Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sydney Fay Blake Papers, 1909-1960

Summary
Collection ID:
SIA.FARU7430
Creators:
Blake, S. F. (Sidney Fay), 1892-1959
Dates:
1909-1960
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Introduction
Introduction
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This collection contains some of Blake's professional and personal correspondence. He corresponded with many botanists and herbarists concerning the identification, naming, and exchange of specimens. The collection also contains administrative correspondence concerning Blake's position at USDA and substantial correspondence with family and friends. Additional materials include Blake's salutatory address at Stoughton (Mass.) High School; the 1912 Harvard University Commencement Program; newspaper clippings; an account of Blake's trip to London during World War I; and photographs of Blake, his wife Doris Holmes Blake, and family and colleagues.
Historical Note
Historical Note
Sydney Fay Blake (1892-1959) was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts. He studied systematic botany at Harvard, receiving his B.A. in 1912, his M.A. in 1913, and his Ph.D. in Botany in 1917. He began work as a Botanist at the Bureau of Plant Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1917 and worked there until his death. He published a number of botanical works and was writing the second volume of his Flora of the World at the time of his death.
Administration
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Using the Collection
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7430, Sydney Fay Blake Papers
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Notes
Personal Papers
Keywords
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United States. Bureau of Plant Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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