COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
University of Missouri
ITHACA, NEW YORK
Cornell University
Maize Genetics Cooperation News Letter Files: Expanded chronological list of materials and related cooperation
— Coe, EH; Kass, LB
Based on the “Historical Notes on Maize Genetics Cooperation” (Emerson 1940, MNL 14: 56), Coe compiled an “archival” list of materials of the Maize News Letter and related cooperation (MNL 50:2–4, 1976, MNL 52:146, 1978). While conducting research on the history of maize linkage studies, Kass and Bonneuil (Mapping and seeing: Barbara McClintock and the linking of genetics and cytology in maize genetics, 1928–1935. Pp. 91–118 in H-J Rheinberger and J-P Gaudilliere, eds., Classical Genetic Research and its Legacy: The Mapping Cultures of 20th Century Genetics. London: Routledge, 2004) recently found some of the missing (starred) items on Coe’s lists, and a number of additional documents. We (Kass, Bonneuil, and Coe, in preparation) are currently using these documents to construct a history of the Maize Genetics Cooperation Newsletter in celebration of the 75th anniversary (April 29, 2004) of the MNL.
We present here an expanded, current list of archival materials and cooperation and welcome your contributions towards completing the collections.
Table 1.
PB=Plant Breeding bound volumes, Cornell. MMR=Marcus M Rhoades. LS = Lester Sharp File. RAC = Rockefeller Archives Center. NARA = National Archives and Records Administration.
| File No. |
PB Vols No. |
MNL 14:56 No. |
MMR No. |
LS Dated |
Dated | Pp. | Subject | Reprinted in | |
| 3/7/23 | 6 | Emerson | Factor Notation. | 52:147–149 | |||||
| 1a | I. | 4/12/29 | 30 | Emerson | Two-page letter, ‘You who attended the “cornfab” in my hotel room at the time of the winter science meetings in New York…,’ linkage group commitments, and a folder of shared linkage information with references. “… considered News letter 1.” [ref. MNL 14:56, and in papers of E. G. Anderson]. | 53:117–130 | |||
| 1b | 11/23/29 | 2 | Beadle | Assembling Linkage Data [Brink Papers, U of WI Archives]. | 72:129–130 | ||||
| 1c | 12/19/29 | 1 | Beadle | Summarization of Linkage — Request for Data. | 54:136 | ||||
| 1d | 2/5/30 | 1 | Beadle | Summarization of Linkage — Request for Data. | 54:136 | ||||
| 2a.1 | II. | 4/17/30 | 17 | Emerson | Revised maps [“second folder of mimeo” Exhibit D found at RAC, and in papers of E. G. Anderson]. | 54:136–139 | |||
| 2a.2 | II. | 7/26/30 | 23 | Emerson | Linkage data [“second folder of mimeo” Exhibit D found at RAC, and in papers of E. G. Anderson]. | 54:140–145 | |||
| 11/18/31 | 1 | Emerson | Call for Linkage Data [PB Records, Cornell Archives]; “Records should be sent to Dr. G. W. Beadle” at Caltech. | 71:119 | |||||
| 2b | II. | 8/26/32 | Emerson? | Cooperation planned at VI Cong (ref. MNL 14:56) [“Cooperation of maize geneticists planned at … congress”; Genetics Congress held at Ithaca in August 1932 — Historical Notes in MNL 14:56]; this apparently does not refer to a written item, but a report/summary of meeting held on 26 August 1932 is included as part of Rhoades’ letter of 10/5/1932 [Exhibit C RAC]. | |||||
| 2c | Vol. 2, 1932 | II. | 1 | 10/5/32 | 3 | Rhoades | Congress Report [“action taken at Genetics Congress. Chromosomes assigned to different individuals.” — MNL 14:56], Stocks appeal [RAC, Exhibit C in part]. | 56:173–174 | |
| 2d | [3]* | II. | 12/12/32 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for stocks contributions and wants, and for news items “so that we may list your contributions and wants in the corn-letter which will come out in the near future”, request for data to include in the linkage summary; Exhibit IV cited in 1933 NRC grant, see below. | 57:192 | ||
