George Harrison Shull papers, 1874-1955 1874-1955

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George Harrison Shull papers, 1874-1955 1874-1955

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This collection consists of materials relating to Shull's work commissioned by the Carnegie Institution of Washington to collaborate with their grantee, Luther Burbank, with the aim of analyzing Burbank's data on plant breeding and hybridization and preparing it for publication in suitable scientific journals. Shull visited Burbank's plant-breeding farm in California eight times between 1906 and 1910. There are files for each plant genus involved in Burbank's work. These files contain notes, calculations, clippings from newspapers or periodicals, and an unpublished manuscript of Shull's final report to the Carnegie Institution. There is also a report by Edwin C. MacDowell, which gives background information about the collection.

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Riley, Herbert Parkes, 1904-...

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University of Kentucky biology professor. From the description of Papers of Herbert Parks Riley [manuscript] 1976-1988. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647817338 ...

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Shull, George Harrison, 1874-1954

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George Harrison Shull (1874-1954) grew up on a farm in Clark County, Ohio. He graduated from Antioch in 1903 and went on to graduate school at the University of Chicago. He was appointed Botanical Assistant at the United States National Herbarium. He also worked at the U.S. Bureau of Plant Industry as a Botanical Expert examining the flora and fauna of the Chesapeake Bay and Currituck Sound. He used what he collected for his PhD thesis. He then became interested in the statistical analysis of va...

Burbank , Luther, 1849-1926

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Botanist, horticulturist, and naturalist. From the description of Luther Burbank papers, 1830-1989 (bulk 1880-1926). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981669 Luther Burbank began his work in horticulture in his birthplace, Lancaster, Massachusetts, where he raised seeds and vegetables for market. He moved to Santa Rosa, California in 1875 in order to pursue his work in a warmer climate. Burbank became world famous for his timesaving methods of plant breeding and grafting, esp...

MacDowell, E. Carleton (Edwin Carleton), 1887-1973

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Zoologist and relief worker. From the description of Papers, 1917-1927. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 27312730 American geneticist. From the description of Edwin Carleton MacDowell papers, 1945-1950. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936376 ...