Roberts, John, 1966

Most of the records in this collection were generated by Dr. Sherret S. Chase, primarily from his time in various capacities as research geneticist, international maize breeder and international seed operations director for DeKalb Agriculture Association, Inc. (later DeKalb AgResearch). Included are also family papers and those of his wife. Series I consists of biographical material related to Dr. Chase and his family, including Chase’s personal memoirs and the final draft of his autobiography. These papers were given to the Regional History Center when the first accession from the bulk collection was donated in July 2015. Series II is DeKalb Correspondence and pertains to letters of Sherret S. Chase during his research at university and his association with DeKalb. The correspondence is from circa 1945 to 1998 and is particularly strong in the years from 1962 to 1968. Series III is Dekalb Research and contains Dr. Chase’s files from the mid-1950s to 1980.