Albert J. Linck papers
Scope and Content
The collection consists of correspondence and lab and dissertation notebooks from Albert Linck’s years as an undergraduate and graduate student at Ohio State, and reports, lecture notes, biographical materials, manuscripts, grants and photographs primarily from the periods when he served on the Plant Pathology department faculty (1955-1966), assistant director of the Agricultural Experiment Station (1966-1971), and then as dean of the College of Agriculture (1971-1984). Inclusive dates for the collection are 1947 to 1973.
Dates
- 1947-1973
Creator
- Linck, Albert John, 1926-2007 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials in English
Access to Materials
This collection is stored at an off-site facility and requires 3-5 business days for retrieval. Email uar@umn.edu to request access. Do not make travel arrangements or plans to visit Andersen Library without making prior arrangements with University Archives staff.
Copyright
Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Requests to publish should be arranged with the University of Minnesota Archives.
Biographical Sketch of Albert J. Linck (1926-2007)
Albert J. Linck B.S. (1950), M.S. (1951) and Ph.D. (1955), Ohio State University. Research fellow (1955), instructor (1955-1956), assistant professor (1956-1966), professor (1966-1984), Department of Plant Pathology and Botany, University of Minnesota. Assistant director of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station (1966-1971), Dean of the College of Agriculture (1971-1973), Acting Associate Vice President and Acting Vice President of Academic Affairs (1973-1975), Associate Vice President (1975-1984) at the University of Minnesota.
Albert J. Linck was born in Portsmouth Ohio, August 18, 1926. He graduated from Portsmouth High School and entered the U. S. Air Force in 1945, serving in Japan from 1945-1946. In addition to his teaching and administrative work at the University of Minnesota, Linck was director of the National Science Foundation Academic Institute of Biology from 1964-1968. During his tenure in the Plant Pathology and Botany department he was responsible for developing the plant physiology program in the Institute of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics.
In 1984, Linck left the University of Minnesota to become the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Colorado State University, retiring in 1994. Albert Linck died September 26, 2007.
Extent
2.0 Cubic Feet (2)
Abstract
Collection contains the correspondence, reports, lecture notes, biographical materials, manuscripts, grants and photographs of Albert J. Linck, assistant director of the Agricultural Experiment Station and dean of the college of agriculture at the University of Minnesota.
Physical Location
Off-site (WBOB)
Processing Information
This collection was processed with funds provided by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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- Botany. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Plant diseases. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Albert J. Linck Papers, 1947-1973
- Author
- Karen Spilman
- Date
- March 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Collecting Area Details
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