Horticulture Department Records

Collection

Identifier: Series-0088

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

This series contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, photographs, and publications. The records were produced by the department head and faculty members of the Horticulture Department-T.L. Senn, Dan Ezell, and Emory V. Jones. The series spans the years 1939-1982.

Dates

1939 - 1982
1975 - 1982

Creator

Clemson University. Horticulture Department (Organization)

Restrictions on Use

There are no restrictions on use and access. Items may be reproduced by various means in accordance with Unit policies.

Administrative History

Missing Title

1891-1899
: Julius Franklin Carne DuPre, Assistant Professor of Agriculture and Horticulturist
1891
: Colonel James Stanley Newman, Agriculturist, Horticulturist, and Vice-Director of the Experiment Station
1899
: C.C. Newman appointed Station Horticulturist after DuPre's death
1909-10
: Dennis Clyde Mooring, Associate Professor of Horticulture; C.C. Newman, Horticulturist for the Experiment Station
1910
: Homer C. Thompson, Associate Professor of Horticulture
1911
: Clarence Cornelius Vincent, Associate Professor of Horticulture
1912
: Olin Mitchell Clark, Assistant Professor and Assistant in Horticulture
1915-1926
: C.C. Newman, Horticulturist and Professor
1926-1927
: A.M. Musser, Acting Head, Division of Horticulture
1928-1932
: Rupert Alonzo McGinty, Head and Professor
1932-1958
: A.M. Musser, Head and Professor
1959-1960
: Thomas Benjamin Hagler, Head and Professor
1960-1981
: Taze Leonard Senn, Head and Professor
1981-1982
: E.T. Sims, Jr., Acting Head and Professor
1982-1985
: Robert L. (Bob) Andersen, Head and Professor
1985-1987
: Jere Alonzo Brittain, Interim Head and Professor
1987-1991
: R. Daniel Lineberger, Head and Professor
1991-1992
: Jere Alonzo Brittain, Interim Head and Professor
1992-1995
: John William Kelly, Head and Professor
1995-1997
: Dennis Decoteau, Chair and Professor
1998-present
: Ted Whitwell, Chair and Professor

Extent

11 Cubic Feet (consisting mainly of folders and including photographs (168 positives; 137 negatives) and oversize material)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This series contains some of the materials/records produced by the Horticulture Department

Provenance

These records originated in the Horticulture Department. They were accessioned as 85-90, 89-39, 91-12, 94-94, 95-67, 00-96

Processing Information

Student assistants Megan Stires, Jeannie Nguyen, and Archivist III Linda L. Ferry processed this collection. The finding aid was completed in January 2005.

The conversion of this finding aid to Encoded Archival Description format was made possible with a grant from the South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board in 2009-2010. The finding aid was prepared for encoding by Kristi Roberts.