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Size | 10.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 4000 items) |
Abstract | Lindsay Shepherd Olive was born in Florence, S.C., in 1917. He received his Ph.D. in botany from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1942. He was on the faculty of the botany department at Columbia University, 1949-1968, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1968-1982. Professor Olive was a distinguished mycologist whose research focused on the cytology, genetics, morphology, and taxonomy of fungi and mycetozoans. Professional correspondence, research notebooks, drawings and photographs relating to Olive's research, and other materials relating to Olive's education, research, and academic career. |
Creator | Olive, Lindsay S. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Laura Hart, January 2021
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Lindsay Shepherd Olive was born in Florence, S.C., in 1917. He received his Ph.D. in botany from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1942. He was on the faculty of the botany department at Columbia University, 1949-1968, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1968-1982. Professor Olive was a distinguished mycologist whose research focused on the cytology, genetics, morphology, and taxonomy of fungi and mycetozoans.
Back to TopProfessional correspondence, research notebooks, drawings and photographs relating to Olive's research, and other materials relating to Olive's education, research, and academic career.
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Papers |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-4335/1 |
Extra oversize papers |