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Shear, George Myron

 Person

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George Myron Shear Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1988-006
Scope and Content

Plant physiologist (1930-49) at the Agricultural Experiment Station and Professor of Plant Physiology (1949-70) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Papers consist of correspondence and publications relating to his research as a plant physiologist, and particularly on his work with watercress. Includes correspondence (1927) with Thomas A. Edison about Shear's work concerning collections latex-bearing plants in Virginia.

Dates: 1927, 1968-1980