Moss series: Plate 1, Untitled, 1906
Scope and Contents
This series contains 9 colored photo engravings of mosses (mounted and framed) and four plates of Alexandrina Taylor’s diagrammatic studies for “Life History of Schizaea pusilla” published in the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, Volume 28, 1901. Two oversize drawings by Ms. Taylor have been separated and relocated to the NYBG Art & Illustration Collection, #59.
Dates
- 1906
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
Extent
From the Collection: 12.7 Linear Feet (25 document boxes, 5 card file boxes, and 1 oversize flat box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: German
Creator
- From the Collection: Britton, Elizabeth Gertrude, 1858-1934 (Person)
- From the Collection: Andrews, Albert Le Roy, 1878-1964 (Person)
- From the Collection: Best, G. N. (George Newton), 1846-1926 (Person)
- From the Collection: Cardot, Jules, 1860-1934 (Person)
- From the Collection: Evans, Alexander W. (Alexander William), 1868-1959 (Person)
- From the Collection: Holzinger, J. M. (John Michael), 1853-1929 (Person)
- From the Collection: Leiberg, John B. (John Bernhard), 1853-1913 (Person)
- From the Collection: Macoun, James M. (James Melville), 1862-1920 (Person)
- From the Collection: Maxon, William R. (William Ralph), 1877-1948 (Person)
- From the Collection: Nichols, George E. (George Elwood), 1882-1939 (Person)
- From the Collection: Smith, Annie Morrill, 1856-1946 (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
ssinon@nybg.org