by
HARRY JOSEPH STAGGERS
from The Virginia Journal of Science
1968, Vol 19 (1)
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| The writer wishes to express his appreciation to Professors William G. Guy, Stanley B. Williams, John E. Selby and William W. Abbot for their help in the preparation of this thesis. The author would also like to thank the Virginia Academy of Science for their generous grant, which led to the presentation of this material as a thesis in the Department of History, The College of William and Mary in Virginia, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. |
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| The purpose of this study is to survey the history of the Virginia Academy of Science from its inception in the minds of the scientists connected with the Association of Virginia Biologists in the early 1920's on through the Second World War. |
| This essay deals in the main with political events in the history of the academy. It concerns itself with the men who guided the academy and the decisions which they made. And it attempts to present chronologically the important developments and concerns of the Virginia Academy of Science. |
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CHAPTER IV. A JOB OF WORK TO DO CHAPTER V. THE FIFTIES CHAPTER VI. THE NEW FRONTIER CHAPTER VII. THE EARLY SEVENTIES CHAPTER VII. THE ACADEMY -- ITS START Development and Present Status CREDITS A History of the History |