Manuscript/Mixed Material Letter from David Fairchild, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington, D.C., to John D. Whiting


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Title
Letter from David Fairchild, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington, D.C., to John D. Whiting
Contributor Names
American Colony (Jerusalem)
Fairchild, David (Author)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (Associated name)
Whiting, John D. (John David), 1882-1951 (Addressee)
Created / Published
December 30, 1916
Subject Headings
-  Botany--Middle East
-  Jerusalem--Development--Agriculture
-  Agriculture--Palestine
-  U.S. Department of Agriculture--Foreign seed and plant introduction
-  Fairchild, David
-  Whiting, John D. (John David), 1882-1951
-  Damascus--Fruit cultivation--Peaches
-  California--Fruit cultivation--Peaches
-  U.S. Consuls--Damascus
-  Manuscripts
-  Correspondence
-  Palestine -- Jerusalem
-  United States -- California
Genre
Manuscripts
Correspondence
Notes
-  Typed letter signed, 1 p. On U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction division letterhead. From agricultural explorer in charge, Washington, D.C., to Whiting in Jerusalem. Re collaboration in seed exchange and fruit production, Palestine and United States.
Medium
letter 8" x 10 1/2"
Call Number/Physical Location
Part I, Box 2, Folder 20: Ameican Colony in Jerusalem
Source Collection
American Colony in Jerusalem Collection
Repository
Manuscript Division
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mamcol.039
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American Colony, David Fairchild, U.S. Department Of Agriculture, and John D Whiting. Letter from David Fairchild, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington, D.C., to John D. Whiting. 1916. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mamcol.039/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

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American Colony, Fairchild, D., U.S. Department Of Agriculture & Whiting, J. D. (1916) Letter from David Fairchild, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington, D.C., to John D. Whiting. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mamcol.039/.

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American Colony, et al. Letter from David Fairchild, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington, D.C., to John D. Whiting. 1916. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/mamcol.039/>.