Botany and Plant Pathology DepartmentRecords 1900-2005 1908-1966

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Botany and Plant Pathology DepartmentRecords 1900-2005 1908-1966

The Botany and Plant Pathology DepartmentRecords document research, teaching, and outreach activities in botany andplant diseases at Oregon State University. The records include general andresearch correspondence, reports, teaching materials, research records,and publications. The records address the diseases of economicallyimportant crops and plants grown in Oregon. Botany courses have beentaught at Oregon State since the 1870s and the first plant pathologycourse was taught in 1895; the department was formally established in 1888as the Department of Botany and Horticulture.

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Atwood, W. M. (Winfred McKenzie), 1883-.

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Born in Aurelia, Iowa on July 25, 1883, Winfred M. Atwood served in the Oregon State College Botany and Plant Physiology department from 1913-1950. From the description of Winfred M. Atwood Scrapbook 1893-1907. (bulk 1902-1907). (Eugene Public Library). WorldCat record id: 61753614 Born in Aurelia, Iowa on July 25, 1883, Winfred M. Atwood served in the Oregon State College Botany and Plant Physiology department from 1913-1950. Atwood received his A.B...