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Simon E. Malo (1933–2020) correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HIBDARC-0309

Content Description

This collection includes letters from the U.S. Department of Agriculture plant explorer Wilson Popenoe (1892–1975) had been held by Malo. Popenoe's correspondents in this collection include Ernesto Cásseres Hastings (1918–2019), Francis B. Lincoln (?), Art Schroeder (1913–2001), and Ralph Sharpe (?).

Dates

  • Creation: 1948–1974

Biographical / Historical

An Ecuador-born agronomist who specialized in tropical fruits, Simon Malo (1933–2020) was a member of the research faculty at the University of Florida Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Florida. Later, he was director of the Escuela Agricola Panamericana (the Pan-American Agricultural School) (1979–1992) in San Antonio de Oriente, Honduras.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Spanish; Castilian

Title
Guide to the Simon E. Malo (1933–2020) correspondence
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

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