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Summary Information
James F. Crow papers
1930 - 2014
- Crow, James F. (James Franklin), 1916-2012
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56 linear feet of paper documents, bound items, photographs, and slides. - 56 Linear Feet
- 53 record storage cartons, 4 letter document boxes, 2 half-sized letter document boxes.
The James F. Crow papers document the academic, professional, and personal life of Professor James F. Crow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. James F. Crow joined the Department of Zoology in 1948 and remained at UW-Madison until and beyond his formal retirement in 1986. Crow was acting Dean of the Medical School between 1963 and 1965 and was at separate times chairman of the departments of Genetics and Medical Genetics. Crow remained active in teaching and research as an emeritus professor until 2012. He held appointments on several national committees and research groups through the National Academy of Sciences, to which he was elected in 1961, the National Research Council, and the National Institutes of Health. Crow served as co-editor-in-chief of the journal "Genetics" and published Genetics Notes, know colloquially as Crow's Notes, which became a standard teaching resource for basic genetics concepts. In addition, Crow was an accomplished amateur musician and played viola in the Madison Symphony Orchestra from 1949 to 1994. The collection includes materials documenting his activities on campus and at national and international organizations, as well as materials related to the editorship of "Genetics" and materials related to Crow's effort's to retain the Pro Arte String Quartet in Madison.
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