MacDougal collection, 1889-1938 (bulk 1903-1915).

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MacDougal collection, 1889-1938 (bulk 1903-1915).

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Correspondence and photographs relating to botanical and related research by Daniel T. MacDougal and other researchers at the Desert Botanical Laboratory. Correspondence with colleagues is about their research and professional associations. Photographs relate to western deserts particularly southern Arizona, the Colorado Delta, and the Salton Sea.

26 linear ft. (45 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7571880

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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MacDougal, Daniel Trembly, 1865-1958

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Daniel Trembly MacDougal (1865-1958) was the leading American authority on desert ecology and one of the earliest botanists to research chlorophyll. He was the inventor of the MacDougall dendrograph, used to record changes in the volume of tree trunks. He began his association with the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) in 1899 as Director of the Laboratories. In 1904 he was named as Assistant Director. In 1905 the Plant Desert Laboratory was established and MacDougal became its first director. Wh...