David William Staniforth papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: RS 9/18/52

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The Staniforth Papers include biographical materials; correspondence - personal and professional; North Central Weed Control Society materials, records, minutes, committee reports; Weed Science Society correspondence and conference materials; Lecture and seminar papers; Research data, field books, reports, analysis and summaries; Abstracts; Reprints and manuscripts; Development Advisory Team training manual. Correspondence is largely professional and pertains to soybeans, corn, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, and inbreeding. Staniforth’s later papers indicate an international interest and recognition. Foreign interests include New Zealand, Costa Rica, Latin America, Ecuador, England, the Soviet Union and Europe.

Dates

1947-2008, undated

Access Restrictions

Open for research.

Use/Re-use Restrictions

Consult Special Collections and University Archives

Biography/Profile

David William Staniforth was born to Mr. and Mrs. David A. Staniforth on September 5, 1919 in Esther, Alberta, Canada. He received a B.S. degree in Agriculture (1944) and an M.S. degree in Plant Ecology (1946) from the University of Saskatchewan. He completed a Ph.D. in Botany from Iowa State College in 1949. He was a research assistant and instructor at Iowa State College in 1947 and became an assistant professor in the department of plant pathology, seed and weed sciences in 1949. Staniforth was a professor of Botany and Agronomy and served as a plant pathologist and agricultural scientist. He conducted seminal research on weed/crop competition and on weed control in no-till and reduced tillage farming. He published extensively in his field of research; weed biology and herbicide evaluation. Staniforth’s correspondence demonstrates his close involvement in Iowa State University’s relations with the petrochemical and agricultural-chemical manufacturers.

Extent

10.5 Linear Feet (25 document boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is organized Chronologically.

Items in related collections

RS 9/18. Iowa State University. Department of Plant Pathology records, 1917-2013 RS 9/18/51. Erhardt Paul Sylwester papers, 1936-1971, undated

Processing Information

Released on 2018-11-01.

Subjects

Agriculture--Iowa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Agriculture--Research--International cooperation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Correspondence Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Minutes (administrative records) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Plant pathologists--Iowa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Reports Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Weed Science Society of America
Weed scientists--Iowa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Weeds--Societies, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings