Records, 1939-1969.

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Records, 1939-1969.

Correspondence, 1939-1968, and subject files, 1944-1969, concern Pratt's involvement with the restoration of the NYBG's Snuff Mill, fund raising, and other issues. Correspondents include T.H. Everett, Charles Barney Harding, Henry de la Montagne, Francis Cormier, Robert Moses, William J. Robbins, William C. Steere, and Joseph Swan.

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Cormier, Francis

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Harding, Charles Barney, 1899-1979.

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Moses, Robert, 1888-1981

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Robert Moses (1888-1981) was a public official in New York from 1919 to the mid-1970s. He held many offices, of which the most notable among them were: President, Long Island State Park Commission; Chairman, New York State Council of Parks; Commissioner, New York City Department of Parks; New York City Planning Commissioner and Construction Coordinator; and Chairman, New York State Power and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authorities. He was responsible for the construction of many major public pr...

Robbins, William Jacob, 1890-

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William Jacob Robbins was a botanist and plant physiologist. From the description of Papers, 1898-1974. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122589265 William Jacob Robbins (1890-1978) was Director-in-Chief of The New York Botanical Garden from 1937-1958. He was a specialist in plant physiology and microbiology. Robbins studied Bryophyllum and Hedera helix; the nutritional requirements of filamentous fungi; as well as vitamin synthesis, growth and th...

Steere, William Campbell, 1907-1989

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William Campbell Steere (1907-1988) was a botanist whose specialty was Arctic bryophytes. He served as Director of the New York Botanical Garden from 1958-1973. From the description of William Campbell Steere records, 1958-1988. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155483677 From the description of William Campbell Steere records 1958-1988. (New York Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 47152350 Professor of botany at University of Michigan a...

Lorillard Snuff Mill (Bronx, New York, N.Y.)

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Pratt, Harriet Barnes, 1879-1969.

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Philanthropist. Pratt was a member of the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) Board of Managers from 1939-1969. From the description of Records, 1939-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155483224 ...

Montagne, Henry de la, 1888-

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Swan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rockwell), 1842-1901

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New York Botanical Garden

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Everett, Thomas Henry, 1903-

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