Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Richard Adams Fennell Papers
UA.17.125
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator -
- Fennell, Richard Adams, 1903-
- Creator
- Michigan State University. Department of Zoology.
- Title
- Richard Adams Fennell papers
- ID
- UA.17.125
- Date [inclusive]
- 1936-1983
- Extent
- 2.0 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
- Language of Materials
- Some of the materials are in German.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical Note
Richard Adams Fennell was born April 19, 1903, in Decatur, Alabama. He completed high school there in 1923 and then went on to Birmingham Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama. From 1922 to 1923, Fennell worked as a part-time laboratory technician in the Tennessee Valley branch of the Alabama State Health Laboratory. Fennell received his bachelor's degree in Zoology from Birmingham Southern in 1927. Subsequent to graduation from Birmingham Southern, Fennell worked as a graduate assistant there until 1928.
In the fall of 1928, Fennell entered Duke University to do graduate work. He also served as a graduate assistant there. After leaving Duke, Fennell spent the summer of 1930 at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Bethesda, Maryland. That fall, Fennell returned to Birmingham Southern as an instructor in Biology. In 1933, Fennell entered Johns Hopkins University for doctoral study in Zoology. He also worked as a graduate assistant at Johns Hopkins.
In 1936, after receiving his Ph.D. in Zoology from Johns Hopkins, Fennell was appointed as an instructor at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University). He taught several courses, including Comparative Anatomy, Histology, Histological Technique, Invertebrate Zoology, General Zoology, and Morphology. He also assisted with General Biology. From 1944-1946, Fennell also worked as an agent at the U.S. Regional Poultry Laboratory in East Lansing, and in 1947 he was promoted to a full professorship. By 1957, Fennell was offering courses in Comparative Anatomy, Histology, Histological Technique, and Embryology.
Dr. Fennell was awarded the Distinguished Teacher Award from the MSC College of Science and Arts in 1954. He was also involved with numerous civic and collegiate organizations and honoraries. These societies include the American Society of Zoologists, the American Society for the Study of Evolution, the American Society of Protozoologists, Delta Xi (National Science Honorary), Delta Phi Alpha (German Honorary) Tri-Beta (Biology Honorary), Kappa Phi Kappa (Education Honorary), Gamma Alpha, Delta Sigma Phi, and the Kiwanis Club of East Lansing.
During his career as a zoologist, Dr. Fennell was a very prolific writer. His first paper was published in 1926, and he published numerous other articles, primarily during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Fennell retired in June 1970 at the age of 67, retaining the title Professor Emeritus and serving as a consultant to the university until his death, on September 17, 1982, at the age of 79.
Scope and Contents note
The papers consist of correspondence, university-related materials, and laboratory notebooks and manuscripts. The correspondence ranges in dates from 1936 to 1970, with the greatest concentration being in the forties and fifties. The correspondence is business-related, and written to colleagues and associates.
Several manuscripts written by Fennell are also in the collection, written between the mid-forties and mid-sixties. There are also numerous published articles, some written by Fennell, but most written (in German) by others. There are also several class syllabi and laboratory schedules from classes taught by Fennell in the late sixties as well as examinations from those classes. Lecture notes from 1968 are also present, as are laboratory equipment lists and inventories, and other university-related materials. There are also drafts of several speeches and addresses Fennell gave, mostly in the 1930's-1940's, over WKAR radio. Finally, there are two laboratory notebooks, probably compiled by Fennell during his collegiate career.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections May 1986
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
M. Badgley March 2012
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status note
Copyright: Dedicated to the public and Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Michigan State University. Department of Zoology.
