Finding aid for the Louis Cutter Wheeler papers 0265
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Special Collections
March 2023
Doheny Memorial Library 206
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Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Louis Cutter Wheeler papers
Creator:
Wheeler, Louis C. (Louis Cutter), 1910-1980
Identifier/Call Number: 0265
Physical Description:
15.75 Linear Feet
14 boxes
Date (bulk): 1940s-1970s
Abstract: Collection consists of the papers and research materials of Dr. Louis C. Wheeler (1910-1980), American botanist and professor
of botany within the USC Department of Botany in the School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences.
Language of Material:
English.
Louis Cutter Wheeler (1910–1980) was an American botanist and professor of botany. He studied botany from 1931 to 1933 at
the University of California, Los Angeles and from 1933 to 1934 at Claremont University College. He was a graduate student
at Harvard University from 1936 to 1939. Wheeler became an assistant professor in 1945 at the University of Southern California
and was eventually promoted to associate professor and then full professor. He retired as professor emeritus in 1975.
Collection consists of the papers and research materials of Dr. Louis C. Wheeler (1910-1980), American botanist and professor
of botany within the USC Department of Botany in the School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences. Materials includes bibliographies,
publications, clippings, correspondence, research notes, teaching files, lecture transcripts, and student work and exams.
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special
Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Box/folder# or item name], Louis Cutter Wheeler papers, Collection no. 0265, University Archives, Special Collections, USC
Libraries, University of Southern California
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Botany
Botany -- North America
Correspondence
Education
Natural history
Plant ecology
Scholarly publishing
Universities and colleges -- Faculty -- Archival resources
Wheeler, Louis C. (Louis Cutter), 1910-1980 -- Archives
University of Southern California
Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Box 12, Box 13, Box 14
Unprocessed materials