Harvard, 1959 - 1972

Organized into three subseries: Lauraceae 1948-1974; General 1947-1969; and Personal. Lauraceae contains communication with the international community regarding loans, determinations of species, and requests for her comments and collaboration on various projects. Among her correspondents are: Luciano Bernardini, A.J.G.H. Kostermans, Alain Liogier, Robert Woodson, Jr., Julian Steyermark, William L. Stern, E.H. Walker, and Carroll Wood. Manuscripts and publications resulting from these collaborations are found in Series 7: Manuscripts and publications. Allen's activities as a fundraiser for C.G.G. J. van Steenis' Flora Malesiana are documented in folders identified by the man and the publication. Correspondence filed under General documents Dr. Allen's professional contacts over the course of her career. The Personal Correspondence Subseries contains personal letters from friends, relatives and colleagues. It offers insight into Dr. Allen's cordial relations with her colleagues as well as the more general day-to-day activities of a professional woman of her era. Series 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 all contain correspondence, filed with the subjects to which it refers. All photographs which were enclosed in correspondence have been removed and placed in Series 8: Photographs and Memorabilia.