Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives

Content Description This collection consists of:Chase's correspondence with Mildred Gilman Wohlforth (1896–1994), the Library of Congress Copyright Office, C.T. Millspaugh (1854–1923), James Francis McBride (1892–1976), Walter V. Brown (1913–1977), Erik Ekman (1883–1931), and Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994), along with some letters written by A.S. Hitchcock (1865–1935) to Ekman. Correspondence about Chase from Wohlforth with Florence van Esteline (?), John Reeder (1914–2009), Charlotte Goodding...

Content Description This collection consists primarily of a 1909 copy of The Genera of Fungi by Frederic Edward Clements (1875–1945). The volume was adressed by Clements to Dr. Shear (1865–1956), and contains Dr. Shear's bookplate inside the front cover. The volume is heavily annotated by Dr. Shear, containing corrections and notes intended for his second edition of the publication. It is accompanied by a folder containing notes removed from the volume, handwritten by Cornelius...

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This collection consists of 55 folders of correspondence, arranged by geographical location, created in the pursuit of biographical information for Trevor Clifford's Etymological Dictionary of Grasses, originally published in 1996 on CD-ROM. This collection was received from directly Clifford in 1992, as he had made two previous visits to our archives to perform research for the publication.

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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.

Content Description This manuscript is a 15th century copy of De Re Rustica (english: On Agriculture). De Re Rustica is originally a 12 book work, with the following contents:Book I: Discusses farm layout and staffing Book II: Discusses soil, ploughing, and planting Book III, IV, V: Discusses various species of trees and vines Book VI, VII, VII: Discusses farm animals Book IX: Discusses bees Book X: Discusses gardening, written in...

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This collection contains Cook's correspondence, especially from David Grandison Fairchild (1869–1954) (30 letters). Many letters refer to Cook's interest in palms and his related research activities. The collection also contains journal reprints, Cook's notes and clippings on the agriculture and civilization of indigenous peoples of the Americas (340 pages), and a 33 page manuscript Citrus Fruits in Porto Rico from the U.S.D.A. Division of Botany Bulletin.

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This collection consists of 4 folders of notes, both handwritten and typed, primarily concerning the planting and growth of cotton. The first folder contains notes from a 1919 trip to China, and contains materials that were evidently intended for a large publication on cotton growth in China, which was never completed. Besides the notes which comprise the bulk of the collection, there are also other sparse materials such as photographs and manuscript drafts.

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This collection consists of a single volume containing 22 leaves, representing a fragment of Ruralia Commoda by Pietro de Crescenzi.

The leaves are consecutive as follows:

1 : Book II 2–8 : Book IV 9–14: Book IV (cont.) 15–21 : Book V 22 : Book V (cont.)

These leaves contain the chapters on Viticulture and Arboriculture. In the margin are occasional glosses in German from around the 15th century.

Content Description This collection consists of correspondence, drawings, drafts and other materials related to various publications by Hannah Thompson Croasdale (1905–1999), Rolf Leo Grönblad (1895–1962), and Arthur Moreland Scott (1888–1963). The materials are primarly created by the latter two, although one folder contains correspondence between Grönblad and Croasdale, and another holds correspondence between Scott and William Randolph Taylor. The non-correspondence materials are primarily arranged by the...

Scope and Contents Our Library contains all of the volumes of The Botanical Magazine / Curtis's Botanical Magazine from 1(1), 1787 up to the latest series 25(4), 2008, with scattered holdings after that date. The loose wrappers that we received from Wheldon & Wesley are not a complete set, but they begin with volume 1, number 1 (published in 1787) and end with volume 12, number 146 (published in 1839). We have photographed all of the printed text on the 405 individual...