File contains original artwork for Brian Hall's book "Homology: The Hierarchical Basis of Comparative Biology", published by Academic Press in 1994. Materials include one page of correspondence, and several photographs backed on board.
File contains documents related to the publication of the 2nd edition of Brian Hall's book "Evolutionary Developmental Biology". Materials include a request for the 2nd edition, correspondence, an author questionnaire about the book, and a bio for the book including three different questionnaires. Hall has noted that this edition is published by Kluwer rather than Chapman and Hall because of a company takeover.
File contains documents related to protocols, primarily for laboratory animals, followed by Hall during his work. Materials include practical training certifications, filled out forms regarding laboratory animals, a notice of protocol expiry, protocol approval for skates, a project description, and animal counts.
File contains documents relating to Hall's Dalhousie appointments from 1968 - 2016. Materials include correspondence including salary discussions, notices from Dalhousie, reports of Hall's work, applications, narrative account of Hall's career, and applications for sabbatical.
File contains documents relating to Hall's appointment as the George S. Campbell Professor of Biology at Dalhousie from 2001-2007. Materials include Hall's research accomplishments, publications, and sources of financial support, correspondence, letters of appointment, and annual reports of Hall's work.
File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "A". These include Garland Allen from Washington University, the American Association of Anatomists, Makoto Asashima at the University of Tokyo, Ron Amundson, the University of Alberta, and more.
File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "C". These include the Canadian Society of Zoologists, Canadian Science Publishing, the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Chemistry department at Dalhousie, the Cells, Tissues, and Organs journal, and Dr. Clement at the University of Melbourne. Materials include the establishment of a student award, convocation addresses for May 28, 2006 and May 24, 2005, a 1-page resume, an invoice for a specimen loan, and information regarding Hall's winning of the 1994 Fry Medal from the Canadian Society of Zoologists.
File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "D". These include Rui Diogo at Howard University. Charles Dinsmore, William R. Dawson, and the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology.
File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "F". These include the Academy of Finland, Michael Fisher of Harvard University Press, and Dr. D.R. Fielder from the University of Queensland.
File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "G". These include Moira Ferguson at the University of Guelph, Thomas Gridley at the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, and the Golden Key International Honour Society. Materials include reports from Hall's lab and lecture outlines.
File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "J". These include the Journal of Experimental Zoology, Philippe Janvier, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, and David Jablonski of the University of Chicago. Materials include the University of Chicago seeking Hall as an applicant for Chairman of their Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy.
File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "K". These include Karola Stotz at the University of Sydney, Tuomo Kantomaa at the University of Oulu (Finland), and J. Kikkawa at the University of Queensland. Materials include details regarding Hall's sabbatical in Australia.
File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "O". These include the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies, and Professor A. F. O'Farrell of the University of New England. Materials include discussions regarding sabbatical leave.
File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "R". These include Kate Rawlinson of Dalhousie's Biology Department Olli Ronning of the University of Turku (Finland), and Dr. A. de Ricqles at the University of Paris. Materials include the renewal of Hall's postdoctoral fellowship at Dalhousie.
File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "S". These include the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Samuel Scully of Dalhousie, Professor E. Storey of the University of Melbourne, and Bob Schaeffer of the American Museum of Natural History. Materials include information about Hall's nomination for the Vice-President Research at Dalhousie, as well as SSHRC grant information.
File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "U". These include various universities, such as Victoria and Western Australia, and the Dalhousie University Club. Materials include research quality assessments and letters regarding Hall's nomination for Dean of Science at the University of Victoria.
File contains correspondence with the University of British Columbia regarding the appointment of the Director of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies. Materials include a description of the job and Hall's full CV.
File contains documents relating to Hall's National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) grants for 2005. Materials include applications and approvals, referee reports for Hall, financial and project reports, and consent forms.
File contains documents relating to Hall's lectures on bone, cartilage, and joints. Materials include typed and handwritten notes, as well as exam questions and a references list.
File contains documents relating to Hall's lecture for the History of Science and Technology (HOST) department. Materials include typed notes, as well as lecture outlines and two annotated articles.
File contains documents relating to Hall's lectures on primordial germ plasm. Materials include handwritten notes, as well as an annotated article and hand-drawn figures.
File contains documents relating to Hall's lecture on body plans and homology for Arizona State University. Materials include a typed script, as well as figures.
File contains documents relating to Hall's lecture on evolutionary developmental biology for the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). Materials include handwritten notes, as well as a schedule of lectures, annotated reading list, and topic list.
Series contains materials regarding Brian Hall's publications. Materials include figures and original visuals for various publications, as well as reviews and correspondence about Hall's books.
File contains documents related to the publication of Brian Hall's book "Developmental and Cellular Skeletal Biology". Materials include one page of correspondence with Academic Press and a marketing questionnaire filled out for promotion of the book.
File contains documents related to the publication of Brian Hall's book "Keywords and Concepts in Evolutionary Developmental Biology". Materials include one page of correspondence with Harvard University Press regarding an English language reprint edition of the book for South Asia.
File contains documents related to the publication of Brian Hall's book "The Origin and Evolution of Larval Forms". Materials include three possibly unpublished reviews and one page of correspondence regarding compensation for contributors.
Series contains a collection of Brian Hall's reference cards used for citations. Materials include two sharp card sorters used for cohesively organising and finding individual groups of cards. There are approximately 20 000 reference cards. The cards deal with a variety of scientific topics, including but not limited to: the effects of mechanical stress on cartilage in vitro; a clinical overview of neurofibramitosis; and the growth of the facial skeleton in the hominoidea. The card sorters are located in Box 6.
Series contains materials related to Brian Hall's work and seminars. Written materials include programmes and notices for seminars, protocols, notes taken by Hall at seminars, and Hall's Student Ratings of Instructions (SRIs) for 2006 - 2007.
File contains programmes and notices for seminars given by Brian Hall. Materials include posters, booklets, and correspondence. The seminars range in location from Dalhousie to Germany.