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Asa Gray papers, 1838-1887, 1838-1887

Title: Asa Gray papers, 1838-1887 1838-1887

The largest portion of correspondence is with Charles Edwin Bessy on botanical matters, including botanical publications in the United States and Europe, and plants and shell specimens.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 Linear feet; ca. 100 items

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Joseph Henry Letters, 1863-1877

Title: Joseph Henry Letters 1863-1877

Papers of the American physicist, first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Five outgoing items of correspondence, most of which is in response to requests for the Smithsonian Institution's publications (James A. Dix, Washington Townsend). There are three letters to botanist Charles E. Bessey, one of which defines the Smithsonian's system of exchange of scientific information with regard to natural history specimens.

ArchivalResource: 5 items (SC)

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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879

Title: SIA RU000026, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Correspondence, 1863-1879

This series consists mostly of correspondence addressed to Joseph Henry, much of which received his personal attention; also included are some copies of Henry letters, occasional returned original Henry letters, and a considerable number of letters to Spencer Fullerton Baird.

ArchivalResource: 59.56 cubic feet

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Peck, Charles H. (Charles Horton), 1833-1917. Letter to Charles Edwin Bessey. Albany, NY. 1913 Apr. 24.

Title: Letter to Charles Edwin Bessey. Albany, NY. 1913 Apr. 24.

Thanking him for remembering his 80th birthday and discussing the changes in his life since a stroke in January.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122407021 View

Peck, Charles H. (Charles Horton), 1833-1917. Letter to [Charles Edwin Bessey]. Albany, NY. 1881 Feb. 23.

Title: Letter to [Charles Edwin Bessey]. Albany, NY. 1881 Feb. 23.

Discussing a taxonomic disagreement concerning Puccinia Lobeliae Gerard.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122654503 View

University of Nebraska--Lincoln. College of Arts and Sciences. College of Arts and Sciences records, 1865-2000.

Title: College of Arts and Sciences records, 1865-2000.

Contains printed and duplicated materials; records of the Dean's Office; faculty records and faculty committee records; records of the Anthropology Dept.; Botany Dept., including the papers of Charles E. Bessey; Chemistry Dept.; Classics Dept.; English Dept., including the papers of Louise Pound; Geography Dept.; Geology Dept.; Germanic Languages Dept.; History Dept.; Mathematics Dept.; Microbiology Dept.; Philosophy Dept.; Physics Dept.; Political Science Dept.; Psychology Dept.; Romance Languages Dept.; Sociology Dept.; Zoology Dept.; Bacteriology Dept.; Physiology Dept.; Astronomy Dept.; Modern Languages and Literatures Dept.; Art Dept.; Speech and Dramatic Arts Dept.; School of Life Sciences; University Studies Dept.; Computer Science Dept.; Speech Communications Dept.; Theatre Arts Dept.; Actuarial Science Dept.; Interdisciplinary Programs; Criminal Justice Dept.; Women's Studies Dept.; Judaic Studies Dept.; Center on Children, Families, and the Law.

ArchivalResource: 588 boxes 4 bundles 209 v. 1 album sound discs (308 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45576243 View

Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915. Papers, 1870-1985.

Title: Papers, 1870-1985.

This collection contains biographical data, correspondence, addresses, reports, and writings. Included is correspondence with Ernst A. Bessey, addresses and speeches, and writings on agriculture, grasses, insects, ISU's Dept. of Botany. There are also writings about Bessey.

ArchivalResource: .42 linear ft. (1 document boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36304344 View

Wynn, William Hillis. Letters to Charles Edwin Bessey. Ames, IA., 1898-1900.

Title: Letters to Charles Edwin Bessey. Ames, IA., 1898-1900.

Discussing University politics, Wynn's sudden dismissal and hopes for a new position.

ArchivalResource: 3 items (13 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122371681 View

Avebury, John Lubbock, 1st Baron, 1834-1913. Avebury Papers. B. Correspondence relating to Lord Avebury's collections and publications; 1866-1911, n.d. Vol. XLIV A (ff. 219). 1. A Contribution to Our Knowledge of Seedlings, 1892; 1892-1904, n.d. 2. On Buds and Stipules, 1899; 1899, n.d. 3. Notes on the Life History of British Flowering Plants, 1905; 1905-1906, n.d.

