Evans, Alexander W. (3 folders), 1892 - 1935

File — Box: 6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between Elizabeth Britton and her colleagues, personal friends, and prominent social figures. Covering the period from her time at the Normal School to her career at the New York Botanical Garden, these letters address various topics, including the exchange of moss specimens for identification and collection, Britton’s research on Caribbean and West Indian mosses, her editorial work for The Bryologist, and the acquisition and reorganization of William Mitten’s moss herbarium. Notable correspondents include Alice Eastwood, William Farlow, Richard Spruce, Annie Morrill Smith, Hugo de Vries, and Alfred Russel Wallace.

In some instances, correspondence to Elizabeth Britton appears in the Nathaniel Lord Britton records, and vice versa. Such cases are not cross-referenced. It may be advisable to refer to each collection for related correspondence, especially in cases where the same correspondent appears in both collections.

Dates

1892 - 1935

Conditions Governing Access

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

The following materials are unavailable due to conservation treatment:

From Series 2: Microscope Slides, 1882
From Series 2: Musci Austro-Americani, by G. Mitten, Annotated Copy, 1869
From Series 6: Realia, 1910-1930
From Series 6: Scrapbook, Correspondence and Clippings, E. G. Knight, 1882
From Series 7: Illustrations of Mosses [17], undated