Frances Worth Horne papers, 1924-1966.

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Frances Worth Horne papers, 1924-1966.

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Collection documents Mrs. Horne's collaboration with Nathaniel Lord Britton on his unfinished book, Flora Borinquena.

2 boxes (7.5 linear in.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6873817

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New York Botanical Garden

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Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934

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Nathaniel Britton worked on plant varieties from Central and South America. Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_170_pid_EACP167 Nathaniel Lord Britton (1857-1934) was a leading founder and first Director of the New York Botanical Garden. He was born at New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y. He received his Ph.D. in Geology from Columbia College in 1881 where he studied with John Strong Newberry. In 1886 he was named Professor of Geology and...

Horne, Frances Worth, 1873-1967.

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Frances Worth Horne (1873-1967) was a botanical illustrator of the flowering plants of Puerto Rico. She was born in Watkins Glen, N.Y. After obtaining a B.A. from Ohio State University, she studied languages at Cornell University, receiving an M.A. . She taught classical languages at Westminster College in Colorado. She married Charles E. Horne in 1915. In 1918 they relocated to Puerto Rico. She remained there until Mr. Horne's death in 1963. In 1922, Mrs. Horne wrote to Nathaniel Lord Britton o...