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Mss 082
Kirkwood,
J. E. (Joseph Edward), 1872-1928
J. E. Kirkwood Papers
1906-1928
0.75 linear feet
Kirkwood was a botanist and professor at
the University of Montana. The collection consists of a selection of Kirkwood's
published and unpublished writings, mostly on the botany of Montana and
Idaho.
Materials are in
English
Biographical Note
Joseph Edward Kirkwood was born in 1872. He earned his bachelors
degree from Pacific University in 1898, a master's from Princeton University in
1902, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1903. He served in many positions
in the New York Botanical Garden, the Continental-Mexican Rubber Company, and
the Carnegie Institution Desert Laboratory. In 1909, he became a professor of
Botany and Forestry at the University of Montana; he became professor of
Botany, and head of that department, in 1914. He undertook a trip through the
national forests in Montana and Idaho in 1910. Morton J. Elrod provided funding
from the budget of the University of Montana Biological Station on Flathead
Lake. Kirkwood died in 1928.
The collection consists of a selection of Kirkwood's published and
unpublished writings, mostly on the botany of Montana and Idaho. Particular
areas of focus are the Selway and Flathead rivers and the Coeur d'Alene,
Kaniksu, and Lolo national forests. One manuscript provides insight into the
national forests and fire control policies during the summer of 1910. He moved
around the region by train, stage, saddle horse, and on foot, and so provides
insight into travel conditions. His published writings appeared in a variety of
regional and national publications, including
Northwest Science,
National Geographic,
The Scientific Monthly, and
The Journal of Home Economics.
The collection is divided into two series:
Series I: Writings, 0.5 linear feet, 1910-1928
Series II: Publications, 0.25 linear feet, 1906-1928
Notes on Observations in National Forests and Elsewhere During the
Summer of 1910 is also available on microfilm.
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of
Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The
University of Montana-Missoula.
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and
any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of
Montana.
[Name of document or photograph number], J. E. Kirkwood Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of
Montana-Missoula.
Gift of Mary Kirkwood, 1983.
The actions of the original processor are unknown. In 1998, the
collection was re-described. In 2003, additional materials were integrated into
the collection.
Duplicate copies of publications were discarded.
Botanists -- Montana
Botany--Idaho
Botany--Montana
Forest fires--Montana --
1910
Forest reserves --
Idaho
Forest reserves --
Montana
Coeur d'Alene National
Forest (Idaho)
Flathead River Valley
(B.C. and Mont.)
Idaho--Description and
travel
Kaniksu National
Forest
Lolo National Forest
(Mont.)
Montana--Description and
travel
Selway-Bitterroot
Wilderness (Idaho and Mont.)
University of Montana --
Missoula--Faculty
Montana
Idaho
Environmental Conditions
Forestry and Forestry Products
Science
Series I
Writings
circa
1910-1928
0.5 linear feet
This Series includes the original typescripts for a number of
Kirkwood's publications. The writings all relate to the botany of the Rocky
Mountains of Montana and Idaho, particularly that of the Selway River, the
South Fork of the Flathead River, and the Coeur d'Alene, Kaniksu, and Lolo
forests in Montana and Idaho. The manuscript titled
Notes on Observations in National Forests and Elsewhere During
the Summer of 1910 includes photographs and commentary on United States
Forest Service policies. One undated radio address also describes and promotes
the Department of Botany at the University of Montana. One paper appears to be
the work of a student named Kirk Robertson, not Kirkwood.
The materials are arranged chronologically.
1/1
"Notes on Observations in
National Forests and Elsewhere During the Summer of 1910"
circa 1910
1/2
"Botanical Explorations in the
Rocky Mountains: The Selway"
circa 1925
1/3
"Botanical Explorations in the
Rocky Mountains: The South Fork of the Flathead"
circa 1927
1/4
"Botanical Explorations in the
Rocky Mountains: The Lolo Trail"
circa 1928
1/5
"Report of the Committee on
Larger Opportunities and Facilities for Research and Publication"
undated
1/6
"The Department of Botany of the
State University of Montana" (radio address)
undated
1/7
"Some Conspicuous Families of
Rocky Mountain Plants"
undated
1/8
"Trees and Shrubs of the Northern
Rocky Mountains"
undated
1/9
"The Birch Family (Betulaceae)"
undated
1/10
"The Heath Family (Ericaceae)"
undated
1/11
"Delgado's Ride" (by Kirk
Robertson)
undated
Series II
Publications
1906-1928
0.25 linear feet
This series includes articles published by Kirkwood. Most of the
articles are reprints. Many of the articles focus on the Rocky Mountain area,
but a few articles discuss tropical botany and the importance of teaching
botany.
The materials are arranged chronologically.
2/1
"The Pollen-Tube In Some of the
Cucurbitaceae,"
Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club
1906
2/2
"Some Features of
Pollen-Formation In the Cucurbitaceae,"
Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club
1907
2/3
"The Propagation of Guayule By
Seed,"
American Review of Tropical Agriculture
1910
2/4
"The Growth of Guayule In
Relation to the Soil,"
The American Review of Tropical Agriculture
1910
2/5
"A Mexican Hacienda,"
National Geographic Magazine
May
1914
2/6
"Peridermium Pyriforme and
Cronartium Comandrae,"
Phytopathology
August 1915
2/7
"Bisporangiate Cones of Larix,"
Botanical Gazette
March 1916
2/8
"The Practical In Education,"
The Inter-Mountain Educator
January 1918
2/9
"Opportunity and Obligation In
Botanical Teaching,"
School Science and Mathematics
1918
2/10
"The Case of General Science,"
Education
November 1919
2/11
"Botanical Instruction For
Students of Home Economics,"
The Journal of Home Economics
July
1922
2/12
"Botany of the Rocky Mountains,"
Torreya
November-December 1926
2/13
"Botanical Field Work in
Montana," Address to the Chi Chapter of Phi Sigma
February 11, 1927
2/14
"Botany In High School and
College,"
School Science and Mathematics
December 1927
2/15
"Botanical Explorations In the
Rocky Mountains - Selway River,"
The Scientific Monthly
December 1927
2/16
"Botanical Explorations In the
Rocky Mountains - The Lolo Trail,"
The Scientific Monthly
April 1928
2/17
"Notes on Some Forest Seeding
Experiments in the Rocky Mountains,"
Northwest Science
undated