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Deborah Griscom Passmore Watercolors

 Collection
Identifier: MS0124
Content Description The Deborah Griscom Passmore Watercolors consist of an original manuscript titled, Flowers in Water Color: Wildflowers of America, by Deborah G. Passmore. The collection contains 61 original watercolor paintings signed Passmore, as well as several signed sketches, unsigned works, and two watercolors signed by another artist, Dora Paxon. In the front of the volume, there is an anonymous, typescript biography of Passmore, which is immediately followed by a brief, handwritten note detailing...
Dates: 1911
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Dorsett-Morse Oriental Agricultural Exploration Expedition Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0051
Content Description The Dorsett-Morse Oriental Agricultural Exploration Expedition Collection consists of seven photograph albums of the 1929-1931 Oriental Agricultural Exploration Expedition illustrating plant varieties and uses, landscapes, and Asian cultural practices. In addition to the photographs, the collection contains diaries written by P. H. (Palemon Howard) Dorsett and W. J. (William Joseph) Morse as a complete report of their work. Combining memoranda, expense reports, itineraries, maps,...
Dates: 1914-1945
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Frank Nicholas Meyer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0295
Content Description

The Frank Nicholas Meyer Collection consists of a typescript, a certificate, and photographs of Meyer.

Dates: 1905-1918
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0356
Content Description The Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) History Collection contains materials from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Visitor Center in Beltsville, Maryland. Materials include land surveys, building specifications, blueprints, and reports about the Visitor Center; a photograph album compiled by Robert T. Walker, former BARC landscape architect, showing the construction of BARC buildings (Departmental Laboratory Group, Main Lab, Mansion House, Sheep Barn,...
Dates: 1934-2011
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Isabel Shipley Cunningham Collection on Frank Nicholas Meyer

 Collection
Identifier: MS0240
Content Description The Isabel Shipley Cunningham Collection on Frank Nicholas Meyer consists of photocopies of original correspondence, documents, and articles relating to Frank N. Meyer (1875-1918), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plant explorer from 1902 to 1918. The materials were collected by Isabel S. Cunningham during research for her book, Frank N. Meyer: Plant Hunter in Asia. In April 2006, Cunningham donated more of her research notes, articles, photographs, and a first edition annotated copy of...
Dates: 1907-1919
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Isabel Shipley Cunningham Collection on Howard Scott Gentry

 Collection
Identifier: MS0346
Content Description

The Isabel Shipley Cunningham Collection on Howard Scott Gentry consists of articles, notes, photographs, and Cunningham's drafts of articles on Howard Gentry's expeditions as a plant collector. Cunningham collected these materials to write several articles about Gentry.

Dates: 1940-1995; Majority of material found within 1984-1993
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Joseph Francis Charles Rock Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0351
Content Description

The Joseph Francis Charles Rock Papers contain a bibliofilm (microfilm photograph) of Rock's specimen notebook from 1928. The notes list plant specimens by number, followed by a description of the specimen and its location or altitude. The actual specimens are housed at the Harvard University Herbaria.

Dates: 1928
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Lyle Frederick Bellinger Collection of Gerow D. Brill Letters and Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS0018
Content Description The Lyle Frederick Bellinger Collection of Gerow D. Brill Letters and Photographs contains materials received by Bellinger from 1897 to 1903 while Brill was posted to China by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). There are 10 letters including envelopes, three envelopes only, and one postcard. The collection also includes eight black and white photographs, four of which have been colored by hand. The photographs show scenes from China, including the Great Wall, as well as some cultural...
Dates: 1897-1916; Majority of material found within 1897-1901
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Palemon Howard Dorsett Collection on Persimmons

 Collection
Identifier: MS0371
Content Description The Palemon Howard Dorsett Collection on Persimmons contains 200 photographs of persimmon fruits, trees, orchard workers, and related views. The photographs were taken by Dorsett on several plant exploration trips to Asia between 1924 and 1930. There are many handwritten captions and Chinese writing. Materials originated from the USDA New Crops Research Branch offices in Beltsville, Maryland. Some of the photographs may duplicate those found in the Dorsett-Morse Oriental Agricultural...
Dates: 1924-1930; Majority of material found within 1924-1925, 1930
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Papers Related to the Translation of "Five Continents" by Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov

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Identifier: MS0376
Content Description This collection of papers relates to the National Agricultural Library's participation in Doris Löve's project to translate Five Continents by Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov. Löve translated the book to English from the original Russian in 1992. Records include correspondence, drafts, final text, contract papers, photocopies of images, and diskettes. The papers include Löve's communication with Henry L. Shands, Associate Deputy Administrator, Genetic Resources, USDA...
Dates: 1992-1997
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

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