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| | 2 | Author: | Barrett, Thomas W. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Thomas W. Barrett papers,
1910-1988
1955-1985 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1910-1988 | | | | Abstract: | Thomas W. Barrett was born September 6, 1917 in Orem, Utah, on
a fruit farm. While growing up on the family farm, Barrett became interested in crops,
soils, and would later find a passion for agronomy (the science of soil management and
crop production). The Thomas W. Barrett papers include personal correspondence,
photographs, and a few family papers. A majority of the collection consists of research
correspondence, photographs, negatives, transparency slides, research files, field
notes, and publications by both Barrett and other agronomists and
agriculturalists. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Agriculture -- Arizona | Agriculture -- Arizona -- Sulphur Springs Valley | Agronomy | Soils -- Arizona | Soil Conservation -- Arizona | Science -- Study and teaching -- Arizona | Plants -- Effect of sulfur dioxide
on | Plant ecology | Air -- Pollution -- Arizona | Air pollution control
industry | | | | Matches:
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| ...Barrett, T. W. (1957). University faculty seminar,...
...a progressive report, faculty research grant #655-209,...
...Arizona State University Faculty Wives Club, serving as its...
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| 4 | 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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| ...of Southern California Faculty News (1949), Vol. 1, No. 4...
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| 5 | Author: | University of Arizona Agricultural
Experiment Station | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | University of
Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station records,
1890-1915 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1890-1915 | | | | Abstract: | This collection includes correspondence, financial records, and related
materials concerning the establishment of the Station and its branches, its
staff, equipment, operation, publications, early experiments particularly with
canaigre, sugar beets, and date palms, and investigations in plant breeding,
grazing lands, water and soil analysis. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Agriculture -- Arizona | Horticulture -- Arizona | Irrigation -- Arizona | Pumping stations | Canaigre | Date | Date palm | Sugar beet -- Arizona | | | | Matches:
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| ...University of Arizona -- Faculty University of Arizona --...
...1891, Gulley selected faculty, oversaw building projects,...
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| 6 | Author: | Schwalen, Harold Christy,
1895-1987 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Harold Christy
Schwalen papers,
1896-1967 (bulk
1919-1965) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1896-1967 (bulk
1919-1965) | | | | Abstract: | Collection includes research notes, maps, blueprints,
correspondence, photographs, and other material gathered for his research
projects. Includes data from the Department's agricultural experiment stations;
surface and groundwater studies; wells and pump irrigation; flow records;
climatological data; and manuscript reports and papers. Also includes over 2000
photographs illustrating well drilling, floods and erosion, pumps and pumping
plants, irrigation projects, and concrete pipe and ditch
construction. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Snow surveys -- Arizona | Groundwater -- Arizona | Water supply -- Arizona | Building, Adobe -- Arizona | Agricultural Engineering -- Arizona | Agriculture -- Arizona | Weather -- Arizona -- Observations | Cotton -- Research -- Arizona | Floodplains -- Arizona -- Cochise County --
Management | Floodplains -- Arizona -- Tucson --
Management | Gila River Watershed (N.M. and Ariz.) | Guayule | Salt River Project | Irrigation -- Arizona | Lettuce -- Arizona | | | | Matches:
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| ...Schwalen joined the faculty of the Agricultural Engineering...
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