These are the papers of William V. Mayer (1920-1989).The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, journal articles, printed materials, court documents, manuscripts, textbook excerpts, journals, and position statements.Correspondence is to and from Mayer regarding creationand evolution issues.Legal materials relate to court cases involving creationism, legal opinions about creationism and legislative materials about proposed creationism laws. Articles are both popular and professional, about creationism involving specific cases and creationism in general. There are position and policy statements of various organizations relating to the teaching of evolution.