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Title
David Richards Collection on N.E. HansenIdentifier
MA 49Creator
David Richards: Collector; N.E. Hansen: OriginatorDates
1884-2000Extent
1.89 linear feet (four document cases, one small document case) photographsAbstract
Richards was an admirer of Dr. Hansen and often stopped to visit him in his office. After Dr. Hansen's death in 1950, David asked for and received, permission to keep a few souvenirs and then dug through the trash filling several boxes with papers of historical value.
This collection is composed South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station bulletins, circulars and reports, manuscripts, correspondence, catalog descriptions, transplanting cards, research projects and material related to the South Dakota Horticultural Society, collected Russian publications, seed catalogs, clippings and photographs.