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Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934. Nathaniel Lord Britton records 1875-1934.

Title: Nathaniel Lord Britton records 1875-1934.

Collection documents Britton's career as a geologist, botanist and founder of the New York Botanical Garden.

ArchivalResource: 15 boxes (14.75 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42369426 View

New York Zoological Park. Office of the Director and General Curator. Records 1895-1940.

Title: Records 1895-1940.

Records of the first Director of the Park, William T. Hornaday (1854-1937), from 1896 until 1926, and W. Reid Blair (1875-1949), who served as Veterinarian from 1902 to 1922, Assistant Director from 1922 to 1926, and Director from 1926 to 1940. These records consist of incoming correspondence and carbon copies or drafts of outgoing correspondence, staff memoranda, reports, and working papers reflecting planning, policies, and day-to-day operations. These recovers cover planning, construction, opening and improving zoological exhibits; the acquisition, shipment, and acclimation of animal collections; veterinary matters; queries from zoologists, zoo visitors, and the general public; public relations; relations with the City of New York concerning transportation facilities and funding; and other aspects of park management. Correspondents include J.A. Allen, F.B. Alexander, M.R. Audubon, John W. Baird, Thomas Barbour, Daniel Beard, William Beebe, Nathaniel Lord Britton, Frank Buck, John Burroughs, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, George Bird Grinnell, C.J "Buffalo" Jones, C. Grant LaFarge, Samuel Langley, William White Niles, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Caroline Phelps-Stokes, J. Pierrepont, Lewis Van Syckle Fitz Randolph, Robert Ridgeway, William Rockefeller, Theodore Roosevelt, W.H. Root, Carl Rungius, Charles H. Townsend, Samuel P. Verner, William C. Whitney, and Robert Mearns Yerkes.

ArchivalResource: 50 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42589944 View

Gleason, Henry A. (Henry Allan), 1882-1975. Henry A. Gleason papers 1882-1946.

Title: Henry A. Gleason papers 1882-1946.

Collection documents the life and career of Henry A. Gleason before and after his association with the New York Botanical Garden.

ArchivalResource: 6 boxes (2.2 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42253718 View

Wilson, Percy, 1879-1944. Percy Wilson records, 1908-1940.

Title: Percy Wilson records, 1908-1940.

Collection documents Wilson's career with the New York Botanical Garden as personal assistant to Nathaniel Lord Britton and his floristic studies of the Caribbean.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (2.5 lin. in.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155483699 View

Franz Boas Papers, 1862-1942

Title: Franz Boas Papers 1862-1942

During the half century leading up to the Second World War, Franz Boas helped to define academic anthropology in the United States. Trained as a geographer at the University of Heidelberg, Boas worked initially on the Inuit of Baffin Island and subsequently on the cultures of the Indians of the Northwest Pacific Coast, becoming a leading figure in American anthropology by the first decade of the twentieth century. As Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University, Boas made significant theoretical contributions to ethnology, linguistics, and physical anthropology, helping to ingrain the four fields approach in his discipline and introducing the concept of cultural relativism into wide currency. He was, as well, a committed Socialist and an ardent opponent of both racism and fascism. This collection includes correspondence that Boas carried on with his colleagues in anthropology, as well as with those in the other social sciences and sciences. This correspondence is rich as a source for twentieth-century historians interested in "radical" social causes, since Boas was a socialist and an outspoken voice for progressive social causes.

ArchivalResource: 59.0 Linear feet

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Sterns, E. E. (Emerson Ellick), 1846-1926. Emerson Ellick Sterns papers 1889.

Title: Emerson Ellick Sterns papers 1889.

Collection documents Sterns' participation in the founding of the New York Botanical Garden.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (2.5 lin. in.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44262097 View

Records, 1888-1939.

Title: Records, 1888-1939.

Records consist of correspondence and memoranda including some printed ephemera. Maps, plans, and blueprints of the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) are predominantly derived from the tenure of Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859-1934) as Director-in-Chief, 1896-1929, and Secretary of the Board of Managers, 1895-1929, and include some Britton correspondence after his retirement, 1929-1934. Scattered throughout the records is a small quantity of correspondence from Britton's successors as Chief Executive and Secretary: Elmer Drew Merrill, Marshall Avery Howe, and Henry de la Montagne, Business Manager, Assistant Director, and Secretary.

ArchivalResource: 9.4 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155483251 View

Records, 1913-1949.

Title: Records, 1913-1949.

