| 2 | Author: | Shantz, H. L.(Homer LeRoy),1876-1958 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Homer Shantz Photograph Collection
1904-1962(bulk 1911-1958) ead | | | Date(s): | 1904-1962 | | | Abstract: | The Homer Shantz photograph collection is composed of glass plates, photographs, and negatives documenting distinct environments around the world. The collection was created by University of Arizona president and botanist Homer Shantz. Images from the 1919-1920 Smithsonian African Expedition and the 1913 International Phytogeography Expedition are featured in this collection. The collection also contains negatives and prints by Jack McCormick and Walter S. Phillips. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Phytogeography | Botany—Africa | Botany—United States | | | Matches: 14 hit(s)
| ...Unidentified topography photographs... ...Series III: Non-index Shantz photographs... ...Homer Shantz Photograph Collection 1904-1962 (bulk 1911-...
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3 | Author: | Gentry, Howard Scott | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Howard Scott Gentry papers,
1816-2005 ead | | | Date(s): | 1816-2005 | | | Abstract: | Howard Scott Gentry was an American botanist who is especially
known for his expertise on the agave plant. Over the course of his work, Gentry
introduced 15,000 plants into the United States for study, with his most notable
contributions consisting of the development of a cortisone precursor compound, the
introduction of disease-resistant wild beans, and the development of jojoba oil. This
collection is comprised of professional correspondence, proposals, and manuscripts
related to his research of plant species. Also included are some photographs and related
material to individual plants in the forms of published articles, pamphlets, booklets,
and notes. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Agriculture | Botany -- United States | Botany -- Research -- Mexico | Chia | Gum Tragacanth | Jojoba | Drimia maritima | | | Matches: 54 hit(s)
| ...Chia photographs,... ...Agave jarcia photographs,... ...Agave kerchovei photographs,...
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5 | Author: | Reeder, John Raymond, PhD
Reeder, Charlotte Olive
Goodding | Requires cookie* | | Title: | John R. Reeder and Charlotte
Goodding Reeder papers, 1907-2009
1970-2005 ead | | | Date(s): | 1907-2009 | | | Abstract: | John Raymond Reeder and Charlotte Goodding Reeder were American
agrostologists known for their expertise regarding grasses found in the western and
southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico. They discovered and named
several new species of grasses and concluded their research work at the University of
Arizona Herbarium. This collection consists of biographical materials, professional and
personal correspondence, and research files related to their work on grasses. Also
included are publications, photographic materials, and scrapbooks focused on botanical
subject matters. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Grasses -- Arizona | Grasses -- Mexico | Agriculture | Botany -- United States | Botany -- Research -- Mexico | Botany -- Research -- United States | | | Matches: 7 hit(s)
| ...Photographs,... ...Chromosomes – photographs,... ...Chromosome photographs,...
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6 | Author: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Paul Bigelow Sears Collection
1832-1969
1930-1966 (bulk) ead | | | Date(s): | 1832-1969 | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, grant proposals, reports, photographs,
subject files, field notes, pollen samples and data relating to desert ecology which document Paul Sear's career as a botanist,
ecologist and educator. The bulk of the collection is comprised of correspondence between Sears and other researchers.
Ecology was the central interest of Paul B. Sears' professional life. Understanding an ecosystem includes understanding
its history. Sears used pollen analysis data of bog sediments as a tool, as a means to reconstruct past vegetation and to
infer climate which is included in this collection. | | | Repository: | Special Collections, University Libraries | | | Subjects: | Botany – Research – United States | Botany – Research – Mexico | Botany – Research – Canada | Ecology – Research – United States | Ecology – Research – Mexico | Ecology – Research – Canada | Desert ecology – United States | Pollen – Research – United States | Pollen – Research – Mexico | Pollen – Research – Canada | | | Matches: 2 hit(s)
| ...grant proposals, reports, photographs, subject files, field... ...grant proposals, reports, photographs, subject files, field...
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7 | Author: | Yocum,Harrison | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Harrison Yocum Papers
1864-2010
(bulk 1953-2008) ead | | | Date(s): | 1864-2010 | | | Abstract: | This collection is centered on Yocum’s academic and professional interests in horticulture, botany and geology as well as his personal interests in musical composition, his family’s history and Christian religion and his role in the creation and development of Tucson Botanical Gardens. Items included in the collection are his notes on botany, research into palm trees, publications, autobiographical and family history information, press clippings; records regarding the Rockhounds, the Arizona branch of the International Palm Society and Tucson Botanical Gardens. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Botany--Arizona. | Geology--Arizona--Cochise County. | Geology--Arizona--Pima County. | Geology--New Mexico--Grant County. | Horticulture--Arizona. | Mineralogy--Arizona. | Music by American composers--in manuscript. | Palms--Arizona. | Rock collectors--United States. | | | Matches: 3 hit(s)
| ...Photographs,... ...Photographs,... ...undated Series 6: Photographs, undated Series 7: Photo...
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8 | Author: | Arizona State University. Libraries. Department of Archives and Special Collections | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Arizona State University Archives Small Manuscripts [UM USM 1-UM USM 249]
1885-2008 ead | | | Date(s): | 1885-2008 | | | Abstract: | This guide describes small manuscript collections held in Arizona State University's Archives. These collections generally consist of 1-5 folders and document Arizona State University from its founding to the present. Manuscripts, diplomas, correspondence, publications, photographs, personal papers, professional papers, and other materials are included. | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library.
University Archives | | | Subjects: | Teaching | Labor | Schools | Church buildings | Hotels | Bars (Drinking establishments) | Railroads | Transportation | Libraries | Student Housing | College Costs | Universities and Colleges -- Faculty | Grading and marking (Students) | Universities and Colleges -- Admission | Globe High School (Ariz.) | Parents' and teachers' associations | Greek letter societies | Education -- Curricula | Clubs | Football | Acting | Drama | Signs and signboards | Universities and Colleges -- Faculty | Stagecoaches | Costumes and clothes | Pioneers | Plants | Botany | Food | | | Matches: 2 hit(s)
| ...correspondence, publications, photographs, personal papers,... ...correspondence, publications, photographs, personal papers,...
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