Seven head sections of Success x Manchuria wheat breeding (No. 2); each is labeled with a letter (A through G), the wheat is part of Edgar S. McFadden's research on wheat genetics
Seven head sections of Success x Gatarni wheat breeding (No. 4); each is labeled with a letter (A through G), the wheat is part of Edgar S. McFadden's research on wheat genetics
Portrait of a young Edgar S. McFadden
Edgar S. McFadden photograph of a flax nursery in Kenedy, Texas.
Back of photo of Edgar S. McFadden at a flax nursery in Kenedy, Texas. Includes handwritten notes.
Portrait of the McFadden family; from left to right: Mabel Lucille (Blakesly) McFadden, Edgar Sharpe McFadden, James McFadden, Beatrice (Stacking) McFadden
Two head sections of cross-pollinated barley (No. 1), the barley is part of Edgar S. McFadden's research
Head sections of New Era Barley, the barley is part of Edgar S. McFadden's research
Edgar S. McFadden photograph of a flax nursery in Kenedy, Texas. A handwritten note accompanies the photograph describing Turkey winter and Sheyene flax .
The collection consists of materials relating to his work with research and production of small grains such as wheat, oats, and flax, and in particular the development of Hope Wheat. In addition, the collection contains biographical information about McFadden and his writings and speeches.
McFadden, Edgar S. (Edgar Sharp), 1891-1956Small grain experiments at Prairie View are observed by Edgar S. McFadden (right) nationally famous wheat breeder of Texas A & M College and Professor Manley Champlin, retired, former head of the department of field husbandry at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada; agronomist Oliver E. Smith (left) is in charge of the Experiment Station tests
Edgar S. McFadden looking at wheat planted in pots, the wheat is part of Edgar S. McFadden;s research on wheat genetics
Edgar S. McFadden is among a group of people in front of an unknown building
Edgar S. McFadden speaking to a group of people in front of an unknown building
Edgar S. McFadden is among a group of people in front of an unknown building
Edgar S. McFadden speaking to a group of people in front of an unknown building
Field of wheat is a test plot for Edgar McFadden's research on wheat genetics
Edgar S. McFadden sitting at his desk in his office
Edgar S. McFadden crouching on the ground holding shafts of wheat, the wheat is part of Edgar S. McFadden's research on wheat genetics
Edgar S. McFadden kneeling in a wheat field that is part of Edgar S. McFadden research on wheat genetics
Esgar S. McFadden (far right) with five others in their World War I uniforms
Edgar S. McFadden standing in a field of wheat
Edgar S. McFadden in a field of wheat that is a test plot for his research on wheat genetics
Edgar S. McFadden in a flax field at Kenedy
Edgar S. McFadden riding a horse in the 1917 Hobo Day parade at South Dakota State College
Edgar S. McFadden doing research in wheat genetics
Edgar S. McFadden at work in his office at Texas A & M University at College Station, Texas
Edgar S. McFadden in a wheat test plot at a Texas A & M University College Station
Portrait of Edgar S. McFadden, McFadden is known for his breakthroughs in wheat genetics in South Dakota and in Texas
Two Hereford cows standing by a wooden fence next to a parked car on the McFadden farm
Baby portrait of Carol Mae McFadden, daughter of Edgar S. McFadden