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MacDougal papers

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  • "Chiefly correspondence with some manuscripts and instrument records; the correspondence is between MacDougal, his associates at the Laboratories, and members of the national scientific community involved in botanical and related research. The correspondence is rich in discussions of scientific research and professional developments. There is correspondence relating to the Pinacate Expedition, 1907, Salton Sea explorations, 1909-1915, the formation of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1913, and the varied research interests of MacDougal and his colleagues. Correspondence during World War I concerns domestic labor scarcity, scientists serving in the war, civil defense organiztions including MacDougal's involvement with the Arizona Council of Defense, and the effect of the war on the University of Arizona. Correspondents include Forrest Shreve, Godfrey Sykes, Burton Livingston, William Hornaday, William Tower, F.S. Dellenbaugh, Gifford Pinchot, Charles Lummis, William Cannon, Frederick Coville, Robert Forbes, E.E. Free, J.N. Rose, and many others. There are letters from author Mary Austin, Mary O'Brien Vorse, and correspondence about eugenics, the Spanish Influenza and the League for Constructive Immigration."

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  • "Correspondence"
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  • "Archives"
  • "Records and correspondence"
  • "History"

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  • "MacDougal papers"

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