John Bartram Association archives, 1929-1932 1929-1932

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John Bartram Association archives, 1929-1932 1929-1932

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This collection contains correspondence, chiefly that of Francis W. Pennell, concerning the observance of the bicentennial anniversary of the founding of the first botanical garden in the American colonies by John Bartram. There is correspondence concerning the publication resulting from this observance as well. There is also one brief life of Bartram, and the list of the men on the program: review of book on Bartram and typescripts of three letters in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, from John Bartram to Peter Collinson; 1757-1759.

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Pennell, Francis W. (Francis Whittier), 1886-1952

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Born August 4, 1886 into a Quaker family, Francis Pennell Whittier grew up on a farm outside Philadelphia. Because he was thought to be delicate, he was not expected to work on the farm, and his education took place at the Westtown School. He continued his education at the University of Pennsylvania, earning his B.S. in 1911 and his Ph.D. in 1913. During his doctoral work, Pennell was encouraged by the head of the botany department, John Macfarlane, to pursue the study of Scrophular...

John Bartram Association

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"John Bartram (1699-1777) was the self-taught "Father of American Botany." Bartram's career as a botanist began with the creation of his garden in Kingsessing, Pennsylvania. While Bartram's botanical garden was probably not the first in America, it soon became the largest and most impressive. He traveled extensively throughout the eastern United States collecting plant specimens. His first expedition was through Maryland and Virginia, where he traveled up the James River and into th...

Bartram, John, 1699-1777

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John Bartram was the first native American botanist and made many journeys through the southern frontier, collecting seeds and bulbs for transplanting. From the description of Papers, 1738-1796. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122364926 From the description of Correspondence, 1735-1775. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122464663 From the guide to the John Bartram papers, 1738-1796, 1738-1796, (American Philo...