Robbins, William Jacob, 1890-1937
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Igor Nicholas Asheshov records
Collection
Identifier: RG-05-03
Scope and Contents
The Igor Nicholas Asheshov collection consists of correspondence, research and laboratory records, typescripts, photography, and progress reports of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, covering the years of his association and research with the NYBG.
Dates:
1942 - 1956; Majority of material found within 1948 - 1953
Records of the Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Collection
Identifier: RA-003
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records from the files of William Jacob Robbins, Director of the New York Botanical Garden from 1937-1958, and William Campbell Steere, Director from 1958-1977. Both were members of the Board of Trustees with the Bayard Cutting Arboretum.
Dates:
1936-1963
Harriet Barnes Pratt records
Collection
Identifier: RG-02-05
Scope and Contents
The Harriet Barnes Pratt records document the period from her election to the Board of Managers at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) in 1939 until her death in 1969. This collection does not contain personal or biographical information.The bulk of the materials consists of correspondence related to Pratt's involvement in fundraising and planning activities at NYBG. Topics include the post-World War II rebuilding of the Garden, construction of the Charles B. Harding Laboratory...
Dates:
1934 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1939 - 1969
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- Actinomycetales 1
- Antibiotics -- Research 1
- Arboretums -- New York (State) -- Long Island 1
- Bacteriology -- Research 1
- Bacteriophages 1
- Bayard Cutting Arboretum (Long Island, N.Y.) -- History 1
- Black-and-white photographs 1
- Cadastral maps 1
- Contracts 1
- Correspondence 1
- Financial records 1
- Fund raising -- New York (N.Y.) 1
- Horticulture -- New York (State) -- Long Island 1
- Library buildings 1
- Long Island State Park Commission 1
- Memorandums 1
- Newspaper clippings 1
- Poliomyelitis -- Research 1
- Women philanthropists 1
- World War II 1 ∧ less
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