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1	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: 1 hit(s)	...McLaughlin, S. B. (1980). SO2 (sulfur dioxide), vegetation...
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2	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: 1 hit(s)	...California (1987), Steven P. McLaughlin, Janice E. Bowers,...
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