Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927

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Sargent graduated from Harvard in 1862, taught horticulture at Harvard and was director of the Arnold Arboretum.

From the description of Papers of Charles Sprague Sargent, 1862-1879 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972874

Dendrologist, first director of Arnold Arboretum, and professor of agriculture, 1879-1927.

From the description of [Horticultural list and autograph], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55531532

Sargent (1841-1927) was appointed the first director of the Arnold Arboretum in 1873 and served until his death. During his administration the institution amassed close to 6,000 species and varieties of trees and shrubs. The library, the herbarium, and the program of travel and exploration that Sargent introduced further broadened the Arboretum's scientific importance. For further information see S.B. Sutton's book Charles Sprague Sargent and the Arnold Arboretum (Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1970).

From the description of Records of the Director Charles Sprague Sargent, 1893-1927 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269373158
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referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
referencedIn Arnold Arboretum. Records of the Original Design of the Living Collections: A Finding Aid. Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum, Horticultural Library, Jamacia Plain
creatorOf Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927. North American species of Crataegus. Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum, Horticultural Library, Jamacia Plain
referencedIn Sargent, George H., 1842-. Letters, 1861-1864, to his mother. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Faxon, Charles Edward, 1846-1918. Papers of Charles Edward Faxon, 1882-1918. Harvard University, Botany Libraries
referencedIn Charles Eliot Norton papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Sutton, S. B. (Silvia Barry), 1940-1997. Papers of Stephanne (Silvia Barry) Sutton, 1935-1946 (inclusive). Harvard University, Botany Libraries
referencedIn Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931. Papers, 1882-1931. Iowa State University, Parks Library
referencedIn André, Edouard François, 1840-1911. Correspondence of Édouard François André 1886-1905. Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum, Horticultural Library, Jamacia Plain
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIg, 1887-1891 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Rock, Joseph Francis Charles, 1884-1962. Papers of Joseph Francis Charles Rock, 1922-1962. Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum, Horticultural Library, Jamacia Plain
referencedIn Harbison, T. G. (Thomas Grant), 1862-1936. T. G. Harbison letters, 1905-1926 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn William Woodville Rockhill papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Peabody, Marian Lawrence. 1875-1974. Letters and family papers, 1783-1957 Houghton Library
creatorOf Ward, Lester Frank, 1841-1913. Correspondence, 1865-1913, "Patten" to "Sargent". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Arnold Arboretum. Director's reports, 1873- Harvard University, Botany Libraries
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
creatorOf Hers, Joseph, 1884-1965. Papers of Joseph Hers, 1919-1992. Harvard University, Botany Libraries
referencedIn Samuel Henshaw letters from various correspondents, 1849-1937 and undated. Houghton Library
creatorOf Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927. [Horticultural list and autograph], n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Dudley, William Russel, 1849-1911. William Russel Dudley papers, 1838-1937 (inclusive), 1864-1912 (bulk). Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Muir, John, 1838-1914. Papers of John Muir [manuscript], 1885-1915. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Case Estates (Arnold Arboretum). Records of the Case Estates, 1896- Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum, Horticultural Library, Jamacia Plain
creatorOf Rothrock, Joseph T., 1839-1922. Papers, 1855-1954. Chester County Historical Society
creatorOf Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927. Papers of Charles Sprague Sargent, 1862-1879 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Farlow, W. G. (William Gilson), 1844-1919. Papers of William Gilson Farlow, 1866-1919 (bulk). Harvard University, Botany Libraries
creatorOf Gray, Asa, 1810-1888. Asa Gray collection, 1871-1885. University of Michigan
creatorOf Sargent, Charles S. Urbanization in the American Southwest: Phoenix, Arizona, 1870-1950. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Watson, Sereno, 1826-1892. Papers of Sereno Watson, 1852-1885 (inclusive). Harvard University, Gray Herbarium
referencedIn Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894. Lewis R. Gibbes papers, 1834-1901. College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library
referencedIn Kennedy, George Golding, 1841-1918. Papers of George Golding Kennedy, 1864-1896 (bulk). Harvard University, Gray Herbarium
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIf, 1866-1886 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Seward, Walter Merritt, 1862-1932. Seward Forest Papers [manuscript], 1833-1974. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Mira Lloyd Dock Papers, 1814-1951, (bulk 1899-1945) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Wilson, Ernest Henry, 1876-1930. Records of Keeper, Ernest H. Wilson, 1896-1952 (inclusive), 1896-1930 (bulk). Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum, Horticultural Library, Jamacia Plain
referencedIn Clapp, William Warland, Jr., 1826-1891. Correspondence, 1790-1891 (bulk 1840-1891) Houghton Library
referencedIn William Roscoe Thayer papers, 1762-1927 (inclusive), 1872-1921 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Isabella Stewart Gardner papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Atkins Institution of the Arnold Arboretum. Records of the Atkins Institution of the Arnold Arboretum, 1899-1954 (inclusive). Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum, Horticultural Library, Jamacia Plain
referencedIn Houghton family correspondence concerning Henry Oscar Houghton biography, 1878-1931. Houghton Library
referencedIn Harvard Botanic Garden. Records of Harvard Botanic Garden, 1864-1945 (inclusive). Harvard University, Gray Herbarium
creatorOf Purdom, William, 1880-1921. Papers of William Purdom, 1909-1912. Harvard University, Botany Libraries
creatorOf Robinson, John, 1846-1925. John Robinson Papers, n.d. Peabody Essex Museum
creatorOf Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927. Records of the Director Charles Sprague Sargent, 1893-1927 (inclusive). Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum, Horticultural Library, Jamacia Plain
creatorOf Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927. Letter, 1904, June 1, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass., to Mrs. John Carter Brown, Providence, R.I. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Palmer, Ernest J. (Ernest Jesse), 1875-1962. Papers of Ernest Jesse Palmer, 1911-1959 Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum, Horticultural Library, Jamacia Plain
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Birth 1841-04-24

Death 1927-03-22

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