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James Howard Waring Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1606-sc

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

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

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

Contact:
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686