Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Indiana University, Bloomington. Axolotl Colony
- Abstract:
- The IU Axolotl Colony, started in 1957, was a National Science Foundation -funded breeding colony of Mexican axolotl located in the Department of Biology at Indiana University in Bloomington. The colony supplied axolotl embryos, larvae and adults to laboratories for use in genetic research and to classrooms until the colony was moved to the University of Kentucky in 2005. Collection consists of newsletters.
- Extent:
- .4 cubic feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Indiana University Axolotl Colony newsletters, Collection C462, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
The Indiana University Axolotl Colony was derived from the colony at the University of Buffalo, from which the axolotls were transferred to Bloomington in August 1957. The colony, located in the Department of Biology, was funded by the National Science Foundation as a Living Stock Collection under the Division of Biological Infrastructure. From the colony, axolotl embryos, larvae and adults were shipped to laboratories and classrooms around the world, primarily for genetic research. Axolotls have regenerative abilities and can regrow nerve cells, limbs, and possibly internal organs, which makes them useful in genetic research. In June 2005, the colony at Indiana University was transferred to the University of Kentucky.
- Scope and Content:
Collection consists of one series, Newsletters, arranged in chronological order dating from Fall 1976 to Fall 1998 in a full run.
- Acquisition information:
- 2011/138
- Custodial history:
Newsletters were pulled from the Henry H. H. Remak papers, Collection C442.
- Processing information:
Processed by Whitney S. Olthoff.
Completed in 2013.
- Arrangement:
Collection is organized into one series of Newsletters arranged chronologically.
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Axolotls --Periodicals.
- Names:
- Indiana University, Bloomington. Axolotl Colony
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Indiana University Axolotl Colony newsletters, Collection C462, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Herman B Wells Library E4601320 East Tenth StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-7000, United States
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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812-855-1127archives@indiana.edu