Margaret Mann Lesley (1891-1988)

Type: Black-and-white photographs..Topic: Women scientists..Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-5268]..Summary: Geneticist and cytologist Margaret Mann Lesley (1891-1988) earned a Ph.D. from University of California in 1921 and worked primarily at the Department of Horticulture, University of California Citrus Experiment Station, Riverside, California; she published extensively with her husband James W. Lesley (1888-1982) on tomato breeding and genetics. She was known for her cytological analyses..Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives..ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siarchives&uri=full=3100001~!306285~!0#focus ) ..Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives..View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. ( http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=&fq=object_type:Photographs&fq=online_media_type:Images&view=grid&repo=flickr )