Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives

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The collection is a series of letters exchanged between Leslie and his wife Vera Greenwood (fl. 1977–1987) with the Dutch-Canadian horticulturalist Freek Vrugtman (1927–2022) and his wife, Ina van Teunebroek (1936– ). Included is a Christmas card with a print of one of Leslie's paintings.

Scope and Contents This collection of original materials consists mainly of notebooks and loose pages of drawings in various media with related notes; the topics include apples, Biscutella, “Fichas de Macromicetos,” and “Trabajos Botánicos Originales Sifónogamas II (1928–1929).” There is also a notebook of appreciations (mainly handwritten) from his students (1956–1957), copies of various of his publications, and miscellaneous items including a typescript list (1959) of his works and publications. All items...

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This collection contains several letters between Haas and his associates, notebooks, photo albums and clippings. It also contains the contents of his wallet and other various personal possessions.

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The collection is a guestbook signed by visitors to the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Forest Physiology Laboratory at the Plant Industry Station in Beltsville, Maryland.

Content Description The collection encompasses correspondence Hammond had received from Daniel I. Arnon (1910–1994), Siegfried Bellartz (1924– ), Alan Boyden (1897–1986), W.E. Bullard (?), Harold W. Chapman (1921–1962), Daniel G. Clark (?), R.A. Diettert (?), Marin S. Dunn (?), S.D. Elek (?), Morgan Evans (?), Herman S. Forest (?), David R. Goddard (1908–1985), Robert J. Hansen (?), George B. Hooper (?), M.A. Johnson (1901–1964), Hisakichi Kimura (?), Masao Kumazawa (?), Robert Lepper (1914–2010), Conrad B....

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This collection contains notes from lectures given by Dr. Benjamin Smith Barton (1766–1815), professor of materia medica. The topics studied include milk, astringents, tonics, metallic tonics, and stimulants. Within these categories, many plants are mentioned for their medicinal properties. Dr. William Cullen (1710–1790) is referred to several times, and other doctors are also mentioned.

Content Description This collection consists of correspondence between Harding and French horticulturist Emile Lemoine (1862–1943), along with photographs, manuscripts, and other miscellaneous material. In addition, there is some correspondence concerning Harding after her death between her husband, Edward Harding (?–1952), and various correspondents. The correspondence between Harding and Lemoine refers to their successes in raising peonies. Harding also contributed substantial sums to the Société Centrale...

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This collection contains a letter (2 November 1896, 3 pages) from Louis F. Henderson (1853–1942) in Moscow, Idaho, to Frederick V. Coville (1867–1937), sending some notes and questions on Henderson’s Idaho collections, listed by specimen number. There are eight additional pages of “Notes on Idaho Plants” (undated); it is uncertain whether these notes originally accompanied the letter.

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This collection consists mainly of letters from Charles C. Deam (1865–1953), an expert on the trees, ferns and flowering plants of Indiana; he was for many years the state forester there. The letters concern Deam’s work on Juncus Linnaeus, his Flora of Indiana (Indianapolis, 1940), and other topics. There is at least one copy of a letter from Hermann, some lists of Hermann’s plants (determined by Deam?) and related items.

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The collection is a handwritten document, which consists of a letter from the botanist William Hunt Painter (1835–1910) and including extensive reference notes to H.C. Andrews, The Botanists' Repository (London: T. Bensley, 1797–1814; HI call no. DQ2 A213B) and H.W. Schmidt, The Botanists' Chronicle (Chelsea, England: Frederick Bell, 1863–1865).