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Charles Drechsler Papers
Content Description
The Charles Drechsler Papers consist of the figures or illustrations for two articles that were published in the Journal of Botany in 1954 and 1956, titled "Two Species of Conidiobolus with Minutely Ridged Zygospores" and "Two New Species of Conidiobolus." There are also notes and pencil drawings for an unpublished article on Helminthosporium spp., a few letters, and specimens of cereal crops with plant diseases.
Dates
- Creation: 1927-1956
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1954-1956
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical Sketch
Charles Drechsler (1892-1986), a world authority on fungi, spent 45 years as a plant pathologist and mycologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). While serving as a mycologist with the Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Agricultural Research Service, Drechsler published two articles in the Journal of Botany in 1954 and 1956, the illustrations for which are included in his papers.
Total Size of Collection
7 boxes (1 box, 28.75 x 23 x 3; 6 boxes, 24.75 x 20.75 x 1.5)
15 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Alternate Call Number
QK604 .D74 1927
Genres
agricultural art and memorabilia
- Status
- Unprocessed
- 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
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Room 309
Beltsville Maryland 20705 USA
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