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Michael Schuck Bebb (1833–1895) papers

 Collection
Identifier: HIBDARC-0059

Scope and Contents

There are 12 handwritten pages of drawings and notes concerning willows and, according to a notation by Carleton R. Ball, the manuscript of an account published, with descriptions of new species, in part in Charles F. Wheeler and Erwin F. Smith’s Catalogue of the Phaenogamous and Vascular Cryptogamous Plants of Michigan… (Lansing, W. S. George, 1881; HI call no. DS70 MI W562C). Also found here are three letters from Bebb in Rockford, Illinois, to... Townshend S. Brandegee (13 February 1878) and William C. Cusick (25 February, 7 March 1887), identifying and discussing willows.

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Dates

  • Creation: 1878–1887, n.d.

Biographical / Historical

Michael Schuck Bebbb (1833-1895) was a systematic botanist who specialized in the study of willows and had an established reputation in North America and Europe.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

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Title
Guide to the Michael Schuck Bebb (1833-1895) papers
Author
Chad Denton
Date
21 July 2025
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository

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