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Arthur Forer fonds

  • F0165
  • Fonds
  • 1959-2017

Fonds consists of records pertaining to Forer’s work as a scientist and as a professor in the Department of Biology at York University, including course materials, lecture notes, grant applications, correspondence, photographs and drawings. Also included in the fonds are video recordings of Forer lecturing on cell division for five episodes of CTV’s “University of the Air: textbook to real life” program, recorded in 1974 and aired on television in 1978.

Forer, Arthur

Correspondence

Series consists of Forer’s professional correspondence, which includes correspondence and forms pertaining to grant and fellowship applications, correspondence with other scientists and colleagues, correspondence pertaining to the submission of articles for publication in scholarly journals, and his work-related correspondence managed by the Department of Biology secretary at York University. Included in some files are photographs and drawings of cells from Forer’s experiments.

Forer '65-'66

File pertains to Forer's communications with scientific journals and publishers about the publication of his work, as well as feedback on his articles from colleagues. Records in this file are draft handwritten letters by Forer, copies of his outgoing correspondence, readers' reports and incoming correspondence.

Applications and correspondence

File consists of Forer's applications for a Damon Runyon Research Fellowship and a National Institutes of Health fellowship, and two letters from the National Institutes of Health regarding his application.

Helen Hay Whitney Foundation : correspondence

File pertains to a post-doctoral fellowship granted to Forer by the Helen Hay Whitney Foundation and includes correspondence, a copy of an application by Forer, memoranda, notes, an agenda and attendee lists for annual meetings of Foundation fellows, a Foundation pamphlet, and progress reports by Forer.

Grant application forms and correspondence

File consists of correspondence pertaining to Forer's inquiries to granting agencies requesting application forms and information, as well copies of blank application forms and brochures.

Handbook '69 : notes and typescript

File pertains to the publication of Forer's chapter, "Chromosome movements during cell-division", in the Handbook of Molecular Cytology, published by the North-Holland Publishing Company. Records in this file are correspondence and a statement of account.

Forer, Nilsson, Zeuthen 1970

File consists of correspondence exchanged between Forer, Jytte Nilsson and Erik Zeuthen pertaining to the writing and final editing of their article, "Studies on the oral apparatus of Tetrahymena pyriformis".

Forer & Brinkley '77

File pertains to the writing and publication of an article by B.R. Brinkley and Forer, entitled "Microtubule distribution in the anaphase spindle of primary spermatocytes of a cranefly", published in the Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology. Records in this file are correspondence and referees' comments.

EMBO fellowship materials

File pertains to a travel fellowship applied for and received by Forer from the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), used to visit to Duke University in North Carolina and Case Western Reserve University in Ohio in April 1972. Records in this file are an application form and synopsis of proposed activity, acceptance forms signed by host institutions, correspondence, and a brief report by Forer regarding his trip.

My appointment to York

File consists of correspondence and list of relocation expenses pertaining to Forer's appointment to the position of assistant professor in Atkinson College's Department of Natural Science, which commenced 1 July 1972.

Harald Fuge

Included with the correspondence in this file is a photograph of a cell.

Nature '71

File pertains to an article written by Olav Behnke, J. Emmersen and Forer, entitled "Actin in sperm tails and meiotic spindles", published in Nature, and to a letter to the editor of Nature written by Forer and Behnke in response to criticism of this article. Records in this file are a photocopy of the article, correspondence, a copy of the published letter, and a photograph to accompany the article.

Cytochalasin : Science '72

File consists of correspondence pertaining to an article written by Olav Behnke, J. Emmersen and Forer, entitled "Does cytochalasin B affect actin-like filaments", published in Science.

Forer & Goldman : J. of Cell Sci. : '72

File consists of correspondence pertaining to the publication of an article written by R.D. Goldman and Forer, entitled "The concentration of dry matter in mitotic apparatuses in vivo after isolation from sea-urchin zygotes", in the Journal of Cell Science.

Forer & Behnke '72

File pertains to an article co-written by Olav Behnke and Forer, entitled "An actin-like component is present in sperm tails of a crane fly", published in the Journal of Cell Science. Records in this file are correspondence and a referee's report.

Forer & Koch '73

File pertains to an article co-written by Bruce Koch and Forer, submitted for publication to Chromosoma. Records in this file are correspondence exchanged between Koch and Forer and photographs to accompany the article.

Dr. A. Forer : August 1972-Oct./76

File consists of copies of Forer's outgoing correspondence and memoranda pertaining to a variety of work- and research-related subjects, maintained by the Department of Biology secretary.

Atkinson grant receipts

File consists of an application form and related invoices pertaining to grant-in-aid of research submitted by Forer to the Atkinson College Committee on Research Grants and Sabbaticals, as well as memoranda relating to Forer's successful application for a grant from York University's President's NRC Fund in 1972.

NRC operating : 1972

File consists of Forer's application forms to the National Research Council of Canada for operating and equipment grants, notifications of decision, and an accompanying letter by Forer.

Letters about crane flies

File consists of incoming and copies of outgoing correspondence exchanged by Forer with other scientists regarding the nature, transfer and cultivation of various types of crane flies.

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