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| | 82 | Author: | Gentry, Howard Scott | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Howard Scott Gentry papers,
1816-2005 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1816-2005 | | | | Abstract: | Howard Scott Gentry was an American botanist who is especially
known for his expertise on the agave plant. Over the course of his work, Gentry
introduced 15,000 plants into the United States for study, with his most notable
contributions consisting of the development of a cortisone precursor compound, the
introduction of disease-resistant wild beans, and the development of jojoba oil. This
collection is comprised of professional correspondence, proposals, and manuscripts
related to his research of plant species. Also included are some photographs and related
material to individual plants in the forms of published articles, pamphlets, booklets,
and notes. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Agriculture | Botany -- United States | Botany -- Research -- Mexico | Chia | Gum Tragacanth | Jojoba | Drimia maritima | | | | Matches:
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| 83 | Author: | Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives photograph collection,
1839-1995 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1839-1995 | | | | Abstract: | This collection contains photographs and negatives, copyprints, photocopies, slides, and contact prints which depict wide-ranging types
of subject matter regarding Jewish individuals and institutions. The bulk of the photographs were made in the southwest United States, principally Arizona,
California, Texas, and New Mexico. Photographs have been arranged by region and then by name/subject. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Jews -- Arizona -- Photographs | Jews -- California -- Photographs | Jews -- New Mexico -- Photographs | Jews -- Texas -- Photographs | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- Photographs | Frontier and pioneer life -- New Mexico -- Photographs | Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas -- Photographs | Jewish businesspeople -- Arizona -- Photographs | Jewish businesspeople -- New Mexico -- Photographs | Jewish businesspeople -- Texas -- Photographs | | | | Matches:
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| ...and Contents Group photo: Navajo County Fair, Holbrook (...
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| 85 | Author: | Douglass, A. E. (Andrew Ellicott),
1867-1962 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Andrew Ellicott Douglass papers,
1867-1962 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1867-1962 | | | | Abstract: | Chiefly materials related to A.E. Douglass' astronomical and
tree-ring research, and administration, at the Harvard College Observatory, Lowell
Observatories, Steward Observatory, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, and University of
Arizona. Includes correspondence, photographs, films shot by A.E. Douglass, and an
unpublished biography. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Scientific apparatus and instruments | Scientists -- Arizona | Astronomical observatories -- Arizona | Astronomical observatories -- Mexico | Astronomical observatories -- Peru | Climatology -- Research | Dendrochronology -- Research | Solar eclipses -- Observations | Tree-rings -- Research | Solar energy -- Research | Sunspots -- Research | Weather forecasting -- Research | | | | Matches:
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| ...Low archaeological site in Navajo County, Arizona. The beam...
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