Gustav Fischer (fl. ca. 1903–1938) papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of:
Five typed documents, including a letter written by Fischer in German and its English translation and a letter written by Keissler in German, a copy, and its English translation. Both letters are written to the botanist and anthropologist Harley Harris Bartlett (1886–1960), then head of the University of Michigan's Department of Botany. The letters represent an effort to find Fischer employment in the United States due to "the great political change here", referring to Germany's recent annexation of Austria on March 12, 1938.
Gustav Fischer's business card, which includes a photograph of him and his residential address.
Dates
- Creation: 1938
Biographical / Historical
Karl von Keissler (1872–1965) was an Austrian lichenologist who served as the botanical curator (1913–1923), director of the botanical department (1923–1925), and then the museum director at the Natural History Museum of Vienna (1925–1933).
Gustav Fischer (fl. ca.1938) was a botanical laboratory technician who worked for the Botanical Department of the Natural History Museum of Vienna.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
German
- Title
- Karl von Keissler (1872–1967) and Gustav Fischer (fl. ca.1938) correspondence
- 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