Florence E. Meier Chase

Object Details

Category: Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary: In her office at the Smithsonian Institution Building, the "Castle," Florence E. Meier Chase (1902-1978) is seated in a chair with her hands atop the desk. A microscope is on the desk. Chase was a botanist with the Radiation Biology Laboratory, part of the Smithsonian's Astrophysical Observatory. Dr. Chase received her B.A. from Wellesley College and her Ph.D. from the University of Geneva in Switzerland.
Contained within: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7433, Box 3, Folder Tolman Scrapbook A-N
Contact information: Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Author: Unknown
Subject: Chase, Florence Meier; Radiation Biology Laboratory; Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Physical description: Number of Images: 1; Color: Sepia; Size: 2.20w x 2.50h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

Topic: Scientific apparatus and instruments; Microscopes; Radiobiology; Smithsonian Institution--Employees; Botanists