| 3a | Vol. 3 | III. | 2 | 1/23/33 | 1/23/33 | 16 | Rhoades, RAC, Exhibit C in part | Wants, Symbols, Stocks, Genelist [“Third Corn News Letter …Long list of known genes of maize,” — MNL 14:56] “(MNL 3)” [“Exhibit V” cited in 1933 NRC grant — see below — and included in Exhibit C, RF grant 1934]. | 57:192-200 |
| 2e | II. | 1/?/1933 | Grant Support [ref MNL 14:56]. Emerson submitted the NRC grant in January of 1933, see MNL 14:56, correspondence by Emerson about possible grant of money for Maize Cooperation, Jan. 1933. Exhibit V = Rhoades 1/23/1933, cited in NRC grant, 1933 and included with Exhibit C, RF grant, 1934]. | ||||||
| 3/17/33 | RAC, Exhibit B | NRC grant — Report of the Committee on Agronomy of the Division of Biology and Agriculture NRC to support “A Clearing House for Corn Genetics Materials and Information,” dated March 17, 1933 (found at RAC); Committee recommended but NRC did not approve grant to Emerson; “The project has been set up and is active (Exhibits II, III, IV & V)”; Note exhibits I–IV are not in the file but Exhibit IV is clearly Rhoades’ call of 12/12/32; and Exhibit V is Rhoades’ 1/23/1933, which we identified from Anderson’s copy (reprinted in MNL 57:192-200)]. | |||||||
| 3b | [4] | III. | 3 | 11/13/33 | 2 | Rhoades | “This letter is a call for information to be used in succeeding corn letters. We thought it would be appropriate if the first letter in the fall of each year presented new and pertinent information of value to all maize investigators, such as new linkages, …” Deadline January 15. | ||
| 4 | Vol. 4 | IV. | 4 | 12/18/33 | 12/18/33 | 7 | Rhoades | News [“Many news items contributed by cooperators,” — MNL 14:56; “Letter of 12 pages” (sic)]. | |
| 12/26/33 | NRC application denied (Exhibit A, RAC). | ||||||||
| 5 | Vol. 5 | V. | 5 | 1/25/34 | 1/25/34 | 12 | Rhoades | Nomenclature, Stocklist [“Big Inventory of corn,” — MNL 14:56] [Exhibit J, RAC]. | |
| 2/6/34 | CU, RAC | Emerson applies to Rockefeller Foundation for grant to support Maize Genetics Cooperation. | |||||||
| 6 | Vol. 6 | VI. | 6 | 2/21/34 | 2/21/34 | 4 | Rhoades | Nomenclature [“Discussion of nomenclature,” — MNL 14:56]. | |
| 3/16/34 | RAC | $5,000 Rockefeller Grant-in-aid for pure research and a clearing house for corn genetics (RAC). | |||||||
| 3/22/34 | Emerson | Emerson to about 15 “cooperators who have contributed unpublished data for a summary of linkage in maize: … I desire to know whether you are now willing to allow publication from Cornell of your as yet unpublished data which are included in the [mimeographed linkage] summary.” [NARA]. | |||||||
| VI. | 4/1/34 | Rockefeller Grant [“April 1, 1934, RF Grant available,” ref MNL 14:56; grant found at RF, see above]. | |||||||
| 7 | Vol. 7 | VII. | 7 | 9/13/34 | 9/13/34 | 11 | Rhoades | Call, News, Genelist, Mailing list of 39 maize geneticists plus 21 others who asked to receive the news letter; announcement of RF grant for 5 years, no date identified when grant began. | |
| 9/13/34 | Russia | Reference made to 1930 “Linkage in Maize” (MNL 7:3, 1934; see 7/26/30). | |||||||
| 8 | Vol. 8 | VIIII. | 8 | 11/24/34 | 11/24/34 | 18 | Rhoades | News. | |
| 9c | [9] | 1/21/35 | 1 | Rhoades | “… call for lists of new genetic stocks, news items, etc., for another corn letter which will be issued around the first of March.” Deadline February 15. | ||||
| 9 | Vol. 9 | IX. | 9 | 3/6/35 | 3/6/35 | 22 | Rhoades | Stocks, News, Map [20 numbered pages plus unnumbered 3 pages of methods by Randolph; plus Rhoades note (“The enclosed maps of linkage groups were made from the data which Emerson has assembled for the forthcoming paper on linkages in maize by Emerson, Beadle and Fraser”) and a map (“CHROMOSOME MAPS OF MAIZE 1935”)]. [Sharp’s copy has 20 numbered pages plus Rhoades’ note following the last numbered page (p. 20) but is missing the linkage map; Anderson’s copy is like PB vol. 9; PB vol. 9 includes 25 pages (20+2+3), of which the last 3 pages are Emerson’s letter of November 30, 1935; see below]. | |
