Correspondence and papers: publishing, 1946-1985
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence and papers relating to the production of Wasson's publications. This includes permission to quote from sources and to reproduce artwork, as well as post-publication activities and reviews. Includes correspondence pertaining to That Gettysburg Address, written by Wasson’s father, Edmund Atwill Wasson. Also contains correspondence with the United States Information Agency relating to an exhibition on Mushrooms, Russia and History at the American National Book Exhibition in Moscow, Russia, August 1959.
Materials identified as “General Correspondence” pertain to Wasson’s Life magazine article Seeking the Magic Mushroom (published May 13, 1957), the publication of Mushrooms, Russia and History, and to a review of Mushrooms, Russia and History published in Saturday Review.
Included is correspondence with Giovanni Mardersteig and Erwin Panofsky.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1985
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is available by appointment for research. Researchers must register and provide valid photo identification. Some parts of the collection are restricted. Please contact botref@oeb.harvard.edu for additional information.
Restrictions:
Series I. Folders 415-447: Keewaydinoquay materials, photography and reproductions are restricted.
Series I. Folders 604-605 Objiways II, photography and reproductions are restricted.
Series I. Folder 854 Weitlaner, Robert J. - original manuscript is very fragile. The original manuscript may not be handled. Researchers should use the preservation photocopy in drawer W1.5 folder 855.
Series VI. Correspondence and papers: gifts and gift of the Wasson Library to Harvard University, 1960-1986 access is restricted.
Series XIII. Keewaydinoquay, birch bark scroll materials, photography and reproductions are restricted.
Series XV. Some audiovisual material is restricted. Access to original audio tapes and moving image film is restricted. Audiovisual material may need to be reformatted before researcher use. Contact the Botany Libraries for further information.
Extent
65 linear feet (20 file cabinet drawers, 9 flat boxes, 2 record center cartons, 3 slide boxes, 1 oversize flat box, 4 flat file drawers, 3 scrolls)Creator
- From the Collection: Wasson, R. Gordon (Robert Gordon), 1898-1986 (Person)
- From the Collection: Wasson, Valentina Pavlovna, 1901-1959 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Botany Libraries, Economic Botany Library of Oakes Ames, Harvard University Repository
The Harvard University Herbaria houses five research libraries that are managed collectively as the Botany Libraries.The Economic Botany Library specializes in materials related to economic botany or the commercial exploitation of plants. The Archives of the Economic Botany Herbarium of Oakes Ames houses unique resources including personal papers, institutional records, field notes and plant lists, expedition records, photographs, original artwork, and objects from faculty, curators, staff, and affiliates of the Economic Botany Herbarium.
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