Boughton Cobb (1894–1974) correspondence
Collection
Identifier: HIBDARC-0066
Scope and Contents
Most letters in this collection are from fellow pteridologist Ralph Curtiss Benedict (1883–1965) and concern American Fern Society meetings, Cobb's own study of ferns, and his health. Included is a copy of one reply (11 August 1962) to Benedict from Cobb. Several references to Rolla Milton Tryon Jr. (1916–2001) are made in these letters.
Dates
- Creation: 1954–1965
Biographical / Historical
Boughton Cobb (1894-1974) was a pteridologist based in New York, best known for writing A Field Guide to Ferns and Their Related Families (1956).
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Guide to the Boughton Cobb (1894–1974) correspondence
- Author
- Chad Denton
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository
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