Papers of Benjamin Lincoln Robinson, 1887-1934 (inclusive).

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Papers of Benjamin Lincoln Robinson, 1887-1934 (inclusive).

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Contains notebooks, 1905-1916, containing notes on various European and American herbaria visited by Robinson; notes on plants collected in southern New Hampshire and Vermont; manuscripts of unpublished works pertaining to Eupatorium, Leguminosae and the flora of Cocos Island in Costa Rica; draft of lecture by Robinson; and notes and letters concerning corrections to Gray's Manual. Also diplomas, certificates and other biographical material.

ca. 1 linear ft.

Harvard University, Gray Herbarium

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