Papers of George Thurber and William Munro.

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Papers of George Thurber and William Munro.

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The collection consists of a scrapbook containing manuscript material of Thurber and Munro and a notebook which contains a copy of the scrapbook material in Sereno Watson's handwriting, with the addition of an index. The scrapbook contains two letters from Munro to Thurber, 1858 and 1859; Munro's notes on Thurber's grasses (leaves 1-11); and Thurber's notes on Gramineae of the Mexican boundary (leaves 12-136).

Harvard University, Gray Herbarium

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Thurber, George, 1821-1890

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Botanist on the Mexican Boundary Commission, 1850; he was a specialist on grasses. His herbarium was acquired by the Missouri Botanical Garden in the autumn of 1891. From the description of George Thurber papers, [184-?-189-]. (Missouri Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 61773035 Thurber (Brown University, S.M.) was a chemist and self-educated botanist who served with the U.S. Boundary Commission, 1850-1854. He also edited American Agriculturist for 22 years...

Watson, Sereno, 1826-1892

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Watson was graduated from Yale University (1847) and later studied chemistry and minerology at Sheffield Scientific School. He joined Clarence King's expedition to survey the 40th parallel, and wrote the botanical report (1871) for the expedition. Watson was appointed assistant in the Gray Herbarium in 1873; Curator, 1874-1892; and Instructor in Phytogeography, 1881-1884. His published works include contributions to Botany of California, Manual of the Mosses of North America, and a revision of G...

Munro, William, Lieutenant-Colonel

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