Small, John Kunkel, 1869-1938
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Nathaniel Lord Britton records
Collection
Identifier: RG-04-05
Scope and Contents
The Nathaniel Lord Britton collection consists of correspondence, research and personal papers, manuscripts and typescripts, lecture notes, photography, certificates, and a suede-bound presentation volume. It covers his botanical career including graduate studies at Columbia College (1875-79), association with the Torrey Botanical Club, the founding and directorship of the New York Botanical Garden (1891-1929), and post-retirement years to his death in 1934. Information about Dr. Britton's...
Dates:
1875-1976; Majority of material found within 1888-1930
Thomas A. Edison papers
Collection
Identifier: PP-025
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the research of the Edison Botanical Corporation in its search for a natural rubber source native to the United States. It contains carbon copies of typewritten transcriptions of 46 of the 53 research notebooks and Experiments 974-1334 towards the invention of the Electric Lightbulb. These were transcribed by Mrs. Lillian Roth of Irvington N. J. in 1963 from the microfilmed versions located at Edison National Historic Site in W. Orange N. J. They were given to Harold...
Dates:
1880-1964; Majority of material found within 1927-1930
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