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A. Carl Leopold papers

 Collection — Communal Collections Box: 27, Placement: 14
Identifier: MSF 223

Scope and Contents

The A. Carl Leopold papers comprise one article: Physiological Factors in Tomato Fruit-Set, Leopold, A. C.; Scott, Frances I. Reprinted from the American Journal of Botany, vol. 39, no. 5, May, 1952, pp. 310-317.

Dates

  • Creation: 1952

Creator

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Copyright and Use Information

Material copyrights are held by their original creator. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.

Biographical Information

Aldo Carl Leopold was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. His father, Aldo Leopold, was a noted environmentalist and conservationist. Leopold attended the University of Wisconsin, served in the Marine Corps, and completed graduate studies at Harvard University, developing research focused on soybeans. He then became a professor at Purdue University where he remained for 25 years. After leaving Purdue, he moved to the University of Nebraska, where he was an administrator, and later to Cornell University. Leopold retired in 1990 as Emeritus W.H. Crocker Scientist at the Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell.

Extent

0.025 Cubic Feet (One folder)

Language of Materials

English

Related Names

Subject

Subjects

Genre / Form

Topical

Collecting Areas

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
A. Carl Leopold papers
Status
Completed
Author
Mary A. Sego and Adriana Harmeyer
Date
2025-10-06
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English
Edition statement
Second edition. Collection description first completed 2009-11-11.

Revision Statements

  • 2020-04-02: Collection description updated by Adelle Rogers.
  • 2025-10-06: Collection title updated from Aldo C. Leopold to A. Carl Leopold to reflect Leopold's commonly used name by Adriana Harmeyer.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

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