Ruth Colvin Starrett McGuire (1893-1950)
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Object Details
- Creator
- United States Department of Agriculture
- Subject
- McGuire, Ruth (Colvin) 1893-1950
- Indiana University
- United States Bureau of Plant Industry
- Summary
- Ruth Colvin Starrett McGuire (1893-1950) was a plant pathologist known for her work on sugar cane diseases. She attended Indiana University (A.B., 1914; M.A., 1916) and worked at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry from 1919 until at least 1948.
- Cite as
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2009-3755
- Repository Loc.
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
- Local number
- SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-3755]
- Restrictions & Rights
- No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Type
- Black-and-white photographs
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Topic
- Plant diseases
- Women scientists
- Botany
- Record ID
- siris_arc_306507
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
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