MacDougal, Daniel Trembly, 1865-1958
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Nathaniel L. Britton, Elmer D. Merrill, and Marshall A. Howe records
Collection
Identifier: RG-03-01
Scope and Contents
The Britton, Merrill, and Howe Records document the NYBG administrative careers of Britton, Merrill, and Howe as well as the history of the institution during their directorships (1880-1936). These records also overlap with the early years of William J. Robbins’ NYBG administrative career (1937-1958). The Britton, Merrill, and Howe Records are arranged in the following four series:
Administrative...
Dates:
1875-1946
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
Daniel T. MacDougal papers
Collection
Identifier: PP-042
Scope and Contents
This collection consists mostly of correspondence. After Dr. MacDougal left the employ of the NYBG in 1905, no further papers were deposited with the NYBG. The bulk of this collection is concerned with the attempt to establish a botanical research station in the tropics. It should be noted that Dr. MacDougal was employed by the University of Minnesota at the time of the creation of this Tropical Laboratory Commission.
Dates:
1896-1905
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- Administrative reports 1
- Andros Island (Bahamas) -- Maps 1
- Botanical exploration -- Idaho 1
- Botanical exploration -- Montana 1
- Botanical exploration -- Nebraska 1
- Cactaceae 1
- Correspondence 1
- Financial records 1
- Fund raising -- New York (State) -- New York 1
- Library buildings 1
- Plants -- Bahamas 1
- Plants -- Canada. 1
- Plants -- Cuba 1
- Plants -- Florida 1
- Plants -- Jamaica 1
- Polygala 1
- Scientific survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 1
- Tropical Laboratory Commission. 1 ∧ less
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