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Warren Dean papers

 Collection
Identifier: PP-024

Scope and Contents

The Warren Dean collection consists of photocopied reports, articles, reprints, correspondence, and a typescript relating to the botany, economy, and history of rubber-producing trees of Brazil, especially Hevea brasiliensis. An associated collection of journals, reports, and trade publications was removed and integrated into the collection of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, a bibliography of which is included in the collection below.

Dates

  • 1932-1987

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research with permission from Mertz Library staff.

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

Warren Dean (1932-1994) was an environmental historian whose publications on the socioeconomy of Brazil and the destruction of its rain forest received wide acclaim as models of critical environmental history. Dr. Dean received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida and was William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of History at New York University in New York City. He studied at the New York Botanical Garden in the 1980s in research for The Struggle for Rubber in Brazil (1987). He was also a visiting professor at the Universities of Sao Paulo and Parana.

Extent

8.0 Linear Inches (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Spanish; Castilian

Dutch; Flemish

Portuguese

French

Arrangement

The collection is organized into one series:

  1. Series 1: Rubber Research. 1932-1987. Arranged alphabetically by media.

Physical Location

Archives, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden.

Other Finding Aids

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Warren Dean presented the collection as a gift to the New York Botanical Garden in April 1987.

Processing Information

Originally processed by David Rose, Archives Assistant, June 2001. Converted to EAD in July 2006 by Kathleene Konkle under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH-PA 50678-04).

Title
Warren Dean papers
Status
Completed
Author
David Rose
Date
June 2001
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
Originally processed by David Rose, Archives Assistant, June 2001. 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 The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden Repository

Contact:
New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY 10458 United States