Robert Statham Williams records 1888-1938.

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Robert Statham Williams records 1888-1938.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43334539

Collection documents Williams' field collections and determinations of mosses and lichens.

2 boxes (1 lin. ft.)

New York Botanical Garden, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7522077

New York Botanical Garden, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library

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