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Fort Detrick Plant Pathology Research Files

 Collection
Identifier: MS0502

  • Staff Only

Content Description

Documents in this collection were created by research programs at Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland, especially involving USDA research activities in plant diseases. The bulk are quarterly reports, contract research reports, laboratory or field notes, and some published papers. The collection also includes photographs of equipment and field work, and at least 1 box of audio cassettes and film reels. Research subjects are antiplant agents such as rust diseases for various types of crops including but not limited to wheat rust, cereal rust, peanut rust, or soybean rust. There are also studies and conferences on defoliation.

Dates

  • Creation: 1936 - 1993
  • Creation: Majority of material found in The 1950s through the 1970s

Dr. C. H. Kingsolver biography

Charles H. Kingsolver (August 31, 1914 – June 23, 2013) received his PhD in Plant Pathology from Iowa in 1942. He worked for the US Department of the Army and the Department of Agriculture studying fungal diseases of crops including corn smut, rice blast, and wheat rust. For many years he was Director of Crop Protection Services in Fort Detrick, Maryland. He retired from his position with USDA in 1979.

Fort Detrick historical note

Fort Detrick (/ˈdiːtrɪk/) is located in Frederick, Maryland. Fort Detrick was the center of the U.S. biological weapons program from 1943 to 1969. Since the discontinuation of that program, it has hosted most elements of the United States biological defense program. Multiple cabinet level agencies are represented by activities at Fort Detrick including the United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Disease Weed Science Research Unit.

Total Size of Collection

11 Linear Feet (11 records boxes and archive boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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