Beals, A. Tennyson
Variant namesA.T. (Alfred Tennyson) Beals (1870-1955) was an amateur bryologist and a professional photographer. He donated his herbarium of 2000 speciments to the New York Botanical Garden. He was born in Greenfield, Mass. and moved to New York City. His first wife was Jessie Tarbox Beals, the first female photojournalist. He remarried and lived in Hackensack, N.J. but maintained a studio in New York City. He was active in the Sullivant Moss Society, now known as the American Bryological and Lichenological Society. He died at home in November, 1955.
From the description of A. Tennyson Beals papers 1882-1946. (New York Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 42198224
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| creatorOf | People's Institute (New York, N.Y.). People's Institute records, 1883-1933, bulk (1897-1927). | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | People's Institute records, 1883-1933, 1897-1927 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Beals, A. Tennyson. A. Tennyson Beals papers 1882-1946. | New York Botanical Garden, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library |
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| associatedWith | Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857. | person |
| associatedWith | People's Institute (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sullivant Moss Society | corporateBody |
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