Sarah Louise Rogers Clarke papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one item. This is a manuscript list of plants in Clarke's herbarium, which are not included in Britton and Brown's Illustrated Flora.
Dates
- 1899 - 1904
Biographical / Historical
Sarah Louise Rogers Clarke (d. 1906) was a member of the Torrey Botanical Club from 1891-1906. She maintained a large herbarium consisting of her collections in the Adirondacks and materials, which she purchased. Much of this herbarium was donated to the New York Botanical Garden. A large part of her mosses were donated to Washington University.
In 1879, Clarke was married to Samuel Belcher Clarke, a lawyer who was a principal in the firm of Root and Clarke, New York City . They had two children, Edith Cornelia, b. May 8, 1881 and Roger Henry, b. Feb. 1, 1884. The Clarkes resided at 1 W. 81st St. in New York City. Both Clarkes died in 1906.
Extent
2.5 Linear Inches (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
- Title
- Sarah Louise Rogers Clarke papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Laura Zelasnic
- Date
- January 2000
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Originally processed by Laura Zelasnic, Project Archivist, January 2000, with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Converted to EAD in July 2006 by Kathleene Konkle under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH-PA 50678-04).
Revision Statements
- July 2006: Converted to EAD by Kathleene Konkle.
Repository Details
Part of the New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Archives Repository
New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY 10458 United States
ssinon@nybg.org