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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Boris Alexander Krukoff Papers, circa 1929-1975
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FARU7435
- Creators:
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Krukoff, B. A.
- Dates:
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circa 1929-1975
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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13.15 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes) (1 3x5 box) (1 oversize folder)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This record unit consists of Krukoff's personal files of correspondence, specimen lists, and reports relating to his collections. Also included are extensive files on cinchona and gum yielding trees.
Historical Note
Historical Note
Boris Alexander Krukoff (1898-1983) was a Consulting Forester and Economic Botanist with United States Rubber Company, Chicle Company, and Merck Company. He made a number of expeditions to South America and Africa, 1929-1955, where he collected botanical and wood specimens. He held the positions of Honorary Curator at the New York Botanical Garden and Consulting Botanist at Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratory. His special interests were gum-yielding trees and botanical sources of crude drugs.
Administration
Author
Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives
Using the Collection
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7435, Boris Alexander Krukoff Papers
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Personal Papers
Keywords
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Krukoff, B. A. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States Rubber Company | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
American Chicle Company | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Merck & Co. | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
New York Botanical Garden | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Merck Sharp & Dohme | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Botany | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Botanists | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manuscripts | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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