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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Botany
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1963-2003
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-012
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence maintained by Curator of Ferns, David B. Lellinger. Lellinger's research interests were the taxonomy of New World pteridophytes and the development and management of relational databases for scientific societies.
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United States National Museum. Division of Plants
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1870-1893
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11 cu. ft. (21 document boxes) (25 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 220
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Most of these records are the official files of George Vasey as botanist of the United States Department of Agriculture and curator of the United States National Herbarium from 1872 to 1893. They include incoming and occasional outgoing correspondence, mostly to Vasey, but sometimes to Jeremiah M. Rusk, secretary of Agriculture; Edwin Willits,...
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Cowan, Richard S., 1921-1997
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circa 1952-1985 and undated
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7356
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection documents Cowan's career as a systematic botanist at the New York Botanical Garden, USNM, and NMNH. Included are incoming and outgoing correspondence concerning the identification of specimens, the preparation of scientific papers and monographs, and professional activities; a subject file mostly documenting his research; ...
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United States National Museum. Division of Plants
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1902-1922
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 224
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Material contains official outgoing letterpress correspondence from Paul Carpenter Standley, United States National Museum, Division of Plants, 1902-1922, regarding identification, examination, and reports of specimens sent to the Division; exchange and purchase of national collections; explorations and collecting expeditions; botanical s...
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Safford, William Edwin, 1859-1926
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1894-1925
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7275
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of correspondence regarding Jean Nicolas Nicollet's expedition to Minnesota in 1836, a note concerning the identification of lakes on Nicollet's map, an account of Nicollet's expeditions of 1836, 1838-1839, and of plants collected during 1839; correspondence concerning information on plants in Mexico, the Philippine I...
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United States National Museum. Division of Plants
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circa 1897-1945
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1 cu. ft. (2 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-151
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of an autograph file of botanists' signatures. The provenance of the file is unclear. It may have been in the possession of Frederick V. Coville.
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Wurdack, J. J.
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1949-1986
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 91-176
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists mainly of the professional correspondence of John J. Wurdack, botanist, during his tenure in the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, 1960-1991; and before that, at the New York Botanical Garden. Also included are drafts of manuscripts, expedition reports, and miscellaneous files.
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King, Robert Merrill
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1962-1971
- Size:
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7273
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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United States National Museum. Division of Plants
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1886-1928 and undated
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22.74 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (40 document boxes) (3 tall document boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 221
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers include official records that document the history of the USNH while Joseph Nelson Rose was assistant botanist at the United States Department of Agriculture (1888-1896), assistant and associate curator, USNH, United States National Museum (1896-1911), and the Division of Plants, USNM (1917-1928); also personal and official papers...
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Kreutzfeldt, Frederick
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1853
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1 volume.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7157
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
There are two copies of the journal: a handwritten German version and a contemporaneous handwritten English translation. In addition to the handwritten copies there is a typescript in English prepared from the handwritten English translation and an edited version of the typescript. The translations cover the period from June 18 to October ...