Takhtajan, Armen (re: evolutionary trends of flowering plants), circa 1950-1992
Scope and Contents
Consists of outgoing and incoming correspondence with colleagues in the former Soviet Union, some of which is typewritten in Russian (Cyrillic). There are seven files of Cronquist's correspondence with Armen Takhtajan (1957 to 1992), including four pertaining to specific projects or publications undertaken in collaboration. One file pertains to the Soviet physicist and dissident Andrei Sakharov relating to constituent opinions of the Botanical Society of America members regarding a position statement of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on the Sakharov case in 1973.
Dates
- circa 1950-1992
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research with permission from Mertz Library staff.
Extent
From the Series: 6.3 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
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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