Thomas W. Whitaker Papers, 1928-1990

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Summary

Creators:
Whitaker, Thomas W. (Thomas Wallace), 1904-1993
Abstract:
Thomas W. Whitaker (1904-1993) served as a geneticist for the United States Department of Agriculture where he developed new varieties of cantaloupes, gourds, and lettuce. The collection contains his articles, talks, and manuscripts, as well as correspondence received upon his retirement, and a photograph album.
Extent:
1.8 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], D-578, Thomas W. Whitaker Papers, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains Whitaker's articles, talks, and manuscripts, as well as correspondence received upon his retirement, and a photograph album.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas W. Whitaker was born on August 13, 1904 in Monrovia, California. He graduated from the University of California, Davis in 1927 and received his PhD in Biology at the University of Virginia in 1931. He served as a postdoctoral scholar at Harvard University in 1933. In 1934, he became an Associate Professor at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1936-1973, he worked as a geneticist for the United States Department of Agriculture where he developed better tasting and disease resistant varieties of cantaloupes, gourds, and lettuce.

Whitaker passed away on November 29, 1993.

Source:

Thomas W. Whitaker Obituary, La Jolla Light, December 9, 1993.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Beverley Whitaker Rodgers in 2014.
Processing information:

Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee Michelle Xie.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], D-578, Thomas W. Whitaker Papers, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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