Material about the Porto Rico Survey includes committee minutes, 1926-1945; correspondence concerning matters regarding reports, papers, field trips, publications, funding and other subjects between the Porto Rico Committee chairman, Academy staff and officers, and scientists including Howard A. Meyerhoff, geologist who was active in the 1930s. Correspondence of Nathaniel Lord Britton, Chairman, 1923-1934; and Roy W. Miner, editor of the SCIENTIFIC SURVEY OF PORTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, 1929-1949. Also, scientific papers and maps about the moths of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, by William T. Forbes; bills, statements, estimates, receipts, and related financial information regarding the scientific surveys; and accounts regarding the publication of the findings of the field scientists.

ArchivalResource: 1.6 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155493244 View

Rost, Ernest Christian, 1867-1940. Papers of Ernest Christian Rost, 1918-1937.

Title: Papers of Ernest Christian Rost, 1918-1937.

Correspondence, manuscripts, documents and photographs primarily related to Rost's interests in cacti. Included is a typewritten manuscript of his book Something about cacti, a translation of Alwin Berger's Kakteen (1929), and articles by Ernest N. Rost and his wife, Etta Newbury Rost who was writing under the pseudonym Esther Norton.

ArchivalResource: 648 pieces.4 boxes.3 oversize folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228732723 View

Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934. Nathaniel Lord Britton records, 1875-1934.

Title: Nathaniel Lord Britton records, 1875-1934.

Collection documents Britton's career as a geologist, botanist and founder of the New York Botanical Garden.

ArchivalResource: 15 boxes (14.75 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155483368 View

Britton, N. L. An enumeration of the plants collected by M.E. Penard in Colorado during the summer of 1892, 1895.

Title: An enumeration of the plants collected by M.E. Penard in Colorado during the summer of 1892, 1895.

ArchivalResource: 1 vol.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427366044 View

Morong, Thomas, 1827-1894. Letter to Thomas Morong, 1874-1888 (inclusive).

Title: Letter to Thomas Morong, 1874-1888 (inclusive).

Consists of letters to Morong from about 156 correspondents, mostly American European or Canadian botanists with the exception of a few letters from three relatives living in Chile.

ArchivalResource: ca. 890 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40961355 View

Degener, Otto, 1899-. Otto Degener records 1920-1987.

Title: Otto Degener records 1920-1987.

Collection documents Degener's career and personal life from his student days until his death.

ArchivalResource: 10 boxes (10.8 lin. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43352243 View

Deane, Walter, 1848-1930. Papers of Walter Deane, 1881-1929 (bulk).

Title: Papers of Walter Deane, 1881-1929 (bulk).

Contains diaries, 1882-1929, mostly concerning summers which Deane spent in Shelburne, N.H. and other biographical material: about 350 original negatives including views of Sherburne and other New Hampshire towns; botanical research material including notes on flora of Blue Hills, plant records, indexes, and drafts of lecures and articles; correspondence with about 500 botanists, botanical and ornithological organizations, and family members; and autograph collection with signatures of about 600 botanists, and accompanying biographical information.

ArchivalResource: ca. 14 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40879954 View

Barnard College. Academic Commitee of Board of Trustees. Barnard College early administrative correspondence, 1883-1891.

Title: Barnard College early administrative correspondence, 1883-1891.

Correspondence, primarily addressed to Ella Weed, related to the founding and first years of Barnard College. Correspondents include: Nathaniel Lord Britton, W. H. Carpenter, Bashford Dean, W. A. Dunning, Thomas A. Fiske and Emily Gregory, among many others.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear ft. (1 box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/275962621 View

Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934. Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934 papers, 1762-1935.

Title: Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934 papers, 1762-1935.

Genealogical materials such as clippings, notes, family trees, abstracts of wills and some original wills, military papers, mortgages, and letters, 1762-1935, for the Britton and related families: Holmes, Vanderbilt, Cubberly, Micheau, Lagrange, Poillon, and Housman; scientific articles by Britton and others, collected by him, 1878-1924; and his unpublished manuscript 'Australian Plants', undated.

ArchivalResource: 4.0 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155571382 View

Gleason, Henry A. (Henry Allan), 1882-1975. Henry A. Gleason papers, 1882-1946.

Title: Henry A. Gleason papers, 1882-1946.

Collection documents the life and career of Henry A. Gleason before and after his association with the New York Botanical Garden.

