Reminiscences of Fred Jay Seaver, Fellow in Botany in Columbia University, 1906-1907

There are 14 files consisting of correspondence, memorabilia, reminiscences, a scrapbook, and genealogical material. Three files contain biographical writing, two of which are reminiscences with attached correspondence and photos. These deal with Seaver’s boyhood and early career as a Columbia University fellow and professor at the State University of North Dakota, including details of his career decision to move from Fargo, North Dakota to the NYBG. This material contains attached letters of Nathaniel Lord Britton and Lucian Marcus Underwood. One file contains a paperbound volume entitled The Seaver Genealogy by Jesse Seaver with inserted notes and correspondence from Clark Rogerson to Bernice Seaver Blackmon, Dr. Seaver’s daughter.