Spangler, Robert C., 1892-1974
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Robert C. Spangler (1892-1974) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2346
Overview
Correspondence, research notes, photographs, and other papers of a former Professor of Biology at West Virginia University (1914-1955). Includes some materials relating to Spangler's theory of sex determination and his famous debate in 1922 with William Jennings Bryan regarding the theory of evolution. Bryan had offered a $100.00 prize to any professor who could reconcile evolution with the Bible and Spangler took up the challenge.
Dates:
1912-1964