Bartram family papers, ca. 1908-1958 1908-1958

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Bartram family papers, ca. 1908-1958 1908-1958

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This collection includes newspaper clippings, postal cards, typed copies of letters, photographs of portraits, reprints of articles, materials from the John Bartram Association (which preserves the Bartram house and garden in Philadelphia), typed notes from Bartram's letters and journals, and typed copies of letters in re Bartram. There is also a genealogy prepared by West, and a biography of George Washington Bartram by John Hines Pitman (typescript).

3.0 Linear feet, 1,500 items

American Philosophical Society

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Bartram, George Washington, 1784-1853.

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Francis Darley West was a descendant of John Bartram (1699-1777) and William Bartram (1739-1823) of Philadelphia, who were the leading naturalists of their time. From the guide to the Bartram family papers, ca. 1908-1958, 1908-1958, (American Philosophical Society) ...

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...

West, Francis Darley, 1881- ,

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Francis Darley West was a descendant of John Bartram (1699-1777) and William Bartram (1739-1823) of Philadelphia, who were leading naturalists of their time. From the description of Bartram family papers, ca. 1908-1958. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122539908 ...

Bertrand family

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Francis Darley West was a descendant of John Bartram (1699-1777) and William Bartram (1739-1823) of Philadelphia, who were the leading naturalists of their time. From the guide to the Bartram family papers, ca. 1908-1958, 1908-1958, (American Philosophical Society) ...

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 family

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Francis Darley West was a descendant of John Bartram (1699-1777) and William Bartram (1739-1823) of Philadelphia, who were the leading naturalists of their time. From the guide to the Bartram family papers, ca. 1908-1958, 1908-1958, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Bartram, William, 1739-1823

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William Bartram was a naturalist and made trips throughout the southern frontier, collecting seeds and specimens and making botanical drawings. From the description of Meteorological diary, 1790 January 1-1791 September 13. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540731 From the description of Commonplace book, [ca. 1760-1800]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122624360 Naturalist William Bartram traveled through...

Pitman, John Hines

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Francis Darley West was a descendant of John Bartram (1699-1777) and William Bartram (1739-1823) of Philadelphia, who were the leading naturalists of their time. From the guide to the Bartram family papers, ca. 1908-1958, 1908-1958, (American Philosophical Society) ...