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Henry L. Shands Lantern Slide Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0364

  • Staff Only

Content Description

The Henry L. Shands Lantern Slide Collection consists of 27 lantern slides related to farming. Images show experimental fields and farming equipment. The slides are undated.

Dates

  • Creation: undated

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Special Collections for access.

Biographical Sketch

Henry L. Shands joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in 1986. Prior to that, he worked for DeKalb for 19 years, where his research focused on hybrid wheat and sunflowers. Dr. Shands retired from ARS in 2007. He is director emeritus of the USDA National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Total Size of Collection

1 boxes (Lantern slide box)

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the National Agricultural Library Special Collections Repository

https://www.nal.usda.gov/collections/special-collections
Contact:
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Room 309
Beltsville Maryland 20705 USA
301-504-5876