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Scope and Content From the Series: Gordon’s correspondence highlights his research and publication efforts, his interest in the countries where he collected Xiphophorus stock, and his close relationships with both his students and with many of the leading ichthyologists of his time. Especially prominent is evidence of Gordon’s ties to the Ichthyology Departments of the University of Michigan’s Museum of Zoology [UMMZ], where he had performed a post-doctoral fellowship, and to the American...