Historical Background:
Dr. Harold H. Flor, a graduate of the University of Minnesota, received his B.S. in 1922, his M.S. in 1928, and his Ph.D.in 1929.  From 1926 to 1929 he was assistant plant pathologist at the Louisiana Agriculture Experiment Station.  Prior to his arrival at North Dakota Agricultural College (NDAC*) in 1931, he worked at Washington State University.  He stayed at North Dakota State University (NDSU) until his retirement in 1970.  He received an honorary doctorate from NDSU in May 1962

Dr. Flor was a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) plant pathologist at NDSU.  One of his most noted achievements was developing a variety of flax with a defensive characteristic that revealed the point of weakness in an attacking rust strain.

He received numerous awards and was well recognized for his work.  These awards included:  Superior Service awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Outstanding Achievement Award from the University of Minnesota and the Elvin Charles Stackman Award.  He became known as a world authority on disease of flax.

*NDAC became North Dakota State University in December 1960.

Scope and Content:
This collection consists of correspondence primarily between Dr. Flor and Dr. Erwin A Schwinghamer, but also includes correspondence with the University of California-Riverside and others.  The correspondence file also includes a manuscript from Dr. Schwinghamer, with corrections made by Dr. Flor.  A couple of publications, along with a listing of publications are also included in a publications file.

Box 1

1.         Finding Aid and History
2.         Correspondence 1955-1976
3.         Publications 1923-1978
 
 

Processed by RS - 5/01, 8/05

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