Sydney B. Mitchell papers, 1878-1951.

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Sydney B. Mitchell papers, 1878-1951.

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The correspondence consists mainly of letters to and from other iris growers, but also includes some re libraries and librarianship.

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University of California (1868-1952). School of Librarianship.

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Mitchell, Sydney B. (Sydney Bancroft), 1878-1951

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Sydney B. Mitchell, having received his B.A. and M.A. from McGill University, attended the New York State Library School in Albany, where he studied under Melvil Dewey. He came to the University of California Library in 1911, became associate professor of librarianship in 1922, director of the School of Librarianship in 1927, and was appointed Dean of the School in 1944. He retired in 1946 and devoted himself exclusively to his horticultural interests, mainly to the hybridization of iris. He was...