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Collector: Grinnell - 1925
Location: San Diego
Date: March 3, 1925
Page Number: 2453

sharp in his criticism of Kammerers "inheritance-
of-acquired-characters" experiment, which have been
quoted in both the English and the American
press with so much deference of late. Sumner thinks
said "experiments" were unscientific, and Kammerer him-
self an incritical enthusiast, carried away by
his and ideas and the publicity that has been accorded
them. I also met for a moment the new
Director Vaughn, who seemed to be working with corals.
Today, I've been in the Museum at Balboa Park,
looking on the study collections of mammals and
birds. They are true (unknown1) - the old Hawk
Stephens collection dating back to 1874, and the
lately-collected material gathered by the present
curator of birds and mammals, Laurence Huey.

Collector: Grinnell - 1925
Location: San Diego
Date: March 3, 1925
Page Number: 2453

sharp in his criticism of Kammerers "inheritance-
of-acquired-characters" experiment, which have been
quoted in both the English and the American
press with so much deference of late. Sumner thinks
said "experiments" were unscientific, and Kammerer him-
self an incritical enthusiast, carried away by
his and ideas and the publicity that has been accorded
them. I also met for a moment the new
Director Vaughn, who seemed to be working with corals.
Today, I've been in the Museum at Balboa Park,
looking on the study collections of mammals and
birds. They are true