ArchivalResource: 6 boxes (2.2 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155462523 View

S. F. (Sidney Fay) Blake correspondence, ca. 1920s- 1950s, Circa 1920-1950

Title: S. F. (Sidney Fay) Blake correspondence, ca. 1920s- 1950s Circa 1920-1950

This is professional correspondence concerned primarily with botanical nomenclature. Some of the letters touch on personal matters, and there is also a series with the Texas Research Foundation relative to the disposition of Blake's herbarium. The most substantial correspondence is with Liberty Hyde Bailey, Nathaniel Lord Britton, and Waldo Lee McAtee.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 Linear feet, 250 items.

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Andrews, Albert Le Roy, 1878-1964. Albert L. Andrews correspondence, 1899-1964.

Title: Albert L. Andrews correspondence, 1899-1964.

Correspondence reflecting Andrews' expertise in the field of bryology includes inquiries from hobbyists and scholars for determinations (identifications) of mosses and liverworts; requests by scientific journals for publishable papers and critical analyses of published articles (including The Bryologist, for which Andrews served as Associate Editor from 1938-1949, and the Revue Bryologique edited by Pierre Allorge); questions from botanical agencies and societies, government departments, and major academic institutions around the world. Correspondents include Lewis E. Anderson, John Hendley Barnhart, Hugo L. Blomquist, N.L. Britton, Stewart H. Burnham, Henry S. Conard, Howard A. Crum, W.G. Farlow, A.J. Grout, Leopold Loeske, William R. Maxon, C.L. Porter, Geneva Sayre (President of the American Bryological Society), William Campbell Steere, William Randolph Taylor, Roland Thaxter, C. Warnsdorf, Winona Welch, and numerous others.

ArchivalResource: 2.6 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63939251 View

Wilson, Percy, 1879-1944. Percy Wilson records 1908-1940.

Title: Percy Wilson records 1908-1940.

Collection documents Wilson's career with the New York Botanical Garden as personal assistant to Nathaniel Lord Britton and his floristic studies of the Caribbean.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (2.5 lin. in.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43335661 View

Horne, Frances Worth, 1873-1967. Frances Worth Horne papers 1924-1966.

Title: Frances Worth Horne papers 1924-1966.

Collection documents Mrs. Horne's collaboration with Nathaniel Lord Britton on his unfinished book, Flora Borinquena.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (7.5 linear in.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42369654 View

Autograph collection, 1757-1931, 1800-1916 (bulk)

Title: Autograph collection, 1757-1931, 1800-1916 (bulk)

Correspondence consisting of letters and postcards of botanists, professional and amateur, containing signature of correspondent. Occasionally more than one letter from each individual is included. Not all letters pertain to botanical matters. Some botanists represented include Asa Gray, N.L. Britton, Darwin family, W.K. Gregory, and John Torrey.

ArchivalResource: 3 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155451972 View

Albert Leroy Andrews correspondence, 1899-1964.

Title: Albert Leroy Andrews correspondence, 1899-1964.

Correspondence reflecting Andrews' expertise in the field of bryology includes inquiries from hobbyists and scholars for determinations of mosses and liverworts; requests by scientific journals for papers and critical analyses of published articles; questions from botanical agencies and societies, government departments, and major academic institutions around the world.

ArchivalResource:

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Boas, Franz, 1858-1942. Correspondence, 1862-1942.

Title: Correspondence, 1862-1942.

There is material in this collection other than correspondence, as well as letters other than professional in nature, but the collection does bring together the overwhelming correspondence that Boas carried on with his colleagues in anthropology, as well as with those in the other social sciences and sciences. This correspondence is rich as a source for twentieth-century historians interested in "radical" social causes, since Boas was a socialist and an outspoken voice for progressive social causes.

ArchivalResource: ca. 58,500 items (59 linear ft.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122540737 View

Deam, Charles Clemon, 1865-1953. [Papers], 1896-1952.

Title: [Papers], 1896-1952.

This collection includes the correspondence and personal papers of C.C. Deam, botanist and forester. Includes letters with botanists, publishers, family members, and politicians. Arranged chronologically.

ArchivalResource: 24 ms. boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247135145 View

Oral history project interview transcript, 1973.

Title: Oral history project interview transcript, 1973.

In this interview with Charles R. Long, Weber describes Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton, Nathaniel Lord Britton, and other NYBG staff members; the development of the horticulture program at NYBG; and changes at the NYBG between 1940 and 1955.

ArchivalResource: ca. .5 linear in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155462078 View

Records, 1890-1907.