Genre(s)
- Course materials
- Letters (correspondence)
- Manuscripts
- Notebooks
- Photographs
Subject(s)
- Biochemistry
- Embryology
- Zoology
Collection Inventory
Correspondence |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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A 1941-1971, Undated |
1029 | 1 | ||
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B-Bem 1938-1960, Undated |
1029 | 2 | ||
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Ben-Bez 1936-1970, Undated |
1029 | 3 | ||
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Bf-Bz 1937-1968, Undated |
1029 | 4 | ||
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C 1937-1971, Undated |
1029 | 5 | ||
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D 1938-1970, Undated |
1029 | 6 | ||
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E 1939-1965, Undated |
1029 | 7 | ||
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F 1937-1983, Undated |
1029 | 8 | ||
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G 1937-1958 |
1029 | 9 | ||
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H 1936-1972, Undated |
1029 | 10 | ||
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I-J 1937-1957 |
1029 | 11 | ||
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K-L 1937-1969, Undated |
1029 | 12 | ||
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Ma-McD 1936-1968 |
1029 | 13 | ||
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McE-Mz 1939-1968, Undated |
1029 | 14 | ||
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N-O 1937-1971 |
1029 | 15 | ||
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P-Pd 1937-1959, Undated |
1029 | 16 | ||
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Pe-Pz 1939-1970 |
1029 | 17 | ||
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Q-R 1936-1968, Undated |
1029 | 18 | ||
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S-Sn 1939-1967, Undated |
1029 | 19 | ||
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Si-Sz 1936-1967, Undated |
1029 | 20 | ||
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T-U 1937-1971, Undated |
1029 | 21 | ||
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V 1946-1966 |
1029 | 22 | ||
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W 1937-1971, Undated |
1029 | 23 | ||
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X-Z 1937-1957, Undated |
1029 | 24 | ||
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Envelopes |
1030 | 19 | ||
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Classroom Materials |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Class schedules, reading lists, etc 1936-1970, Undated |
1029 | 25 | ||
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Equipment lists and orders 1937-1967, Undated |
1029 | 26 | ||
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Examinations 1935-1970, Undated |
1029 | 27 | ||
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Lecture Notes Undated |
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Electron Transport |
1029 | 28 | ||
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Embryology |
1029 | 29 | ||
Embryology |
Box 1029 |
Folder 30 |
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Enzyme Localization |
1029 | 31 | ||
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Esterases, Paptidases |
1029 | 32 | ||
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Histology |
1029 | 33 | ||
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Histology |
1029 | 34 | ||
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Nucleic Acids |
1029 | 35 | ||
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Oxidation, Enzymes |
1029 | 36 | ||
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Saccharides |
1029 | 37 | ||
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Stains |
1029 | 38 | ||
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General University Materials |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Evaluations and Critiques 1940, Undated |
1029 | 39 | ||
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Grant Information 1949, 1967, Undated |
1029 | 40 | ||
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Proposals and Progress Update 1943, 1958, 1964, Undated |
1029 | 41 | ||
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Reports 1955, 1957, Undated |
1029 | 42 | ||
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Speeches and Addresses 1937-1949, Undated |
1029 | 43 | ||
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Manuscripts |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Abstracts. General 1947, Undated |
1030 | 1 | ||
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Manuscripts. "Ameba-Stychinine Sulfate" 1944 |
1030 | 2 | ||
"Chicken Bursa-Thymus" 1961 |
Box 1030 |
Folder 3 |
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"Chicken Embryos" 1933, 1946 |
1030 | 4 | ||
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"Chorioallantoic Grafts-Chicken Embryos" Undated |
1030 | 5 | ||
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"Game Cocks" 1944, 1966 |
1030 | 6 | ||
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"Tetrahymena Geleii" 1953 |
1030 | 7 | ||
"Tetrahymena Pyriformis W-I & II Undated |
Box 1030 |
Folder 8 |
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"White Leghorns" (Research) 1966, Undated |
1030 | 9 | ||
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"White Leghorns" (Manuscript) 1946 |
1030 | 10 | ||
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"White Leghorns" Undated |
1030 | 11 | ||
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Published Materials |
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Written by Fennell-English 1951, 1956-1959 |
1030 | 12 | ||
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Written by others-English 1956, 1958, 1961, Undated |
1030 | 13 | ||
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Written by others-German 1955-1959 |
1030 | 14 | ||
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Written by others-German 1955-1959 |
1030 | 15 | ||
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Laboratory Notebook #1 Undated |
1030 | 16 | ||
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Laboratory Notebook #2 Undated |
1030 | 17 | ||
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Photographs |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Negatives - Tetrahymena Geleii manuscript (MS 194) 1953 |
1030 | 18 | ||
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Ingestion by Amoeba. Plate 1, figure E [Amoeba Strychnine Sulfate] January 21, 1944 |
1030 | 19 | ||
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