Wilson Popenoe papers
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Title: Wilson Popenoe papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1919-1968, undated
Collection Number: MS 041
Creator:
Popenoe, Wilson, 1892-1975
Extent:
0.21 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: This collection includes the diary, record book, and photographs of botanist and agronomist Wilson Popenoe, who studied avocados,
navel oranges, mangoes, and other plant life throughout Mexico, Central and South America. Popenoe was employed by the United
States Department of Agriculture Office of Seed and Plant Introduction in the role of agricultural explorer from 1913-1925,
where he collaborated with David Fairchild, Archibald Shamel, and Palemon Howard Dorsett.
Languages: The collection is in English and Spanish.
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. Wilson Popenoe papers (MS 041). Special Collections & University Archives, University
of California, Riverside.
Provenance unknown.
This collection includes the diary, record book, and photographs of botanist and agronomistt Wilson Popenoe, who studied avocados,
navel oranges, mangoes, and other plant life throughout Mexico, Central and South America. Popenoe was employed by the United
States Department of Agriculture Office of Seed and Plant Introduction in the role of agricultural explorer from 1913-1925,
where he collaborated with David Fairchild, Archibald Shamel, and Palemon Howard Dorsett.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Avocado
Citrus fruits -- Research
Latin America
Field notes