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Britton, Elizabeth Gertrude, 1858-1934

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-04-04
Scope and Contents

The Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton records include correspondence, research materials, personal papers, manuscripts, typescripts, photographs, artwork, and printing plates. These materials document her teaching career at the Normal School (now Hunter College), her involvement with the Torrey Botanical Club, her role in founding and contributing to the Sullivant Moss Society, her research on the flora of the Caribbean and West Indies, and her work at the New York Botanical Garden.

Dates: 1802-1968; Majority of material found within 1885-1935

William Mitten papers

 Collection
Identifier: PP-046
Scope and Contents The contents of this collection came to the NYBG along with the herbarium of Mr. Mitten. Included are correspondence, photographs, research notes, illustrations and a priced sale catalogue of Mr. Mitten’s library which was offered for sale. The Field Collectors' Notebook Series have two volumes of Mr. Mitten's field notebooks. Volume numbers 231, 232 and 233 contain his notes on collections processed from 1874 to 1894. The locations covered are Singapore, Sibu, Aejung River and Solomon...
Dates: 1846-1910; 1990

Wild Flower Preservation Society of America records

 Collection
Identifier: RA-009
Abstract

Collection consists of membership lists, signage, promotional materials, published articles, and administrativce records including incoming and outgoing correspondence, chapter lists, histories, inventories, and records of incorporation.

Dates: 1893-1960; Majority of material found within 1902-1933

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Correspondence 2
Acrocarpous mosses 1
Botany -- Research 1
Bryology 1
Bryology -- Classification 1