Scope and content
This collection is comprised of approximately 26 field notebooks by Andrew H. Knoll dated 1979-2011. They are organized by geographic location and year.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1979-2011
Creator
- Knoll, Andrew H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The notebooks are being digitized in batches. Harvard Key holders may log into the system to view the digital files. Researchers without Harvard Key may view the digital files in the Botany Libraries reading room by advanced appointment. Researchers must register and provide one form of valid photo identification. Please contact botref@oeb.harvard.edu to make an appointment or for additional information.
Extent
1 collection (Digital scans of approximately 26 bound notebooks)Biographical note
Andrew H. Knoll was born in Wernersville, Pennsylvania. He attended Lehigh University, where he completed his B.A. in Geology in 1973. In 1977, he obtained his Ph.D. in Geology from Harvard University. He was a faculty member of Oberlin College until 1982, when he became an Associate Professor of Biology at Harvard. At Harvard he held several positions, including chair of the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He also served on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission. His research focuses on the early evolution of life and the environmental history of Earth. He has been awarded the Wolcott Medal, the Mary Clark Thompson Medal, and the Phi Beta Kappa Book Award in Science, among other awards.
References
National Academy of Sciences. Andrew H. Knoll. https://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/53716.html. Accessed 1 Dec 2023.
Harvard University. Andrew Knoll. https://eps.harvard.edu/people/andrew-h-knoll. Accessed 1 Dec 2023.
Processing Information
Processed by Danielle Castronovo, 2023 November-2024.
Creator
- Knoll, Andrew H. (Person)
- Title
- Knoll, Andrew H. Andrew H. Knoll field notebooks, circa 1979-2011: A Guide.
- Status
- in_progress
- Author
- Botany Libraries, Gray Herbarium Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2023 October - 2024
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- gra00110
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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