Description
This collection contains the professional papers of Ralph Waldo Gerard.|bIt includes college papers, personal and professional
correspondence, research materials, writings, draft reports of experiments, papers relating to travels, lecture materials,
awards, memorabilia, newspapercclippings, photographs, audio recordings, slides, and related ephemera.
Background
Ralph Waldo Gerard was a neurophysiologist, behavioral scientist, and academic known for his wide-ranging work on the
nervous system, nerve metabolism, psychopharmacology, and biological bases of schizophrenia. He was born in 1900 and
studied chemistry and physiology in Chicago. He was a professor at the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois,
and the University of Michigan. From 1963 to 1970 he served as Professor of Biological Sciences and Dean of the Graduate Division
at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). Gerard died in 1974.
Extent
104 linear feet (128 boxes)
Restrictions
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.
Availability
Access
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