Papers, 1886-1929.

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Papers, 1886-1929.

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The John W. Harshberger papers, 1886-1929, primarily documents the professional activities and career of the well-known botanist at the University of Pennsylvania. The Personal papers, though small in size, include several interesting files--Harshberger's autobiography, a high school catalog, a family photo album and two sets of drawings. Harshberger attached numerous notes and clippings to his autobiography. These attachments contain important biographical and bibliographical information. His high school catalog contains information on Central High School of Philadelphia as well as Harshberger's grade reports. His career may be traced through his lectures and notes on plant geography and ecology, his manuscripts, and his publications. These publications consist of articles and reprints (1892-1929) as well as monographs (1893-1920). Harshberger interleaved many of the monographs with notes and clippings added after the book was published. These represented Harshberger's new findings from his research and teaching, which he expected to incorporate in future editions.

4 cubic ft.

University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center

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University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center

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