| LC control no. | n 91122961 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Blair, Joseph Cullen, 1871-1960 |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Univ. of Ill. at Urbana-Champaign Archives for Van Deventer, R.M. Papers, 1939-1958 (Joseph C. Blair) WwW in Am., 1943- : v. 1, p. 103 (Blair, Joseph Cullen; horticulturist; b. Truro, N.S., Apr. 26, 1871; s. Col. William M. and Harriet (Blair) Blair; m. Sada Van Horne; professor and chief in horticulture, Univ. of Ill., 1912- ; dean of Coll. of Agr., dir. Agrl. Expt. Sta. and dir. of extension service in agr. and home economics, 1938-1939; home, Urbana, Ill.; d. Apr. 2, 1940) email from Michelle Miller: michelle.miller@illinois.gov (Incorrect death date. The record states that Blair died April 2, 1940, but his obituaries and headstone both state that he died October 2, 1960) link viewed. August 17, 2023 https://www.tclf.org/pioneer/joseph-c-blair#:~:text=He%20was%20elected%20president%20of,and%20his%20beloved%20urban%20forest (He was elected president of the Illinois Association of Park Districts in 1928, and in 1944 the Urbana Parks District honored him by establishing Blair Park, purchased in anticipation of the city's post-War expansion. Blair died in 1960, having witnessed the growth of Urbana and his beloved urban forest) |
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