H. A. Allard papers, 1880-1953 [manuscript].

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H. A. Allard papers, 1880-1953 [manuscript].

Correspondence with other scientists; an autobiography; extensive diary entries, 1899-1948; notes; a bibliography of published works; and writings of Allard on natural history, plant behavior, photoperiodism, and the tobacco mosaic virus.

About 5000 items (11.5 linear ft.).

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United States. Department of Agriculture

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The United States Department of Agriculture was established in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln and was elevated to a Cabinet level organization by President Grover Cleveland in 1889. The Department of Agriculture assists farmers and producers of food as well as creating policies and programs related to food distribution and nutrition information. The United States Department of Agriculture controls a number of regional offices through out the continential United States and its territories....

Allard, H. A. (Harry Ardell), 1880-1963

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Harry Ardell Allard (1880-1963) was a botanist with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 40 years, working on collections of lichens and flowering plants, tobacco varieties, and interests in ornithology and entomology. When he retired in 1946, he had more than 200 publications to his name. He attended University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill graduating in 1905. In 1906 he joined the USDA, eventually working with the Office of Tobacco Investigations. While in this office, he be...