Cook, Orator Fuller (1867–1949) notes on cotton
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 4 folders of notes, both handwritten and typed, primarily concerning the planting and growth of cotton. The first folder contains notes from a 1919 trip to China, and contains materials that were evidently intended for a large publication on cotton growth in China, which was never completed. Besides the notes which comprise the bulk of the collection, there are also other sparse materials such as photographs and manuscript drafts.
Dates
- Creation: 1912–1929
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
.25 Linear Feet (4 folders)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Guide to Orator Fuller Cook (1867–1949) notes on cotton
- Author
- Christi Thomas
- Date
- 5 June 2026
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository