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Guy Richard Bisby papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 15, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSF 37

Scope and Contents

This collection contains one folder with two articles written by Guy Richard Bisby.

Dates

  • Creation: 1916 - 1920

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Access Information

This collection is open for research.

Copyright and Use Information

Portions of material in this collection may be in the public domain. Other material copyrights are held by Purdue University or original creator. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.

Biographical Information

Guy Richard Bisby (1889-1958) was a native of South Dakota, born on August 17, 1889. He earned his bachelor of science degree from South Dakota State College in 1912. He worked as an assistant at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens from 1913-1914. He earned a Master's degree from Columbia University in 1917 before earning his PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1918. Bisby did some teaching at Minnesota, and had a period of employment at Purdue University (1915-1916) where he worked with J.C. Arthur, North America’s leading authority on the classification of rust fungi. In 1920 Bisby was appointed professor for Phytopathology at Manitoba Agricultural College in Winnipeg. There he became the first professor of plant pathology in a Canadian university.

Except for leave periods, one of which was for nearly a year (1921-22) to study mycology and plant pathology in England, Bisby remained at the University of Manitoba until he resigned in 1937 to accept a position at the Commonwealth Mycological Institute in Kew, England, where he had a distinguished career until his retirement in 1954.

Much of Bisby's written work was as an orismologist, working on definitions of terms and organizing lists of fungi and fungal names. Bisby died on September 3, 1958.

Source: "Guy Richard Bisby." The University of North Carolina Herbarium. /herbarium.unc.edu/Collectors/Bisby_Guy.htm>

"Guy Richard Bisby." Mushroom: The Journal of Wild Mushrooming. /www.mushroomthejournal.com/greatlakesdata/Authors/Bisby648.html>

Extent

0.025 Cubic Feet (One folder)

Processing Information

Material has been housed in acid-free folder and box.

Title
Guy Richard Bisby papers
Status
In Progress
Author
Amanda Rumba and Archives Staff
Date
2020-04-07
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English
Edition statement
Second edition. Collection description first completed by Archives Staff.

Revision Statements

  • 2020-04-07: Collection description updated by Amanda Rumba to more fully meet standards.

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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