Lilly Library Manuscript Collections

MULLER MSS.

Inventory (cont'd)

III. CONFERENCES/MEETINGS

Contains correspondence, conference proceedings, member lists, circular letters, and other related materials. There are also materials on meetings and conferences filed with particular organizations. Arranged in chronological order. The date(s) reflect when the conference or meeting was held or lecture given. Actual contents of the folders will often span earlier or later dates in preparation or conclusion of event.
Box 1
  • 1921, Sept. 22-28 Second International Congress of Eugenics
    • New York City, NY
  • 1927, Sept. 11-17 Fifth International Genetics Congress
    • Berlin (see also: Oversize)
  • 1932, Aug. 21-23 Third International Congress of Eugenics
    • New York City, NY
  • 1935 Fifteenth International Congress of Physiology (Invitation to reception only)
    • Leningrad
  • 1936, Sept. 28-29 Discussions on mutations
    • Copenhagen
  • 1937, Sept. 30-Oct. 8 Réunion Internationale de Physique Chimie Biologie
    • Paris
  • 1937, Dec. 20-22 Forty-first Conference of the Society for Experimental Biology
    • London
  • 1938, Apr. 2-5 Report of the Klampenborg Conference
  • 1938, Aug. 19 B.A. Symposium: Mechanism of Evolution. (Program only)
    • n.p.
  • 1938, Summer Second Gene Conference
    • Woods Hole, MA
  • 1938, Nov. Gene Group Conference
    • Spa, Belgium
  • 1939, Aug. 23-30 Seventh International Congress of Genetics (2 folders)
    • Edinburgh, Scotland
  • 1941, June/July Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology (9:290-308), 1941. Includes: "Résumé and Perspectives of the Symposium on Genes and Chromosomes" and notes on talks
    • Cold Spring Harbor
  • 1946, Jan. 26-28 Conference on Mutations
    • New York City, NY
  • 1946, Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Ninth Washington Theoretical Physics Conference. Includes: photograph of participants. Muller's Nobel Prize was announced at this meeting
    • Washington, DC
  • 1947, Jan. Biophysikalische Konferenz im Max Planck-Institut für Physik
    • Göttingen
  • 1947, Apr. 1-3 The New York Academy of Medicine Centennial Celebration, Institute on Public Health
    • New York City, NY
  • 1947, June 4 Indiana University School of Dentistry, Honor Day Program. Program only: Address by HM
  • 1948, Mar. 26-27 Symposium on Radiation Genetics. Includes photostat copy of Muller's "Partial Dominance in Relation to the Need for Studying Induced Mutations Individually (A discussion following the paper by Sewall Wright)"
    • Oak Ridge, TN
  • 1948, June 24 Atomic Energy Commission meeting of Subcommittee on Permissible Dose of Radiation
    • Chicago, IL
  • 1948, July 7-14 Eighth International Genetics Congress. Muller was president. Includes: "The Mutational Potentialities of Some Individual Loci in Drosophila" by Muller and J.I. Valencia (2 folders)
    • Stockholm
  • 1948, Oct. 4-6 Symposium on the Fundamental Properties of Protoplasm, Detroit Institute of Cancer Research
    • Detroit, MI
  • 1948, Oct. 19 Symposium on low level irradiation, Argonne National Laboratory
    • Chicago, IL
  • [1948] Symposium on [genes and cytoplasm]. Celebrating 100th anniversary of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Includes papers by Tracy Sonneborn, Curt Stern and David Bonner
  • 1949, Feb. 25-27 National Cancer Conference (American Cancer Society, Inc.)
    • Memphis, TN
  • 1950, June 14-18 Symposium on Radiobiology - National Research Council, Oberlin College. Includes Panel IV paper "Radiation Mutations" by Muller (3 folders)
    • Oberlin, OH
  • 1951, June 7-15 Symposia on Quantitative Biology, XVI. Genes and Mutations
    • Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, NY
  • 1951, Oct. 11 Atomic Energy Commission meeting
    • Washington, DC
  • 1951, Nov. 6-9 Air Force Symposium on the Physics and Medicine of the Upper Atmosphere
    • San Antonio, TX
  • 1952, June 9-11 Symposium on Chromosome Breakage
    • John Innes Horticultural Institution
  • 1952, June 20-22 Conference on Population Problems
    • Williamsburg, VA
  • 1952, June 22-27. European meeting of Nobel prize winners, 1952
    • Lindau, Germany
  • 1952, Aug. 30-Sept. 1 10th Anniversary World Science Fiction Convention
    • Chicago, IL
  • 1952, Sept. 15-20 Conference on Radiobiology and Radiation Protection
    • Stockholm
