Dr. James R. Iley Papers, c.1970s
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- .17 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection includes a photocopy of a photograph of Dr. Iley as part of an agricultural research field trip and a set of annotated research papers bearing his name.
- Biographical / historical:
Dr. James R. Iley was born in 1930 in Plant City, Florida. After graduating high school, Iley worked in the agricultural industry for a few years until he started at Florida Southern College in 1950. He graduated in 1954 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. In 1960, he began attending the University of Florida where he earned his PhD in 1963. By 1969, Dr. Iley had begun working at the Soil Science Foundation in Lakeland, Florida as the Associate Technical Director. In 1970, upon the death of Dr. O.C. Bryan, Dr. Iley became the Technical Director of Applied Agricultural Research, Inc. (formerly Soil Science Foundation). He held this position until the dissolution of the company around 1993. Dr. James R. Iley passed away in 2005.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Iley, James R., 1930-
Soil scientists--Florida--Biography
Chemists--Florida--Biography
Citrus--Nutrition--Florida
Citrus--Physiology--Florida
University of Florida Citrus Experiment Station
Soil Science Foundation (Lakeland, Fla.)
Agricultural colleges--Florida
Research--Florida
Photographs
Research reports
Access and use
- Terms of access:
Permission to publish material from the Dr. James R. Iley Papers must be obtained from Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr. Archives Center. Please inquire if you have questions at 863-680- 4453.
- Location of this collection:
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Florida Southern College111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr.LakelandFL33801USA
