Plant lists and field notes, circa 1905-1928 Digital
Scope and Contents
Consists of several items including handwritten notes on a 1905 trip to the Gaspé Peninsula with J. Franklin Collins, notes on various plants including Notes on some eastern Species of Osmorhiza, and lists of herbarium specimens to study in Paris, the British Museum, and at the Linnean Society. A list of hay fever plants in New England gives common and Latin names and dates of pollination.
Most of the items are undated. The only dated material are the first item, In the Summer of 1905; and List of Hay Fever Plants in New England, dated 1928.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1905-1928
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is available by appointment for research. Researchers must register and provide two forms of valid photo identification. Please contact botref@oeb.harvard.edu for additional information.
Extent
3.6 linear feet (12 boxes, 1 flat oversize box, oversize materials in flat file, 4 oversize maps folders in Archives Map Case)Creator
- From the Collection: Fernald, Merritt Lyndon, 1873-1950 (Person)
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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