Papers of Ernest Jesse Palmer, 1911-1959

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Papers of Ernest Jesse Palmer, 1911-1959

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The Palmer papers span the years of 1911-1959, including the 33 years of his association with the Arnold Arboretum (1915-1948). Included are biographical material, correspondence, photographic portraits, research notes, and some of his publications.

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Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum, Horticultural Library, Jamacia Plain

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Palmer, Ernest J. (Ernest Jesse), 1875-1962.

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Palmer was born in Leiscester, England on April 8, 1875. He relocated with his family to Missouri in 1878. Largely self-educated, Palmer began collecting plant specimens for the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1913. He was offered a position as a plant collector for the Arnold Arboretum by Charles S. Sargent in 1915, where he rose to the position of Curator for the Herbarium in 1921, retiring in 1947. He returned to Missouri the following year, where he died on February 25, 1962. From t...

Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927

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Sargent graduated from Harvard in 1862, taught horticulture at Harvard and was director of the Arnold Arboretum. From the description of Papers of Charles Sprague Sargent, 1862-1879 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972874 Dendrologist, first director of Arnold Arboretum, and professor of agriculture, 1879-1927. From the description of [Horticultural list and autograph], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55531532 S...