Society records 1895-

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Society records 1895-

The records of the Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine include meeting minutes, newsletters, correspondence, scrapbooks, and clippings recording the society's activities. It also includes journals, lantern slides, and microscope slides documenting the information gathered by the society.

7 Boxes (8 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8204395

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine

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The Josselyn Botanical Society was founded in 1895 for the study of plants in Maine and the dissemination of that information. The Society was named for John Josselyn, 17th century naturalist, who was the first to accurately record Maine's plant life. From the description of Society records 1895- (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778701477 ...

Hill, Albert F. (Albert Frederick), 1889-1977

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Hyland, Fay, 1900-

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Fay Hyland was a professor of botany at the University of Maine, joining the faculty there in 1926 and serving until 1965. He was born in Portland, Michigan, on March 10, 1900, received a B.S. degree in forestry from Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) in 1925 and an M.S. degree in forestry from the University of Maine in 1929. His research included study of the anatomy of wood, diseases of potatoes, apples and blueberries, and shade and forest trees. Fay Hyland died on...