| 10b | 9/17/35 | 1 | Emerson | Disease resistance test cooperation requested [half-sheet; not in PB volume]. | |||||
| 10c | [9] | 11/30/35 | 11/30/35 | 3 | Emerson | Call for news items; summary of linkage in maize off the press; cooperative disease resistance tests; collective short publications on linkage proposed [Emerson signs as secretary “pro tem”; Exhibit “B” at top of page in green ink (and crossed out) in Emerson’s handwriting (no department number); used to document Emerson’s RF grant report — in pencil is “Put after vol 9 before Vol 10”; Sharp’s copy has dept. no. 757 at top left but no Exhibit letter at the top of Sharp’s copy]. | |||
| 10 | Vol. 10 | X. | 3/4/36 | 3/4/36 | 22 | Emerson | News, Data, Stocks, Inbred tests. | ||
| 11c | [11] | 11/21/36 | 1 | Langham | Call, deadline January 15. | ||||
| 11d | [11] | 1/5/37 | 1 | Langham | Call, deadline January 15. | ||||
| 11 | Vol. 11 | XI. | 3/23/37 | 3/23/37 | 26 | Langham | News, Stocks, Inbred tests. | ||
| 12c | [12] | 11/17/37 | 2 | Langham | Call, deadline January 15; encouragement of collective short proposals on linkage. | ||||
| 12d | [12] | 1/22/38 | 1 | Langham | Call, deadline advanced to February 15, 1939. | ||||
| 12 | Vol. 12 | XII. | 3/6/38 | 3/6/38 | 40 | Langham | News, Stocks, Symbol Index for 1/23/33-3/6/38; Maps by Langham, hand-drawn (A “showing the loci of those genes whose position can be determined with reasonable certainty”; B “showing the approximate loci of many genes. (Working map. More 3-point tests needed …” [at end of PB volume and in Anderson copy; Sharp’s copy, p. 38 is last page — chromosome linkage maps are missing; Sharp’s last un-numbered copy is dated March 6, 1938]. | ||
| 13c | [13] | 1/21/39 | 1 | Langham | Call. | ||||
| 13 | Vol. 13 | XIII. | 4/15/39 | 22 | Langham | News, Stocks, Bibliography, Mailing list of 77 persons, 20 outside of the US. Mann Library numbered copies begin with no. 13 [April 15, 1939]; the first bound Plant Breeding volume ends with volume 14, March 5, 1940; The second bound Plant Breeding volume ends with volume 21, March 1, 1947 [“MNL, Vols. 2–14, 1932–1940,” & “MNL Vols. 15–21, 1941–1947” (PB)] There are no covers included in the PB bound volumes, only blue pieces of paper separating volumes. — LBK checked the bound volumes at Mann Library; manila folder cover hand written title and number 13 on cover. Anderson copies through this date are unnumbered. | |||
| 14c | [14] | 10/31/39 | 1 | Lebedeff | Call for 1940 MNL; deadline January 15. | ||||
| 14d | Vol. 14 | XIV. | 1/8/40 | 1 | Emerson | Call reminder, half sheet [Not in PB bound volumes]. | |||
| 14 | [14] | 3/5/40 | 56+(3) | Emerson | News, Bibl, Stocks (by Lebedeff), Historical Notes on Maize Genetics Cooperation I–XIV on page 56 likely by Emerson [last 3 pages in PB volume 14 are letter of 2/5/41 and “An Appreciation” of Emerson, see below] [Mann Library Copy, L.J. Stadler copy, and E.G. Anderson copy have only the 56 pgs]. Professionally printed, numbered covers begin with vol. 14. | ||||
| 15c | [15] | 1/21/41 | 1 | Fraser | Call for 1941 MNL; deadline March 1. | ||||
| 2/5/41 | 1 | Randolph, Fraser | Letter, Emerson’s retirement and reunion of maize genetics workers: “As you may know Dr. Emerson reaches retirement age this coming June … this coming summer is an appropriate time to hold a reunion of his former students and coworkers in corn genetics. Preliminary arrangements are now being made for such a reunion to be held at Ithaca in late August or early September, either just before or just after the summer meeting of the Genetics Society at Cold Spring Harbor.” List of 30 names to whom this invitation is sent appended below and those (11) who have already indicated they would attend are starred. | ||||||
