<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198427">A&amp;M 1556</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Earl L. Core (1902-1984) Papers <num>A&amp;M 1556</num></titleproper><author>Staff of the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-08-30 07:57:55 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage><language encodinganalog="language" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Earl L. Core (1902-1984) Papers, A&amp;M 1556, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>1197, 1556, 1730</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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<p>Office files and correspondence of Dr. Core, head of the Biology Department, editor of <emph render="italic">Castanea</emph>, and well-known biologist. Collection includes multiple addenda, all of which have been interfiled except for the addendum of 1978/01/17.</p><p>Includes personal and business correspondence from the time Dr. Core served as Chairman of the WVU Department of Biology (ca. 1951-1969). Some correspondence (1967-1969) pertains to the Morgantown Public Library.</p><p>Additional correspondence of 1971, Aug. 12 and Sept. 1, pertains to Core's duties as department chairman of Biology, as an officer of the WV Nature Conservancy, and as editor of <emph render="italic">Castanea</emph>.</p><p>Correspondence and office files of Dr. Core, Emeritus, Department of Biology (ca. 1974-1978) include the publication of Flora of West Virginia, part 4, and the West Virginia Encyclopedia. </p><p>Addendum of 1978/01/17 includes 4 boxes of business and personal correspondence of Dr. Core (1973-1976).</p><p>Some additional item-level information is available in the control folder.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85015976" source="lcsh">Botany</subject>
    <title source="ingest">Castanea (journal)</title>
    <corpname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85179607" source="Library of Congress Name Authority File">West Virginia University. Department of Biology</corpname>
    <persname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50020421" source="Library of Congress Name Authority File">Core, Earl Lemley, 1902-1984</persname>
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