Sylvan H. Wittwer photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0720

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Sylvan H. Wittwer photograph collection consists mainly of photos related to his work with plants and growth rates. Included also is extensive travel, mainly in CHina and the Soviet Union.

Dates

1954-1996

Creator

Wittwer, S. H. (Sylvan Harold), 1917-2012 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Wittwer, a professor of soil science at Michigan State University, experimented extensively with radioisotopes in agricultural crops. He developed a chemical, known as Gibberellins, that increased the growth rate in plants and prompted his book Feeding a Billion (1987).

Extent

2 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Sylvan H. Wittwer photograph collection consists mainly of photos related to his work with plants and growth rates. Included also is extensive travel, mainly in China and the Soviet Union.