Posted on July 20, 2020
Kira Arkhimovych was a botanist and plant breeder who specialized in tomatoes. Although overshadowed by her more well-known husband, her career spanned several decades and over 5,000 miles -- from Kyiv to Spain to New York. Her papers can be found at the UHEC Archives.

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