A contribution to the history of the alpine flora of the Sierra Nevada : dissertation (Ph.D. in Botany), University of California, Berkeley, 1940.

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A contribution to the history of the alpine flora of the Sierra Nevada : dissertation (Ph.D. in Botany), University of California, Berkeley, 1940.

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In addition to the dissertation there is correspondence between Sharsmith and Herbert L. Mason, 1943, concerning possible publication of the work in the journal MADRONO. Mason was the chairman of the editorial board at the time. The hope did not materialize, apparently due to the size (hence cost of publishing) of the manuscript.

1 manuscript box (280 leaves)

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Mason, H. L. (Herbert Louis), 1896-1994

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Sharsmith, Carl, 1903-1994

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Curator, Ownbey Herbarium, Washington State University. From the description of Papers, 1937-1939. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29853293 Carl Sharsmith (1903-1994) was Professor of Botany at San Jose State University from 1950 to 1973. Summers he worked as a naturalist in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park (Calif.). In addition to guiding visitors, Sharsmith did basic research on the alpine meadows of the High Sierra, gathering thousand...