Arthur Bliss Seymour papers
Scope and Contents
The Seymour papers comprise correspondence, manuscripts, and lecture notes that relate to his professional career as botanist and mycologist.
Dates
- 1881-1932
Creator
- Seymour, Arthur Bliss, 1859-1933. (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
Requests for permission to publish material from the collection should be submitted in writing to the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden.
Biographical / Historical
Arthur Bliss Seymour (1859-1933), widely known botanist and mycologist, was born in Moline, Illinois on January 3, 1859. He graduated with a B.S. degree from the University of Illinois in 1881 and received an M.S. five years later. For forty-seven years, until his death in 1933, he was with the Harvard University Herbarium. In 1888 he co-authored “A Provisional Host-Index of the Fungi of the United States” and in 1929 he prepared a “Host-Index of the Fungi of North America.”
Extent
5 Linear Inches (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is organized into five series:
- Series 1: Correspondence. Arranged chronologically.
- Series 2: Lecture notes. Arranged by subject.
- Series 3: Manuscripts. Arranged chronologically (dated); alphabetically (undated).
- Series 4: Subject files. Arranged by subject.
- Series 5: Photographs. One file.
Physical Location
Archives, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the New York Botanical Garden Library by Mr. John Johnson of North Bennington, Vermont, in 1978.
Processing Information
Originally processed in August of 2000 by an Archives volunteer. Converted to EAD in August 2006 by Kathleene Konkle under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH-PA 50678-04).
Creator
- Seymour, Arthur Bliss, 1859-1933. (Person)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Archives Volunteer
- Date
- August 2000
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Originally processed in August of 2000 by an Archives volunteer. Converted to EAD in August 2006 by Kathleene Konkle under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH-PA 50678-04).
Revision Statements
- August 2006: Converted to EAD by Kathleene Konkle.
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