Collection, 1898-1962 (bulk 1937-1960).

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Collection, 1898-1962 (bulk 1937-1960).

The Hume Collection contains his personal, professional, and administrative papers as well as photographs, manuscripts of his publications, and a collection of historical documents related to Florida agriculture.

15.2 lin. ft. (37 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7121524

University of Florida

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Hume, H. Harold (Hardrada Harold), 1875-1965

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Horticulturalist and educator. Chairman of the board of the Glenn St. Mary Nursery Company of Florida and president of the E.O. Painter Fertilizer Co. From 1931 to 1949, Hume was employed at the University of Florida. He served as Dean of the College of Agriculture from 1938 to 1949 and Provost of Agriculture from 1943 to 1949. He is remembered primarily for his research on, and advocacy of, the camellia. From the description of Collection, 1898-1962 (bulk 19...

University of Florida. College of Agriculture

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Small, John Kunkel, 1869-1938

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John Kunkel Small (1869-1938), taxonomist, botanical explorer, author of 15 floras, 2057 genera, species and binomials, numerous field guides and more than 400 journal articles served the New York Botanical Garden from 1898 until his death in 1938. He was Curator of the Museums and Herbarium from 1898-1906, Head Curator from 1906-1934 and Chief Research Associate and Head Curator from 1934 until 1938. His early warnings on the ecology of Florida were the impetus for Everglades National Park. He ...

Swingle, Walter T. (Walter Tennyson), 1871-1952

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Barbour, Thomas, 1884-1946

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Barbour (1884-1946) graduated from Harvard in 1906 and taught zoology at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Thomas Barbour, 1905-1935 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972958 ...

Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954.

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Liberty Hyde Bailey was instrumental in separating Horticulture from Botany and establishing it as a distinct scientific pursuit. Born on a farm in Michigan in 1858, Liberty Hyde Bailey graduated from the Michigan Agricultural College with a degree in botany. After working with the renowned botanist Asa Gray at Harvard, he returned to Michigan to teach horticulture and landscape gardening. In 1888, he came to Cornell to build a new curriculum in practical and experimental horticulture. In 1904, ...