  • 1953, Jan. 13 New York Obstetrical Society Symposium on the Effects of Irradiation of Gonads in the Female
    • New York City, NY
  • 1953, Mar. 6-8 American Academy of Arts & Sciences Conference on Totalitarianism
    • Boston, MA
  • 1954, Apr. 19-21 Genetic Recombination Conference, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • Oak Ridge, TN
  • 1954, Nov. 19-20 Conference on Genetics. Argonne National Laboratory
    • Lemont, IL
  • 1955, July 15 Fifth Annual Meeting of Nobel Prize Winners. Includes "The Effect of Radiation and Other Present-day Influences Upon the Human Genetic Constitution" by Muller
    • Lindau, Bavaria
  • 1955, Aug. 8-20 United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (2 folders)
    • Geneva
Box 2
  • 1955, Aug. 8-20 United Nations International...(cont.) (2 folders)
  • 1955, Nov. 12-13 Sixth County Medical Societies Civil Defense Conference
    • Chicago, IL
  • 1955, Nov. 20 National Academy of Sciences Panel - Biological Effects of Atomic Radiation
    • Princeton, NJ
  • 1956, Feb. 9-10 Military-Industrial Conference. Includes materials from the 1955 conference, apparently not attended by Muller
    • Chicago, IL
  • 1956, Aug. 1-6 First International Congress of Human Genetics
    • Copenhagen
  • 1956, Aug. 7-11 WHO - Study Group on the Effect of Radiation on Human Genetics. Includes correspondence on publication of working papers (3 folders)
    • Copenhagen
  • 1956, Aug. 15-19 Fifth International Conference on Radiobiology (3 folders)
    • Stockholm
  • 1956, Oct. 31-Nov. 1 33rd Annual Conference of the Milbank Memorial Fund
    • New York City, NY
  • 1957, May 20-22 89th annual meeting of the Dental Society of the State of New York
    • New York City, NY
  • 1957, Aug. 12-21 Meetings. Talk? on Genetics and Medicine
    • Denver and Boulder, CO
  • 1957, Nov. 22 Seagram Company Symposium - The Next Hundred Years
  • 1958, May 2 Mid-Western Conference on Genetics and Radiobiology
    • St. Louis, MO
  • 1958, May 14-17 Symposium on Possible Uses of Earth Satellites in Life Science Experiments
    • Washington, DC
  • 1958, Aug. 10-16 International Congress of Radiation Research, University of Vermont
    • Burlington, VT
  • 1958, Aug. 15-16 Conference on Long-Term Effects of Ionizing Radiations on Mammals. Includes contribution by Muller
    • Burlington, VT
  • 1958, Aug. 20-27 Tenth International Genetics Congress. Contains lists of Russian geneticists to be invited, including a list and statement from Ake Gustafsson concerning his trip to Russia and the scientists (2 folders)
    • Montreal
  • 1958, Sept. 1-13 International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (4 folders)
    • Geneva
Box 3
  • 1958, Dec. 15-18 Second Australasian Conference on Radiation Biology
    • Melbourne, Australia
  • 1958 East-West Symposium
    • Brussels
  • 1959, Apr. 8-10 Simposio su Evoluzione e Genetica, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
    • Rome[?], Italy
  • 1959, June 1-3 Symposium on the Structure and Function of Genetic Elements, Brookhaven National Laboratory
    • Upton, NY
  • 1959, June 22-26 Symposium on the Immediate and Low Level Effects of Ionizing Radiations, sponsored by UNESCO, IAEA and CNRN (2 folders)
    • Venice
  • 1959, Sept. 29 The Future of Man Symposium
    • New York City, NY
  • 1959, Nov. 24-28 Darwin Centennial Celebration (4 folders)
    • Chicago, IL
  • 1959, Nov. 27-29 Seminar on Science and Mankind. Sponsored by the Committee for the Study of Mankind, University of Chicago
    • Chicago, IL
  • 1959, Dec. 26-29 National Association of Biology Teachers with the American Association for the Advancement of Science
    • Chicago, IL
  • 1960, Apr. 8-11 Conference on Human Chromosomes
    • Denver, CO
  • 1960, Apr. 12 Philosophy of Education Society. Includes: "The Integrational Role of the Evolutionary Approach Throughout Education," an address by Muller
    • Columbus, OH
  • 1960, June 3-4 Alumni Institute. Includes copy of paper given by Norwood Russell Hanson.
    • Bloomington, IN
  • 1960, June 10-12 Third Conference on Research in Emphysema (2 folders)
    • Aspen, CO
  • 1960, Sept. 8-10 Dartmouth Convocation on the Great Issues of Conscience in Modern Medicine
    • Hanover, NH
  • 1960, Sept. 21 Minnesota Human Genetics League
    • Minneapolis, MN
  • 1960, Sept. 21-22 Ninth United States Civil Defense Council Conference
    • Minneapolis, MN