Title: AVEBURY PAPERS. Vol. XLIV A (ff. 219). 1. ff. 1-112. A Contribution to our Knowledge of Seedlings, 1892; 1892-1904, n.d. 2. ff. 113-173. On Buds and Stipules, 1899; 1899, n.d. 3. ff. 174-219. Notes on the Life History of British Flowering Plants, 190...

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Records of the Botanical Seminar (Sem. Bot.) 1886-1936

Title: Records of the Botanical Seminar (Sem. Bot.) 1886-1936.

The Botanical Seminar was originated in 1886 by seven students, including Roscoe Pound, J.G. Smith, J.R. Schofield, H.J. Webber and J.A. Williams. Between 1891-1899 a botanical survey of Nebraska was undertaken, and the Flora of Nebraska was published. Professor Charles E. Bessey provided guidance to the Seminar until his death in 1915. At that time, Professor Raymond J. Pool took over as director of the group. The Botanical Seminar went out of existence in the late 1930s

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes (2 linear ft.)

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Beattie, R. Kent (Rolla Kent), b. 1875. Papers, 1890-1956.

Title: Papers, 1890-1956.

Correspondence and other papers regarding taxonomic investigations of Pacific Northwest plants, of which a major part consists of approximately 50,000 notes and references to literature on Northwest flora and historical and biographical aspects of Northwest botany. Significant correspondents: C.E. Bessey, L.F. Henderson, Aven Nelson, C.V. Piper, Harold St. John, W.N. Suksdorf, A.R. Sweetser.

ArchivalResource: 7.5 ft.

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Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915. Charles Edwin Bessey papers, 1865-1915 [microform] / microfilmed by the University of Nebraska Archives under the supervision of Joseph G. Svoboda, editor-archivist and sponsored by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Title: Charles Edwin Bessey papers, 1865-1915 [microform] / microfilmed by the University of Nebraska Archives under the supervision of Joseph G. Svoboda, editor-archivist and sponsored by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

ArchivalResource: 37 microfilm reels ; 4 in., 35 mm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14398305 View

Lloyd, C. G. (Curtis Gates), 1859-1927. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1859-1927.

The collection consists of the personal papers of C.G. Lloyd, especially correspondence, botanical writings (primarily in published form), and financial records, both personal and for the various wildlife and nature preserves that he established. Also included are early records of the Lloyd Library and Museum. Of greatest significance are the series Mycological correspondence (containing correspondence to and from the leading mycologists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries) and Photography (containing views of the Cincinnati area, including riverfront and views of the lives of lower class citizens, and travel views, especially of Samoa at the turn of the 20th century).

ArchivalResource: 69 boxes, 46 v., ca. 1500 glass plate negatives (47 linear ft.)

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William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century.

Title: William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century.

Journal reprints on evolutionary biology.

ArchivalResource:

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Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915. Papers, 1865-1915.

Title: Papers, 1865-1915.

Correspondence, teaching materials, office files, memorabilia, photographs, MSS of articles, and published materials.

ArchivalResource: 16.7 linear ft. (40 boxes)

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Macbride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston), 1848-1934. Papers, 1845-1954.

Title: Papers, 1845-1954.

Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, address books, botany notebooks, lecture notes, and newspaper clippings, relating to Macbride's career as professor and college president (1914-1916) at University of Iowa. Includes correspondence and other papers of other members of the Macbride family. Correspondents include Charles E. Bessey, Jay N. Darling, Benjamin F. Shambaugh, and Charles Bundy Wilson.

ArchivalResource: 6 ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28411999 View

James McKeen Cattell Papers, 1835-1948, (bulk 1896-1948)

Title: James McKeen Cattell Papers 1835-1948 (bulk 1896-1948)

Educator, editor, and psychologist. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, lectures, articles, notes, financial papers, biographical and genealogical material, family papers, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Cattell's professional and academic affiliations.

ArchivalResource: 49,000 items; 189 containers plus 1 oversize; 76 linear feet; 7 microfilm reels

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Raymond J. Pool, Papers, 1900-1967

Title: Raymond J. Pool, Papers, 1900-1967

ArchivalResource: 24 boxes, 10 linear feet

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Ward, Lester Frank, 1841-1913. Correspondence, 1865-1913, "Abbe" to "Bigler".

Title: Correspondence, 1865-1913, "Abbe" to "Bigler".

Letters from correspondents "Abbe" to "Bigler".

ArchivalResource: Approximately 5,800 items.

