Portrait bust of Philip Leyendecker, a leader and former dean of New Mexico State University. Invested more than 30 years in improving NMSU and New Mexico agriculture. He is the namesake of the NMSU Leyendecker Plant Science Center and the annual Leyendecker…
Published onDec 15, 2023
186. Philip J. Leyendecker
Christian Petersen papers, RS 26/02/52, Iowa State University, Special Collections and University Archives. Pat Bliss archives, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Date
1936
Material
Clay or plaster
Description
Portrait bust of Philip Leyendecker, a leader and former dean of New Mexico State University. Invested more than 30 years in improving NMSU and New Mexico agriculture. He is the namesake of the NMSU Leyendecker Plant Science Center and the annual Leyendecker Agriculturalist of Distinction award.
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Provenance / Location
Veracruz University, Jalapa, Mexico.
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Notes / Sources
Image in Papers, SC, Box 10 f.3 and in the Pat Bliss archives, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
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