  • 1960, Sept. 30-Oct. 2 American Academy of Arts & Sciences Conference A - Genetics and the Direction of Human Evolution (3 folders)
    • Boston, MA
  • 1960, Oct. 14-15 Fourth Annual Symposium of the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals in Northern California on Human Genetics
    • San Francisco, CA
  • 1960, Nov. 4-6 American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Conference B - Dynamics and Direction of Social Evolution (2 folders)
    • Boston, MA
Box 4
  • 1960, Nov. 4-6 American Academy...(cont.) (1 folder)
  • 1960, Nov. 5 Third annual conference of The Society for the Scientific Study of Sex on Religion and Sex, and Artificial Insemination
    • New York City, NY
  • 1960, Dec. 2-4 American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Conference C - Evolution and the Individual (3 folders)
    • Boston, MA
  • 1961, Feb. 16-18 5th annual meeting of the Biophysical Society
    • St. Louis, MO
  • 1961, Mar. 12-15 5th Annual Science Lecture Series, Taylor University
    • Upland, Indiana
  • 1961, Apr. 6-9 International Conference on Scientific and Engineering Education (The Centennial Celebration, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
    • Cambridge, MA
  • 1961, May 3-5 Symposium on Methodology in Basic Genetics
    • Austin, TX
  • 1961, Sept. 7-12 Second International Conference of Human Genetics. Includes correspondence with Excerpta Medica Foundation which published abstracts of papers
    • Rome
  • 1962, Jan. 23 Symposium on RNA Coding, Indiana University
    • Bloomington, IN
  • 1962, Mar. 27-30 UNESCO/IAEA Symposium on cellular basis and aetiology of late somatic effects of ionizing radiations. The Chester Beatty Research, Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital
    • London
  • 1962, Aug. 15-19 An International Symposium at the Department of Radiation Genetics of the state University of Leiden, Repair from Genetic Radiation Damage and Differential Radiosensitivity in Germ Cells. Includes photograph of conferees
    • Leiden
  • 1962, Nov. 26-30 Symposium on the Future of Man, The CIBA Foundation
    • London
  • 1963, Apr. 6 Prospects for the Experimental Control of Human Heredity and Evolution, a science symposium, Ohio Wesleyan University
    • Delaware, Ohio
  • 1963, Apr. 25-26 Twenty-third Eastern States Health Education Conference, The New York Academy of Medicine
    • New York City, NY
  • 1963, Sept. 2-10 Eleventh International Genetics Congress (2 folders)
    • The Hague
  • 1963, Oct. 12 Conference on The Status of Soviet Jews. Includes a "Message to the Conference [by] Dr. Hermann J. Muller..."
    • New York City, NY
  • 1963, Oct. 20-25 Conference of the U.S. Civil Defense Council Includes notes for speeches to: Civil Defense Conference, called Radiation damage effects; the annual meeting of Medical Health Group, called Protecting our genetic heritage (or Radiation damage effects); untitled speech to the Food and Drug Administration
    • Rochester, NY.
  • 1963, Nov. 3-6 Fifth Conference on Genetics (3 folders)
    • Princeton, NJ
  • 1963 XVI International Congress of Zoology. Materials concerning organizing commmittee
  • [1964], Aug. 23-Sept. 5 The Aspen Executives' Program, Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies
    • Aspen, CO
  • 1965, Jan. 18-19 Conference on Resources of the Sciences for Theology, Meadville Committee on Theology and the Sciences.
    • Meadville Theological School of Lombard College
    • Chicago, IL

Box 5

  • 1965, Feb. 18-20 International Convocation on Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth), the Encyclical of Pope John XXIII. Includes: "A Humanist's View of the Encyclical on Peace" by Muller
    • New York City, NY
  • 1965, Aug. 4-7, 9-11 G. Mendel Memorial Symposium and Symposium on the Mutational Process
    • Brno, Czechoslovakia (Aug. 4-7)
    • Prague, Czechoslovakia (Aug. 9-11)
  • 1965, Sept. 7-11 Mendel Centennial Program, under the auspices of the Genetics Society of America, Colorado State University
    • Fort Collins, CO
  • 1965, Sept. 22-28 Eleventh International Congress of Radiology
    • Rome
  • 1966, Sept. 5-10 Third International Congress of Human Genetics, University of Chicago
    • Chicago, IL
  • Tentative programs, proceedings and other materials related to conferences and meetings probably NOT attended by HJM, 1945-1966
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