Chronicles of Core, a history of his home community. In 1960 he published Morgantown Disciples, a history of the First Christian Church of Morgantown, West Virginia. Late in life he embarked upon an extensive five-volume history of Monongalia County, West Virginia (1974–84), completing the last volume shortly before his death. This material had been published over a period of 12 years in a weekly column of the Morgantown Dominion Post newspaper. Honors and accolades Member and past president, Phi Beta Kappa Distinguished Professor at WVU (1967) The Earl L. Core Arboretum at West Virginia University was named for him (1967) Meritorious Teaching Award of the Association of Southeastern Biologists (1971) Order of Vandalia of West Virginia University (1982) Honorary Doctor of Science degree, Waynesburg College (1957) Honorary Doctor of Science degree, West Virginia University (1974) Publications "Ecological studies on Spruce Mountain" (1928), Proc. W.Va. Acad. Sci. 2:36-39. "The plant ecology of Spruce Mountain, West Virginia" (1929), Ecology, 10:1-13. "Some additions to the Millspaugh checklist of West Virginia Spermatophytes" (1930), W.Va. Acad. Sci., 4:38-48 (with P.D. Strausbaugh). "Herbarium organization at West Virginia University" (1931), Proc. W.Va. Acad. Sci., 5:61-71. Common seed plants of the mid-Appalachian region (1931). xxiv + 305 p. (with P.D. Strausbaugh and Nelle Ammons). "Some aspects of the phytogeography of West Virginia" (1932), Torreya, 32:65-71. "Phymosia remota" (1932), Rhodora, 34:142-146 (with P.D. Strausbaugh). "Studies in the genus Scleria" (1934), Brittonia, 1:239-243. "The blister pine in West Virginia" (1934), Torreya, 34:92-93. "Contributions of Charles Frederick Millspaugh to the botany of West Virginia" (1935), Proc. W.Va. Acad. Sci., 8:82-93. "The American species of Scleria" (1936), Brittonia, 2:1-105. "The botanical exploration of West Virginia" (1936), Proc. W.Va. Acad. Sci., 10:47-64. "The type localities of some plants first described from West Virginia" (1936), Torreya, 36:7-13. "Additions to the Millspaugh checklist of West Virginia Spermatophytes" (1936). Proc. W.Va. Acad. Sci., 9:29-31. "Spring foray to Blackwater Falls and Spruce Knob, West Virginia" (1937), Castanea, 2:87-88. "Joint trip with the Southern Appalachian Botanical Club in Southern New Jersey" (1937). Torreya, 37:130-132. "The genus Carex in West Virginia" (1937), Proc. W.Va. Acad. Sci., 11:29-43. "Plant migrations and vegetational history of the Southern Appalachian region" (1938), Lilloa, 3:5-29. "Joint foray at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, June 15–19" (1938), Castanea, 3:79-81. "John Kunkel Small" (1938), Castanea, 3:27-28. "Gum Springs Bog" (1939), Castanea, 4.7-8. "Raymond H. Torrey" (1939), Castanea, 4:6-7. "A taxonomic revision of the genus Siphonychia" (1939), J. Elisha Mitchell