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West Virginia and Regional History Center

John E. Reed Plant Encyclopedic Scrapbooks, 1910/1959

22.5 Linear Feet 18 record cartons, 15 in. each

This collection includes 153 handmade scrapbooks in which John E. Reed gathered and pasted newspaper and magazine articles, pamphlets, pictures, definitions, and handwritten notes about different plants. These scrapbooks are alphabetized by the botanical/scientific names of each plant, and the collection also includes four index books for reference. It also includes copies of two pages of correspondence between John Reed and William H. Witte with background about the scrapbooks (Box 1).

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John E. Reed Plant Encyclopedic Scrapbooks, 1910/1959 22.5 Linear Feet 18 record cartons, 15 in. each

West Virginia University. Department of Biology

This collection includes 153 handmade scrapbooks in which John E. Reed gathered and pasted newspaper and magazine articles, pamphlets, pictures, definitions, and handwritten notes about different plants. These scrapbooks are alphabetized by the botanical/scientific names of each plant, and the collection also includes four index books for reference. It also includes copies of two pages of correspondence between John Reed and William H. Witte with background about the scrapbooks (Box 1).

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Perry D. Strausbaugh (1886-1965) Papers, 1913/1964

4.2 Linear Feet Summary: 4 ft. 2 in. (10 document cases, 5 in. each)

Papers of P. D. Strausbaugh, former head of the Department of Botany, author of a biology textbook, and professor of Botany at WVU.

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Perry D. Strausbaugh (1886-1965) Papers, 1913/1964 4.2 Linear Feet Summary: 4 ft. 2 in. (10 document cases, 5 in. each)

Strausbaugh, Perry Daniel, 1886-1965

Papers of P. D. Strausbaugh, former head of the Department of Botany, author of a biology textbook, and professor of Botany at WVU.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Robert C. Spangler (1892-1974) Papers, 1912/1964

3.5 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 5 1/2 in. (4 document cases, 5 in, each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (6 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 wrapped ledger, 1 in.)
Correspondence, research notes, photographs, and other papers of a former Professor of Biology at West Virginia University (1914-1955). Includes some materials relating to Spangler's theory of sex determination and his famous debate in 1922 with William Jennings Bryan regarding the theory of evolution. Bryan had offered a $100.00 prize to any professor who could reconcile evolution with the Bible and Spangler took up the challenge.
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Robert C. Spangler (1892-1974) Papers, 1912/1964 3.5 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 5 1/2 in. (4 document cases, 5 in, each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (6 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 wrapped ledger, 1 in.)

Spangler, Robert C., 1892-1974
Correspondence, research notes, photographs, and other papers of a former Professor of Biology at West Virginia University (1914-1955). Includes some materials relating to Spangler's theory of sex determination and his famous debate in 1922 with William Jennings Bryan regarding the theory of evolution. Bryan had offered a $100.00 prize to any professor who could reconcile evolution with the Bible and Spangler took up the challenge.

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