Hall, Harvey Monroe, 1874-1932
Variant namesHall and Abrams were both early California botanists. Hall wrote A YOSEMITE FLORA, San Francisco, Paul Elder & Co., 1912, in which the inscription and photo are found.
From the description of Inscription to Profesor Le Roy Abrams, together with photograph taken by Abrams of the Hall's camp in Yosemite, 1911-1912. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863361
Eastwood's publication came out in 1902, resulting from fieldwork in 1899 and 1897.
From the description of Harvey Monroe Hall annotations in A FLORA OF THE SOUTH FORK OF KINGS RIVER by Alice Eastwood, no date. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865317
Biographical Information
Harvey Monroe Hall was born in Illinois on March 29, 1874 and brought up near Riverside, California. An early interest in nature led him to a career in botany, After graduation from the University of California in 1901, Hall received his Master of Science degree there in 1902 and Ph.D. in 1906.
In 1910 Hall married Carlotta Case, a 1905 graduate of the University of California and a collector of western ferns. Together they wrote A Yosemite Flora .
He was associated with the University of California from 1902-1919, serving successively as Assistant Botanist, University of California Agricultural Experiment states, 1902-1903; Instructor in Botany, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1903-1908; Assistant Professor of Economic Botany, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1908-1915; Associate Professor, 1915-1919.
In 1919 he became a staff member of the Carnegie Institution, Division of Plant Biology, at Stanford University, serving also as Professor of Botany, and as Honorary Curator of the Herbarium, University of California. These posts he retained until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1932.
From the guide to the Harvey Monroe Hall papers, 1859-1991, bulk 1896-1932, (The Bancroft Library)
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creatorOf | Hall, Harvey Monroe, 1874-1932. Harvey Monroe Hall annotations in A FLORA OF THE SOUTH FORK OF KINGS RIVER by Alice Eastwood, no date. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Harvey Monroe Hall papers, 1859-1991, bulk 1896-1932 | Bancroft Library | |
referencedIn | William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
creatorOf | Hall, Harvey Monroe, 1874-1932. Inscription to Profesor Le Roy Abrams, together with photograph taken by Abrams of the Hall's camp in Yosemite, 1911-1912. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Portraits of University of California individuals and groups, ca. 1850-[ongoing] | Bancroft Library | |
creatorOf | Hall, Harvey Monroe, 1874-1932. Harvey Monroe Hall papers, 1859-1991 (bulk 1896-1932). | UC Berkeley Libraries |
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Birth 1874
Death 1932