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Specials Arthur Herbarium VVKSJ I Ar AYE rIE, Ind. A century ago this school year a young plant researcher who was born in the East, reared in Illinois and Iowa, schooled in Iowa, and who later taught m Wisconsin and Minnesota, published his first manuscript about plant rust. But it was Joseph C. Arthur's accomplishments at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., that brought him recognition as one of the world's foremost authorities on plant rusts. Rusts are among the most common and important causes of plant disease known to plant scientists. They attack more different kinds of cultivated and wild plants than any other group ol fungi. Arthur joined Purdue's faculty in 1887 During his 45-year-plus association with the university, he established the herbarium which later was named in his honor. today, the Arthur Herbarium in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology is one of the finest in the world. It contains more than l()(),0(M) specimens of rust fungi including examples of most of those found in the Western Hemisphere and many from other areas of the world. Of irre- placable value, they are insured for more than $1.5 million. i he collection and cataloging of these specimens became a labor of lo\c for Arthur, who devoted his entire adult life to the effort. Born at I owvillc. N. V., Jan. I I, 1850. voting Arthur lived for a time near Sterling. 111., and then in Charles City, Iowa, w here he attended elementary school and later graduated from high school. He was a member of the first class (1X72) to graduate from Iowa State College at Ames, receiving the bachelor of science degree. In 1877. he earned the master's degree there and. in 1886. the doctorate from Cornell. Later he received honorary degrees !rom his alma mater and the University ol Iowa. He also did graduate work at Johns Hopkins. Harvard and Bonn. His interest in plants dated from childhood, and he collected many types in Iowa, analy/ed them, and sought their names. Asa college freshman he was deeply troubled to find no one taught botany. With the arrival of Prof C. F Bessev at Iowa State in Recognition Day for Arthur Herbarium WEST LAEAYETTE, Ind. Recognition Day for Purdue University's Arthur Herbarium will come Eriday, Oct. 22, but for those who work at the herbarium or use it as a source of reference, this entire school year has special meaning. The reason is simple. It was 100 years ago this school year that Joseph C. Arthur published his first manuscript on plant rusts, a group of fungi which cause serious diseases of such plants as wheat and apples. As a member of Purdue's faculty from 1887 to 1916, and afterwards in retirement, Arthur made the herbarium an international focal point for information on rusts. Coming to Purdue this month to help in the Oct. 22 observance is Larry Eittlcfield, professor in North Dakota State University's Department of Plant Pathology. Eittlcfield will speak at a symposium that day, honoring the founder of the herbarium and its curators of the past 50 years. Eittlcfield, who once spent a sabbatical studying rust anatomy in the Botany Department at Purdue, was a program specialist in International Training with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a time. He has been a staff member at NDS for more than 15 years and teaches mycology and plant pathology. He is the author of the book, "Biology of the Plant Rusts," and coauthor of another. "Infrastructure of Rust Fungi." George B. Cummins, former head of Purdue's Department of Botany and Plant Pathology and curator of the Arthur Herbarium from 1930 to 1968, has also been invited to participate in the program. The Arthur Herbarium serves students and researchers not only at Purdue but at many other institutions. It is one of the world's most active and important information storage and retrieval centers for rust taxonomy research. The herbarium consists of nearly 100,000 specimens, associated files of literature, indexes, and tools for microscopic examination of the specimens. Source: Joe Hennen or John McCain (317)494-4623 Editor: Ed Kirkpatrick 1870. who supplied him with his first real botanical book, the world of the botanist took on new meaning for Arthur. Upon graduation, however. Arthur found botanical positions virtually non-existent. I urthermore. agricultural experiment stations had not come into being, and there were no state or national departments of agriculture. He returned to Ames several times in the next few years for additional work, and in 1876 prepared an exhibit for t h e Phil a d e I p h i a Cc n t e n n til I Exposition. Einally. in 1879 he succeeded i11 obtaining a botanical position at the University of Wisconsin. In 1884. he was named botanist at the newly founded Agricultural Experiment Station in (ieneva, NY. I he opportunity to do full-time research pleased him, and his early work with pear blight became widely recognized. While at (ieneva. he completed work on the doctorate at Cornell. Arthur became professor of botany at Purdue in 1887. A year later his title 29 was changed to professor of vegetable physiology and pathology and botanist to the Indiana Agricultural Experiment Station. He held this position until his formal retirement in 1915. After retirement, he continued to reside in Lafayette, and as a professor emeritus continued his research .t the university for many years, his wife, the former Emily Stiles Potter of Lafayette whom he married in 1901, died in 1935. Arthur died seven years later in Brook. In the October 1942 issue of Phytopathology, Arthur's work was summarized as follows: "During his earlier years at Purdue. Dr. Arthur taught plant physiology and plant pathology. He was much interested in designing and building apparatus for laboratory work in plant physiology, but he spent most of his time on research in plant pathology and mycology. His work on the cereal smuts and on potato scab was important scientifically and valuable economically. He was the continued 7 8 9 11 copyright reserved Purdue UNIVERSITY
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Purdue Identification Number | UA9b001f091i001 |
Title | Arthur Herbarium, West Lafayette, IN / Recognition Day for Arthur Herbarium |
Creators | Hennen, Joe Fleetwood, 1928- |
Description | An article in the "Specials" about the history of the Arthur Herbrium and it's 100 year anniversary symposium. |
Date of Original | 1977 |
Decade | 1870-1879 |
Extent of Original | 8.5 x 11 in. |
Form/Genre | correspondence |
Type | text |
Language | eng |
