Edward Angus Burt (1859–1939) manuscript
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
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository