Curtin, L. S. M. (Leonora Scott Muse)

L.S.M. Curtin was an avid naturalist, ethnobotanist, and a published author. Her ethnobotanical research was primarily concerned with the use of herbs and plants being used as diet staples and medicine among southwestern ethnic and indigenous groups. She is the author of four published monographs and various journal articles. Her extensive ethnobotanical fieldwork led to the publication of her two most noted works, Healing Herbs of the Upper Rio Grande(1947) and By Prophet of the Earth(1949), which highlights her fieldwork on the Salt River Indian Reservation and the Pueblo Grande Laboratory.

From the description of L.S.M. Curtin papers, 1930-1953 (bulk 1940-1953). (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 59227132

L. S. M. Curtin was an avid naturalist, ethnobotanist, and a published author. Her ethnobotanical research was primarily concerned with the use of herbs and plants being used as diet staples and medicine among southwestern ethnic and indigenous groups. She is the author of four published monographs and various journal articles. Her extensive ethnobotanical fieldwork led to the publication of her two most noted works, Healing Herbs of the Upper Rio Grande (1947) and By Prophet of the Earth (1949), which highlights her fieldwork on the Salt River Indian Reservation and the Pueblo Grande Laboratory.

From the guide to the L.S.M. Curtin papers, 1930-1953, (University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections)