Correspondence, 1832-1873.

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Correspondence, 1832-1873.

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This collection consists primarily of incoming correspondence from Tuckerman's colleagues in natural history, many of them leading natural scientists of the day. The letters relate chiefly to the exchange of botanical specimens, their identification, and the publication of botanical papers and catalogs. Correspondents include Asa Gray (1810-1888), Thaddeus William Harris (1795-1856), Increase Allen Lapham (1811-1875), W. F. Macrae ( - ), William Oakes (1799-1848), Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864), Henry Parker Sartwell (1792-1867), and John Torrey (1796-1873). Henry William Ravenel (1814-1887) wrote Tuckerman from South Carolina. In addition to scientific exchanges, he analyzed the political and cultural situation in the South following the Civil War (see his letter of 20 March 1866). Tuckerman also corresponded with several Europeans.

10 v. ; octavo.

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Gray, Asa, 1810-1888

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Often called the “Father of American Botany,” Asa Gray was instrumental in establishing systematic botany as a field of study at Harvard University and, to some extent, in the United States. His relationships with European and North American botanists and collectors enabled him to serve as a central clearing house for the identification of plants from newly explored areas of North America. He also served as a link between American and European botanical sciences. Gray regularly reviewed new Euro...

Ravenel, Henry William, 1814-1887

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Torrey, John, 1796-1873

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Harris, Thaddeus William, 1795-1856

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Harris (Harvard, A.B. 1815; M.D. 1820) served as Librarian of Harvard, 1831-1856 and also lectured on natural history at Harvard, 1837-1842. He published about 100 articles on insects and insect-related diseases, compiled indexes to major works on entomology, and also wrote on squashes and pumpkins for the New England farmer. From the description of Papes of Thaddeus William Harris, 1818?-1852 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 40961354 ...

Oakes, William, 1799-1848

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Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875

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Increase Allen Lapham (1811-1875), scientist and scholar of Milwaukee, Wis., was a keen observer and prolific recorder of geographical, topographical, botanical, climactic, and other physical aspects of the state of Wisconsin. He served as President of the State Historical Society and State Geologist and was influential in urging the establishment of a weather bureau in 1869. From the description of Antiquities of Wisconsin, 1850-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207149049 ...

Sartwell, H. P. (Henry Parker), 1792-1867.

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Macrae, W. F.

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Tuckerman, Edward, 1817-1886

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Edward Tuckerman was a botanist who specialized in lichen of North America. Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_622_pid_EACP619 Tuckerman, eldest son of Edward Tuckerman, a Boston merchant, and Sophia (May) Tuckerman, was born in Boston in 1817. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Union College in 1837 and 1844 respectively and his L.L.B. and A.B. from Harvard University in 1839 and 1847 respectively. Tuckerman married Sarah Eliza S...

Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864

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