Overview
| Title: | R.D. Allen film and videotape collection |
| Call Number: | Coll017 |
| Creator: | Allen Robert Day |
| Dates: | 1955-1986 |
| Size: | 39 boxes (50 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | Contains films and video recordings from R.D. Allen’s research library. Includes footage provided by other scientisits regarding their research as well as films made by Allen. Includes 100 16mm films, approximately 500 16mm films, 438 3/4″ videocassettes. |
| Language: | English |
| Citation: | R.D. Allen film and videotape collection, Center for Biological Sciences Archives, Collection 17, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD). |
Administrative/Biographical Note
R.D. “Bob” Allen (1927-1986) was a professor of biology at Dartmouth College, the founder of the journal “Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton” (renamed “Cytoskeleton” in 2010), and leader in the field of cell motility, cytomechanics, and the developing use of video microscopy and optics in scientific research. Allen died in his home in New Hampshire, March 23, 1986, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Scope & Content
By format, then either by date/author or topic.
Provenance Information
Originally located at Dartmouth University, the collection was donated to the American Society of Cell Biology in 1999; they immediately donated the holdings to UMBC.
Collection unprocessed.
Access & Use
No restrictions.
Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Rights are maintained by UMBC.
Subject Headings
- American Society for Cell Biology
- Biology
- Dartmouth College
- Allen, Robert Day Archives
- Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton
- Cells Motility
- Microscopy