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

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Type

Black-and-white photographs

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Plant diseases

Women scientists

Botany

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_306507