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Young (John Zachary) Papers
Catalogue reference: J Z YOUNG
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This record is about the Young (John Zachary) Papers dating from 1920-1997.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- J Z YOUNG
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Title (The name of the record)
- Young (John Zachary) Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1920-1997
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers and correspondence of J Z Young including papers from Marlborough College and Magdalen College, Oxford, 1920-1931; lectures drafts for students, medical professional societies and school sixth forms, 1945-1984; transcripts for public lectures, 1941-1977; papers relating to teaching at Magdalen College, Oxford and University College London; papers relating to Young's research both published and unpublished including on nerves and nervous systems, flying spot microscope, cephalopods, memory and learning, evolution, structures and functions of brains and philosophy; papers relating to field research in Naples Zoological Station, 1928-1981, and Duke University, North Carolina, 1970-1983; conference , seminar and symposia papers, 1952-1984; drafts of books by Young, 1950-1987; papers relating to reviews, other published articles, literary refereeing and editing; professional correspondence and papers relating to overseas visits including to the 'Gold Coast' and the USA and research, correspondence and drafts of Young's publication and lecturing activity undertaken during his retirement including research at the Wellcome Trust and the Wolfson Foundation, 1974-1997.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Correspondence between J Z Young and Bernd U Budelmann (Ref: MS ADD 414).
Further papers of J Z Young can be found in the Smithsonian Institution.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Young; John Zachary (1907-1997); zoologist
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 31.2 linear metres of which 66 boxes are catalogued
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Certain restrictions apply. The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Presented by J Z Young and Lady Young in four accessions: first accession from J Z Young, 1985; second accession from Lady Young via the Wellcome Institute, Dec 1990; third accession from Lady Young, Jun 1998; fourth accession from Lady Young, Jul 1998.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Detailed catalogue for the first and second accessions; no finding aids for the third and fourth accessions.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Born, 1907; educated, Wells House, Malvern Wells; Magdalen College, Oxford, 1925-1928; tutor and zoologist, Magdalen College, Oxford, 1929-1945; Vice-President of Magdalen, 1943; Fellow of the Royal Society, 1945; Chair of Human Anatomy at University College, London, 1945-1974; President and Vice-President of the Marine Biological Association of Great Britain; retired 1974; continued to conduct research work at the Wellcome Foundation and later, in the Psychology Department, Oxford; died, 1997. Publications: 'The Life of Vertebrates' (1950) 'The Life of Mammals' (1957)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6bff3557-ec6d-4ca7-8042-10da1c9dcca2/
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Young (John Zachary) Papers