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Papers relating to research and teaching in plant pathology; correspondence with Herbert Whetzel.

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Field data on virus diseases of potatoes, potato pest control, and the development of scab- and virus-resistant varieties of potatoes; also, a few letters, photographs, and word and number puzzles.

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Correspondence, notes, bulletins, photographs, articles, and speeches relating primarily to the study of plant diseases and the operation of the Department of Plant Pathology at Cornell; also materials relating to the Atkinson mushroom studies, the War Emergency Board, the Bailey Hortorium, the University of Puerto Rico, Bermudan agriculture, and the Apios rubber project.

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Scrapbooks containing ms. typescript, mimeographed, and printed reports on seed potato inspection, instructions to inspectors, lists of fields recommended or disqualified, letters to potato farmers, reports of a test made with New York State seed potatoes in Florida, graphs, and statistical tables; much of the material concerns the activities of the New York State Seed Improvement Cooperative Association and the New York State Potato Association.

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Correspondence compiled by Herbert H. Whetzel, Head of the Department of Agricultural Botany at Cornell University, in preparation for biography of Mason Blanchard Thomas following his death.

Scope and content Consists of papers concerning Barrus's involvement in plant pathology research and extension work, including press releases, notes, field notes, lecture and seminar notes, reports, correspondence, recommendations, drafts and reprints, research materials, and correspondence with county agents. Also, personal notebooks which detail travel expenses, have garden records, expenses of home ownership and potato spraying records; material concerning Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia and...

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Files with biographical information; information about Green Cure; some correspondence with former graduate students; reprints of articles, including a biography of Cynthia Westcott; letters, clippings, and medal from Warsaw Agricultural University; and letters, programs, and clippings for the Washington High School award.

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Includes correspondence, meeting minutes, bibliographic information, and photographs relating to Dr. Mai's forty-four years in Plant Pathology at Cornell University and his work on the Archives Committee of the Society of Nematologists.