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Ray Ethan Torrey (1887–1956) class notes

 Collection
Identifier: HIBDARC-0313

Content Description

The collection consists of 35 pages of handwritten class notes with visual sketches taken by Torrey for a class on mycology taught at Harvard University by the mycologist and entomologist Roland Thaxter (1858–1932).

Dates

  • Creation: 1917

Biographical / Historical

Ray Ethan Torrey (1887–1956) was a morphologist who taught botany at the Massachusetts Agricultural College (today the University of Massachusetts-Amherst) (1919–1956).

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Guide to the Ray Ethan Torrey (1887–1956) class notes
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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