Botanical specimens, undated.

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Botanical specimens, undated.

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This collection consists of two groups of botanical specimens. The first group is specimens sewn contemporaneously onto cut pieces of notepaper, a few of which retain an embossed paper mark in the upper left corner. These are from Euope and the Middle East, presumably sent to Dickinson by friends. The second group is specimens that were loose when received by the Library, and are now mounted onto cardstock for their better preservation. None of these were identified, and they have been reconstructed and mounted as best as they could be assembled.

6 folders in 1 box (.3 linear ft.)

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Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886

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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1830 to Edward Dickinson (AC 1823) and Emily Norcross Dickinson. She attended Amherst Academy from 1840 to 1847, then enrolled at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary from 1847 to 1848. She remained in Amherst for the rest of her life, and traveled only briefly to Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. For virtually her entire adult life, Emily lived in the Dickinson home at 280 Main Street with h...