Repository | Purdue University Herbaria; Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center, Purdue University Libraries |
Collection Title | UA9, Purdue University Herbaria Correspondence Collection |
Series Title | Correspondence |
Folder Title | An article in the "Specials" about the history of the Arthur Herbrium and it's 100 year anniversary symposium. |
Rights Statement | Rights held by Purdue University Herbaria |
Date Digitized | 11/25/2014 |
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Purdue Herbaria Botany and Plant Pathology |
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Full Text | Specials Arthur Herbarium VVKSJ I Ar AYE rIE, Ind. A century ago this school year a young plant researcher who was born in the East, reared in Illinois and Iowa, schooled in Iowa, and who later taught m Wisconsin and Minnesota, published his first manuscript about plant rust. But it was Joseph C. Arthur's accomplishments at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., that brought him recognition as one of the world's foremost authorities on plant rusts. Rusts are among the most common and important causes of plant disease known to plant scientists. They attack more different kinds of cultivated and wild plants than any other group ol fungi. Arthur joined Purdue's faculty in 1887 During his 45-year-plus association with the university, he established the herbarium which later was named in his honor. today, the Arthur Herbarium in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology is one of the finest in the world. It contains more than l()(),0(M) specimens of rust fungi including examples of most of those found in the Western Hemisphere and many from other areas of the world. Of irre- placable value, they are insured for more than $1.5 million. i he collection and cataloging of these specimens became a labor of lo\c for Arthur, who devoted his entire adult life to the effort. Born at I owvillc. N. V., Jan. I I, 1850. voting Arthur lived for a time near Sterling. 111., and then in Charles City, Iowa, w here he attended elementary school and later graduated from high school. He was a member of the first class (1X72) to graduate from Iowa State College at Ames, receiving the bachelor of science degree. In 1877. he earned the master's degree there and. in 1886. the doctorate from Cornell. Later he received honorary degrees !rom his alma mater and the University ol Iowa. He also did graduate work at Johns Hopkins. Harvard and Bonn. His interest in plants dated from childhood, and he collected many types in Iowa, analy/ed them, and sought their names. Asa college freshman he was deeply troubled to find no one taught botany. With the arrival of Prof C. F Bessev at Iowa State in Recognition Day for Arthur Herbarium WEST LAEAYETTE, Ind. Recognition Day for Purdue University's Arthur Herbarium will come Eriday, Oct. 22, but for those who work at the herbarium or use it as a source of reference, this entire school year has special meaning. The reason is simple. It was 100 years ago this school year that Joseph C. Arthur published his first manuscript on plant rusts, a group of fungi which cause serious diseases of such plants as wheat and apples. As a member of Purdue's faculty from 1887 to 1916, and afterwards in retirement, Arthur made the herbarium an international focal point for information on rusts. Coming to Purdue this month to help in the Oct. 22 observance is Larry Eittlcfield, professor in North Dakota State University's Department of Plant Pathology. Eittlcfield will speak at a symposium that day, honoring the founder of the herbarium and its curators of the past 50 years. Eittlcfield, who once spent a sabbatical studying rust anatomy in the Botany Department at Purdue, was a program specialist in International Training with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a time. He has been a staff member at NDS for more than 15 years and teaches mycology and plant pathology. He is the author of the book, "Biology of the Plant Rusts," and coauthor of another. "Infrastructure of Rust Fungi." George B. Cummins, former head of Purdue's Department of Botany and Plant Pathology and curator of the Arthur Herbarium from 1930 to 1968, has also been invited to participate in the program. The Arthur Herbarium serves students and researchers not only at Purdue but at many other institutions. It is one of the world's most active and important information storage and retrieval centers for rust taxonomy research. The herbarium consists of nearly 100,000 specimens, associated files of literature, indexes, and tools for microscopic examination of the specimens. Source: Joe Hennen or John McCain (317)494-4623 Editor: Ed Kirkpatrick 1870. who supplied him with his first real botanical book, the world of the botanist took on new meaning for Arthur. Upon graduation, however. Arthur found botanical positions virtually non-existent. I urthermore. agricultural experiment stations had not come into being, and there were no state or national departments of agriculture. He returned to Ames several times in the next few years for additional work, and in 1876 prepared an exhibit for t h e Phil a d e I p h i a Cc n t e n n til I Exposition. Einally. in 1879 he succeeded i11 obtaining a botanical position at the University of Wisconsin. In 1884. he was named botanist at the newly founded Agricultural Experiment Station in (ieneva, NY. I he opportunity to do full-time research pleased him, and his early work with pear blight became widely recognized. While at (ieneva. he completed work on the doctorate at Cornell. Arthur became professor of botany at Purdue in 1887. A year later his title 29 was changed to professor of vegetable physiology and pathology and botanist to the Indiana Agricultural Experiment Station. He held this position until his formal retirement in 1915. After retirement, he continued to reside in Lafayette, and as a professor emeritus continued his research .t the university for many years, his wife, the former Emily Stiles Potter of Lafayette whom he married in 1901, died in 1935. Arthur died seven years later in Brook. In the October 1942 issue of Phytopathology, Arthur's work was summarized as follows: "During his earlier years at Purdue. Dr. Arthur taught plant physiology and plant pathology. He was much interested in designing and building apparatus for laboratory work in plant physiology, but he spent most of his time on research in plant pathology and mycology. His work on the cereal smuts and on potato scab was important scientifically and valuable economically. He was the continued 7 8 9 11 copyright reserved Purdue UNIVERSITY |
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