Guide to John C. Briggs, "A Professorial Life: An Autobiographical Account" SCM0170
Finding aid prepared by Daniel Hartwig
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
May 2011
Stanford University Libraries.
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, California, 94305
Repository email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Title: John C. Briggs, "A Professorial Life: An Autobiographical Account"
Identifier/Call Number: SCM0170
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 volume(s)
Date: 1996
creator:
Briggs, John C.
creator:
Briggs, John C.
Subjects covered in this autobiography include his family history; his student years at Stanford and his affiliations with
Hopkins Marine Station; his academic appointments at the University of Florida, University of British Columbia, the Texas
Institute of Marine Sciences, and the University of South Florida; and his family life. Other subjects include the closure
of the Natural History Museum at Stanford and the dispersal of its collections; and his experiences as a military and civilian
pilot.
ohn C. Briggs earned his MA (1947) and his Ph.D. (1952) in biology at Stanford University.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Briggs, John C.
Hopkins Marine Station..
Stanford University. Dept. of Biology.
Stanford University. -- General subdivision--Students.;
Stanford University.. Natural History Museum..
Texas Institute of Marine Sciences..
University of British Columbia..
University of Florida..
University of South Florida..
Marine biology.
Marine sciences.
World War, 1939-1945.
Box 1
Autiobiography