Subseries I.A. Correspondence of Howard Scott Gentry, 1986-1993

This subseries includes the correspondence from and to Gentry with Isabel Shipley Cunningham, Robert A. Bye, and George A. White. The letters to Cunningham discusses her writings and some personal reflections on his work. Gentry suggest the creation of a World Germplasm Bank and Center in Tepoztlan, Morelos, Mexico to Bye. White discusses changes and research at United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that occurred after Gentry retired. The subseries is arranged chronologically. Several copies of letters from Gentry are included in Subseries I.B. Correspondence with Isabel Shipley Cunningham. The letters are included in that subseries because Gentry's family and friends included them in the letters they sent to Cunningham.