Identifier	PUApic_008132
Title	Portrait of Joseph E. Kirkwood
Creator	[unknown photographer], Syracuse, New York
Description	Portrait of Joseph E. Kirkwood, the first Pacific University graduate to go on to obtain a Ph.D. He graduated from Pacific in 1898, and received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. After graduation, he became an Assistant Professor in Botany at Syracuse University in New York. Later, he served for 19 years in the Botany Department at the University of Montana; he died in his wife's arms while at a research station in Yellow Lake, Montana, after suffering a heart attack.
Transcription	[front] Joseph E. Kirkwood, A. B. Ph. D. Columbia University, Assistant Professor in Botany, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y. [back] J. E. Kirkwood
Subject.Topic	Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae College teachers Botanists
Subject.Place	Forest Grove, Oregon
Subject.Person	Kirkwood, J. E. (Joseph Edward), 1872-1928
Subject.Theme	Local & State History Education History Scientific History
Language	[eng]
Rights&Usage	Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Pacific University Archives at archives@pacificu.edu.
Type	Still Image
Date-Created	circa 1920s
Format.Original	card photographs
Source	Photo Image Collection, Pacific University Archives

Portrait of Joseph E. Kirkwood

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