Gerald B. Ownbey papers 1950-1990

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Gerald B. Ownbey papers 1950-1990

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Collection contains the papers of Gerald B. Ownbey, professor of botany and chair of the botany department at the University of Minnesota.

1 box; (1.3 linear feet)

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University of Minnesota Libraries. University Archives [uarc]

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University of Minnesota. Dept. of Botany.

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Ownbey, Gerald B., 1916-

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Gerald Bruce Ownbey was born on October 10, 1916 in Kirksville, Missouri. He earned his B.A. in 1939 and M.A. in 1940 from the University of Wyoming; his Ph.D. was awarded in 1947 from Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri). Dr. Ownbey joined the faculty in the University of Minnesota's department of botany in 1947; he was promoted to full professor in 1956 and served as chair of the department (1960-1962). In 1947 he was named as curator of the herbarium and he held this position until he ...