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ITEM — item: 4 Identifier: gra00031, 4

Notebook for flowers [1845] and afterward for facts on Physical Training, 1845 March 7-1859 July 18 Digital

Scope and Contents

Entries start with pencil notes on dates of appearance of some plants. The second section contains a list of plants found, similar to “Rubbish Book”, from 1845 March 7-August 31 and 1846 March 7-June 9, in Cambridge, Brookline, Beverly, Watertown, etc. The third section contains notes on physical training, pages numbered 1-92. The fourth section contains notes on plants found 1859 March-July 18, in Worcester, Florida, Pennsylvania, etc. with pages numbered 101-105. The final section contains additional notes on physical training and one page of plant notes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1845 March 7-1859 July 18

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is available by appointment for research. Researchers must register and provide one form of valid photo identification. Please contact botref@oeb.harvard.edu for additional information.

Extent

126 pages : hardcover notebook

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Botany Libraries, Gray Herbarium Library, Harvard University Repository

The Harvard University Herbaria houses five research libraries that are managed collectively as the Botany Libraries. The Gray Herbarium Library specializes in the identification and classification of New World plants with emphasis on North American plants. The Archives of the Gray Herbarium 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 Gray Herbarium.

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