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William T. Hornaday Papers, 1866-1975, (bulk 1906-1936)

Title: William T. Hornaday Papers 1866-1975 (bulk 1906-1936)

Conservationist, zoologist, and taxidermist. Correspondence, diaries and journals, production materials for articles and books, notebooks, financial papers, clippings, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and other papers reflecting Hornaday's career, particularly as director of New York Zoological Park, 1896-1926.

ArchivalResource: 39,000 items; 111 containers plus 4 oversize; 44.8 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013033 View

Edith S. and Frederic E. Clements papers, 1876-1969

Title: Edith S. and Frederic E.Clements papers, 1876-1969

Frederic and Edith Clements were husband andwife botanists and pioneering ecologists. Collection contains field notes,photographs, and negatives from 1893-1944, chiefly regarding vegetation andecology of the Great Plains and the American West and Southwest; correspondencewith colleagues regarding scientific research; manuscripts and articles onscientific topics; and Edith Clements’ diaries from 1907-1966, familyphotographs, poems, essays, and sketches.

ArchivalResource: 43.56 cubic ft. (107boxes)

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Macbride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston), 1848-1934. Papers of Thomas H. Macbride, 1845-1954.

Title: Papers of Thomas H. Macbride, 1845-1954.

The papers of Thomas H. Macbride relate to his career as a professor and president (1914-1916) of the University of Iowa. There are nine boxes of correspondence, dating from 1869 to 1927, of both a personal and professional nature. Included are letters from: Paul Bartsch, Charles E. Bessey, W.R. Boyd, Jay N. Darling, Harvey Ingham, Laurence C. Jones, Frank O. Lowden, G.W. Martin, Louis H. Pammel, and Gifford Pinchot. More correspondents include: Carl E. Seashore, Fred J. Seaver, Benjamin F. Shambaugh, Bertha M.H. Shambaugh, Bohumil Shimek, John Springer, and Robert B. Wylie. Macbride's work as botanist is reflected in items such as speeches and lectures he delivered, articles he wrote, notebooks he kept, and his Iowa Lakeside Laboratory research. Also included are diaries and newspaper clippings. Other family members are included in the Macbride papers. For instance, there are diaries and notebooks kept by Harriet D. Macbride and compositions written by Jean Macbride.

ArchivalResource: 7.5 linear ft., (15 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233108192 View

Bell, William Abraham. Letter, 1895 July 8, Colorado Springs [to] G.B. Turnbull, Colorado Springs.

Title: Letter, 1895 July 8, Colorado Springs [to] G.B. Turnbull, Colorado Springs.

Autograph letter signed. Invitation to have Prof. Bessey stay with the Bells while in Colorado Springs for summer school.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf ; 24 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11947342 View

Gray, Asa, 1810-1888. Papers, 1838-1887.

Title: Papers, 1838-1887.

The largest correspondence is with Charles Edwin Bessy on botanical matters, including botanical publications in the United States and Europe, and plants and shell specimens.

ArchivalResource: ca. 100 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154298172 View

Parry, C. C. (Charles Christopher), 1823-1890. Letters to Charles Edwin Bessey. Davenport, IA. 1872-1889.

Title: Letters to Charles Edwin Bessey. Davenport, IA. 1872-1889.

Discussing field work in the West, ornamental use of Western conifers, Iowa Academy of Science, botanists, publications and herbaria.

ArchivalResource: 16 items (31 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122504092 View

Pool, Raymond J. (Raymond John), 1882-1967. Papers, 1900-1967.

Title: Papers, 1900-1967.

Contains correspondence, manuscripts, published materials, botanical sketches, resource materials, class and field notes, biographical items, photographs, negatives, lantern slides, and glass plate negatives, all from the collection of Raymond J. Pool, botanist and professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 1907 to 1948. Includes the field notes and photographic materials related to his work on the Salt Lake Smelter Commission in 1920.

ArchivalResource: 24 boxes (10 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51064483 View

Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931. Papers, 1882-1931.

Title: Papers, 1882-1931.

Collection contains correspondence, printed materials, newspaper clippings, interviews, photographs and scrapbooks. His work included his research in barberry, rust and plant diseases, fungi, poisonous plants, seeds, weeds as well as his interests in conservation and the history of ISU. The collection contains materials on organizations including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, British Ecological Society, Iowa Academy of Science, Iowa State Historical Society, Osborn Club, Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Psi. Correspondents include Liberty H. Bailey, Charles E. Bessey, Robert E. Buchanan, George Washington Carver, Albert B. Cummins, Warren Garst, William T. Hornaday, Thomas H. Macbride, Herbert Osborn, Charles S. Sargent, Henry A. Wallace and James Wilson.

