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Rolla Kent Beattie Photograph Collection
Content Description
The Rolla Kent Beattie Photograph Collection consists of negatives that relate to trips to Colorado, California, Hawaii, Florida, the District of Columbia, Japan, Formosa (Taiwan), Hong Kong, Indochina, Cambodia, Malaya, China, France, and England, where he visited shrines, temples, pagodas, gardens, parks, graves, exhibits, and tourist areas. The images document cultural and scenic aspects of the trips.
Dates
- Creation: 1927-1949
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical Sketch
R. Kent (Rolla Kent) Beattie (1875-1960) was a forest pathologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from 1912 to 1945. He is notable for his studies of Northwest flora and chestnut blight. He spent three years in Asia for the USDA's Division of Forest Pathology, surveying chestnut trees and related plants, and gathering seeds to introduce disease-resistant strains to the United States.
Total Size of Collection
5 boxes (3 boxes 6.75 x 12 x 5; 2 boxes 8 x 12.25 x 5.5)
2.75 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Alternate Call Number
HD8039 .P432 B43 1927
Genres
photographs
- Status
- In Progress
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the National Agricultural Library Special Collections Repository
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Room 309
Beltsville Maryland 20705 USA
301-504-5876