Guide to the Áskell Löve (1916–1994) papers ,
1950–1987
3.0 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Contents List
Container(s) | Description | Dates | Online | |
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
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1966, n.d. | View |
Box 1 | Folder 3 |
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1950, n.d. | View |
Box 1 | Folder 4 |
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1957–1971, n.d. | View |
Box 1 | Folder 5 |
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View | |
Box 1 | Folder 6 |
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1969, n.d. | View |
Box 1 | Folder 7 |
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View | |
Box 1 | Folder 8 |
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View | |
Box 1 | Folder 9 |
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1959–1972, n.d. | View |
Box 1 | Folder 10 |
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View | |
Box 1 | Folder 11 |
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View | |
Box 1 | Folder 12 |
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1965–1993 | View |
Box 1 | Folder 13 |
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1983–1985 | View |
Box 1 | Folder 14 |
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1968–1972 | View |
Box 1 | Folder 15 |
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1952–1979, n.d. | View |
Box 1 | Folder 16 |
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1972–1987, n.d. | View |
Box 1 | Folder 17 |
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1968–1972, n.d. | View |
Box 1 | Folder 18 |
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1970–1984, n.d. | View |
Box 1 | Folder 19 |
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1985, n.d. | View |
Box 1 | Folder 20 |
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1984–1985, n.d. | View |
Box 1 | Folder 21 |
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View | |
Box 2 | Folder 22 |
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1997 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 23 |
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1971–1977 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 24 |
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1956–1981 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 25 |
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1982–1989 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 26 |
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1983 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 27 |
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1984 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 28 |
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1984–1985 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 29 |
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1989–1990 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 30 |
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1991 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 31 |
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1992 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 32 |
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1993 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 33 |
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1994 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 34 |
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1964–1973 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 35 |
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1964–1979 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 36 |
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1972-1983 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 37 |
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1978 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 38 |
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1970-1972 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 39 |
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1972 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 40 |
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1972 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 41 |
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1953–1973 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 42 |
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1953–1972 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 43 |
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1994–1996 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 44 |
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1953–1978 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 45 |
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1969–1971 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 46 |
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1970-1975, n.d. | View |
Box 2 | Folder 47 |
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1969–1973 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 48 |
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1970–1977 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 49 |
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1968–1971 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 50 |
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1970–1973 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 51 |
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1970–1972 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 52 |
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1969–1970 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 53 |
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1953–1973 | View |
Box 2 | Folder 54 |
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1970–1978 | View |
Biographical Note
Áskell Löve was born 20 October 1916 in Reykjavik, Iceland. In June 1937 he earned a B.A. degree from Reykjavik College. He received an M.Sc. in 1941, a Ph.D. in 1942 and a D.Sc. in 1943, all from the University of Lund in Sweden.
During his career, Löve wrote over 400 articles and reviews on popular botany and cytogenetics in different periodicals. He concentrated his research and writing in the areas of the cytotaxonomy of higher plants, phytogeography, Pleistocene and continental drift. He received grants from the NATO Advanced Study Institute in 1962 and 1963 for biosystematic investigations on both sides of the North Atlantic. Further career highlights include a lectureship at the International Congress of Geneticists in The Hague in 1963 and a grant to study wheatgrasses in Yugoslavia in 1972. Löve served as chairman of the Department of Botany at the University of Colorado at Boulder until 1973 when he was forced to retire under dubious circumstances. He continued to research and write on the flora of North America from his home in San José until the onset of Alzheimer's disease in 1992. Löve died in 1994.
Scope and Contents Note
The papers of Áskell Löve consist of drafts of articles, correspondence and notes on both professional and personal subjects. The bulk of the materials date from the 1970s and 1980s. Most of the correspondence is dated and chronicles discussions on professional topics. The series descriptions represent the record-keeping system of Löve, and items were processed to maintain this original order. The papers also include Löve's account of the unusual incidents leading to his forced retirement from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1973. Doris Löve wrote a history of both her and Áskell's families and included it with the collection.
Finding Aid Note
This finding aid was entered into ArchiveSpace by Nancy Janda in 2020.
Processing Information
This collection was digitized by G. Boardman in 2019.
[Identification of item], [date(s) of item]. Depository: Áskell Löve (1916–1994) papers, Hunt Institute Archives collection no. 319 (box [box number], folder [folder number]), Archives, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh, Pa.