Orator Fuller Cook (1867–1949) correspondence from David Fairchild (1869–1954)
Content Description
This collection contains Cook's correspondence, especially from David Grandison Fairchild (1869–1954) (30 letters). Many letters refer to Cook's interest in palms and his related research activities. The collection also contains journal reprints, Cook's notes and clippings on the agriculture and civilization of indigenous peoples of the Americas (340 pages), and a 33 page manuscript Citrus Fruits in Porto Rico from the U.S.D.A. Division of Botany Bulletin.
Dates
- Creation: 1891–1951, n.d.
Biographical / Historical
Orator Fuller Cook (1867–1949) joined the U.S.D.A. in 1898 and remained there for the rest of his career, as botanist for tropical agriculture (1901–1909), bionomist in charge of acclimatization and adaptation investigations (1909–1929), and chief botanist (1929–1949). His interests included tropical agriculture, the origins and histories of tropical economic plants, and acclimatization and adaptation, especially of cotton, corn, and rubber-producing plants.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Guide to the Orator Fuller Cook (1867–1949) correspondence from David Fairchild (1869–1954)
- Author
- Chad Denton
- Date
- 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository