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Earl L. Core (1902-1984) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1556

Scope and Contents

Office files and correspondence of Dr. Core, head of the Biology Department, editor of Castanea, and well-known biologist. Collection includes multiple addenda, all of which have been interfiled except for the addendum of 1978/01/17.

Includes personal and business correspondence from the time Dr. Core served as Chairman of the WVU Department of Biology (ca. 1951-1969). Some correspondence (1967-1969) pertains to the Morgantown Public Library.

Additional correspondence of 1971, Aug. 12 and Sept. 1, pertains to Core's duties as department chairman of Biology, as an officer of the WV Nature Conservancy, and as editor of Castanea.

Correspondence and office files of Dr. Core, Emeritus, Department of Biology (ca. 1974-1978) include the publication of Flora of West Virginia, part 4, and the West Virginia Encyclopedia.

Addendum of 1978/01/17 includes 4 boxes of business and personal correspondence of Dr. Core (1973-1976).

Some additional item-level information is available in the control folder.

Dates

  • Creation: 1928, 1948-1978

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

24.2 Linear Feet (Summary: 24 ft. 2 in. (58 document cases, 5 in. each))

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Related A&M Collections

1197, 1556, 1730

Title
Earl L. Core (1902-1984) Papers
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536