Richard R. Armacost papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one article written by Richard Armacost.
Dates
- Creation: 1956
Creator
- Armacost, Richard R. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is in English.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Copyright and Use Information
Copyright held by the American Biology Teacher.
Biographical Information
Richard (Dick) Armacost was born on February 27, 1914, in St. Bernard, Ohio, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Armacost of Cincinnati, Ohio. Armacost earned his BA from Miami University in 1936 and his Master of Science from Iowa State University in 1938. He earned his PhD in Botany from Iowa State University in 1940. He served as Associate Professor of Morphology and Botany from 1946-1940 as he completed his studies at Iowa State from 1936-1940.
After completing his studies, Armacost worked as Associate Professor of Biological Education at Syracuse University from 1940-1950. He joined the faculty at Purdue University as professor of Biological Education from 1950 until his untimely death in 1959.
He was married to Katherine and they had two daughters, Betsy and Susan. He died on February 26, 1959, in Lebanon, Indiana.
Extent
0.025 Cubic Feet (One folder)
Acquisition Information
Source and date of acquisition are unknown.
Processing Information
The material has been placed into an acid-free folder and an acid-free box.
Subject
- Purdue University. Faculty (Organization)
- Title
- Richard R. Armacost papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Mary A. Sego
- Date
- 2020-06-23
- 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
- 2020-04-02: Collection description updated by Amanda Rumba to more fully meet standards.
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
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West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu