Nellie A. Brown (1876-1956)

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0423]

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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2007-0423

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Summary

A plant pathologist, Nellie A. Brown (1876-1956) was a member of Torrey Botanical Club while doing postgraduate work at University of California. She began working for U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, in the 1910s, and conducted research there for 35 years. With C.O. Townsend, she was co-discoverer of the organism responsible for crown gall.

Subject

  • Brown, Nellie Adalesa 1876-1956
  • Townsend, T. O
  • Torrey Botanical Club
  • United States Bureau of Plant Industry
  • University of California (1868-1952)

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2007-0423

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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

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Black-and-white photographs

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SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0423]

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