Title: Records, 1890-1907.

Records include correspondence and subject files of Nathaniel Lord Britton, Secretary of the Scientific Alliance of New York. Subjects include organization of the Alliance, abortive plans for a headquarters building, and grants to local scientists. Individuals and organizations prominently represented include the American Chemical Society, Alliance Treasurer and New York Botanical Garden Board member Charles Finney Cox, J.F. Kemp, Esther Hermann, Ida M. Ogilvie, the Tilden Trust, Lucien Underwood, and A.C. Weeks. Also included are appeals for donations to the John Strong Newberry Fund for Original Scientific Research, 1893.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155462202 View

Madison Grant correspondence, 1901-1910.

Title: Madison Grant correspondence, 1901-1910.

Collection includes correspondence collected or received by Madison Grant during his tenure as secretary of the Society, 1885-1925; chairman of the Executive Committee, 1909-1937; and chairman and president of the Bronx River Parkway Commission. Major correspondents on Society matters include Henry Fairfield Osborn, William T. Hornaday, C. Grant LaFarge, H.A. Caparn, and James L. Greenleaf. Subjects include the execution of plans for the Zoological Park; the establishment of a bison herd at the Wichita Game Reserve; and distribution of Grant's articles on Adirondack mammals and on wildlife in Alaska. Correspondents from the Bronx River Parkway Commission include Nathaniel Lord Britton, James Cannon, William White Niles, owners of land desired by the Bronx River Parkway, and officials of state, city, and local government.

ArchivalResource: 1.8 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155463453 View

Degener, Otto, 1899-. Otto Degener records, 1920-1987.

Title: Otto Degener records, 1920-1987.

Collection documents Degener's career and personal life from his student days until his death.

ArchivalResource: 10 boxes (10.8 lin. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155483389 View

Correspondence, 1889-1936.

Title: Correspondence, 1889-1936.

Correspondence, 1889, was written to Sterns in support of, or inquiring about, the establishment of the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). Correspondents include Josephine Louise Richards; City of New York, Dept. of Public Parks; Samuel G. Love; E.L. Townsend; J.F. Toussaint; Charles Arthur Hollick; John Mullaby; Nathaniel Lord Britton; and Addison Brown. Correspondence with a dealer, 1936, concerns the sale of the letters to the NYBG.

ArchivalResource: ca. .3 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155463284 View

Horne, Frances Worth, 1873-1967. Frances Worth Horne papers, 1924-1966.

Title: Frances Worth Horne papers, 1924-1966.

Collection documents Mrs. Horne's collaboration with Nathaniel Lord Britton on his unfinished book, Flora Borinquena.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (7.5 linear in.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155462961 View

Blake, S. F. (Sidney Fay), 1892-1959. Correspondence, ca. 1920s- 1950s.

Title: Correspondence, ca. 1920s- 1950s.

This is professional correspondence concerned primarily with botanical nomenclature. Some of the letters touch on personal matters, and there is also a series with the Texas Research Foundation relative to the disposition of Blake's herbarium. The most substantial correspondence is with Liberty Hyde Bailey, Nathaniel Lord Britton, and Waldo Lee McAtee.

ArchivalResource: 250 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122473916 View

Small, John Kunkel, 1869-1938. Papers and photographs, 1902-1938.

Title: Papers and photographs, 1902-1938.

The collection contains Small's correspondence from 1906 until his death in 1938. He actively corresponded with many leading botanists, scientists, explorers, and naturalists of his time including Oakes Ames, Roland M. Harper, Liberty Hyde Bailey, Lord Nathaniel Britton, David G. Fairchild, William Chambers Coker, Harold St. John, Thomas A. Edison, and fellow professionals at the New York Botanical Garden. Also included are a number of unpublished manuscripts and botanical notes on his discoveries.

ArchivalResource: 41.50 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32413076 View

Records, 1915-1919.

Title: Records, 1915-1919.

Records include correspondence, 1915-1919, concerning placing a plaque on the Poe Cottage, a collection of Edgar Allan Poe material donated by Edwin B. Hill, and publications of the Society. Also included is a photo, 1915, of a dedication ceremony in Joseph Rodman Drake Park, and copies of portraits of Drake and the title page of a book of poems by Joseph Rodman Drake (THE CULPRIT FAY AND OTHER POEMS). Correspondents include Nathaniel Lord Britton and Victor Hugo Paltsits.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155462849 View