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TITLE: RIGGS (LORRIN) PAPERS
BIRTH: 6/11/12
DEATH:
RANGE OF RECORDS: 1931-1986
LOCATION: M2600-M2622; A31; V20; Riggs Depot 1-4
FINDING AID:
INVENTORY LENGTH: 128 pages
CONTINUED RECEIPTS: No
COLLECTION SIZE: 14.5 linear feet
CONTENT NOTE: Riggs autobiography. Photos; Tests; Bound volumes of Vision Seminar Reports 1968-1971. Materials from Brown University courses taught by Riggs. Description of experiments; University of Vermont, 1937. Unpublished manuscripts; papers read at professional meetings, and correspondence - most is arranged alphabetically. Among the many correspondents: Matthew Alpern; Tom Cornsweet; Clarence Graham; Leo and Dorothy Hurvich; and Walter Miles. Many letters of recommendation. Correspondence with many organizations: International Society for Clinical ERG (Electroetinography Society of Neuroscience (1969-77); Psychonomic Society (1960-80); Optical Society of America (1962-85); Society of Experimental Psychologists (1967-86); International Brain Research Organization (1961-78). Research data & reports on Nightblindness (1949-53); Pigeon Experiments (re: bird color vision) 1971-73; telescopes (1944); and contact lens. Correspondence regarding 1976 trip to Russia as well as other international trips.
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Some restrictions apply.
DEPOT BOX INFORMATION: Reprints by donor; newspaper & magazine clippings regarding donor; and professional contributions and awards.