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Marie Catharine Neal (1889–1965) papers

 Collection
Identifier: HIBDARC-0234

Content Description

This collection consists of a correspondence including:

Letters and notes to and from Neal with Heinrich Leonhards Skuja (1892–1972), Frances Grace Smith (1871–1948), C.E. Snow (?), P.E. Spalding (?), Harold St. John (1892–1991), and Leonard D. Tuthill (1911–1988).

An undated handwritten note from an unknown correspondent, Vlad (?).

A handwritten letter dated June 17, 1957 from a correspondent known only as "Mary."

An undated handwritten letter to "E.H.B."

A typed letter dated September 30, 1968 from a correspondent known only as "Bryan."

Other materials include:

A sketchbook and varia of hand drawings of plants, dated to 1967.

An undated, illustrated flyer titled "Symbolism of Herbs."

A business card for Prof. Dr. Misao Tatewaki (1899–1976), Director of the Botanic Garden at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan.

A clipping of an obituary dated July 10, 1957 from an unknown newspaper on the death of Dr. Harold L. Lyon (1879–1957).

Dates

  • Creation: 1931–1960, n.d.

Biographical / Historical

Marie Catharine Neal (1889–1965) was the botanist-in-charge of the herbarium at the present-day Bishop Museum, Herbarium Pacificum in Honolulu, Hawaii (1930–1965). Her specializations included Hawaiian marine algae, mosses, and vascular plants. She wrote and published In Honolulu Gardens (Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press, 1929; HI call no. EK110 N342I 929) and In Gardens of Hawaii (Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press, 1965; HI call no. EK110 N342I 965).

Extent

.25 Linear Feet : 1 folder

Language of Materials

English

German

Title
Guide to the Marie Catharine Neal (1889–1965) papers
Author
Chad Denton
Date
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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