Shear, George Myron
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
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
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech