Charles R. Barnes papers, 1882-1886 | Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

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Collection Overview

Title: Charles R. Barnes papers, 1882-1886

Primary Creator: Barnes, Charles Reid (1858-1910)

Extent: 2.0 Folders. More info below.

Subjects: Purdue University--Faculty, Purdue University. Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology

Forms of Material: Articles

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Two folders containing articles by Charles Barnes, one letter and a book by Barnes.

Biographical Note

Charles Reid Barnes was born in Madison, Indiana on September 7, 1858. He graduated from Hanover College in 1877 and afterward studied at Harvard University. After teaching in the public schools for a few years he became a professor of Botany at Purdue University in 1882. In 1887 he left for the University of Wisconsin and spent eleven years there developing and maintaining a vigorous Department of Botany. In 1898 he became a professor of plant physiology at the University of Chicago. Prof. Barnes died from an accidental fall on February 24, 1910.

Subject/Index Terms

Purdue University--Faculty
Purdue University. Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology

Administrative Information

Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Alternate Extent Statement: 2 folders

Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation: MSF 25, Charles R. Barnes papers, Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries

Box and Folder Listing

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[Folder 1: Charles R. Barnes Papers, 1882-1886],
[Folder 2: Charles R. Barnes Papers, 1886-1899],
[Item 1: Artificial Keys to the Genera and Species of Mosses, 1890],
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Folder 2: Charles R. Barnes Papers, 1886-1899

Purdue University School of Science Bulletin No. 1, July 10, 1886. Analytic Key To The Genera Of Moses, by Charles R. Barnes.

Artificial Keys To The Genera And Species Of Mosses from The Transactions Of The Wisconsin Academy Of Sciences, Arts and Letters, vol. VIII, issued May 20, 1890.

What Light Does For A Plant, by Professor C. R. Barnes, Chicago University