AR 600Wag D. Jesse Wagstaff papers

Title

AR 600Wag D. Jesse Wagstaff papers

Date

1895-2006

Description

Extent: 5.5 Linear feet; 11 boxes
Biographical/Historical note: D. Jesse Wagstaff has worked many years in food safety and development of poisonous plant bibliographic databases. His interest started when he worked at the United States Department of Agriculture's Poisonous Plant Laboratory before veterinary training at Cornell University, where John Kingsbury taught poisonous plants. After earning a Ph.D., Wagstaff taught toxicology at the University of Missouri. He researched safety of animals feeds and drugs and evaluated epidemiologic and safety aspects of human foods at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). His collection of poisonous plant documents is the world's largest.
Arrangement note: The series arrangement is as follows: 1. correspondence; 2. sources. Items are organized by the authors numerical organization as noted on the items. Authors original items are missing throughout the collection.
Scope and Contents note: Collection includes materials which D Jesse Wagstaff used for research in his book titled International Poisonous Plants Checklist: An Evidence-Based Reference. Materials included are booklets, pamphlets, correspondence, ephemera, and other miscellaneous materials.

Source

A gift of D. Jesse Wagstaff

Creator

Wagstaff, D. Jesse, 1935-

Publisher

George Sutherland Archives at Utah Valley University; Joel Sparks, student intern
19 June 2019

Rights

Access to the collection is open with assistance from the archivist or staff.
Open for research. Copyright for official University records is held by Utah Valley University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Identifier

AR 600Wag

Subject

Kingsbury, John Merriam, 1928-
Correspondence; Pamphlets
Accidental poisoning in children; Agriculture; Akee; Astragalus (Plants); Botany; Cattle; Cicuta; Food poisoning; Halogeton; Hemp; Honey; House plants--Toxicology.; Larkspur; Livestock poisoning plants; Livestock; Lupines; Milkweeds; Noxious weeds; Oxytropis; Plant poisoning in animals; Plants, Ornamental; Poison control centers; Poison ivy; Poison oak; Poison sumac; Poisonous plants Toxicology; Poisonous plants--Africa.; Poisonous plants--Australia.; Poisonous plants--Canada.; Poisonous plants--Florida.; Poisonous plants--Georgia.; Poisonous plants--North America.; Poisonous plants--Pennsylvania.; Poisonous plants--Quebec (Province); Poisonous plants--Southwestern States.; Poisonous plants--Texas.; Poisonous plants; Sheep; Sorghum; Tung tree; United States. Department of Agriculture; Zigadenus

Citation

Wagstaff, D. Jesse, 1935-, “AR 600Wag D. Jesse Wagstaff papers,” George Sutherland Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://uvufindingaid.omeka.net/items/show/45.