Papers of John George Jack 1887-1949

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Papers of John George Jack 1887-1949

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The John George Jack Papers span the years of 1887 through 1949, including his 44 year career at the Arnold Arboretum. Included are photographs, correspondence, specimen sketches and field notes.

8 linear in. (2 boxes).

Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum, Horticultural Library, Jamacia Plain

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Arnold Arboretum

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The planning for the Arnold Arboretum Centennial celebration began in 1967 when Dr. Richard A. Howard, Arboretum Director from 1954-1978, appointed committees of supporters and visiting-committee members to raise funds for the upcoming event. The week-long celebration (May 21-28, 1972) opened with a banquet in a downtown Boston hotel that featured an address by William T. Stearn, famous taxonomist and botanist from the British Museum of Natural History. Events included a daylong symposium on "Po...

Jack, John G. (John George), 1861-1949

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John George Jack was born in Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada on April 15, 1861. In 1882 Jack became a member of the American Association for the advancement of Science in where he made contacts that eventually let to employment at the Arnold Arboretum. From 1882 to 1885 Jack attended lectures given by Harvard professors including Dr. Hermann August Hagen, Professor Alpheus Hyatt, and George Goodale. In 1891, Jack came to the Arnold Arboretum to work and to study under Charles S. Sargent. He became L...