Ladislav Novak papers
name: label: Creator
content: Novak, Ladislav Peter
topic: label: Topic
content: Biological anthropology
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from Ladislav Novak in 2003.
creator: label: Creator
content: Novak, Ladislav Peter
physloc: label: Note
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bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: Ladislav Novak, a biological anthropologist, specializes in body composition, nutrition and the physiology of exercise.  Born in Chlum, Czechoslovakia, Novak earned his BSC from Charles University in Prague and his MA (1961) and PhD (1962) from the University of Minnesota.  From 1962 to 1966, he was an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. He served as a consultant in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Mayo Clinic (1966-1972) before joining the anthropology faculty at Southern Methodist University.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 38 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1960-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.2003-29
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection documents Novak's research on body composition and growth in children conducted at the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic in the 1960s and 1970s.  The collection also includes his physical fitness studies of corporate executives, Olympic athletes and police officers.  Materials include research, charts, graphs and tables.  

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