Howard G. MacMillan Papers

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UC Davis. Special Collections
University of California, Davis, Department of Special Collections, General Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, California 95616-5292
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/specol/
2015


Descriptive Summary

Title: Howard G. MacMillan Papers
Dates: 1932-1973
Collection Number: D-059
Creator/Collector: MacMillan, H. G.(Howard Gove), 1890-
Extent: 2 linear feet
Repository: UC Davis. Special Collections
Davis, California 95616-5292
Abstract: Howard G. MacMillan began his career with the United States Department of Agriculture in 1915. In 1934, as a Principal Agriculture Explorer in the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction, Bureau of Plant Industry, he traveled to Manchuria and Mongolia to gather drought-resistant grasses before returning to his previous position as Senior Pathologist in the Department of Botany at University of California, Los Angeles. The collection contains books, correspondence, financial papers, maps, and photographs relating to MacMillan's trip to Manchuria and Mongolia in 1934.
Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

Howard G. MacMillan Papers. UC Davis. Special Collections

Biography/Administrative History

Howard G. MacMillan began his career with the United States Department of Agriculture in 1915. In 1934, as a Principal Agriculture Explorer in the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction, Bureau of Plant Industry, he traveled to Manchuria and Mongolia to gather drought-resistant grasses before returning to his previous position as Senior Pathologist in the Department of Botany at University of California, Los Angeles.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection contains books, correspondence, financial papers, maps, and photographs relating to MacMillan's trip to Manchuria and Mongolia in 1934.

Indexing Terms

Botany
MacMillan, H. G.(Howard Gove), 1890--Archives

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