Papers of William Henry Brewer, 1860-1864 (inclusive).

Bolander, Henry Nicholas, 1831-1897.

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Henry Bolander completed field work in California in the 1860s. Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_154_pid_EACP151 Bolander was educated at a Lutheran seminary in Columbus, Ohio, but never entered the ministry. He participated in the California State Geological Survey about 1864, and became a specialist on grasses. In 1870, he published A catalogue of plants growing in the vicinity of San Francisco. In later years he was Californi...

Cooper, J. G. (James Graham), 1830-1902

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Born and educated in New York City, James G. Cooper (1830-1902) was a naturalist and physician with Isaac Stevens' Pacific Railroad Survey expedition of 1853. One of the first to collect specimens in the Pacific Coast regions, he became an expert on the geological, biological, and zoological aspects of that area. He published material on the natural history of California and Oregon and wrote a chapter on zoology for Natural Wealth of California, edited by T. F. Cronise. After traveling extensive...

Hillebrand, William, 1821-1886

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Watson, Sereno, 1826-1892

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Watson was graduated from Yale University (1847) and later studied chemistry and minerology at Sheffield Scientific School. He joined Clarence King's expedition to survey the 40th parallel, and wrote the botanical report (1871) for the expedition. Watson was appointed assistant in the Gray Herbarium in 1873; Curator, 1874-1892; and Instructor in Phytogeography, 1881-1884. His published works include contributions to Botany of California, Manual of the Mosses of North America, and a revision of G...

Bloomer, Hiram G., 1821-1874.

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Calif. botanist; Director of the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences, San Francisco. From the description of Hiram G. Bloomer letter : San Francisco, Calif., to his brother and sister : ALS, 1860 Jan. 8. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122368958 ...

Holder, William

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Epithet: picture restorer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000703.0x000096 Epithet: DD, FRS, Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x00004a ...

Brewer, William Henry, 1828-1910

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Brewer went to Yale in 1848 to study soil analysis with J.P. Norton. He left to teach for two years, retuned and got his Ph. D. from the Sheffield Scientific School in 1852. After Yale he went to study in Heidelberg, Munich and Paris. In 1858 he was made professor of chemistry and geology at Washington College in Pennsylvania. From 1860-1864 Brewer was first assistant on the Geological Survey of California and undertook extensive botanical surveys of areas that were still largely unexplored. In ...

Geological Survey of California

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The Geological survey of California was established in 1860 and began operation in 1863. J.D. Whitney served as State Geologist until the survey sas discontinued in 1874. Other individuals involved in the work of the survey included Amos Bowman, William H. Brewer, G.H. Goddard, S. Mather and Vitus Wackenreuder. (For complete list of names involved, consult the finding aid.) From the description of Geological survey of California records, 1844-1873. (University of California, Berkeley...