Emerson Ellick Sterns papers 1889.

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Emerson Ellick Sterns papers 1889.

Collection documents Sterns' participation in the founding of the New York Botanical Garden.

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Sterns, E. E. (Emerson Ellick), 1846-1926.

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Emerson Ellick Sterns (1846-1926), a botanist, was Chair of the Botanical Garden Committee of the Torrey Botanical Club. In 1888 he was appointed to lead the organizational and fundraising efforts to create the New York Botanical Garden. As a member of the Torrey Botanical Club, he collaborated with Nathaniel Lord Britton on a catalogue of the flowering plants and ferns native to New York City and environs. From the description of Emerson Ellick Sterns papers 1889. (New York Botanica...

Hollick, Charles-Arthur, 1857-1933

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Botanist, paleontologist. Hollick, one of the co-founders of SIIAS, was a curator at the New York Botanical Garden and served on the sanitation commission for Staten Island. From the description of Hollick, Charles Arthur, 1857-1930 papers, 1844-1930. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155571541 ...

New York Botanical Garden

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Torrey Botanical Club.

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The Torrey Botanical Club was organized by John Torrey in 1866 for the purpose of promoting botany. It was incorporated in 1871. From the description of Records, 1865-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155462240 ...

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...

Brown, Addison, 1830-1913

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Addison Brown was U.S. district judge for the southern district of New York state, 1881-1901. From the description of Addison Brown letter : to Benjamin Harris Brewster, 1882 June 6. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936799 ...