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Access Restrictions:
This collection is open for research.
Acquisition Information:
Gift. 1990, 1992
Usage Restrictions:
Prior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however, patrons
from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in advance of their
visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Item], Rhoades mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Biographical Note:
Rhoades earned his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees at the University of
Michigan, and his doctorate at Cornell, specializing in corn genetics. He began his
professional career as an associate geneticist at the United States Department of
Agriculture where he did research on plant breeding from 1935-1940. In 1940 he
returned to academia as an associate professor at Columbia University. In 1948 he was
appointed Professor of Botany at the University of Illinois, then came to Indiana
University where he chaired the Botany Department from 1958 until 1968. He was
appointed Distinguished Professor Emeritus in 1974 and continued his studies in corn
genetics until shortly before his death.
