Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives womens history month 2013 womenshistorymonth2013 woman scientist seated testtube microscope laboratory labcoat unc chapel hill chapelhill 1948 botany mycology upjohn antifungal cycloheximide 1940s forties university of north carolina universityofnorthcarolina new york botanical garden newyorkbotanicalgarden people indoor monochrome Subject: Barksdale, Alma Whiffen 1916-1981        University of North Carolina (1793-1962)        Upjohn Company        New York Botanical Garden Type: Black-and-white photographs Date: 1948     27-Oct-48 Topic: Botany      Women scientists      Mycology Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2010-1092] Summary: After earning Ph.D. in botany from University of North Carolina, Alma Whiffen Barksdale (1916-1981) worked as a mycologist at The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she discovered cycloheximide, an anti-fungal agent widely used on golf courses and cherry orchards. She later worked as a senior botanist at the New York Botanical Garden, 1952-1975 Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives Persistent URL:Link to data base record Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Subject: Barksdale, Alma Whiffen 1916-1981 University of North Carolina (1793-1962) Upjohn Company New York Botanical Garden Type: Black-and-white photographs Date: 1948 27-Oct-48 Topic: Botany Women scientists Mycology Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2010-1092] Summary: After earning Ph.D. in botany from University of North Carolina, Alma Whiffen Barksdale (1916-1981) worked as a mycologist at The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she discovered cycloheximide, an anti-fungal agent widely used on golf courses and cherry orchards. She later worked as a senior botanist at the New York Botanical Garden, 1952-1975 Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives Persistent URL:Link to data base record Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. |