Papers, 1888-1926.

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Papers, 1888-1926.

Correspondence and notes regarding taxonomic investigations of plants of the state of Washington, the collection of botanical specimens, the preparation of regional floras, the history of botanical study of the Pacific Northwest, and the identification of plants for the public. Siginificant correspondents include: R.K. Beattie, F.V. Coville, F.A. Golder, Edmond S. Meany, B.L. Robinson, W.N. Suksdorf.

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Coville, Frederick V. (Frederick Vernon), 1867-1937

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Frederick V. Coville (1867-1937), a botanist for the United States Department of Agriculture, was considered an authority on North American rushes, wild currents, and blueberries. His "Botany of the Death Valley Expedition" was a classic study. He participated in the 1899 Harriman expedition to Alaska. Coville was the first curator of the National Herbarium and was chairman of the research committee of the National Geographic Society from 1920 to 1937. From the description of Papers,...

Golder, Frank Alfred, 1877-1929

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F. A. Golder collected plants in Alaska in 1899 and 1900. Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_329_pid_EACP326 American historian of Russia and the Russian sphere of influence in North America. From the description of Frank Alfred Golder papers, 1858-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 610424116 American historian; American Relief Administration worker in Russia, 1920-1923. From the description of F...

Suksdorf, Wilhelm, 1850-1932

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Botanist, Bingen, Washington. From the description of Papers, 1867-1935. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852921 The long and complex, if outwardly simple, life of Wilhelm Suksdorf began in rural Germany, near Kiel, in 1850. At the age of eight he emigrated to northeastern Iowa with his family. He lived there until 1874. In 1876 he was enrolled in a science/agriculture course at the University of California. Before graduating, however, he lef...

Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln, 1864-1935

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Robinson (Harvard, A.B. 1887; Strassborg, Ph.D. 1889) became assistant to Sereno Watson at Gray Herbarium at Harvard, 1890-1892 and Curator after Watson's death in 1892. His published works include a revised edition of Asa Gray's Manual (1908), Flora of the Galapagos Islands (1902) and contributions to Gray's Synoptical Flora of North America (1895, 1897). From the description of Papers of Benjamin Lincoln Robinson, 1887-1934 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 177499102 ...

Beattie, R. Kent (Rolla Kent), 1875-

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A forest pathologist for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) from 1912-1945, Beattie (1875-1960) is notable for his studies of Northwest flora and chestnut blight. He spent three years in Asia for the USDA's Division of Forest Pathology surveying chestnut trees and related plants and gathering seeds to introduce disease-resitant strains to the United States. From the description of Rolla Kent Beattie photograph collection 1927-1949. (National Agricultural Library). WorldCat record i...

Meany, Edmond S. (Edmond Stephen), 1862-1935

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Edmond S. Meany was a historian, writer and collector. From the guide to the Edmond S. Meany letter to T. C. Elliott, 1920 July 7, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) University of Washington professor of history, politician, editor and author, Edmond S. Meany was born in Michigan in 1862, but came to Washington Territory with his family in 1877. He enrolled in the University of Washington in 1880. His academic career was postponed by his father's death, but he grad...

Piper, Charles V. (Charles Vancouver), 1867-1926

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Title: Count British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000342.0x00037a American botanist. From the description of Papers, 1888-1926. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852938 Charles V. Piper was born in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1867. He grew up in Seattle, and attended the Territorial University of Washington until about 1892, although he had received his bachelo...