| 15 | Vol. 15 | 4/1/41 | (2)+56 | Fraser | News, Editorial Policy of GENETICS (Rhoades), Stocks, chromosome assignments, Bibliography [Mann Library copy, Anderson copy, and Stadler copy have “An appreciation” of 2 pgs. preceding pg. 1 within the manila cover and affixed with brass round-headed paper fasteners; see above, vol. 14]. | ||||
| 16c | [16] | 12/10/41 | 1 | Emerson | Call; deadline January 15. | ||||
| 16 | Vol. 16 | 2/10/42 | i+59 | Emerson | [Plus Table of Contents] note in memory of Fraser by Emerson; Reports, Stocks (by Einset, Welch), Bibliography (by Emerson). | ||||
| 17c | [17] | 12/10/42 | 1 | Emerson | Call; deadline January 31. | ||||
| 17 | Vol 17, 1943 | 2/15/43 | 51+(1) | Emerson | Reports, Stocks, Bibliography [plus 1 pg. 11/22/43 Emerson to 11 cooperators-see below][Only the year is listed on PB copy, Vol. number not hand written in this or subsequent bound PB volumes]. | ||||
| [17] | 11/22/43 | 1 | Emerson | LBK found in PB copy at end of vol. 17, 1943. “This is being sent to” [13 cooperators]. Emerson upset that News Letter was quoted without permission, “Should we send the newsletter only to workers in maize genetics”. | |||||
| [1943] | Assumed Call for 1944, no copy found. | ||||||||
| 18 | Vol. 18 | 1/31/44 | i+32 | Emerson | [Plus Table of Contents] Reports, Stocks, Bibliography (by A.M. Brown). | ||||
| [1944] | Assumed Call for 1945, no copy found. | ||||||||
| 19 | Vol. 19 | 2/15/45 | i+50 | Cushing | Reports, Stocks (Cushing, Morris), Bibliography [disclaimer added to cover: “The data presented here are not to be used in publications without the consent of the authors”]. | ||||
| [1945] | Assumed Call for 1946, no copy found. | ||||||||
| 20 | Vol. 20 | 4/15/46 | i+35 | Cushing | Reports, Stocks (Cushing, Morris), Bibliography (by Smith) [pg 2 has an announcement by Emerson, “Arrangements have been made to continue the Maize Genetics Cooperation at Cornell University for a period of not less than three years. Professor R. L. Cushing, who has been responsible for the work done during the past few years, will help initiate Prof. H. H. Smith who will have charge of the work in the immediate future…. R. A. Emerson.”]. [disclaimer is emphasized by addition of a box border]. | ||||
| 21c | [21] | 12/26/46 | 1 | Smith | Call for 1947 MNL; deadline February 15. | ||||
| 21 | Vol. 21 | 3/1/47 | i+59 | Smith | [Plus Table of Contents]. Reports, Bibliography [Last PB bound volume, volume 21, March 1, 1947][[disclaimer is further emphasized by a double box border]. | ||||
| 12/8/47 | Death of Emerson, Dec. 8, 1947; end of PB bound Maize Newsletters is 1947. | ||||||||
| 22c | 12/17/47 | 1 | Smith | Call for 1948 MNL; deadline February 15. | |||||
| 22 | 3/8/48 | i+72 | Smith | Note in memory of Emerson by L. F. Randolph, B.S Monroe, & F. P. Bussell, Reports, Stocks (by Wright), Bibliography (by Wright). | |||||
| 23c | 12/28/48 | 1 | Smith | Call for MNL 23, 1949; deadline February 15. | |||||
| 23 | 3/10/49 | i+78 | Smith | Note in memory of Lindstrom by J. W. Gowen; Reports; Stocks (by Wright); Bibliography (by Wright). | |||||
| [1949] | Assumed Call for 1950, no copy found. | ||||||||
| 24 | 3/17/50 | i+81 | Smith | Reports, Stocks (by Craigmiles), Bibliography. | |||||
| [1950] | Assumed Call for 1951, no copy found. | ||||||||
| 25 | 3/17/51 | i+68 | Smith | Reports, Historical, Author index vol. 9–24, Stocks (by Craigmiles), Bibliography (by Craigmiles). | |||||
| 26c | 1/2/52 | 1 | Smith | Call for MNL 26, 1952; deadline February 15. | |||||
