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Fernandus Payne papers, 1907-1974

A Guide to the Papers at the Indiana University Archives

Finding aid prepared by Kristen Sanders and Magia Ghetu

Summary Information

Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7000
Phone: (812) 855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives

Creator
Payne, Fernandus, 1881-1977.

Extent
1 cubic foot (1 box)

Language
Materials are in English unless otherwise indicated.

Title
Fernandus Payne papers, 1907-1974 

Collection No.
C188

Abstract
Fernandus Payne was a Professor in the zoology department and Dean of the Graduate School at Indiana University, where he spent his entire academic career. A small collection, the Payne papers primarily consist of correspondence and include many world-renowned correspondents, such as Nobel Prize winners Hermann Muller and Salvador Luria.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.

Biographical Note

Fernandus Payne was born on 13 February 1881 in Shelbyville, Indiana. As a young adult Payne had a very strong work ethic and worked on several Indiana farms in order to support himself through his educational endeavors. He graduated from Valparaiso University with his B.S. in 1901. In 1905 he graduated from Indiana University with his B.A., and in 1906 he received his M.A. from Indiana University as well. After completing his studies at I.U. he entered Columbia University and earned his Ph.D. in 1909.

Soon after completing his degree work Payne became an Assistant Professor in the zoology department at Indiana University, where he spent his entire academic career. After promotion to full professor in 1919 and the death of Dean Carl Eigenmann in 1927, Payne became the next Dean of the Graduate School as well as the new chair of the Zoology department in 1927. He maintained his position as an administrator until his retirement from the position of Dean of the Graduate School in 1947, and his position as professor until his second retirement in 1951. He was named Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School and Professor Emeritus of Zoology in 1951 by the Indiana University Board of Trustees.

As a member of the Indiana University community Fernandus Payne made many great contributions. First, Payne is credited with introducing the study of genetics, always a controversial subject, to the university and attracting cutting edge researchers in the field, like Hermann Muller and Salvatore Luria, who both went on to win the Nobel Prize for their research.

Payne was also a renown researcher in his own right. Although his interests were varied he is best remembered for his research on the the effects of aging on the endocrine gland structure of fowl.

As well as a researcher, Payne was recognized as a superb administrator and instructor. He always championed the causes of the faculty and the students under his direction. He had a reputation as a man who expected quality from all around him, but dealt with people in an honest and just fashion. During his academic career he received many awards recognizing his contributions to collegiate education.

After giving up research at the age of 90 Payne left Bloomington for a retirement home in Frankfort, Indiana. Payne died on 13 October 1977 at the age of 96.

Arrangement

Fernandus Payne papers organized into four series: Correspondence, Speeches, Writings, and Personal material.

Scope and Content Note

This collection is comprised mainly of the correspondence collected by Fernandus Payne throughout his academic career and is represented in the first series of the collection. Correspondents include four Noble prize winners, Hermann Muller, Salvatore E. Luria, T.H. Morgan, and Gerty T. Cori. Other well known correspondents and Indiana University personalities include William Lowe Bryan, Herman B Wells, Alfred Kinsey, Carl Eigenmann, and B.F. Skinner. To see the Kinsey and Skinner letter please refer to the item listed as "Correspondence Collected Celebrating Payne's Retirement, 6 March 1948." This material has all been bound together in one volume.

The second series of the collection, Writings, contains articles and a monograph written by Fernandus Payne arranged chronologically.

The third series of the collection consists of speeches presented by Payne at various engagements. This material has been arranged chronologically.

Series four, Personal materials, consists of various items collected by or presented to Payne, such as his honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from Indiana Central College, a plaque presented to him by the Class of 1966, and the guest book from his 50th wedding anniversary.

Separated Material

Photographs transferred to the University Archives Photographs Collection.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Transferred from Lilly Library in 2001; Accession 2001/018.
Usage Restrictions
The donor(s) of this collection have transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University through a Deed of Gift. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.

The Indiana University Archives respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not claim any copyrights for non-university records, materials in the public domain, or materials for which we do not hold a Deed of Gift. Responsibility for the determination of the copyright status of these materials rests with those persons wishing to reuse the materials. Researchers are responsible for securing permission from copyright owners and any other rights holders for any reuse of these materials that extends beyond fair use or other statutory limitations.

Digital reproductions of archival materials from the Indiana University Archives are made available for noncommercial educational and research purposes only. If you are the copyright holder for any of the digitized materials and have questions about its inclusion on our site, please contact the Indiana University Archivist.

Preferred Citation
[Item], Fernandus Payne papers, Collection C188, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Processing information
Processed by Kristen Sanders.

Completed in 2001.

Revised by Dina Kellams in 2013.


