Title:

Letter from Oliver E. Nelson, Jr. to Barbara McClintock

Creator:

Nelson, Oliver E., Jr

Recipient:

McClintock, Barbara, 1902-1992

Date:

13 May 1970

Description:

Nelson, a maize geneticist at the University of Wisconsin, worked primarily on biochemical genetics by the late 1960s and early 1970s. In a series of studies during the previous decade he used Ac and Ds in his work on the waxy gene. In this letter, which accompanied an ear of corn he sent to McClintock to study, Nelson discussed some of his recent work on maize and included a paragraph on the "state of universities" in the politically tumultuous environment of the early 1970s.

Original Repository:

The American Philosophical Society. Library. Barbara McClintock Papers

Location:

Box: 1. Folder: 7

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Oliver Nelson.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Zea mays, Genes, Plant, and Genetics

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Relation:

Letter from Barbara McClintock to Oliver E. Nelson, Jr., 1970

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. American Philosophical Society. Library. Barbara McClintock Papers. 10833

Legacy ID:

LLBBGN

NLM ID:

101584613X95

Profiles Collection:

The Barbara McClintock Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584613X95