| 26 | 3/17/52 | i+76 | Smith | Report on meeting to discuss Support for the Coop at AIBS Meetings in Minnesota September 12, 1951 (Smith); Reports, Stocks (by Craigmiles), Bibliography (by Woodward, Craigmiles). | |||||
| 27b | 9/26/52 | 4 | Rhoades | Stock Center, Project Outline. | |||||
| 27c | 12/30/52 | 1 | Smith | Call for MNL 27, 1953; deadline February 15. | |||||
| 27 | 3/17/53 | i+90 | Everett | Report on meeting to discuss support for the Coop at AIBS Meetings at Cornell September 9, 1952 (Laughnan); Reports, Bibliography (by Sherwood). | |||||
| 28c | 1/5/54 | 1 | Smith | Call for MNL 28; deadline February 15. | |||||
| 28 | 3/17/54 | ii+94 | Smith | Funds received from hybrid corn companies to support MNL; Reports, Stocks (Patterson), Bibliography (Wright). | |||||
| 29c | 12/15/54 | 2 | Smith | Call for MNL 29, 1955 with example; deadline February 15. | |||||
| 29 | 3/17/55 | ii+100 | Smith | Reports, Stocks (Patterson), Bibliography (Wright). | |||||
| 30c | 12/7/55 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1956 MNL (from Illinois), deadline February 15; Transfer of MNL Responsibility. | |||||
| 30 | 3/15/56 | ii+164 | Rhoades | Minutes of 1955 meeting of maize geneticists at AIBS meetings at Michigan State University regarding transfer of Stocks and the Maize Genetics Cooperation Newsletter, chromosome responsibilities (Patterson); Reports, Stocks (Patterson), Bibliography (Bibl.) [News Letter published in Department of Botany, University of Illinois]. | |||||
| 31c | 12/7/56 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1957 MNL; deadline February 15. | |||||
| 31 | 3/15/57 | ii+173 | Rhoades | Nomenclature, Reports, Stocks, Bibl. | |||||
| 32c | 12/12/57 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1958 MNL (from Illinois); deadline February 15. | |||||
| 32 | 3/15/58 | ii+156 | Rhoades | Reports, Stocks, Bibl. [published in Department of Botany, Indiana University][Seed companies fund publication of MNL; Obituary of Frederick David Richey (1884–1955) by H. K. Hayes]. | |||||
| 33c | 12/8/58 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1959 MNL, deadline February 15 (from Indiana). | |||||
| 33 | 4/1/59 | ii+168 | Rhoades | Reports, Stocks, Bibl., Mailing list. | |||||
| 34c | 12/8/59 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1960 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 34 | 5/1/60 | ii+154 | Rhoades | Reports, Stocks, Bibl. [Rhoades incorporates a Foreword to the News Letter and acknowledges Ellen Dempsey “who has been largely responsible for assembling the News Letter.”][Indiana University and NSF grant (in part) fund publication of MNL]. | |||||
| 35c | 12/9/60 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1961 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 35 | 4/15/61 | ii+183 | Rhoades | Reports, Stocks, Bibl. [NSF grant funds publication of MNL]. | |||||
| 36c | 12/8/61 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1962 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 36 | 4/15/62 | ii+122 | Rhoades | Reports, Stocks, Bibl. | |||||
| 36i | 7/1/62 | 45 | Coe | Symbol Index, MNL 12–35 (from Missouri). | |||||
| 37c | 12/1/62 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1963 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 37 | 4/15/63 | ii+196 | Rhoades | Reports, Chromosome 1 Data, Stocks, Bibl. | |||||
| 38c | 12/6/63 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1964 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 38 | 4/15/64 | ii+150 | Rhoades | Reports, Stocks, Bibl. | |||||
| 39c | 12/14/64 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1965 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 39 | 4/15/65 | ii+210 | Rhoades | Reports, Stocks, Bibl. | |||||
