Boris Alexander Krukoff papers, 1942-1982.

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Boris Alexander Krukoff papers, 1942-1982.

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The papers are primarily Krukoff's own reprints and books, correspondence, passports, photos, scrapbooks, and sketches. There is research division correspondence concerning Krukoff collections and Krukoff papers deposited at the New York Botanical Garden and the Smithsonian Institution. Krukoff's papers include project files on legumes, Merck research, Sapotaceae, Flacourtiaceae, Papaver bracteatum, Menispermaceae, Myrtaceae, Simaroubaceae, and the Missouri Botanical Garden African, Peruvian and Nicaraguan projects at the Garden. Biographical materials on B.A. and Florence Krukoff and the correspondence of Florence Krukoff on politics are also in these papers. Correspondents of B.A. Krukoff include Dr. Cava, Dr. Sleumer, Ghillean Prance and Professor A.H. Jackson.

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Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H Raven Library

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Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H Raven Library

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Ghillean T. (Tolmie) Prance (1937- ) was associated with the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) from 1963-1988. He served first as a research associate (1963-1966), Associate Curator (1966-1968), B.A. Krukoff Curator of Amazonian Botany 1968-1975), Director of Botanical Research (1975), Vice-President of the NYBG (1977-1981), Senior Vice-President for Science (1981-1988). He was the first Director of the Institute of Economic Botany (1981-1988). He was Deputy Director and Executive Director of the...

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Sleumer, Hermann Otto.

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Krukoff, B. A.

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Krukoff (1898-1983) was a Russian immigrant who spent his career with Merck and Co. working with plants as sources of various drugs, including anesthetics, antimalarials, anthelmintics, and cortisone. He was a specialist on the American species of Strychnos. Between 1928 and 1955, he led numerous botanical expeditions to South America, Africa, and Sumatra to discover useful plants. From the description of Boris Alexander Krukoff papers, 1942-1982. (Missouri Botanical Garden). WorldCa...

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Krukoff, Florence.

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