Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 9/19/11
R. Howard (Rupert Howard) Porter (1892-1987)
Papers, 1923-1983, n.d.
creator: |
Porter, R. Howard (Rupert Howard) (1892-1987) |
title: |
Papers |
dates: |
1923-1983 |
extent: |
0.42 linear feet (1 document box) |
collection number: |
RS 9/19/11 |
repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
access: |
Open for research |
publication rights: |
Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: |
R. Howard Porter Papers, RS 9/19/11, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
R. Howard Porter received his B.S. (1918), M.S. (1929), and Ph.D. (1930) in plant pathology from Iowa State College (University). Porter served in the United States Army as a second lieutenant in heavy artillery (1918-1919). He worked for the Christian University in Nanking, China as a plant pathologist and agricultural missionary on a famine prevention program (1923-1927). Upon earning his Ph.D., Porter was appointed head of the Iowa State College (University) Seed Laboratory (Seed Science Center) (1931-1946). Due to a misunderstanding over faculty leave, Porter left the university in 1946. He spent a few years in South America and returned to the country as the professor of botany and plant pathology at Colorado State College (University) (1950-1955). |
The collection contains news clippings, correspondence, and numerous publications written by Porter regarding seeds and seed pathogens. The publications include a history of the Iowa State College (University) Seed Laboratory, 1931-1946. |
The collection is arranged in alphabetical order. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical information |
1964-1966 |
1 |
2 |
Correspondence |
1935-1983 |
1 |
3 |
Course materials – Botany 390a |
1923 |
1 |
4 |
Publications – "Comparative Absorption of Water by Endosperm and Embryo Corn Kernals" |
1936 |
1 |
20 |
Publications – "Diseases of Seed Corn and Their Control" |
n.d. |
1 |
5 |
Publications – "Effects of Seed Borne Pathogens and of Seed Disinfectants on the Germination of Barley Seed" |
1936 |
1 |
6 |
Publications – "Effect of Seed Disinfectants on Smut and on Yeild of Millet" |
1928 |
1 |
7 |
Publications – "Experiments with Modified Techniques for the Determination of Purity and Viability of Bluegrass Seed" |
1938 |
1 |
8 |
Publications – "Further Experiments with the Iowa Air Blast Seed Separator for the Analysis of Small Seeded Grasses" |
1945 |
1 |
9 |
Publications –"History of the Iowa State College Seed Laboratory" |
n.d. |
1 |
10 |
Publications – "Indexing Farmers' Seed Lots for Seed-Borne Organisms and Response to Seed Disinfectants" |
1938 |
1 |
11 |
Publications – "Laboratory Tests of Field Crop Seeds as Indicators of Seedling Value" |
1938 |
1 |
12 |
Publications – "New Concept of Pure Seed as Applied to Seed Technology |
1942 |
1 |
13 |
Publications – "Noxious and Other Bad Weeds of Iowa" |
1934, 1936 |
1 |
14 |
Publications – "Reaction of Cucumbers to Types of Mosaic" |
1931 |
1 |
15 |
Publications – "Seed Impermeability and Viability of Native and Introduced Species of Leguminosae" |
1937 |
1 |
16 |
Publications – "Some Aspects of Plant Pathology in China" |
1926 |
1 |
17 |
Publications – "Strophostyles Helvola (L.) Britton, Its Habits and Probable Value on Eroded Areas" |
1937 |
1 |
18 |
Publications – "Testing the Quality of Seeds for Farm and Garden" |
1944 |
1 |
19 |
Publications – "Uniform Techniques for the Analysis of Small Seeded Grasses" |
1938 |