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Gustav L. Wittrock records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-04-34

Scope and Contents

The collection documents Wittrock’s research on the food, dye and medicinal plants of the American Indian. The collection contains correspondence, and research and lecture notes. The collection is arranged in two series.

Dates

  • 1937 - 1945

Biographical / Historical

Gustave L. Wittrock (1895-1954) was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 3rd 1895 and died in New York, NY on April 1, 1954. Wittrock attended Grinnell College and received his AB in 1924 and his MA in 1927. After that he worked as an assistant in the botany departments at Johns Hopkins, Grinnell, the University of Washington and the University of Chicago until 1930 when he began work at the New York Botanical Garden where he stayed until his death in 1954. At the Garden he served as a Docent, the Custodian of the Herbarium (1935-1944) and Assistant Curator of Education.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Gustav L. Wittrock records
Status
Completed
Author
Susan Fraser
Date
June 1999
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
Originally processed by Susan Fraser, NYBG Archivist, June 1999, with grant funding from The National Endowment for the Humanities, (NEH-PA 23141-98). Converted into EAD in June 2006 by Kathleene Konkle under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH-PA 50678-04).

Revision Statements

  • June 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