ma118 Anthropology and Evolution Courses Collection (Harold H. Plough Papers), 1939-1958 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Carol Trabulsi. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
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 Collection Overview Plough, Harold H., 1892- Plough Anthropology and Evolution Course Materials 1939-1958 3 archives boxes (1.5 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections The papers consist of lab exercises, lecture topics, outlines, lecture notes, examinations, and correspondence relating to Anthropology and Evolution courses taught at Amherst by Professor Harold H. Plough. Anthropology materials cover a number of courses from the period of 1939 to 1958. Evolution materials cover the course Evolution of the Earth and Man from 1947 to 1957. English. Historical Note

Harold H. Plough (AC 1913)

Harold Henry Plough was born on April 5, 1892 in New York City. He attended Amherst College, graduating in 1913, and went on to study at Columbia, receiving his MA in 1915, and his PhD in 1917. After serving as a fellow at Columbia for a year, Plough returned to Amherst where he joined the biology department, and continued to serve as a professor at Amherst until his retirement in 1959.

Plough led a distinguished career as a geneticist, publishing over 30 papers on technical subjects in biology over his lifetime. He spent many summers teaching and doing research at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass., where he discovered four new species of Ascidians, a specialized phylum of marine chordates. Plough also specialized in radiation-induced mutations, and acted as consultant to the Atomic Energy Commission in the early 1950s. Plough served in the US Army Sanitary Corps in both world wars as a bacteriologist.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The papers consist of lab exercises, lecture topics, outlines, lecture notes, examinations, and correspondence relating to Anthropology and Evolution courses taught at Amherst by Professor Harold H. Plough. Anthropology materials cover a number of courses from the period of 1939 to 1958. Evolution materials cover the course Evolution of the Earth and Man from 1947 to 1957.

 Organization of the Records

This collection is organized into two series

1. Anthropology Notes 2. Evolution Notes Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

There is no restriction on access to the Anthropology and Evolution Department Records for research use. Particularly fragile items are restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from the Papers should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

 Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in Anthropology and Evolution Courses Collection (Harold H. Plough Papers) [Box #, folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

 History of the Collection Carol Trabulsi, Senior Archives Associate Doris Chacon, Student Assistant Spring 2002 Sarah Sorscher 2005, Student Assistant Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist Search Terms Amherst College--Curricula. Anthropology--Study and teaching--Massachusetts--Amherst. Evolution--Study and teaching--Massachusetts--Amherst. Examinations--Amherst College. Lecture notes--Amherst College. Amherst College. Class of 1913. Plough. Additional Information Related Material

Amherst College Alumni Biographical Files: Class of 1913 - Plough, Harold H.

 Series 1: Anthropology Notes 1 1 Anthropology labs 1940's 1 2 Lecture schedule, laboratory exercises 1939-1940 1 3 Lecture topics, examinations 1940-1941 1 4 Lecture notes 1940-1941 1 5 Lecture notes, second semester 1941 1 6 Complete notes, first semester 1941-1942 1 7 Arrangements (correspondence) 1942 1 8 Laboratory manual 1942-1943 1 9 Examinations 1946 2 1 Lecture notes, revised 1946 2 2 Lecture notes (con.), III, IV, V, VI, VII, revised 1946 2 3 Lecture notes 1946-1947 2 4 Topical outline of lectures 1946-1947 2 5 Forms for record of descriptive characters 1947 2 6 Lecture notes, examinations, laboratory exercises 1949-1950 2 7 Cultural anthropology, lecture notes 1957-1958 2 8 Lecture notes 1958 2 9 Outline for the course on Man and his environment by F.B. Loomis n.d. Series 2: Evolution Notes 3 1 Science 23-24. Evolution of the Earth and Man - lectures syllabus, laboratory exercises n.d. 3 2 Evolution of the Earth and Man, lecture syllabus, laboratory exercises 1947-1948 3 3 Evolution of the Earth and Man, topical outline for the course 1948-1949 3 4 Examinations and reading lists 1948-1949 3 5 Laboratory exercises. Science 23-24 1947-1941 3 6 Lecture outline and quizzes 1952 3 7 Lecture notes 1955-1957