Papers of Richard A. Howard, 1953-1980 (inclusive).

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Papers of Richard A. Howard, 1953-1980 (inclusive).

The Richard A. Howard papers include administrative records and budgets, 1953-1978, Arnold Arboretum Centennial, 1972 files, 1970-1972, and correspondence files, 1954-1980. The correspondents include botanists, horticulturists, nurserymen, and directors of scientific institutions throughout the world.

ca. 3.5 linear ft. (7 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7433152

Harvard University, Botany Libraries

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Arnold Arboretum. Mercer Fellows.

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Howard, Richard A. (Richard Alden)

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Richard Alden Howard (1917-) served as Vice President of Botanical Science at the New York Botanical Garden from 1989-1990. A systematic botanist whose specialty is economic botany and whose area of interest is the Caribbean, he performed extensive field work in the area, wrote over 300 papers and edited the six volume Flora of the Lesser Antilles. From 1954 to 1978, he served Harvard University as Arnold Professor of Botany and Director of the Arnold Arboretum. From 1978-1988 he was Professor o...

Harvard Botanic Garden.

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