Charles Vancouver Piper Papers 1888-1926
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Coville, Frederick V. (Frederick Vernon), 1867-1937
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Suksdorf, Wilhelm, 1850-1932
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Beattie, R. Kent (Rolla Kent), 1875-
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A forest pathologist for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) from 1912-1945, Beattie (1875-1960) is notable for his studies of Northwest flora and chestnut blight. He spent three years in Asia for the USDA's Division of Forest Pathology surveying chestnut trees and related plants and gathering seeds to introduce disease-resitant strains to the United States. From the description of Rolla Kent Beattie photograph collection 1927-1949. (National Agricultural Library). WorldCat record i...
Piper, Charles V. (Charles Vancouver), 1867-1926
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Title: Count British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000342.0x00037a American botanist. From the description of Papers, 1888-1926. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852938 Charles V. Piper was born in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1867. He grew up in Seattle, and attended the Territorial University of Washington until about 1892, although he had received his bachelo...
