Curtis W. Roane History of Plant Pathology in Virginia and Biographies of Plant Pathologists Papers
Scope and Content
Collection consists of A History of Plant Pathology in Virginia and biographies of individual plant pathologists written by Professor Emeritus Curtis W. Roane from the Department of Plant Pathology at Virginia Tech. The history covers the period from 1888-1974 and is divided into eras: "The Pre-Alwood Era," "The Alwood Era (1888-1904)," "The Reed Era (1908-1915)," "The Fromme Era (1915-28)," "The Wingard Era (1928-1964)," "The Couch Era (1965-74)," "The Foy Era, (July 1, 1974 to August 30, 1980)," "The Hooper Era (1980-1984)," and "The Moore Era (1984-1997)." Biographies of the following plant pathologists are included in the collection: John Joseph Albert (1935-78), Samuel Adam Alexander (1941- ), David E. Babineau, Robert E. Baldwin, Luben Spasoff Bozovaisky (1912-1990), Charles Roy Drake (1918), Alma P. Elliott, Sanford B. Fenne (1903-78), Joseph A. Fox (1934- ), Chester L. Foy (1928- ), Richard H. Gruenhagen, Kriton K. Hatzios (1949-2003), Robert Gordon Henderson (1903-1989), Kenneth D. Hickey, Wilbert Armande Jenkins (1905-1956), Dean A. Komm, Robert C. Lambe, 1927- ), John Lovelace LaParde (1906-1991), Arthur Ballard Massey (1889-1981), James Albertine McClintock, Frank Paden McWhorter (1896- ), Lawrence Ingram Miller (1914-1996), Laurence D. Moore (1937- ), Robert Spencer Mullins (1912- ), G. Keith Parris, Joseph Alexander Pinckard (1906- ), Carl Neel Priode (1898-1985), Robert Pristou, John J. Reilly, Curtis Woodard Roane (1921- ), Martha Ann Kotila Roane (1921-1996), John Felix Schneiderhan (1891-1974), John M. Skelly (1940- ), Grover Cleveland Smart, Jr. (1929- ), Roland Jay Stipes (1936- ), Harvey Earl Thomas (1890-1974), Ronald W. Tillman, Joseph L. Troutman, Edward Kemp Vaughan (1908-1990), Albert Simpson Williams, and Wirt Henry Willis (1924- ).
Subject
- Willis, Wirt Henry, b.1924 (Person)
- Fox, Joseph A., 1934- (Person)
- Fenne, Sanford Bernell, 1903-1978 (Person)
- Elliot, Alma P. (Person)
- Drake, Charles Roy, 1918- (Person)
- Bozovaisky, Luben Spasoff, 1912-1990 (Person)
- Baldwin, Robert E. (Person)
- Babineau, David E. (Person)
- Alexander, Samuel Adam, 1941- (Person)
- Albert, John Joseph, 1935-1978 (Person)
- Miller, Lawrence Ingram, 1914-1996 (Person)
- Moore, Laurence D., 1937- (Person)
- Mullins, Robert Spencer, 1912- (Person)
- Parris, G. Keith (Person)
- LaParde, John Lovelace, 1906-1991 (Person)
- Massey, A. B. (Arthur Ballard) (Person)
- McClintock, James Albertine (Person)
- McWhorter, Frank Paden, 1896- (Person)
- Hickey, Kenneth D. (Person)
- Jenkins, Wilbert Armande, 1905-1956 (Person)
- Komm, Dean A. (Person)
- Lambe, Robert C., 1927- (Person)
- Foy, Chester L., 1928- (Person)
- Gruenhagen, Richard H. (Person)
- Hatzios, Kriton K., 1949-2003 (Person)
- Henderson, Robert Gordon, 1903-1989 (Person)
- Troutman, Joseph L. (Person)
- Tillman, Ronald W. (Person)
- Williams, Albert Simpson (Person)
- Vaughan, Edward Kemp, 1908-1990 (Person)
- Skelly, John M., 1940- (Person)
- Sipes, Roland Jay, 1936- (Person)
- Thomas, Harvey E., 1890-1974 (Person)
- Smart, Grover Cleveland, Jr., 1929- (Person)
- Roane, Curtis W., 1921- (Person)
- Schneiderhan, John Felix, 1891-1974 (Person)
- Roane, Martha Ann Kotila, 1921-1996 (Person)
- Priode, Carl Neel, 1898-1985 (Person)
- Pinckard, Joseph Alexander, 1906- (Person)
- Reilly, John J. (Person)
- Pristou, Robert (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu