Gager, C. Stuart (Charles Stuart), 1872-1943
Person
Biography
Charles Stuart Gager (1872-1943) was an American botanist who served as Director of the Brookly Botanic Garden, New York. He served as president of the Botanical Society of America and the Torrey Botanical Club. He was born in Norwich, New York. He married Bertha B. Gager. He is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Norwich, New York.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Letter from C. Stuart Gager, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., November 9, 1939 Digital
FOUND IN:
Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, A-Havey
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Sub-Group:
Dumbarton Oaks, Garden, Appreciation Letters
File — Box E, Folder: 4, item: 49Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, E4:Gager 1939.11.09
Scope and Contents:
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from C. Stuart Gager, Director of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to Mildred Bliss tells her it gave him much pleasure for Mrs. Gager and him to meet Mildred at Dumbarton Oaks and see "your beautiful plantations." While walking about in the gardens with Bryce [James Bryce] it occurred to him that a name that applies to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden would also apply to Dumbarton Oaks, "Gardens within a Garden." It was not only a pleasure to see this...