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1Author:  McLaughlin, Steven P.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Steve McLaughlin field notebooks, August 30,1973 - June 9, 2016 ead 
 Date(s):  August 30,1973 - June 9, 2016 
 Abstract:  This collection contains the field notebooks of the botanist Steve McLaughlin, spanning 1973-2016. Most are related to the thousands of plant specimens he collected over his career, though some include personal anecdotes and journal entries detailing his trips throughout Arizona and the Southwest. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Botany -- Arizona | Botany -- Research -- United States | Botany -- Southwest, New | Desert plants -- Arizona | Plants -- Type specimens | Botany -- Study and teaching 
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2Author:  Reeder, John Raymond, PhD Reeder, Charlotte Olive GooddingAdd to Favorites
 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 
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3Author:  Shantz, H. L.(Homer LeRoy),1876-1958Add to Favorites
 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 
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4Author:  Shreve, Forrest, 1878-1950Add to Favorites
 Title:  Forrest Shreve photographs, 1902-1940 (bulk 1914-1936) ead 
 Date(s):  1902-1940 (bulk 1914-1936) 
 Abstract:  This collection consists of 1102 photographs, chiefly of vegetation taken throughout Arizona, New Mexico, California, and Mexico (Sonora and Baja California). 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Botany -- Sonoran Desert -- Photographs | Botany -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula) -- Photographs | Botany -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) -- Photographs | Desert plants -- Arizona -- Photographs | Desert plants -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula) -- Photographs | Desert plants -- Sonoran Desert -- Photographs 
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5Author:  Gentry, Howard ScottAdd to Favorites
 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 
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6Author:  Shreve, Forrest, 1878-1950.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Forrest Shreve speeches 1920-1933 ead 
 Date(s):  1920-1933 
 Abstract:  Forrest Shreve, 1878-1950, was a botanist, desert plant ecologist; on the staff of the Desert Botanical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution, Tucson, Arizona, from 1908 to 1929, director from 1929 to 1938. Collection includes transcripts of five speeches, including author's corrections, relating to Shreve's work at the laboratory. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Botany -- Arizona -- Tucson. | Desert ecology -- Arizona. | Desert plants -- Arizona. 
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7Author:  Krutch, Joseph Wood, 1893-1970.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Manuscripts of Joseph Wood Krutch, 1952-1970 ead 
 Date(s):  1952-1970 
 Abstract:  Joseph Wood Krutch, 1893-1970, was an author, educator, and naturalist. Author of social criticism, critical biographies, and later naturalist essays; retired to Tucson in 1952 and completed several works. This collection includes typescripts, some with holograph corrections, of published manuscripts for The Desert Year, 1952, Voice of the Desert: A Naturalist's Interpretation, 1955, The Great Chain of Life, 1957, Grand Canyon: Today and All Its Yesterdays, 1958, The Forgotten Peninsula: A Naturalist in Baja California, 1961, Herbal, 1965, and the introduction for The Best Nature Writing of Joseph Wood Krutch, 1970. Typescripts of unpublished travel diaries, 1965-1967, concern trips to France, Greece, and Baja California. Also present are printers copies for Great Chain of Life, Forgotten Peninsula, and Grand Canyon; and notes and miscellaneous material related to Herbal. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Animal behavior. | Botany, Medical. | Desert animals -- Arizona. | Desert biology. | Desert plants -- Arizona. | Evolution (Biology) | Manuscripts, American. | Natural history -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula) | Natural history -- Southwest, New. | Plants -- Folklore. 
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8Author:  Humphrey, Robert R.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Robert R. Humphrey Photograph Collection 1949-1963 ead 
 Date(s):  1949-1963 
 Abstract:  This collection is comprised of negatives and prints of vegetation types and landscape scenes taken by Robert R. Humphrey between 1949 and 1963. The collection also contains some reproduction photographs from “Views of the Monuments and Characteristic Scenes along the Boundary between the United States and Mexico. West of the Rio Grande. 1892-95”, published by the International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Botany—Southwest, New | Forage plants—Arizona | Grasses—Arizona | Grasslands | Phytogeography—Arizona | Phytogeography—Mexican-American Border Region | Plant ecology | Plant ecology—Mexican-American Border Region | Prairies | Range management—Arizona | Rangelands—Arizona | Vegetation boundaries—Arizona | Vegetation dynamics—Mexican-American Border Region 
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9Author:  Yocum,HarrisonAdd to Favorites
 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. 
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