American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2 files), undated
Scope and Contents
There are 10 boxes of correspondence files identified by individual, organization, and subject. One sequence (see Box #4, #5, and #6), entitled "General Correspondence" includes 30 files from the period 1938 to 1949; 6 files from 1940; and 9 files from 1952 to 1957. These are organized alphabetically within each chronological period. Notable correspondents are Henry F. Du Pont, Rene d'Harnoncourt (UNESCO), Blanche Hooker, Frank Kingdon-Ward, Robert Moses, Kenneth Raper, Jonas Salk, and R.Gordon Wasson. Subjects include antibiotics, cultures, General Electric "Science Forum" radio broadcasts (1940), Kingdon-Ward's expeditions to Nyasaland (1947) and India/Burma (1948-49), research for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and a worldwide search for cortisone-bearing plants in the genus Strophantus
Dates
- undated
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research with permission from Mertz Library staff.
Extent
From the Series: 12.5 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Robbins, William Jacob, 1890- (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden Repository
New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY 10458 United States
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