ArchivalResource: 23.8 linear ft. (76 document boxes, 1 oversize box) + 49 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17436888 View

Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891

Title: Correspondence, 1865-1891

This record unit consists of outgoing correspondence from the Office of the Secretary during the tenures of Joseph, Henry, 1846-1878; Spencer Fullerton Baird, 1878-1887; and Samuel Pierpoint Langley, 1887-1906.

ArchivalResource: 46.06 cu. ft. (62 document boxes) (68 3x5 boxes) (243 microfilm reels)

https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_216647 View

Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin). Papers of Charles E. Bessey, 1865-1915.

Title: Papers of Charles E. Bessey, 1865-1915.

Correspondence, letterpress books, notes, speeches, articles, photographs, records of the University of Nebraska Dept. of Botany, and other papers relating chiefly to botany, land-grant colleges, agricultural education, conservation, forestry, the development of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Bessey's associations with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Botanical Society of America, and the Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Science. Correspondents include Spencer F. Baird, Ernst Bessey, Frederick Clement, Edward D. Cope, John Coulter, Daniel Cady Eaton, William Gilson Farlow, Bernhard Fernow, Asa Gray, Byron D. Halsted, Conway MacMillan, Albert Michelson, Edward W. Morley, Edward S. Morse, Louis H. Pammel, Charles Horton Peck, Gifford Pinchot, Per Axel Rydberg, Charles V. Riley, Roscoe Pound, Adonijah S. Welsh, and Newton H. Winchell.

ArchivalResource: 37 microfilm reels.

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Syracuse University Library, Spec. Coll. Res. Ctr., Ms. Coll. Joseph Henry Letters.

Title: Syracuse University Library, Spec. Coll. Res. Ctr., Ms. Coll. Joseph Henry Letters.

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Clements, Frederic E. (Frederic Edward), 1874-1945. Frederic E and Edith Clements Papers, 1893-1967.

Title: Frederic E and Edith Clements Papers, 1893-1967.

The collection consists mainly of research materials compiled by the Clements. There are field notes, photographs, and negatives from 1893-1944, chiefly regarding vegetation and ecology of the Great Plains and the American West and Southwest. Also included are subject cards to the research; an herbarium card file; glass negatives and positive slides showing vegetation and grasses from California and Colorado; correspondence with colleagues regarding scientific research; manuscripts and articles on scientific topics; and a pair of binoculars. In addition, there are also Edith Clements' diaries from 1907-1966, family photographs, poems, essays, and sketches.

ArchivalResource: 43.56 cubic ft. (107 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27303598 View

Putnam, J. Duncan. Letter to C[harles] E[dwin] Bessey. Davenport, IA. 1880 Feb. 9.

Title: Letter to C[harles] E[dwin] Bessey. Davenport, IA. 1880 Feb. 9.

Detailing a method of etching metal plates for engraving and discussing the position of state entomologist.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122571368 View

Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927. Records of the Director Charles Sprague Sargent, 1893-1927 (inclusive).

Title: Records of the Director Charles Sprague Sargent, 1893-1927 (inclusive).

Consists of administrative files of Charles Sprague Sargent as director of the Arboretum, including both letterpress copybooks and incoming correspondence. Material pertains to fund raising for collecting expeditions to China, Korea, Japan, and Tibet in the 1910s and 1920s and to horticulture at Arnold. Considerable correspondence exists with John Muir, 1897-1912; Ernest H. Wilson and Joseph Rock concerning their botanical collecting in Asia; and botanists in Europe and the United States. Also includes a folder with copies of outgoing correspondence from Harlan P. Kelsey, nurseryman, to Sargent and E.H. Wilson.

ArchivalResource: 8 linear ft. and 9 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269373158 View

Bruner, Lawrence. Papers, 1871-1937.

Title: Papers, 1871-1937.

Correspondence, lecture notes, diaries, journal articles, newspaper clippings, drawings, photographs, slides, and artifacts.

ArchivalResource: 6.4 linear ft. (17 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33074141 View

Immigration Restriction League (U.S.) records, 1893-1921

Title: Immigration Restriction League (U.S.) records

Records of the Immigration Restriction League (U.S.), especially those of Prescott F. (Farnsworth) Hall, one of the founders and executive secretary from 1896-1921.

ArchivalResource: 12.4 linear feet (24 boxes and 17 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00163/catalog View