Series: Correspondence, 1907-1972 

A-D, 1924-1961  

Andrews, E.A, 1909-1919  

Bryan, Charlotte Lowe, 1933 

Bryan, William Lowe, 1909-1952  

Castle, W.E., 1920  

Collins, Dottie, 1972 

Collins, Ralph, 1958  

Cori, Gerty T., 1953  

E-H, 1925-1958  

Eigenmann, Carl, 1919  

Fred, E.B., 1951-1952  

Furniss, Edgar S., 1934  

Hamburg, Marian V., 1958  

I-L, 1948-1969  

Isobe, Paul and Hisa, undated 

Jordan, Jessie Knight, 1948 

Lillie, Frank R., 1917-1919  

Lucas, Alfred M., 1950-1951  

Luria, Salvatore E., 1950-1969  [image]View item(s)

M-P, 1946-1970  

Mayer, Alfred G., 1908  

Milby, T.T., 1947-1949  

Morgan, T.H., 1915-1936  

Muller, Hermann J., 1946  

Muller, Thea, 1967-1968  

Pirie, N.W., 1971  

Q-T, 1909-1971  

Reppel, F.P., 1907-1908  

Riddle, Oscar, 1947-1960  

Shapley, Harlow, 1947-1953  

Sonneborn, T.M., 1950-1961  

Stahr, Elvis J., 1965-1968  

Stakman, E.C., 1950-1952  

Struter, George L., 1923-1924  

Sturtevant, A.H., 1915-1947  

Torrey, Theodore W., 1960-1961  

Tschermak, Erich V., 1910  

U-Z, 1911-1927  

Waterman, Alan T., 1952 

Weaver, Warren, 1953  

Wells, Herman B., 1952-1970  

Wilson, Edmund B., 1910-1917  

Winton, Berley, 1946 

50th Wedding Anniversary Cards, 1960 

(?), Josephine, 1972 

Fragment, undated 

Correspondence Collected Celebrating Payne's Retirement, 6 March 1948 

Series: Writings, 1914-1974 

"Chromosomal Variations and the Formation of the First Spermatocyte Chromosomes in teh European Earwig, Forficula Sp.", reprinted from Journal of Morphology, vol. 25, No. 4, December, 1914 

"Crossover Modifiers in the Third Chromosome of Drosophilia Melanogaster", reprinted from Genetics 9: 327-342, July, 1924 

"The Graduate School", 13 December 1928 

Payne, Fernandus and Spieth, E. An Open Letter to College Teachers , 1935 

"Need of Research in Higher Education," Typescript, Journal of Higher Education, 1936 

Charles Zeleny Memorial Resolution, 1940 

Report - Committee on the Classification of the AAU, November 1940 

Charles Darwin, 1959 

Herman J. Muller and Tracy Sonneborn, circa 1959 

Autobiography - "Memories and Reflections", 1974 

An Open Letter to Prospective Students of Biology, undated 

Poem about Faculty, undated 

"A University has Three Major Funcations," undated 

"Universities and Research", undated  

Series: Speeches, 1931-1971 

Citations for Honorary Degrees, 1931-1933 

"Admission Policy of Graduate Schools with Reference to 'Accepted Lists'", Paper read at AAU, 27 October 1934 

"Genetics and Evolution," Sigma Xi address, University of Kentucky on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Thomas Hunt Morgan, 25 September 1936 

State Teachers College talk, Springfield, MO, 28 April 1941 

Alumni group talk, circa 1946 

Retirement Dinner, Graduate School Dean, 6 March 1948 

"Qualifications and Preparation of College Teachers, AAUP annual meeting, Cleveland, OH, 26 March 1950 

National Science Foundation talk, 24 June 1953 

Indiana State Science Talent Search Committee talk, 1954 

Talk to high school science students, Indianapolis, 27 March 1954 

"Biology at Indiana University" - Paper read at dinner meeting of dedication of Jordan Hall, 8 June 1956 

Address, Teacher's Institute of Biology, 24 June 1957 

Hermann J. Muller memorial services, 16 April 1967 

"Changes" - 90th birthday talk for IU retired faculty, 13 February 1971 

Talk to the animal husbandry group, Chicago, undated 

Barat College talk, undated 

"Building a University Faculty," undated 

Remarks at Carl H. Eigenmann tablet unveiling, Donaldson's Cave, Spring Mill State Park, undated 

Talk for students at Pittsburg, Kansas (not delivered), undated 

"Teachers and Teaching,", undated 

Series: Personal materials, 1909-1970 

Columbia University in the City of New York - One Hundred and Fifty-Fifth Annual Commencement, 2 June 1909  

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Laws from Indiana Central College, June 1948  

Retirement card from colleagues, received at departmental picnic, 1951 

50th Wedding Anniversary Guest Book, 1960 

Payne Portrait Presentation, 13 February 1961  

Senior Recognition Banquet, 1966 

Plaque awarded to Payne by the Class of 1966, undated 

Invitation - 89th birthday, 1970 

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