Inventory of the Lindsay S. Olive Papers, 1939-1982

Collection Number 4335


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Olive, Lindsay S.
Title
Lindsay S. Olive Papers, 1939-1982.
Call Number
4335
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
About 4,000 items (10.5 linear feet).
Abstract
Lindsay Shepherd Olive was born in Florence, S.C., in 1917. He received his Ph.D. in botany from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1942. He was on the faculty of the botany department at Columbia University, 1949-1968, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1968-1982. Professor Olive was a distinguished mycologist whose research focused on the cytology, genetics, morphology, and taxonomy of fungi and mycetozoans. Professional correspondence, research notebooks, drawings and photographs relating to Olive's research, and other materials relating to Olive's education, research, and academic career.


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Administrative Information

Acquisitions Information
Gifts 1982; 1983
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 Lindsay S. Olive Papers, #4335, 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.

Botany--Study and teaching--United States--History--20th century.
College teachers--United States--History--20th century.
Columbia University--Faculty--History--20th century.
Mycology--Research.
Mycology--Study and teaching--United States--History--20th century.
Olive, Lindsay S.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Faculty--History--20th century.
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Biographical Note

Lindsay Shepherd Olive was born in Florence, S.C., in 1917. He received his Ph.D. in botany from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1942. He was on the faculty of the botany department at Columbia University, 1949-1968, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1968-1982. Professor Olive was a distinguished mycologist whose research focused on the cytology, genetics, morphology, and taxonomy of fungi and mycetozoans.

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Collection Overview

Professional correspondence, research notebooks, drawings and photographs relating to Olive's research, and other materials relating to Olive's education, research, and academic career.