The Biographical series (0.2 linear feet, 1961-2011) traces Robert Beckley's career. Included in the series is a curriculum vitae, articles and clippings about Beckley and his work, awards and citations, photographs, and an autobiographical text, "Reflections of a Dean" written in 2011.
The Biographical series spans from 1966-1999 and contains newspapers and newsletters, coursework, awards, resumes, and materials collected by his wife, Suheila, after Sari Khoury's death. They are arranged chronologically.
The Biographical Series (0.25 linear ft.) contains a small amount of information on Gomberg including her curriculum vitae, abstracts and memorabilia.
The Biographical and Autobiographical Material series, in addition to vita of both Arthur and Esther Dunham, includes a set of the family Christmas letters written over the period of 1923 to 1980 and an extensive manuscript entitled "Our Family" by Esther Dunham.
The Biographical and Miscellaneous Material contains essays written in honor of Rup Chand after his death, autobiographical reminiscences of his childhood and early adult years in India, and newspapers clippings related to Chand and Walter Koelz. The majority of the newspaper clippings concern the 1960 lawsuit that Chand filed against Koelzwhich alleged that Koelz had unfairly kept all of the profits from the pair's plant and animal collecting efforts in Asia. The series also includes legal and financial documents, several of which are related to the lawsuit, handwritten instructions for Rup Chand's will, passports, and miscellaneous material, much of which is written in Chand's native language of Urdu. Of special note is an oral history interview with Chand that was recorded in 1981.
