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Eunice R. Oberly was born March 7, 1878, in Cairo, Illinois. Her father, John H. Oberly was editor of the "Cairo
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journal beginning in 1914 and which her staff continued after her death. She later developed a circular from the Bureau of a mimeographed list of botanical literature which contained full citations of all important botanical literature which had been received by the
Washington libraries and was
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Hanson, James C. M.; Leupp, Harold L.; Lydenberg, Harry M.; Root, Azariah S.; Brown, Walter L.; Dudgeon, Matthew S.; Smith, Faith E.; Stetson, Willis K. (1923). "Executive Board Action".
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