Arnold Hicks Sparrow Collection
This collection houses 117 research data books supplemented with correspondence files, scientific reprints, laboratory notes, and an extensive group of well executed glossy print photographs documenting Arnold Hicks Sparrow's work in radiation botany.
Dates
- 1945-1976
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
24 Linear Feet (24 record boxes)
Abstract
This collection houses 117 research data books supplemented with correspondence files, scientific reprints, laboratory notes, and an extensive group of well executed glossy print photographs documenting Arnold Hicks Sparrow's work in radiation botany.
Biographical/Historical Note
Arnold Hicks Sparrow was born in Saskatoon, Alberta, Canada on October 2, 1914. He undertook his initial studies in biology at the University of Saskatchewan and completed his PhD in Cytology in Genetics at McGill University in 1941. After graduation, he worked at Harvard University as a research fellow and instructor. In 1947, Sparrow became a U. S. citizen and moved to Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York, where he became senior cytologist and where he remained for the rest of his career. Sparrow's research interests included radiobiology, structure and evolution of chromosomes, radiation cytology and genetics, factors determining specific radiosensitivity, effects of ionizing radiation on plants, space biology, and environmental mutagens. These interests led to his founding the journal Radiation Botany in 1961. Sparrow was married to Rhoda Cornish, and the couple had four sons. Sparrow died on June 25, 1976 at his home in Bellport, Long Island, New York.
Arrangement
Collection consists of 24 boxes divided into five series:
- Series I: Experimental Notes
- Series II: Sparrow Reprints and Symposium Notes
- Series III: Project Folders
- Series IV: Muller, Quaster, East, Sax Reprints
- Series V: Extra Experimental Data
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository