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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.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40290688 View

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.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/177498615 View