Papers of Irving Widmer Bailey, 1918-1967 (inclusive), 1966-1967 (bulk).

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...

Howells, W. W. (William White), 1908-

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Weibel, Raymond

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Rüffle, Ludwig.

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Templeton, Bonnie C., 1906-2002

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Gregory, Mary (Mary B.)

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Epithet: daughter of Henry Grey, Duke of Kent, wife of the Dean of Christ Church, Oxford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000982.0x00034f ...

Kurtz, Edwin Bernard, 1894-...

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Panshin, A.J. (Alexis John), 1901-

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Clausen, Robert T. (Robert Theodore), 1911-

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Professor of Biology, Cornell University. Cornell University B.A. 1933; M.A. 1934; Ph.D. 1937. From the description of Robert T. Clausen papers, [ca. 1930-1980]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936263 ...

Thimann, Kenneth Vivian, 1904-1997

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Thimann taught biology at Harvard from 1935 to 1965. From the description of Papers of Kenneth V. Thimann, 1929-1988 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973199 Biography Biographical Narrative Kenneth V. Thimann was a pioneering researcher in the field of plant physiology. He was best known for describing the functions of hormones in the control and development...

Bailey, I. W., 1884-

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Bailey (1884-1967) was educated at Harvard University (A.B. 1907; A.M. 1909) and, as a botanist, was associated with Harvard for most of his career -- first at the Bussey Institution and later at the Arnold Arboretum and the Gray Herbarium. During World War I he headed the wood section of the Bureau of Aircraft Production. Bailey also authored the controversial "Bailey Plan" (1945) which recommended the unification of botanical activities at Harvard. From the description of Papers of...

Wetmore, Ralph Hartley, 1892-

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Gast, Paul Rupert.

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Vickery, Hubert Bradford, 1893-1978

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Hubert Bradford Vickery was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on February 28, 1893. He received both his B.Sc. in 1915 and his M.Sc. in 1918 from Dalhousie University and his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1922. He was appointed assistant biochemist, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 1922-1928, biochemist in charge, 1928-1963, emeritus biochemist, 1963-1978. From 1924 to 1963, he taught as a lecturer at Yale University. In 1946, he was an observer at the Bikini Island atomic bomb tests. Vi...

Beaman, John H.

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Schopf, James Morton, 1911-

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James M. Schopf was born June 2nd, 1911, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was a graduate of the University of Wyoming, and received his Master of Science degree and his Doctorate in plant ecology, geology and botany from the University of Illinois. He worked for 10 years as a geologist with the Illinois Geological Survey, then for 4 yeas as a paleobotanist with the US bureau of Mines. In 1947, Schopf transferred to the National Museum as a member of the Branch of Paleontology and Stratigraphy with the U...

Schramm, Jacob R. (Jacob Richard), 1885-

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The botanist Frank Shipley Collins (1848-1920) was an authority on American algae. He spent his life in Massachusetts where he worked for the Malden Rubber Shoe Company for over three decades. Despite the fact that Collins’ formal education never extended beyond high school, he became a noted phycologist with a particular interest in New England algae. He is generally considered the foremost American algologist of his time. Frank Shipley Collins was born in 1848 in Bosto...

Seymour, Frank Conkling

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Seymour (1895- ) attended Harvard University, ca. 1916-1917, and became a minister. He published on the flora of western Massachusetts, Vermont, Wisconsin and Nicaragua. In 1971 he was appointed Curator of the Pringle Herbarium of the University of Vermont. From the description of List of vascular plants by Frank Conkling Seymour, 194?. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 177499009 ...

Bussey Institution

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Bussey Institution was established by Harvard in 1869 as a school of agriculture and horticulture on land donated by Benjamin Bussey. Institute building and greenhouses were designed by Peabody & Stearns; construction began in 1871. Abolished as a school in 1931, Bussey became a center for research in genetics. After the land of the Institution was turned over to the Commonwealth of Mass., the Bussey Professorship of Biology was established. From the description of Drawings, 1925...

Shattuck, George Cheever, 1879-1972

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Shattuck (Harvard, M.D. 1905) was clinical professor of tropical medicine at Harvard Medical School from 1938 to 1947. His research interest was the clinical aspects of exotic and tropical diseases. From the description of Papers of George Cheever Shattuck, 1829-1970 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 281437161 Shattuck (Harvard, M.D. 1905) was assistant professor of tropical medicine, 1921-1938, and clinical professor of tropical medicine,1938-1947, at Harvar...

Subramanyam, K. (Krishnaier), 1915-

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Boelcke, Osvaldo

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Cronquist, Arthur

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Arthur Cronquist (1919-1992) was a plant taxonomist whose specialty was the Compositae. He was an expert on the intermountain and southwest flora of the United States. He was associated with the NYBG from 1943-1946 and from 1952-1992. He collaborated with Henry Allan Gleason on the "New Britton and Brown Illustrated Flora" (1952) and "Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada" (1963). He was Director of Botany(1971-1974) and Senior Scientist (1974-1992). He wrot...

Jalan, S.

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Dunning, Charles E.

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Lasser, Tobías, 1911-

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Delevoryas, Theodore 1929-

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Porter, C.L. (Cedric Lambert), 1905-

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C. L. Porter was born in January 15, 1906 in Gujranwala, India to American and British Missionaries. He recieved B.S. and M.S. degrees in Botany from the University of Michigan in 1928 and 1929 respectively. He and his wife moved to Wyoming, where he taught Botany from 1929-1943 and served as curator of the Rocky Mountain Herbarium. He died January 8, 2000 in Peoria, Arizona. From the description of C. L. Porter photographs and slides, 1939-1972. (University of Wyoming, American Heri...

Stern, William Louis, 1926-

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Karnick, C. R.

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Chambers, Kenton Lee, 1929-....

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