Fernandus Payne papers, 1907-1974
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Finding aid prepared by Kristen Sanders and Magia
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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.
TitleFernandus 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.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries' online
catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the
catalog using these terms.
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Names
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Indiana
University. Dept. of Zoology --History --20th century --Sources.
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Indiana
University. Graduate School --History --20th century --Sources.
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Indiana University
--Administration --History --20th century --Sources.
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Payne, Fernandus,
1881-1977 --Archives.
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Payne, Fernandus,
1881-1977 --Correspondence.
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Luria, S. E.
(Salvador Edward), 1912- --Correspondence.
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Muller, H. J.
(Hermann Joseph), 1890-1967 --Correspondence.
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Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward),
1912- Correspondence. Selections.
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Muller, H. J. (Hermann Joseph),
1890-1967. Correspondence. Selections.
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Payne, Fernandus, 1881-1977.
Speeches. Selections.
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Separated Material
Photographs transferred to the University Archives Photographs Collection.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Transferred from Lilly Library in 2001; Accession 2001/018.
Usage RestrictionsThe 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
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Researchers are responsible for securing permission from copyright owners and any other rights holders for any reuse of these
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Preferred Citation
[Item], Fernandus Payne papers, Collection C188, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Processing informationProcessed 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
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