Zina Pitcher papers, 1829-1880.

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Zina Pitcher papers, 1829-1880.

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Pitcher-Backus family papers; include biographical sketch of Zina Pitcher and genealogical information; scattered correspondence relating to Pitcher's activities as Medical School professor at the University of Michigan, including letter from Asa Gray to Emily Pitcher; documents relating to Detroit, Michigan property, notably an agreement with the Association for the Promotion of Female Education; collected Backus family papers, including Civil War documents.

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Bentley Historical Library

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Bentley Historical Library

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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...

Pitcher, Zina, 1797-1872

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Professor in the Medical School of the University of Michigan. From the description of Zina Pitcher papers, 1829-1880. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418673 U.S. Army surgeon, and Detroit resident for many years. Born Apr.14, 1797, in Washirgtcn Co., N.Y., the son of - Nathaniel and Margaret (Stevenson) Pitcher. Received a sound education in the local schools, studied medicine with neighboring physicians, and took a medical degree at...

Association for the Promotion of Female Education.

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Pitcher, Emily Backus.

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University of Michigan.

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Outside of museum holdings, no comprehensive survey and inventory of campus artwork had been attempted since 1937. With support from the Michigan Commission on Art in Public Places, 1,076 items were inventoried during 1988-1990. Additional inventory work was undertaken in 1997-1998 for risk management purposed, but generated little new information. From the description of Inventory of University of Michigan-owned art, 1988-1990, 1997-1998. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id...

University of Michigan. Medical School

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See the historical sketch in the finding aid for the Medical School (University of Michigan) Records. From the guide to the Medical School (University of Michigan) publications, 1849-1999, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan) While the University of Michigan's charters of 1817 and 1837 both called for the inclusion of medical education within the curriculum, no action was taken to carry out this mandate until 1848. On January 19 of that year the r...

Backus family.

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