 3.70 cubic ft. (14 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Collection contains copies of publications, articles, notes, brochures and reports relating to Paul Albert Volz’s studies with NASA; and miscellaneous other materials. Biography of Paul Albert Volz

Paul Albert Volz was born March 26, 1936 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received his B.A. degree in biological sciences and sociology from Heidelberg College in Ohio in 1958 and went on to receive his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in plant sciences, mycology, and cancer chemotherapy from Michigan State University.

He taught at Washington State University, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Indiana University, and Purdue University before moving on to Eastern Michigan University (EMU). At EMU Paul Volz taught classes in medical mycology, microbial ecology, and mycology, among others. He became the chairman of microbiology and the director of the Mycology Laboratory.

Paul Volz was very active in mycology research. He was the principal investigator responsible for flight operations and experimental procedures of the Apollo MEED (Microbial Ecology Evaluation Device) Program at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and completed numerous studies in the Bahamas, Taiwan, and the Soviet Union.

 Scope and Content

The Paul Albert Volz collection is comprised of materials relating to his professional and research activities. The majority of the collection is published material written by Volz but it also contains numerous student theses and information about the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Microbial Ecology Evaluation Device program. The Star Wars© comic strip has a story line with a mycologist named Volz.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

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 Related Materials

There are no other known archival collections created by Paul Albert Volz at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

The Paul Albert Volz papers were deeded to the American Heritage Center by Paul Volz from 1991-2018.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Monte G. Kniffen in June 1999 and updated by Jamie Greene in March 2019.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Paul Albert Volz papers, 1966-1994, Collection Number 08915, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Eastern Michigan University. Microbial ecology--United States. Science. Colleges and Universities. Microbiologists. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Container List Series I. Publications 1966-1984 0.45 cubic ft. (1 document box)

These publications are all written or co-written by Volz. This material is divided into four sub-series.

 Sub-series 1. Aquatic Studies 1966-1977

Arranged alphabetically by title. This series contains articles relating to water-based mycological experiments.

 1 1 Freshwater Fungi of Taiwan 1974-1977

(5 articles)

 1 2 Articles Written for Mycopathologia and Mycologia Applicata 1966-1977

(4 articles)

 1 3 “On the Ecology of Saprolegniaceae,” 1976 Sub-series 2. Deep Space Studies 1972-1983

Arranged alphabetically by title. This series contains articles/publications relating to mycological studies conducted in outer space.

 1 4 “Apollo 16 MEED Mycology,” 1975-1976 1 5 “DNA Analysis of Fungal Wild Types and Spaceflight Phenotypes,” 1977 1 6 Articles Co-authored with Morris Dublin 1972-1974

(5 articles)

 1 7 “Effect of Space Flight Irradiation on Saccharomyces Cerevisae…,” 1983 1 8 “Foreign Body Reactions Induced by Fungi Irradiated in Space,” 1977 1 9 “Growth Sensitivities to Drugs of Fungal Phenotypes Exposed to Deep Space Irradiation,” 1976 1 10 “Induced Lesions in Mice Caused by Saccharomyces Cerevisiae…,” 1980 1 11 “Influence of Ultraviolet Radiation on Viability of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae…,” 1981 1 12 Miscellaneous Articles re Space Research 1974-1982 1 13 “Phosphoglyceride Contents of Trichophyton Terrestre and …,” 1974 1 14 “Studies on Fungi Exposed to Space Irradiation,” 1979 Sub-series 3. Laboratory Studies 1969-1984

Arranged alphabetically by article title. This series contains articles relating to mycological studies conducted in a laboratory setting.

