François André Michaux and Adrien Henri Laurent de Jussieu portraits, 1851 Digital
Scope and Contents
Attached note in Jane Gray's hand: "Two daguerreotypes taken in Paris for Dr. Asa Gray in 1851. He asked M. Adrien de Jussieu and M. Michaux to sit for him. Michaux was then I think 84 and walked to Verrieres to breakfast at M. Vilmorin to meet Dr. Gray."
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Dates
- Creation: 1851
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
1 items (Two daguerreotype portraits in one case)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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