Determinations 1977-1978, undated

File — Box: 8

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Arranged alphabetically.

This series includes files on the exchange of specimens; correspondence regarding collections offered for purchase or sale or of "orphaned" collections transferred to the NYBG; letters from the public to various herbarium staff members requesting identification of plant material; correspondence to and from herbarium staff responding to requests for identifications of plant materials; lists of identifications and determinations of herbarium specimens from individual and institutions; and requests for loans and exchange of herbarium specimens.

Correspondence regarding loans of herbarium specimens are arranged by and outgoing, incoming and returned. Within those groups, the files are arranged alphabetically by city. Loans are sent to and from institutions throughout the world and cover the period from 1943- 1964. Correspondence regarding outgoing and outgoing returned loans is intermingled.

Files on collections purchased or offered for sale are arranged by the name of the collection or herbarium.

This series contains 4 boxes.

Dates

undated

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research with permission from Mertz Library staff, with the exception of Series 4: Personnel records (Staff and graduate students). 1959-1973.