Correspondence and Work Files; 1993-2001

Finding aid prepared by Doris Ketcham, Archives volunteer, 03 July 2003

The collection includes the correspondence and work files of Joseph Bruno Slowinski, Associate Curator, Department of Herpetology. Slowinski was first employed at the California Academy of Sciences in 1997. He died while conducting field work in Myanmar (Burma), 12 September 2001 (Myanmar date) from the bite of a dangerously venomous snake.

The collection is divided into four series:
Series 1: General Correspondence and Miscellaneous
Series 2: Publications (manuscripts)
Series 3: Contemporary Herpetology (Editor's papers)
Series 4: Lecture notes

Series 1: General Correspondence and Miscellaneous

Box 1

All Species Project
American Naturalist (Journal)
Am. Soc. Of Naturalists, Young Investigator Award
A. M. P. S.
Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference
B B C Natural History Program in Burma
B. D. Processes Applied to Phylogenies
Bioforum for Teachers, Venoms and Toxins
Biography
Biol. Sciences Dept., S E Louisiana Univ., '95 - '96
Biol. Sciences Dept., S E Louisiana Univ., '96 - '97
Bohemian Club Talk
Branch Length Paper for Science
Calliophis Talk
C A S Interview
Cedar Creek Development / Timber Rattlesnake
Children's Book
Collins, J. T., Nomination for Honorary Ph.D.
Columbia Interview
Computers
Continuous Parsimony

Box 2

Correspondence '93 - '94
Correspondence '95 - '96
Correspondence '97
Correspondence '98
Correspondence '99
Correspondence 2000 - '01
Counting Trees
Cuatro Cienegas
Determining Species
Disciplinary Action Against Rabinowitz
Diversification # 1
Diversification # 2
Diversification Post Doc, Univ. of Arizona
Docents Talk, Venomous Reptiles
Dong Lin's Proposal

Box 3

Evolutionary Arms Race in Snakes
Evolution of Front - Fanged Systems
Examiner Article
F A U Interview
Fossil Coral Snake
Four - Taxon Topology Study
Friends Dinner (C A S)
Fry, Bryan G.
Gamma Distribution in Phylogenetics
Generalizing Markowan Equations
Gene Tree Parsimony
History of Slowinski, Knight, and Rooney
Hovergen
Incomplete Phylogenies
J G I - Evolutionary Genomics
Job File Transcripts
Joe Slowinski Game
K H S Talk
K.U. Efforts
Lagoni: International Journeys
Length Difference Test, Homogeneity Test
Loan Invoices

Box 4

Louisiana Boating
L.S.U. Interview
L.S.U. Postdoc
Magazine Articles
Mallick, Pranab
Maurer, B. A.
Members' Lecture, Sept. 13, 2000
Mimicry in Asian Snakes
Misc. I
Misc. II
Misc. Computing
M L E Models

Box 5

Molecular Clock, Talk at U. M.
Molecular Phylogenetics Talk
Morphology of Snake Vertebrae
Morphometrics
Myanmar Field Team Training Course
Myanmar Project Talk
Naja Phylogeny
New E R M Equations
Non P L A 2 Venom Proteins
North Bay Herp. Soc. Talk
Notes on the Molecular Biology of Venom Toxins
N S F - B S I Workshop
N S F - Sloan Proposal with Miyamoto
N. Y. C. 1999 Trip
O T S Extinction Talk
O T S Noyes Grant
Partition Homogeneity Test
Partridge Films P. A. R. T. S.
Pawar, Samraat

Box 6

Phylogenetic Programs
P L A 2 Study
Principle of Inclusion / Exclusion
Prop B
Random Speciation / Extinction Talk
Research Log
Research Professor at S. F. State Univ.
Savage Symposium, La Paz 2000
Science Fair Talk
Science or Nature Note, Complexity of Models
S D S U Interview
Seattle, '99 Visit
Sloan Postdoc Fellowship
Smithsonian Postdoc Fellowship
Snake Phylogeny : The Book
Snake Symposium, Summer, '95

Box 7

Snake Venoms, Misc.
Information
Snake Venoms by William Light
Snake Wranglers, N G T V Cable Channel
Sonoma State Talk
Sources of Systematic Error in Phylogenetics
Species
S S A R Proposals
Talamancan Biosphere Expedition
Termite Art Productions Discovery Channel
Test Yourself Book

Box 8

Texas A & M Univ. Interview
Tomwil Entertainment
Toxins Exhibit I
Toxins Exhibit II
Transcripts
Tree Similarity
Tropical Biology Fellowship Application 1986
University of Miami Graduate Studies
University of Miami Research, 1987 - 1990
U N I X
U T A Trip
Venomous Snakes Course for the Jr. Academy
Williamson, David
Wonders of Science Lecture Series
Y A P Television, Gilks, Rachel

Series 2: Publications (manuscripts)

Box 9

Abuses of Parsimony
Arbogast and Slowinski Science Paper
Arbogast and Slowinski # 1
Arbogast and Slowinski # 2
B L Paper - the Revision
"Calif. Wild" Article, Snake Venoms
Counting Alignments

Box 10
Diamondbacks in Louisiana
Finished Figures
Gee Review
Lycodon
M B E Revision
Obsoleta Study Polarity / Outgroups 1992
P T P Test Article
Rate of Molecular Evolution
Re-revised Elapid Toxins Paper, Nov. 29

Box 11

Revision of Calliophis
Slowinski and Keogh
Slowinski and Page

Box 12

Slowinski and Wuster Article
Talks
Zero - Length Branches
Zhang, Rooney, Slowinski, Lawson, and Nei
Zink - Slowinski Paper

Series 3: Contemporary Herpetology (Editor's papers)

Box 13

Altamirano, Marco
Archive
Barnard & Durden
Blouin-Demers, G. et al.
Brazaitis, P. et al.
Correspondence 1999
Correspondence 2000 - 2001
Crea, M. et al.; Translation
Crother, B.
Electronic Publishing
Franklin, C. et al.
Galindo, C.

Box 14

Hager, S.
Hartdegen, R.
Herpetology
Huang and Murphy
Means and Krysko
Misc., 1998 - 1999
Nelson, S. et al.
Parris, K.
Perry, D.
Rivas, J. et al.
Smith and Ballinger
Werman, S. et al.
Wilkinson, J. and Drewes

Series 4: Lecture notes

Box 15

Biology 103, Lectures
Biology 112, Lectures
Biology 1001, Part 1
Biology 1001, Part 2
Biology 1002, Part 1
Biology 1002, Part 2
Biology 1005
Biology 1208, Part 1

Box 16

Biology 1208, Part 2
G B 10 312
Genetics 211
Teaching Evaluations S L U
Zoology 102