Mexia (Ynes) photographs 1870-1938

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Mexia (Ynes) photographs 1870-1938

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The collection consists mostly of photographs taken by Ynes Mexia throughout her lifetime. The collection includes photographs, negatives, memoirs, correspondence, photo lists, photo notes, and field notes. The collection also includes numerous photo albums and Mexia's plant press.

2.63 Cubic feet; 5 archives boxes, 2 flat archives boxes, 2 photograph boxes

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California Academy of Sciences, Special Collections

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Mexía, Ynés, 1870-1938

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Ynés Mexía was born May 24, 1870 in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., where her father, General Enrique A. Mexía, was serving as a representative of the Mexican government under President Porfirio Díaz. Her grandfather, José Antonio Mexía, was also a Mexican general, serving under President Antonio López de Santa Anna. Her mother, Sarah R. Wilmer of Maryland, was a descendent of Samuel Eccleston, Fifth Archbishop of Baltimore. Ynés Mexía spent her early childhood in Texas on a land grant where the t...

California Academy of Sciences. Dept. of Botany.

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Pringle, Cornelia

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Bracelin, N. Floy, 1890-1973

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Botanist. Born on March 24, 1890 in Star Lake, Minnesota to Linda Lana Burfield Perry and Erwin Alonso Perry. Her married name was Bracelin, and she was known as "Bracie" to her friends and colleagues. A fuchsia and a salix were named after her: Fuchsia bracelinae and Salix lesiolepis bracelinae. Educated at UC Berkeley. Organized and documented the botanical collections of Ynés Mexía. Employed with California Academy of Sciences and later became a lifelong member. Dur...