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Personal papers of Morton Green

 Collection
Call Number: PP 591

Overview

Manuscripts, research data and reference material, photographs, and correspondence of Morton Green, who was a staff member of the Vertebrae Paleontology Department at the Natural History Museum, located on the University of Kansas campus.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939 - 2003

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials primarily in English, with translations from French.

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Biography of Morton Green

Morton Green, born 1917, earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees at the University of Kansas in 1939 and 1942 respectively. He worked at the South Dakota School of Mines alongside Robert W. Wilson until moving to Lawrence in 1980 to work at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum. His research focused predominately in the paleontology and evolution of Eeocene rodents.

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes + 1 oversize box)

Physical Location

PP 591

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer, Natural History Museum department, 2016.

Related Materials

Consult library staff regarding the availability of related photographs, biographical files, and scrapbooks.

Title
Guide to the Morton Green collection
Subtitle
Personal papers of Morton Green
Author
Finding aid prepared by mmm. Finding aid encoded by mmm.
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7918088791
Preferred citation
Personal papers of Morton Green, PP 591, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

Contact:
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