| 40c | 12/14/65 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1966 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 40 | 4/15/66 | ii+205 | Rhoades | Reports, Map, Stocks, Bibl. | |||||
| 41c | 12/21/66 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1967 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 41 | 4/15/67 | ii+233 | Rhoades | Reports, Stocks (Lambert), Bibl. | |||||
| 42c | 12/15/67 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1968 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 42 | 4/15/68 | iii+208 | Rhoades | Reports, Stocks, Bibl. | |||||
| 43c | 12/15/67 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1969 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 43 | 4/15/69 | ii+242 | Rhoades | Reports, Stocks, Bibl. | |||||
| 44c | 12/18/69 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1970 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 44i | 4/15/70 | 51 | Coe | Author and Name Index, MNL 3–43 (from Missouri). | |||||
| 44 | 4/15/70 | ii+232 | Rhoades | Reports, Stocks, Bibl. | |||||
| 45c | 12/18/70 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1971 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 45 | 4/15/71 | ii+287 | Rhoades | Reports, Stocks, Bibl. | |||||
| 46c | 12/6/71 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1972 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 46 | 4/15/72 | ii+245 | Rhoades | Reports, Stocks, Bibl. | |||||
| 47c | 12/12/72 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1973 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 47 | 4/15/73 | ii+277 | Rhoades | Reports, Nomenclature, Stocks, Mailing list, Bibl. | |||||
| 48c | 12/12/73 | 1 | Rhoades | Call for 1974 MNL, deadline February 15. | |||||
| 48 | 5/15/74 | ii+244 | Rhoades | Reports, Stocks, Bibl. | |||||
| 49c | 1/13/75 | 1 | Coe | Call for MNL 49, deadline February 15 (from Missouri); transfer of responsibility. | |||||
| 49 | 4/15/75 | ii+183 | Coe | Reports, Stocks, Bibl. [Published at University of Missouri]. | |||||
| 50c | 11/1/75 | 1 | Coe | Call for MNL 50, 1976, deadline January 1. | |||||
| 50 | 3/1/76 | ii+180 | Coe | Reports, Stocks, Bibl., Mailing list, Author Index [Chronological list of News Letter Files]. | |||||
| 51c | 11/1/76 | Coe | Call for MNL 51, 1977, deadline January 1. | ||||||
| 51 | 3/1/77 | ii+126 | Coe | Reports, Stocks, Bibl., Author Index (AI), Maps. | |||||
| 52a | 4/4/77 | 2 | Coe | Request for Cytogenetic Working Map data by October 1. | |||||
| 52b | 9/19/77 | 2 | Coe | Reminder for Cytogenetic Working Map data. | |||||
| 52c | 11/5/77 | 1 | Coe | Call for MNL 52, 1978, deadline January 1. | |||||
| 52 | 3/1/78 | ii+178 | Coe | Reports, Cytogenetic Maps, Stocks, Bibl., Symbol index (SI), AI, News Letter Files list additions, 55 Years reprinted (3/7/23). | |||||
| 4/25/78 | 1 | Coe | Request for Cytogenetic Working Map data by October 1. | ||||||
| 11/1/78 | 1 | Coe | Call for 1979 MNL, deadline January 1. | ||||||
| 53 | 3/1/79 | ii+166 | Coe | Reports, Stocks, Bibl., Mailing list, SI for MNL 36–53, AI, 50 Years reprinted (4/12/29). | |||||
| 4/12/79 | 1 | Coe | Request for mapping work and new data. | ||||||
| 11/9/79 | 1 | Coe | Call for 1980 MNL, deadline January 1. | ||||||
| 54 | 3/31/80 | ii+163 | Coe | Reports, Zealand, Stocks, Bibl., Mailing list, SI, AI, 50 Years reprinted (12/19/29, 2/5/30, 4/17/30, 7/26/30). | |||||
| 11/5/80 | 4 | Coe | Stock Center support from USDA; Questionnaire on MNL features and on Stock Center functions. | ||||||
| 11/15/80 | 1 | Coe | Call for 1981 MNL, deadline January 1. | ||||||
| 55 | 3/15/81 | iii+161 | Coe | Reports, Zealand, Stocks, Bibl., SI, AI. | |||||
| 11/20/81 | 1 | Coe | Call for 1982 MNL, deadline January 1. | ||||||
| 3/2/82 | 1 | Coe | Plan for meeting on mapping. | ||||||
