Title:

Letter from Harold Frank Robinson to Dean Rusk, United States State Department

Creator:

Robinson, Harold Frank, 1918-1988

Recipient:

United States. Department of State and Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994

Date:

10 April 1961

Description:

This letter to Rusk from the Head of the Department of Genetics at the North Carolina State College emphasized the importance of developing centers of agricultural training and research in Latin America. The college was home to a Rockefellerfunded program that trained Latin American scientists in cytogenetics. McClintock played a particularly important role as an instructor in the program.

Original Repository:

The American Philosophical Society. Library. Barbara McClintock Papers

Location:

Box: 1. Folder: 7

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of North Carolina State University.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Fellowships and Scholarships, Training Support, and International Educational Exchange

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. American Philosophical Society. Library. Barbara McClintock Papers. 10833

Legacy ID:

LLBBGR

NLM ID:

101584613X98

Profiles Collection:

The Barbara McClintock Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584613X98