William Wilson papers
Collection
Identifier: PP-070
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence covering the entirety of Wilson’s botanical career.
Dates
- 1800-1869
Biographical / Historical
William Wilson (1799-1871) was a British bryologist noted for his publication Bryologia Britannica: containing the mosses of Great Britain and Ireland (1855). He collaborated with Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker on Musci Antarctici (1839-43) based on botanical collections from the southern circumpolar regions. He was born 7 June 1799 in Warrington, England and died 3 April 1871 in Paddington, near Warrington.
Extent
0.8 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- David Rose
- Date
- May 2000
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Originally processed by David Rose, Archives Assistant, May 2000 with grant funding from The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH-PA 23141-98) and the Harriet Ford Dickenson Foundation. 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
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