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Laurence Howland MacDaniels Collection of Pomological Research Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS0466

  • Staff Only

Content Description

The Laurence Howland MacDaniels Collection of Pomological Research Photographs consists of lantern slides, photographs, and negatives of fruit, fruit anatomy, and fruit diseases. The materials were collected by MacDaniels during his career as a professor in Cornell University's Department of Pomology. This collection includes images captured during MacDaniels' trips to Hawaii and the South Pacific, and from his work with Arthur J. Eames on their plant anatomy textbook. Some of the images were taken by MacDaniels' colleague, Liberty Hyde Bailey.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890-1950
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1920-1940

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Special Collections for access.

Biographical Sketch

L. H. (Laurence Howland) MacDaniels (1888-1986) was a horticulturist, author, and professor of pomology at Cornell University from 1923 until his retirement in 1956. He was head of the Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture at the time he retired. Among his many honors, he received the 1966 Wilder Medal for outstanding service to horticulture in the area of pomology, awarded by the American Pomological Society. He also studied the social and ethical implications of the scientific method, which became the theme of his address upon being elected to the American Society for Horticultural Science in 1940. He earned his undergraduate degree at Oberlin College and completed his doctorate at Cornell in 1917.

Total Size of Collection

1 half_letter_document_box

38 boxes ; 5 x 7 photo boxes

24 Linear Feet (39 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

James L. Reveal facilitated the acquisition of this collection for the USDA National Agricultural Library. Dr. Reveal (1941-2015) was a botanist, an adjunct professor in Cornell's Department of Plant Biology, and professor emeritus at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Genres

negatives, photographs, slides

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

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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