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W. H. Smith

From the state marker

“United States Senator, 1950-53, speaker N.C. House of Representatives, president American Bar Assn. Home is 100 yds. W., grave is two miles S.E.”

State historical marker: H-64: Willis Smith

Also found in catalogs as W. H. (William Henry) Smith.

1846–1925 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

The index holds one work for W. H. Smith so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.

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Putting Down Roots

Burk, William R. · 2023

William R. Burk's history of botany at the University of North Carolina, from its early natural scientists such as Denison Olmsted and Elisha Mitchell through later figures including George Francis Atkinson, Joseph Austin Holmes and Henry Van Peters Wilson, closing with a chapter on the Department of Botany itself. Published in Fort Worth in 2023.

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