Papers of George Edward Davenport, 1872-1907 (inclusive).

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Papers of George Edward Davenport, 1872-1907 (inclusive).

Contains mostly correspondence between Davenport and other amateur and professional botanists; about one quarter of the 340 correspondents are women. Subject matter is almost entirely botanical, and deals especially with ferns. Also includes seven drafts for articles which were never published, and photographs of ferns, including an album depicting Davenport's herbarium specimens and portraits of Davenport.

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