James Howard Waring Scrapbook
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook, 1917-1918, compiled by Waring while he was stationed at Camp Lee, Virginia, a military training camp. Includes memorabilia and photographs of camp life as well as copies of "The Bayonet," the camp newspaper.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-1918
Creator
- Waring, James Howard, 1889-1959 (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biograpical Note
James Howard Waring was born in Tyrone, Pa. on Sept. 4, 1889. He served in the U.S. Army from 1917 to 1918. He received a bachelor of science degree in 1920 and a master's degree in 1921, both from Pennsylvania State College, and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1930. He served as professor of horticulture and head of the horticulture department at the University of Maine from 1925 until his retirement in 1956. Waring died on April 18, 1959.
Extent
1 volume (43 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Scrapbook, 1917-1918, compiled by Waring while he was stationed at Camp Lee, Virginia, a military training camp. Includes memorabilia and photographs of camp life as well as copies of "The Bayonet," the camp newspaper.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. James H. Waring.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
Subject
- University of Maine (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the James Howard Waring Scrapbook
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
