10.38 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (2 16x20 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Clippings
Journals (accounts)
Scrapbooks
Black-and-white photographs
Sound recordings
Place:
China
Date:
1913-1970
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of correspondence, research notes, photographs, and diary notes documenting McClure's research. A small amount of personal correspondence and
photographs is also included.
Historical Note:
Floyd Alonzo McClure (1897-1970) was one of the world's leading authorities on the bamboo plant. Born in Shelby County, Ohio, McClure went to China as a teacher in
1919 after completing his undergraduate work at Ohio State University. He stayed in China for 24 years, working most of the time as professor of economic botany at Lingnan
University in Canton. When the Japanese invaded China, McClure returned to the United States and became a consultant on bamboo for the United States Department of Agriculture.
In the 1940s, he was appointed honorary research associate for the National Museum of Natural History, a position he held until his death in 1970.
