creator:

Richard E. Ford

title:

Papers

dates:

1959-2000

extent:

.21 linear feet (1 half manuscript box)

collection number:

RS 21/7/125

repository:

Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Richard E. Ford, Papers, 1959-2000, RS 21/7/125, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Biographical note

Richard E. Ford was born May 25, 1933 in Des Moines, Iowa.  He received a B.S. (1956) from Iowa State University and a M.S. (1959) and a Ph.D. (1961) from Cornell University.

Ford began his career as an undergraduate teacher in botany (1956) and as a graduate research assistant in plant pathology (1956-1959) at Iowa State.  While at Cornell, he worked as a graduate research assistant in virology (1959-1961).  Once Ford received his doctorate, he went to work for the USDA and the University of Oregon as a research plant pathologist and an Assistant Professor (1961-1965).  He returned to Iowa State as a Professor in Plant Virology (1965-1972).  He spent the remainder of his academic career at the University of Illinois, Urbana as the head of the Plant Pathology Department (1972-1998).  On January 1, 1999, Ford became Executive Director of the Consortium for International Crop Protection.

Collection description

The collection consists mostly of research publications authored and coauthored by Richard E. Ford, 1959-1998.  The papers also contain a small amount of biographical information.

Organization

This collection is organized alphabetically then chronologically.

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