Nathaniel Lord Britton records 1875-1934.

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Nathaniel Lord Britton records 1875-1934.

Collection documents Britton's career as a geologist, botanist and founder of the New York Botanical Garden.

15 boxes (14.75 linear ft.)

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Millspaugh, Charles Frederick, 1854-1923

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Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934

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Nathaniel Britton worked on plant varieties from Central and South America. Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_170_pid_EACP167 Nathaniel Lord Britton (1857-1934) was a leading founder and first Director of the New York Botanical Garden. He was born at New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y. He received his Ph.D. in Geology from Columbia College in 1881 where he studied with John Strong Newberry. In 1886 he was named Professor of Geology and...

Abrams, Le Roy, 1874-1956

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Brown, Addison, 1830-1913

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Fawcett, William, 1851-1926

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MacDougal, Daniel Trembly, 1865-1958

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