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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.

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Vol. XXXII (ff. 77). 1911.includes:f. 1 Joseph R. Lomax: Letter to Marie Stopes from Joseph R. Lomax: 1911: Signed.ff. 2, 15 John M. Coulter, of the Department of Botany, University of Chicago: Letters to Marie Stopes from John M. Coulter: 1906-1..., 1911

Title: Vol. XXXII (ff. 77). 1911.includes:f. 1 Joseph R. Lomax: Letter to Marie Stopes from Joseph R. Lomax: 1911: Signed.ff. 2, 15 John M. Coulter, of the Department of Botany, University of Chicago: Letters to Marie Stopes from John M. Coulter: 1906-1... 1911

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Kennedy, George Golding, 1841-1918. Papers of George Golding Kennedy, 1864-1896 (bulk).

Title: Papers of George Golding Kennedy, 1864-1896 (bulk).

Consists of correspondence, mostly incoming to Kennedy; Kennedy's journals, including botanical notes of field trips between 1896 and 1917 and one notebook documenting his travels in Europe in 1903 and 1905; and manuscripts concerning his index of plants in the works of Shakespeare and literary references to plants in Francis Bacon's writing. Correspondents are mostly botanists, but also correspondence pertaining to personal business and family matters and Kennedy's activities and acquaintances such as Walter Deane and William G. Farlow, at Harvard.

ArchivalResource: ca. 3.75 linear ft.

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Vol. XXXIV (ff. 193). 1913-1915.includes:ff. 1, 15 F. Lavers, of Golders Green: Letters to Marie Stopes from F. Lavers: 1913: Signed, partly with autogr. addition.ff. 2, 90v. 101, 143, 171 J. H. Allchin, Chief Curator and Librarian, Maidstone Mus..., 1913-1915

Title: Vol. XXXIV (ff. 193). 1913-1915.includes:ff. 1, 15 F. Lavers, of Golders Green: Letters to Marie Stopes from F. Lavers: 1913: Signed, partly with autogr. addition.ff. 2, 90v. 101, 143, 171 J. H. Allchin, Chief Curator and Librarian, Maidstone Mus... 1913-1915

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Mitten, William, 1819-1906. William Mitten papers 1846-1910.

Title: William Mitten papers 1846-1910.

Collection documents the herbarium of William Mitten which was purchased by the New York Botanical Garden.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (4 linear in.)

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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.

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Letters to Thomas Morong, 1874-1888

Title: Letters to Thomas Morong, 1874-1888

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Britton, Elizabeth Gertrude Knight, 1858-1934. Letter, 1913 January 21, Bronx, New York to Harold Goddard Rugg, Hanover, N.H.

Title: Letter, 1913 January 21, Bronx, New York to Harold Goddard Rugg, Hanover, N.H.

Refers to mosses sent, and to a cactus-hunting expedition to the Carribean.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf. 28 cm.

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Britton, Elizabeth Gertrude Knight, b. 1858. [Collected papers on botany].

Title: [Collected papers on botany]. 1892-1922.

ArchivalResource: 5 pamphlets in 1 v.

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Weber, Lilian. 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.

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James Franklin Collins papers, 1883-1942

Title: James Franklin Collins papers, 1883-1942

The Collins papers are divided into three series: I. Correspondence; II. Photographic materials; and III. Notes and ephemera. Materials pertain primarily to his fieldwork.

ArchivalResource: 30 linear feet

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Williams, R. S. (Robert Statham), 1859-1945. Robert Statham Williams records 1888-1938.

Title: Robert Statham Williams records 1888-1938.

Collection documents Williams' field collections and determinations of mosses and lichens.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (1 lin. ft.)

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Britton, Elizabeth G. (Elizabeth Gertrude), 1858-1934. Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton records, 1882-1934.

Title: Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton records, 1882-1934.

Collection documents Britton's administrative career as Honorary Curator of Mosses at the New York Botanical Garden and her scientific studies in botanical taxonomy, especially the mosses.

ArchivalResource: 22 boxes (10.2 lin. ft.)

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Collins, J. Franklin (James Franklin), b. 1863. Papers of James Franklin Collins, 1884-1935 (inclusive).

Title: Papers of James Franklin Collins, 1884-1935 (inclusive).

The Collins papers consis of three main parts: letters to Collins; photographs, negatives and lantern slides made by Collins; and smaller items, mostly pertaining to his field trips. The letters are from about 240 correspondents, and date from 1884-1925 with most letters earlier than 1920. By and large they could be described as general botanical correspondence. The photographic materials consist of snapshots, labeled negatives, and lantern slides, all dating from about 1900-1935. The subjects of the photos include: landscapes and cityscapes, field expeditions and excursions, family and friends and their homes, closeups of individual plants and trees. The smaller items include a small notebook containing notes on geography and plants from the 1906 trip to the Gaspé, reports and collection labels related to the 1923 trip to the Gaspé, a plaster model of Mt. Logan (in the Gaspé) and a notebook containing notes on Salix.

ArchivalResource: ca. 4 linear ft.

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Williams, R. S. (Robert Statham), 1859-1945. Robert Statham Williams records, 1888-1938.

Title: Robert Statham Williams records, 1888-1938.

Collection documents Williams' field collections and determinations of mosses and lichens.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (1 lin. ft.)

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Mitten, William, 1819-1906. William Mitten papers, 1846-1910.

Title: William Mitten papers, 1846-1910.

Collection documents the herbarium of William Mitten which was purchased by the New York Botanical Garden.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (4 linear in.)

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Wild Flower Preservation Society of America. Records, 1894-1933.

Title: Records, 1894-1933.

Records consist primarily of Elizabeth G.K. Britton's correspondence with local wild flower preservation groups in the U.S., 1894-1933. Prominent correspondents include Alice Owen Anderson, Margaret E. Allen, Edward Fuller Bigelow, Emma Lucy Braun, Thornton Waldo Burgess, Henry Chandler Cowles, Fanny Day Farwell, Harvey Wicker Felter, Albert August Hansen, John William Harshberger, Charles Frederick Millspaugh, Percy L. Ricker, and Edgar T. Wherry.

ArchivalResource: 4.8 linear ft.

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Britton, Elizabeth G. (Elizabeth Gertrude), 1858-1934. Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton records 1882-1934.

Title: Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton records 1882-1934.

Collection documents Britton's administrative career as Honorary Curator of Mosses at the New York Botanical Garden and her scientific studies in botanical taxonomy, especially the mosses.

ArchivalResource: 22 boxes (10.2 lin. ft.)

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New York Botanical Garden. Photographs, [ca. 1890-1940]

Title: Photographs, [ca. 1890-1940]

Miscellaneous photographs of plants, the museum building, the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory and other New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) buildings, unidentified botanists, postcards showing NYBG buildings and grounds, and individual and group portraits of NYBG staff and administrators, ca.1890's-1940's. Individuals pictured include Harriet Barnes Pratt, Charles Barney Harding, William Campbell Steere, Frances W. Horne, and Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton. Also included is a photo album, 1935-1940, which documents improvements and repairs made to NYBG buildings and grounds including the Bronx Park East stone wall; museum roof (a WPA project); reconstruction of the Conservatory, 1937; repair of the Bronx River path; control of Dutch elm disease; and flood damage, 1936.

ArchivalResource: ca. 3 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155463093 View