Papers of Harriet B. Creighton, 1927-2004: a guide.
3P.Creighton

Summary Information

Repository
Wellesley College Archives
Creator
Creighton, Harriet B., (Harriet Baldwin), 1909-2004
Title
Papers of Harriet B. Creighton
ID
3P.Creighton
Date [inclusive]
1927-2004
Extent
3.0 Linear feet ; 7 file boxes and 1 folio box
Language
English

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Biographical Note

Harriet Baldwin Creighton (1909-2004), the Ruby F. H. Farwell Professor of Botany, graduated from Wellesley in 1929 and received her Ph.D. from Cornell in 1933. She taught at Cornell and at Connecticut College, returned to Wellesley as associate professor in 1940.

Her term at Wellesley was broken in 1943-1946 by service in the Waves. Becoming a full professor at Wellesley in 1952, she was a Fulbright Lecturer in Genetics and Plant Physiology at the University of Western Australia and the University of Adelaide in 1952-1953. She was again a Fulbright Lecturer in 1959-1960, when she taught Genetics at the University of San Antonio Abad, one of the National Universities of Peru. Her sabbatical leave in 1966-1967 was spent as Research Associate in the Botany Department of the University of California in Berkeley and at the Cell Research Institute of the University of Texas in Austin.

Miss Creighton retired as member of Wellesley faculty in 1974.

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Scope and Content

Personal papers of Harriet Baldwin Creighton (1909-2004); dating from 1927 to 2004; consisting of notebook, clippings file cards, lecture notes; concerning her years at Wellesley as a student and faculty member of the Botany department, as well as her outside professional interests.

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Arrangement

The collection is arranged into five series: Series I: General/Biographical, Series II: Education, Series III: Teaching, Series IV: Research, Series V: Miscellaneous.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Wellesley College Archives

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Related Materials

Related Archival Materials note

The Wellesley College Archives houses additional material on Creighton including a collection of her publications. See also the records of the Botany Department, the Botanical Gardens, and the Class of 1929.

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Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

  • Creighton, Harriet B., (Harriet Baldwin), 1909-2004

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Collection Inventory

I. General/Biographical 

The series contains publications lists, biographical materials, clippings, and photographs

Box Folder

Biographical Information 

1

Publications Lists 

1

Committee Service 

1

Honors and Awards 

1

Dedication Ceremonies: New Entranceway and Visitor Center at The Margaret C. Ferguson Greenhouses 1992 

1

Memorial Services 2004 

1

Miscellaneous Clippings (1 of 2) 

1

Miscellaneous Clippings (2 of 2) 

1

Press Releases 

1

Photographs (small) 

1

Photographs (large) 

1

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II. Education 

Box Folder

Class of 1929 Records 

2

Student Final Paper, Botany 206: Plant Anatomy 1928-1929 

2

Student Final Paper, Botany 307: Cytalogy and Genetics 1927-1928 

2

Reunion Materials 1994 

2

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III. Teaching 

Scope and Contents note

This series documents Creighton's teaching career at Wellesley. Materials include her lecture notes and teaching aids.

Box Folder

Botany 101 Lectures 1940-1941 to 1942-1943 

2

Botany 101 Lectures May 1946 to 1947-1948 

2

Botany 101 Lectures 1948-1949 to 1949-1950, March 1951, 1951-1952 

2

Botany 101 Lectures 1953-1954, March 1955, 1955-1956 to 1956-1957 

3

Botany 101 Lectures 1957-1958 to 1958-1959 

3

Botany 101 Lectures 1960-1961 to 1961-1962 

3

Botany 101 Lectures 1962-1963 

3

Notes for Lectures in Botany 103 (interdepartmental) 1950-1958 

3

Course Materials: Botanical Teaching Charts and Models 1963-1966 

3

Course Materials: Transparencies of Hunnewell & Durant Estates; History of Gardening 1978 

4

Course Materials January-May 1973 

4

Course Materials: Biology November-December 1973 

4

Course Materials: Miscellaneous 

4

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IV. Research 

Separated Materials note

Some oversized items moved to folio box.

Box Folder

Lecture Materials 1940s-1970s 

4

Ideas, Chapel talks 1950s-1970s 

5

Jean Glasscock: Miscellaneous Centennial Review Papers 1975-1979 

5

Article/Publications on Barbara McClintock 1989-1992 

5

Miscellaneous Writings, Notes: Botany at Wellesley, History of the Durants, Hunnewell Estate, Botanical Gardens 

5

Williams College Visits and Talk 1983-1984 

5

Notes and Talks 

5

Notes and Writings 

5

Oral History: Draft December 12, 1997 

5

Oral History: Transcripts of Interviews April 29, 1997; May 9, 1997 

5

Oral history: Edited Copy: Interview #3 October 16, 1997; November 20, 1997; November 27, 1997 

5

Plants Named for Scientists, Notes 

6

Class Materials "Light and Life, Plants & Skin" for New England Horticultural Research Network, From Lasell College Library 1994 

6

Begonia: General 

6

Begonia: Talks, Articles, Publications 

6

Begonia: Research and Correspondence 

6

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V. Miscellaneous 

A. Wellesley-Related Activities 

Box Folder

Correspondence Regarding Beginning of Teaching Career at Wellesley 1940-1946 

6

Correspondence with Wellesley Presidents 1948-1973 

6

Science Center Advisory Committee Part I 

6

Science Center Advisory Committee Part II 

7

Correspondence: Various Wellesley Committees 1971-1994 

7

B. Non-Wellesley Affiliations and Activities 

Box Folder

American Institute of Biological Sciences 

7

Botanical Society of America 

7

Committee on Educational Policies of the Biological Council 

7

Connecticut College 

7

Cornell University 

7

Journal of College Science Teaching 

7

National Science Foundation 

7

New England Botanical Club 

7

Summer Science Institutes For College Teachers, New Delhi India 1968-1969 

7

U.S. Navy/WAVES 

7

Various Institutions: Correspondence Regarding Job Offers 1948-1968 

7

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