Howard G. MacMillan Papers
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UC Davis. Special Collections
2015
University of California, Davis, Department of Special Collections, General Library
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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
Collection is open for research.
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to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication
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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.
Botany
MacMillan, H. G.(Howard Gove), 1890--Archives