Charles R. Barnes papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 42, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSF 25
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two folders with articles written by Charles Barnes, one letter and a book by Barnes.
Dates
- 1882 - 1886
Creator
- Barnes, Charles Reid, 1858-1910 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is in English.
Access Information
This collection is open for research.
Copyright and Use Information
Portions of material in this collection are in the public domain. Other material copyrights held by Purdue University or original creator. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.
Biographical Information
Charles Reid Barnes was born in Madison, Indiana, on September 7, 1858. He graduated from Hanover College in 1877 and afterward studied at Harvard University. After teaching in the public schools he became a professor of Botany at Purdue University in 1882.
Barnes left for the University of Wisconsin in 1887 and spent eleven years there developing and maintaining a vigorous Department of Botany. In 1898 he became a professor of plant physiology at the University of Chicago. Barnes died from an accidental fall on February 24, 1910.
Source:
Botanical Gazette, Vol. 49, No. 5 (May, 1910):, pp. 321-324.
Extent
0.075 Cubic Feet (Three folders)
Arrangement
Collection materials are organized chronologically.
Processing Information
Material has been placed into acid-free folder and box.
Creator
- Barnes, Charles Reid, 1858-1910 (Person)
- Title
- Charles R. Barnes papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Amanda Rumba and Mary A. Sego
- Date
- 2020-04-03
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- Second edition. Collection description first completed 2008-11-30 by Mary Sego.
Revision Statements
- 2020-04-03: Collection description updated by Amanda Rumba to more fully meet standards.
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
504 W. State Street
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu
504 W. State Street
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu