Thomas Wentworth Higginson field notebooks

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Entries in journal format, including narrative and lists of plants found. Collections in Brookline, Cambridge, and New Hampshire.

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A letter of presentation from Higginson to a professor (possibly Robinson), dated January 15, 1908 is tipped in at the front. First section of the notebook lists plants found in 1841-1842 in systematic (Linnaean) order. The second section lists plants chronologically from 1843 March 22-1843 October 6, numbers 1-347. Locations include Brookline, Cambridge and Brattleboro, Vermont.

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Notebook that lists plants found 1844 March-September 11 in Brookline, Brattleboro, Brighton, Newton, Beverly, Niagara, and Cambridge. Includes bout 370 additional entries.

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...

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The letter is about reading Higginson's botanical notes. The letter was was found in “Notebook for flowers.”