| 56 | 3/15/82 | iv+208 | Coe | Reports, Zealand, Stocks, Mailing list, Bibl., SI, AI, 50 Years reprinted (10/5/32). | |||||
| 4/22/82 | 30 | Coe | Planning with Mapping Coordinators; data compilations. | ||||||
| 12/1/82 | 1 | Coe | Call for 1983 MNL, deadline January 1. | ||||||
| 3/3/83 | 4 | Coe | Planning with Mapping Group; data compilations for 1983. | ||||||
| 57 | 3/31/83 | iv+236 | Coe | Reports, Zealand, Genelist & Maps, Stocks, Bibl., Mailing list, SI, AI, 50 Years reprinted (12/12/32, 1/23/33). | |||||
| 8/5/83 | 3 | Coe | Coordination of mapping, chromosome responsibililties. | ||||||
| 10/31/83 | 1 | Coe | Request to Mapping Coordinators for summarized reports by January 1. | ||||||
| 11/23/83 | 1 | Coe | Call for 1984 MNL, deadline January 1. | ||||||
| 58 | 4/30/84 | vi+258 | Coe | Reports, Mapping, Zealand, Stocks, Bibl., Mailing list, SI, AI, Maps. | |||||
| 11/8/84 | 1 | Coe | Call for 1985 MNL, deadline January 1. | ||||||
| 1/10/85 | 1 | Coe | Request to Mapping Coordinators for summarized reports. | ||||||
| 59 | 3/31/85 | iv+187 | Coe | Reports, Mapping, Zealand, Stocks, Mailing list, Bibl., SI, AI, Cytogenetic Data, Maps. | |||||
| 11/15/85 | 2 | Coe | Call for MNL 1986, deadline January 1; request to send stocks to Stock Center; information on integrated mapping. | ||||||
| 11/29/85 | 15 | Coe | Minutes of National Plant Genetic Resources Board re mapping integration for maize. | ||||||
| 1/21/86 | 1 | Coe | Request to Mapping Coordinators for summarized reports. | ||||||
| 3/12/86 | 1 | Coe | Planning with Mapping Group for meeting on mapping. | ||||||
| 60 | 3/31/86 | viii+212 | Coe | Reports, Zealand, Stocks, Mapping, Mailing list, Bibl., SI, AI. | |||||
| 11/15/86 | 2 | Coe | Call for 1987 MNL, deadline January 1. | ||||||
| 1/13/87 | 1 | Coe | Request to Mapping Coordinators for summarized reports. | ||||||
| 61 | 3/31/87 | iv+177 | Coe | Reports, Zealand, Stocks, Mapping, Mailing list, Bibl., SI, AI. | |||||
| 11/15/87 | 2 | Coe | Call for 1988 MNL, deadline January 1. | ||||||
| 1/20/88 | 1 | Coe | Change to require Subscriptions and Endowment. | ||||||
| 62 | 3/31/88 | iv+179 | Coe | Reports, Zealand, Stocks, Mapping, Genelist, Maps, Mailing list, Bibl., SI, AI. | |||||
| 11/21/88 | 1 | Coe | Call for 1989 MNL, deadline January 1; Maize Conference news. | ||||||
| 63 | 3/31/89 | xi+195 | Coe | Reports, Zealand, Stocks, Mapping, Mailing list, Bibl., SI, AI, Donors. | |||||
| 11/15/89 | 1 | Coe | Call for 1990 MNL, deadline January 1; Maize Conference news. | ||||||
| 64 | 3/31/90 | ix+208 | Coe | Reports, Zealand, Stocks, Genelist, Maps, Mailing list, Bibl., SI, AI, Donors. | |||||
| 11/15/90 | 1 | Coe | Call for 1991 MNL, deadline January 1; Maize Conference news. | ||||||
| 65 | 3/1/91 | viii+212 | Coe | Reports, Zealand, Stocks, Genelist, Maps, Mailing list, Bibl., SI, AI, Donors. | |||||
| 66 | 3/15/92 | x+220 | Coe | Reports, Zealand, Stocks, Genelist, Maps, MaizeDB, Mailing list, Bibl., SI, AI, Donors; Rhoades memory by Dempsey. | |||||
| 11/10/92 | 1 | Coe | Call for 1993 MNL, deadline January 1; Maize Conference news; Marty Sachs to head Maize Genetics Cooperation — Stock Center. | ||||||
| 67 | 3/15/93 | vii+231 | Coe | Reports, Zealand, Stocks, Genelist, Maps, MaizeDB, Mailing list, Bibl., SI, AI, Donors; MaizeDB report and access through Gopher; issue dedicated to McClintock, references to essays and memories. | |||||
| 11/1/93 | 1 | Coe | Call for 1994 MNL; access available through Gopher, AceDB, WWW, and MaizeDB; Maize Conference news; Patterson retires from responsibilities with the Stock Center, Stinard Curator. | ||||||
| 68 | 3/15/94 | vii+253 | Coe | Reports, K-12, Mailing list, Stocks, Zealand, Nomenclature, Genelist, Maps, MaizeDB, Bibl., SI, AI, Donors. | |||||
