Léo F. Laporte Archive
Collection
Identifier: HOS-2021-010
Scope and Contents
Main topics: George Gaylord Simpson and paleontology, Charles Darwin.
Laporte, a geologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz,
produced the definitive biography of George Gaylord Simpson, whose work in paleontology provided a foundation for the early 20th-century Neo-Darwinian evolutionary synthesis. For this work, Laporte received the Mary C. Rabbitt Award from the Geological Society of America.
Dates
- 20th century
Conditions Governing Access
The Léo F. Laporte Archive is open to researchers beginning April 2022.
Extent
10 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Author
- Aja Tolman
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the History of Science Collections Repository
Contact:
401 West Brooks Street, Room 521NW
Norman OK 73019 United States
405-325-2760
lib-hos@ou.edu
401 West Brooks Street, Room 521NW
Norman OK 73019 United States
405-325-2760
lib-hos@ou.edu
