Arthur Bliss Seymour papers
Collection
Identifier: PP-056
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
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
Other Finding Aids
- 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 New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Archives Repository
Contact:
New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY 10458 United States
ssinon@nybg.org
New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY 10458 United States
ssinon@nybg.org