Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Rufus P. Hibbard Papers
UA.17.24
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator -
- Hibbard, Rufus Percival, 1875-
- Title
- Rufus P. Hibbard papers
- ID
- UA.17.24
- Date
- 1939
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical Note
Rufus Percival Hibbard was born in New Haven, Connecticut on April 2, 1875. He earned his B.A. from Williams College in 1899 and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1906. He served at the Mississippi A & M college experiment station from 1908-1911. He became an instructor of Botany at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) in 1911 and an associate professor in 1923. He retired from Michigan State in 1940. He was one of the founders of the National Society of Plant Physiology and a member of Sigma Xi fraternity. Hibbard passed away August 26, 1953.
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of a notebook of R. P. Hibbard entitled “Physiological Botany.” Included in the notebook are approximately 50 written experiments regarding the basics of Botany.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections December 2004
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status note
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Notebooks
Personal Name(s)
- Hibbard, Rufus Percival, 1875-
- Lewis, Ralph W., 1911-1999
Subject(s)
- Botany -- Experiments
- Botany -- Study and teaching
- Plant physiology
Collection Inventory
| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Notebook "Physiological Botany" 1939 |
FD | 1 | ||