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George McMillan Darrow Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0048
Content Description
The George McMillan Darrow Papers contain materials related to Darrow's scientific career and the literature he contributed to the field. There are correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs, a book, publications such as articles and reports, photographs, field notes, papers related to plant physiology, and miscellaneous items.
Dates:
1835-1980; Majority of material found within 1925-1965
USDA Bureau of Plant Industry Horticultural and Pomological Investigations Records
Collection
Identifier: MS0065
Content Description
The USDA Bureau of Plant Industry Horticultural and Pomological Investigations Records contain black and white photographs, acetate and glass negatives, glass slides, drawings, note cards, project reports, research records, and correspondence related to research on small fruits and nuts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fruit Laboratory. Examples of topics include experimental fruits, fruit varieties, plant anatomy, breeding, crossing, diseases, insects, irrigation, handling,...
Dates:
1892-1960; Majority of material found within 1902-1949
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS0184
Content Description
The USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection contains approximately 7,000 watercolor paintings of fruit and nut specimens received by the U.S. Department of Agriculture from growers and plant explorers. The paintings were created by artists employed by the USDA Division of Pomology from 1888 to the 1930s. Credit information was written by the artist on each watercolor, and typically includes the name of the property owner, county, city, and state or country where the specimen was grown. Many...
Dates:
1888-1939
USDA Small Fruit Improvement Programs Records
Collection
Identifier: MS0155
Content Description
The USDA Small Fruit Improvement Programs Records contain the following:
Donald H. Scott's strawberry, blueberry, and blackberry field notebooks (1950-1978) and work notes (1941-1970), Scott's and George M. Darrow's photographs for illustrations of USDA bulletins, and John Hull’s blackberry records (1961-1969).Files from the office of Gene Galletta, including strawberry records (1953-1969), grape papers (1946-1967), correspondence files (1947-1972), and raspberry...
Dates:
1914-1985; Majority of material found within 1941-1985
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