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Absalom Donahoo Apple Nursery Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0373

  • Staff Only

Content Description

The Absalom Donahoo Apple Nursery Records contain Donahoo's records of the apple cultivars he was testing for potential commercial production on his property south of Nebraska City, Nebraska.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870-1880

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Special Collections for access.

Biographical Sketch

Absalom Donahoo (1833-1880) was a friend of Sterling Morton, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1893 to 1897, and a charter member of the Nebraska Horticultural Society.

Total Size of Collection

0.25 Linear Feet (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Status
Completed
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