Letter from Almiro Blumenschein to Barbara McClintock

Letter from Almiro Blumenschein to Barbara McClintock

Contributor(s):
The American Philosophical Society. Library. Barbara McClintock Papers
Blumenschein, Almiro
McClintock, Barbara, 1902-1992
Publication:
Produced: 5 August 1966
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
South America
Genetics
Zea mays
Chromosomes
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Cartographic materials
Abstract:
In 1962, McClintock involved herself with a Rockefeller funded program that trained Latin American scientists in cytogenetics. Through it she met and became an informal mentor to Almiro Blumenschein, who was one of the fellows in the program. The Dr. Brown noted in the letter is William Brown, a research scientist who designed the fellows' research programs and monitored their progress along with McClintock. The Dr. Stephens mentioned is likely noted cotton geneticist S.G. Stephens. In this letter, Blumenschein related many of his findings on maize knobs, on which McClintock had increasingly focused her attention in order to trace the origin of the races of maize. The accompanying map shows locations from which maize samples were collected.
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
Extent:
6 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584613X63 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
LLBBDZ
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584613X63
Archival Collection:
The Barbara McClintock Papers (Profiles in Science)