Inventory of the H. A. Allard Papers, 1880-1953

Collection Number 2977


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Collection Information


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Manuscripts Department
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Fax: 919/962-3594
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Allard, H. A. (Harry Ardell), 1880-1963.
Title
H. A. Allard Papers, 1880-1953.
Call Number
2977
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
About 5000 items (11.5 linear feet).
Abstract
Native of Massachusetts, graduate, 1905, of the University of North Carolina, naturalist, specialist in the United States Department of Agriculture, 1906-1946, and author of several hundred articles. Correspondence with other scientists; an autobiography; extensive diary entries, 1899-1948; notes; a bibliography of published works; and writings of Allard on natural history, plant behavior, photoperiodism, and the tobacco mosaic virus.


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Administrative Information

Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the H. A. Allard Papers, #2977, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Allard, H. A. (Harry Ardell), 1880-1963.
Autobiographies--United States.
Diaries.
Naturalists--United States--History--20th century.
Plant photoperiodism--Study and teaching--United States--History--20th century.
Tobacco mosaic virus--Study and teaching--United States--History--20th century.
United States. Dept. of Agriculture--Officials and employees.
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Biographical Note

Native of Massachusetts, graduate, 1905, of the University of North Carolina, naturalist, specialist in the United States Department of Agriculture, 1906-1946, and author of several hundred articles.

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Collection Overview

Correspondence with other scientists; an autobiography; extensive diary entries, 1899-1948; notes; a bibliography of published works; and writings of Allard on natural history, plant behavior, photoperiodism, and the tobacco mosaic virus.