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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science. Department of Biology Science
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"B" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "B". These include John de Bavay of the University of New England, Marion Blute of the University of Toronto, Bill Beresford, Christopher Barnes of the University of Victoria, Walter Bock at Columbia University, and more.

Overhead slides for Biology 3050

File contains documents relating to Hall's overhead slides for Biology 3050. Each slide has a blank paper underneath for easier reading.

Brian Hall fonds

  • MS-2-799
  • Fonds
  • [after 1958], 1965 - 2016
Fonds contains materials documenting Brian Hall's research and teaching. Records include awards and notices of awards, correspondence, lecture and class notes, grant information, early zoology schoolwork, publication information, media coverage, seminar materials, photographs, and a reference card system.

Hall, Brian

APICS Young Scientists Award

File contains documents relating to the APICS Young Scientists Award, won by Hall in 1974. Materials include correspondence regarding Hall's win, as well as information about and invitations to future ceremonies.

Atavisms

File contains correspondence regarding Hall's writing on atavisms, including for his manuscript "Developmental Mechanisms Underlying the Formation of Atavisms". The materials also include handwritten notes and file cards.

"C" correspondence

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.

The Canada-Germany Science and Technology Cooperation project

File contains correspondence related to the Canada-Germany Science and Technology Cooperation project (CAN 01/104), which included studying salmon bone development with Eckhard Witten in Germany. Materials aside from correspondence include a description of project and expenses/purchase requisition forms.

"D" correspondence

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.

"E" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "E". These include Donald A. Ede at the University of Glasgow, Howard Evans at the Henry Phipps Institute/Cornell University, and more.

"F" correspondence

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.

"G" correspondence

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.

Arizona State University appointment

File contains documents relating to Hall's appointments for adjunct professor and visiting distinguished professor at Arizona State University in the Center for Biology and Society. Materials include correspondence and offer letters including job details.

"J" correspondence

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.

"K" correspondence

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.

Cell death

File contains documents relating to Hall's lectures on cell death. Materials include typed and handwritten notes, as well as overhead slides, an omissions list, and a references list.

Awards received 2009 - 2010

File contains documents relating to awards received by Hall from 2009 - 2010. Materials include awards, invitations, and letters of congratulations. The awards Hall received during this time include the Killam Prize and the induction into the Discovery Centre's Science Hall of Fame. Materials also include one invitation from the University of Calgary received at a later date.

Dalhousie appointments 1968 - 2016

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.

George S. Campbell Chair appointment

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.

The Royal Society of Canada Fellow appointment

File contains documents relating to Hall's appointment as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1985. Materials include correspondence, administrative information regarding the Society, and a press release.

Digit numbers and loss

File contains documents relating to Hall's lectures on digit numbers and loss. Materials include handwritten notes.

University of Calgary honorary degree

File contains documents relating to Hall's honorary degree received from the University of Calgary in 2014. Materials include a photograph of Hall in graduation robes, the 2014 convocation booklet and invitation for June 12, correspondence, a small news feature, and an outline for Hall's speech.

University of Western Australia appointments

File contains documents relating to Hall's appointments at the University of Western Australia, including Fellow of the Centre for Human Biology and the Raine Visiting Professorship. Materials include correspondence, descriptions of seminars given by Hall from February 15 - May 15, 1993, and seminar posters.

"A" correspondence

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.

"H" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "H". These include Richard Haines at the University of London, Dr. Arthur Ham, and Nick Hopwood at the Wellcome Insitute for the History of Medicine. Materials include a roster of the honorary degrees committee as of July 1, 2003.

"L" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "L". These include Scott Lozanoff at the University of Hawai'i, Laura Frost at the University of Alberta, and Walter Landauer at the University College London. Materials include Dalhousie notices regarding taking inappropriate leaves.

"U" correspondence

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.

University of British Columbia

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.

University of Calgary

File contains correspondence with the University of British Columbia regarding avian clavicles with Anthony P. Russell. Materials include photocopied notes.

"W" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "W". These include Wilfrid Laurier University, Professor Willmer at the Cambridge Philosophical Society, and George Washington University. Materials include a request for Hall to agree to be nominated to be a consultant for the appraisal of the MSc program in Integrative Biology at Wilfrid Laurier.

National Research Council grants, 1969-2016

File contains documents relating to Hall's National Research Council grants from 1969 to 2016. Materials include financial statements for years that grants were in use.

Ageing

File contains documents relating to Hall's lectures on ageing. Materials include typed and handwritten notes, as well as a references list.

Biology 1000

File contains documents relating to Hall's lectures for his Biology 1000 class. Materials include typed and handwritten notes, as well as lecture outlines.

"M" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "M". These include the University of Manitoba, a Moore and Moore study proposal, Paul Maderson of Brooklyn College, and J. Milaire at the University of Brussels. Materials include an SRCD study group proposal for exploring homology in developmental psychology.

Biology 3050A

File contains documents relating to Hall's lectures for his Biology 3050A class. Materials include typed and handwritten notes, as well as lecture outlines.

Biology 3051

File contains documents relating to Hall's lectures for his Biology 3051 class. Materials include handwritten notes, as well as lecture outlines.

Biology lectures

File contains documents relating to Hall's lectures for a biology class. Materials include handwritten notes, as well as lecture outlines.

Bone, cartilage, and joints

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.

Cleft palates

File contains documents relating to Hall's lectures on cleft palates. Materials include handwritten notes.

"N" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "N". These include the editor-in-chief of NRC Research Press, Claus Nielsen of Acta Zoology, and Sydney Nade of the University of Oxford. Materials include figures with notes.

"O" correspondence

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.

"P" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "P". These include Phenoscape, David Poswillo of Guy's Hospital (London), Alan Pike of the University of Aberdeen, and A.D. Packer of the University of Adelaide (South Australia). Materials include nominations for Richard Palmer (various), which Hall supported.

Peter Thorogood

File contains correspondence related to the death of Peter Thorogood. Materials include letters and plans for a "Remembering Peter Thorogood" sessions and meetings to which Hall contributed.

"R" correspondence

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.

"S" correspondence

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.

"T" correspondence

File contains correspondence related to persons or organizations associated with the letter "S". These include Tom Traves, President of Dalhousie, Patrick P. L. Tam of the Children's Medical Research Institute (Australia) and Keith S. Thomson. Materials include Hall's biographical highlights, as well as order forms for animals (snapper turtles).

Collagen and GAG

File contains documents relating to Hall's lectures on collagen and GAG. Materials include typed and handwritten notes, as well as
figures.

Evolution lectures for the University of King’s College

File contains documents relating to Hall's lectures on evolution for the University of King’s College, at least partially for Professor McOuat. Materials include typed and handwritten notes, as well as lecture outlines and crib sheets for tests.

Eyes

File contains documents relating to Hall's lectures on eyes. Materials include typed and handwritten notes, as well hand-drawn graphs.
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