West Virginia University. Department of Biology
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Albert M. Reese (1872-1965) Papers
American Phytopathological Society Papers
Correspondence of the society's president, Julian G. Leach, professor of plant pathology at West Virginia University, and papers of the society's War Emergency Committee.
Earl L. Core (1902-1984) Papers
Earl L. Core (1902-1984) Papers
Earl L. Core (1902-1985) Papers
John E. Reed, Plant Encyclopedic Scrapbooks
This collection includes 153 handmade scrapbooks in which John E. Reed gathered and pasted newspaper and magazine articles, pamphlets, pictures, definitions, and handwritten notes about different plants. These scrapbooks are alphabetized by the botanical/scientific names of each plant, and the collection also includes four index books for reference. It also includes copies of two pages of correspondence between John Reed and William H. Witte with background about the scrapbooks (Box 1).
Robert C. Spangler (1892-1974) Papers
Correspondence, research notes, photographs, and other papers of a former Professor of Biology at West Virginia University (1914-1955). Includes some materials relating to Spangler's theory of sex determination and his famous debate in 1922 with William Jennings Bryan regarding the theory of evolution. Bryan had offered a $100.00 prize to any professor who could reconcile evolution with the Bible and Spangler took up the challenge.
Southern Appalachian Botanical Club, Records and Other Material
West Virginia Academy of Science Records
Records from the files of the secretary of the West Virginia Academy of Science. Material concerning the Academy newsletter and published proceedings, membership, and Academy relations with other scientific organizations is included. Also correspondence, minutes of meetings, committee reports, and organizational papers are in the archives. Much material relates to the Academy's Scientific Talent Fund.
West Virginia University, Biology Department, Records
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