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Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700–1782) manuscript
Katherine Esau (1898–1997) papers
This collection includes the correspondence (four letters, 1946) of Esau and Gilbert M. Smith (1885–1959) of Stanford University, concerning a possible arrangement between them for a book on the morphology of angiosperms, based on Esau's revisions of Smith's notes. The book that did result was Esau's Plant Anatomy (New York, Wiley, 1953; HI call no. DK E74P 965). The collection also contains undated notes (6 typescript pages) on morphology.
Arthur Wallis Exell (1901–1993) papers
David Grandison Fairchild (1869–1954) papers
This collection consists mainly of correspondence between Fairchild and Barbour Lathrop (1847–1927), as well as one letter to Fairchild’s wife, Marian Hubbard Graham Bell (1880–1962), from Lathrop. Included with the letters are pages of typed and handwritten transcript of these letters and two others not in this collection.
Henry Barron Fielding (1805–1851) correspondence
Thomas Jefferson Fitzpatrick (1868–1952) papers
Macer Floridus, Pseud. [Odo de Meung / Odo Magdunensis], De viribus herbarium manuscript fragments
This collection includes two cropped, handwritten leaves from De Viribus Herbarum, estimated to be from the mid-12th century, making these the oldest items in the Hunt Institute's collection. The pages contain information on the healing properties of sage and wild thyme as well as fragments of the descriptions of other plants.
General Autograph Collection (GAC)
This collection contains over 1,700 handwritten letters from mostly American and European botanists. The letters' dates range from the 17th to the 20th century.