Hudson, George Elford Papers, 1930-1971

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George Elford Hudson
Papers, 1930-1971

The papers of George Elford Hudson, 1930-1971, were donated toWashington State University Libraries in May 1980 (MS80-17). The papers were processed in September 1984 by Patricia M. Gourd.

Number of containers: 1
Linear feet of shelf space: 3
Approximate number of items: 353

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. George Elford Hudson was born on May 6, 1907. He taught in the Washington State University Department of Zoology from 1938 to 1974. From 1938 to 1946 he was an Assistant Professor of Zoology and the zoology museum curator. In 1946 he became an Associate Professor and gained his full Professorship in 1951. During the Second World War, Dr. Hudson worked with the War Department on chemical warfare. He was a charter member of the Washington Environmental Council. Dr. Hudson authored numerous articles on bird musculature, which appeared in the American Midland Naturalist and Ibis. Many of these articles were extensions of masters and doctoral research at the University of Nebraska in 1937. Dr. Hudson died on August 4, l974.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

The papers of George Elford Hudson, which date from 1930 to 1971, are arranged in a single series in alphabetical order by subject. The records contain original drawings, in pencil and ink, and plates used for illustrations for his articles showing bird musculature. The folders listed as oversize (o.s.) are located in the flat files in a large folder separate from the other containers.

CONTAINER LIST

Box	Folder	Description	No. of Items
1	1	Bird Drawing: Left Leg, Medial View, n.d. (o.s.)	1
	2	Bird Names Referred to by Gadow in Discussing the Muscles of the Pelvic Appendadge of Birds: Brown's "Klasse Und Ardnungen", pp. 139-209 (o.s.)	1
	3	Ciconiiformes Correlations, 1966	6
	4	Cross-Section Drawings of Ring-Billed Gull (B. 373), n.d.	3
	5	Correlation Coefficients: Legs; Wings (Family Comparisons); Wings (Numerical Scores); Legs (Numerical Scores); Legs (Family Comparisons); and, Final Run, 1966-1971	7
	6	Crow Drawings, n.d. (o.s.)	12
	7	Crow Muscles, n.d.	3
	8	Draft Bird Drawings (ink), n.d.	4
	9	Draft Bird Drawings (pencil), n.d.	5
	10	Figures 1-9 For Muscles of the Pectoral Limb in Galliform Birds, Hudson & Langillotti, American Midland Naturalist, 71 (1): January 1964. (o.s.)	4
		Galliformes Computer Runs (Hudson, et al.), Muscle Coefficients:
	11	Coefficients, Pelvic Limb Muscles, 1964	1
	12	Coefficients, Pelvic Muscles, 1965	4
	13	Coefficients, Wing Muscles, 1964	1
	14	Coefficients, Wing Muscles (All Items) 1965	1
	15	Detail Sheets, Wing Muscles (Computed by R. A. Parker), April 13, 1962	1
	16	Leg & Wing Muscles Chart, 1965	1
	17	Leg Muscles, Pelvic Appendage (Partridge, Grouse), n.d.	12
	18	Negatives - Pectoral Appendage (Pigeon, Blue Grouse, Prairie Falcon), n.d.	2
	19	Pectorals, Non-Sesamoid, 1965	1
	20	Pectorals, Sesamoid, 1965	1
	21	Pelvic Limb Muscles (Revised), 1963	1
	22	Pelvic Limb Muscles (Revised), 1963	1
	23	Pelvic Limb Muscle Scores (Revised), 1964	1
	24	Pelvic Muscles, 1964	1
	25	Wing Muscles Scores, 1964	1
	26	Wing Muscles Scores (Revised), 1964	1
	27	Wing Muscles Summaries, Computed by R.A. Parker, 1962	1
	28	Wing Myology, Wing Muscles Summaries (Computed by R.A. Parker), 1962	1
	29	Hudson Data Sheets, n.d.	8
	30	Ink Drawings: Bird Musculature, n.d.	9
	31	Lari & Alcae, Original Drawings (Figures 1-26b), Ibis: III (1969): 459-524. Hudson, et al. (o.s.)	25
	32	Negatives--Crow Wing Muscles, Plates 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10-20, April 2, 1951	18
	33	Original Drawings for Paper on "Gross Anatomy of the Wing Muscles in the Family Corvidaes: Pectoral Appendages," (Hudson & Lanzilotte, American Midland Naturalist, 1955). 53 (1): 1-44 (o.s.)	24
	34	Original Drawings for Paper on Muscles of the Pelvic Limb in Galliform Birds. American Midland Naturalist, 57 (1): 1-66, January 1959. (Author's Note). (o.s.)	6
	35	Pectoral Appendage, Falconiformes (o.s.), n.d.	1
	36	Pectoral Appendage (cross-section), Quail, Killdeer, Green-Winged Teal, Ring-Billed Gull, Pied-Billed Grebe, Kingfisher, Burrowing Owl, n.d.	21
	37	Photostatic Prints From A Text, Erklarung von Tafal, XIX-XXIV, n.d.	15
	38	Plates On Bird Musculature, 1951	7
	39	Strigiformes & Caprimulgiformes: Illustrations of the Pelvic Limb Muscles, n.d. (o.s.)	1
	40	"Studies on the Muscles of the Pelvic Appendage in Birds." American Midland Naturalist 18 (1): 1-108, January 1937. George E. Hudson's Original Drawings for Ph.D. Thesis, 26 Plates. (o.s.)	60
	41	Tinamiformes--Pectoral and Pelic Muscles Drawings, n.d.	21
	42	Wing and Leg Muscles Correlation Statistical Chart, n.d. (o.s.)	2
	43	Wings, Crow (M.S. Thesis Drawings, University of Nebraska, George E. Hudson), 1930 (o.s.)	17