Upchurch papers, 1941-2008 [manuscript]

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Upchurch papers, 1941-2008 [manuscript]

This collection contains annual reports, 1953-1965, written by Robert Phillip Upchurch for a project at the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, "The Development of Principles and Practices for the Control of Weeds in Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Forage Crops, Turf and for the Control of Nutsedge, Johnson Grass and Woody Plants," as well as class notes, 1941-1949, from Upchurch's years as a student in crop science and plant physiology. Robert P. Upchurch's personal military records, 1948-1967, are included in the collection, as are the "Upchurch Bulletin," 1980-2006, and "Englandia," 1996-1999, family history quarterlies edited and published by Robert Phillip Upchurch.

26.0 linear feet ( 29 archival boxes)

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Upchurch, Michael, 1954-

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North Carolina State College

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North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station.

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Upchurch family.

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Upchurch, Robert Phillip

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Born in Wake County, North Carolina, on February 9, 1928, Robert Phillip Upchurch graduated from the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) with a B.S. in crop science in 1948. He received a master's degree in 1949 and in 1953 was awarded a Ph.D. in plant physiology from the University of California, Davis. Upchurch was a member of the faculty at North Carolina State College from 1949 to 1965. From 1955 to 1957 Upchurch served in the U...