Ruth Colvin Starrett McGuire (1893-1950)

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-3755]

Creator: United States Department of Agriculture

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2009-3755

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Summary

Ruth Colvin Starrett McGuire (1893-1950) was a plant pathologist known for her work on sugar cane diseases. She attended Indiana University (A.B., 1914; M.A., 1916) and worked at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry from 1919 until at least 1948.

Subject

  • McGuire, Ruth (Colvin) 1893-1950
  • Indiana University
  • United States Bureau of Plant Industry

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2009-3755

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

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Topic

  • Plant diseases
  • Plants
  • Women scientists
  • Botany

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-3755]

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