| 12/14/94 | 2 | Coe | Call for 1995 MNL by email; access available through Gopher, AceDB, WWW, and MaizeDB; Maize Conference news. | ||||||
| 12/14/94 | 1 | Coe | Call for 1995 MNL; access available through Gopher, AceDB, WWW, and MaizeDB; Maize Conference news. | ||||||
| 69 | 8/15/95 | viii+321 | Coe | Reports, K-12, Mailing list, Stocks, Nomenclature, MaizeDB, Probe Bank, Genelist, Maps, Zealand, Bibl., SI, AI, Donors. | |||||
| 11/13/95 | 1 | Coe | Call for 1996 MNL; Maize Conference news. | ||||||
| 70 | 3/15/96 | v+185 | Coe | Reports, Mailing list, Stocks, MaizeDB, Probe Bank, Genelist, Maps, Zealand, Bibl., SI, AI, Donors. | |||||
| 10/22/96 | 2 | Coe | Call for 1997 MNL by email; initiation of Virtual MNL, Verbatim incorporation, and Linkletter. | ||||||
| 11/13/96 | 1 | Coe | Call for MNL 71 by postcard. | ||||||
| 71 | 4/15/97 | iv+126 | Coe | Reports, K-12, Mailing list, Stocks, MaizeDB, Probe Bank, SI, AI, Donors; 66 Years reprinted (11/18/31). | |||||
| 8/20/97 | 1 | Coe | Call for MNL 72, 1998 on web in MaizeDB; Virtual MNL, Verbatim incorporation, and Linkletter. | ||||||
| 12/3/97 | 1 | Coe | Call for MNL 72, 1998 by postcard. | ||||||
| 12/3/97 | 1 | Coe | Call for MNL 72, 1998 by email; Maize Conference news. | ||||||
| 72 | 4/15/98 | iv+134 | Coe | Reports, Mailing list, Stocks, MaizeDB, Probe Bank, Maps, SI, AI, Donors, 69 Years reprinted (11/23/29). | |||||
| 11/30/98 | 1 | Coe | Call for MNL 73, 1999 by email; Maize Conference news. | ||||||
| 73 | 4/15/99 | iv+155 | Coe | Reports, Mailing list, Stocks, MaizeDB, SI, AI, Donors. | |||||
| 11/29/99 | 2 | Coe | Call for 2000 MNL by email; Maize Conference news. | ||||||
| 74 | 4/15/00 | x+116 | Coe | Reports, Mailing list, Stocks, MaizeDB, SI, AI, Donors; Li Jing Xing (C.H. Li) memory by Chase; Patterson memory from Illinois. | |||||
| 11/17/00 | 1 | Birchler, Polacco | Call for MNl 75, 2001 by email. | ||||||
| 11/17/00 | 1 | Polacco, Birchler | Call for MNL 75, 2001 on web in MaizeDB. | ||||||
| 11/21/00 | 1 | Coe | MNL self-supporting, change in subscription policy; MNL 59 and above in MaizeDB. | ||||||
| 75 | 8/15/01 | vii+131 | Polacco, Birchler | Reports, Mailing list, Stocks, MaizeDB, SI, AI, web sites, Maize Genetics Executive Committee, sequencing report; transfer of responsibility for MNL to Polacco and Birchler. | |||||
| [2001] | Polacco, Birchler | Call assumed. | |||||||
| 76 | 5/15/02 | vi+148 | Polacco, Birchler | Reports, Mailing list, Stocks, MaizeDB, SI, AI; Nelson memory by Hannah, Burr, Dooner. | |||||
| 11/30/02 | 1 | Polacco, Birchler | Call for 2003 MNL by email. | ||||||
| 77 | 7/29/03 | iii+183 | Polacco, Birchler | Reports, Mailing list, Stocks, MaizeDB, SI, AI; recent Donors. | |||||
| 12/8/03 | 1 | Birchler, Polacco | Call for 2004 MNL by email. | ||||||
| 78 | 7/26/04 | iii+163 | Polacco, Birchler | Reports, Address List, Stock Center, Community IBM (cIBM) Maps, Recent Maize Publications, SI, AI | |||||
* numbers in brackets represent the volume with which that communication was bound in the PB set — i.e., Rhoades call of 12/12/32 was bound with Volume 3, 1/23/33.
LBK acknowledges the National Science Foundation (grants SBR9511866 and SBR9710488), for support of archival research; the Departments of Plant Biology and Plant Breeding at Cornell University for logistical support; with grateful thanks to Chris Bonneuil, Royse P. Murphy, William B. Provine, and Margaret Smith, for sharing notes and documents in the spirit of maize cooperation; to archivists Thomas Rosenbaum, RAC and Joseph Schwarz, NARA, for permission to use the collections and for supplying information and copies of letters, and to Mary L. Polacco for encouragement and aid in systematizing the information.
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