Rup Chand papers, 1930-1994.

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Rup Chand papers, 1930-1994.

The collection documents his travels and his work as a collector of plant and bird specimens, his association with Walter Koelz, collector of plants for the University of Michigan. The collection includes biographical information; correspondence; journals for the period 1934-1994 documenting his travels and specimen collecting; and photographs and slides of South Asia and the Middle East, and of his life and travels in the United States.

5.75 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8319992

Bentley Historical Library

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Koelz, Walter, 1895-1989

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Walter Norman Koelz (1895-1989), zoologist and botanist, was born in Waterloo, Michigan, on September 11, 1895. He received an A.B. degree from Olivet College in 1915, and his A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan in 1917 and 1920, respectively. In 1919, Koelz held the position of Curator of Fishes at the Museum of Zoology at Michigan. From 1919 to 1927, and again in 1930, Koelz worked for the United States Bureau of Fisheries. From 1935 to 1941, and from 1947 to 1949, Koelz was...

University of Michigan. University Herbarium

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Chand, Rup, 1902-1994.

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Rup Chand was associated with the University of Michigan for over forty years as a collector and labeler of plant and bird specimens from India, Iran, Afghanistan, Tibet, and other parts of the Middle East and South Asia. From the description of Rup Chand papers, 1930-1994. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 84431265 From the description of Rup Chand photographs and slides series. 1930s-1970s. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 48218565 ...