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Series 2: Correspondence, 1943-1954

 Series

Scope and Contents

This series consists of Camp’s professional correspondence. It contains the full range of Camp’s work from his collecting through his projects in experimental botany and his work on international nomenclature committees. Many collection and determination lists are found in this series filed under the individual correspondent. These include Camp’s determinations of Salix collected in Oaxaca; specimens collected in Rio Piedras by L. R. Holdridge and L. E. Gregory; Plants of Martinique collected by Frank Egler and Camp’s determinations of material collected by him in Shenandoah National Park transmitted to F. R. Fosberg as an aid in preparation of his Flora. The manuscript for an article “Stablization of Plant Names”, 1952 is in the Frese folder.

Other correspondence is located in the series to which it pertains. Correspondence is found in Series 3: Field Trips and Expeditions; Series 4: Systematic Botany, Subseries C, F, H, I, L, M, N, P; Series 5: Experimental Botany, Subseries B, D; Series 6: Nomenclature, Subseries A, B, C and Series 7: Manuscripts, Subseries A, and C.

There is no folder list for this series. Contents are contained in Box 2.

Dates

  • 1943-1954

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research with permission from Mertz Library staff.

Extent

5.75 Linear Inches

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Repository Details

Part of the The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden Repository

Contact:
New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY 10458 United States