 1 15 “Cerenkov Counting Technique for Beta Particles: Application to Tracer Studies in Biological Systems,” 1981 1 16 Articles Co-authored with Yuan C. Hsu 1973-1975

(8 articles)

 1 17 “In Vitro Drug Tolerance of Oral Candida Isolates from Healthy Individuals,” 1982 1 18 Articles Co-authored with M.J. Kennedy 1982-1983

(5 articles)

 1 19 Articles Co-authored with Donald J. Niederpruem 1969-1970

(2 articles)

 1 20 “Nitrogen Sources and Cleistothecial Production of Monascus Ruber van Tieghem,” 1980 1 21 Miscellaneous Articles re Laboratory Studies 1975-1984

(6 articles)

 1 22 “Variation in Cell Surface Features of Candida Albicans with Respect to Carbon Sources,” 1980

Includes draft

 Sub-series 4. Terrestrial Studies 1974-1984

Arranged alphabetically by article title. Contains articles regarding terrestrial-based mycological studies.

 1 23 “Fusarium Moniliforme Sheld,” 1978 1 24 Miscellaneous Articles re Terrestrial Studies 1974-1984

(4 articles)

 1 25 Russian Articles 1979, 1982

(2 articles written in Russian)

 1 26 “A Study of Lichens from Abaco Island, the Bahamas,” 1975 1 27 “Studies on Sporothrix Schenckii Kektoen and Perkins as a Saprophyte in Nature,” 1978 1 28 Taiwan (Terrestrial Studies Done in Taiwan) 1974-1982

(5 articles)

 Series II. NASA Projects 1968-1973 0.45 cubic ft. (1 document box)

Arranged alphabetically by folder title. Contains articles, notes, brochures, and reports relating to Paul Volz’s studies done with the NASA MEED.

 2 1 Arcas-NASA Study 1968 2 2 Article Drafts (NASA Space Research) 1973 2 3 MEED Program Brochures (Microbial Ecology Evaluation Device) 1973 2 4 MEED Mycology Articles circa 1972 2 5 Microbial Response to Space Environment 1972 2 6-7 NASA MEED Annual Reports 1972-1973 2 8 NASA MEED Report 1971

(Draft)

 2 9 Proxmire Correspondence 1979

(Senator Proxmire of MI)

 2 10 Surveyor III-Bacterium Study 1971 Series III. Student Theses 1970-1981 0.75 cubic ft. (1 document box, 1 partial document box)

Arranged alphabetically by folder title. Contains copies and drafts of theses written by some of Paul Volz’s students.

 3 1 Duane F. Berry Thesis Draft 1978

Phosphate Uptake Investigations on Saccharomyces…

 3 2-4 Morris Dublin Thesis (pp. 1-475) 1970

Space-Related Research in Mycology Concurrent with NASA

 3 5 Simon Firdhaus Thesis Draft undated 3 6 Jo Ann Gardner Thesis Draft 1981

The Pathogenicity of Pseudomonas Syringae…

 3 7 John Hiser Thesis 1972

Gaseous Environmental Studies with N2 and CO2 on Cell Changes of Select Fungal Species…

 4 1 William E. Hoover M.S. Thesis 1977

Postflight Enzyme and Cytological Investigations of the Fungal Phenotypes from the Apollo 16 MEED

 4 2 Doug Jerger Thesis 1972 4 3 Mei Ling Pan Thesis 1979

Anaerobic Growth of Selected Candida Berkhout Species…

 4 4 Bill Riker Thesis Draft circa 1980

Quantitative Effects of Protein Deficiency on Lymphocyte…

 4 5 Palwinder Singh Bajwa Thesis 1981

Experimental Sporotrichosis in Mice with Effects of…

 Series IV. Miscellaneous 1980-1994 0.15 cubic ft. (1 partial document box)

Arranged alphabetically by folder title. This series contains miscellaneous materials including Paul Volz’s resume, some correspondence, and some Star Wars© comic strips.

 4 6 “Fungi as Tools for Terrestrial, Aquatic, Deep Space and Laboratory Studies,” 1994

(With Correspondence)

 4 7 Star Wars© Comic Series 1980

(With Professor Volz Character)

 4 8 Paul Volz Resume 1984

(For Federal Employment)

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