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Edward Angus Burt (1859–1939) manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: HIBDARC-68

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the first and second drafts, mainly handwritten by Burt, of a manuscript written as a cryptogamic section for the seventh edition of Asa Gray’s New Manual of Botany (New York, American Book Company, 1908), but never published. It was eliminated from the edition at the last minute due to size and scope constraints.

Dates

  • Creation: ca.1903

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Edward Angus Burt (1859–1939) obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. at Harvard University, studying under William G. Farlow (1844–1919) and Roland Thaxter (1858–1932). He was a professor of natural history at Middlebury College (1895–1913). After that he was librarian and mycologist at the Missouri Botanical Garden (1913–1925), concurrently holding the position of professor of botany at the Henry Shaw School of Botany at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Processing Information

This collection was digitized by G. Boardman in 2016.

Title
Guide to the Edward Angus Burt (1859–1939) manuscript
Author
Nancy L. Janda
Date
2023
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository

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