Thomas Conrad Porter Papers, 1855-1903.

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Thomas Conrad Porter Papers, 1855-1903.

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The collection consists primarily of Porter's notebooks on plants native to Pennsylvania. These notebooks formed the basis for Porter's posthumously published works: Flora of Pennsylvania (1903) and Bryophyta and Pteridophyta of Pennsylvania (1904). The papers also include correspondence, a speech, Porter's translations of other works, and his poetry.

5 linear in. (1 box)

Lafayette College

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Lafayette College

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Porter, Thomas C. (Thomas Conrad), 1822-1901

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Alumnus, Class of 1840. From the description of Addresses, reprints, etc. 1850-1897. (Lafayette College). WorldCat record id: 34208923 Thomas Conrad Porter, botanist, theologian, educator, and poet, was a professor of botany, geology, and zoology at Lafayette College from 1866-1896. Porter's scientific work focused primarily on the plants of Pennsylvania. Most of his research and collection of plants and minerals were destroyed in the Pardee fire, June 4, 1879. F...

Lafayette College (Easton, Northampton County, Pa.)

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