William Cashman Ferguson papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the correspondence and research notes related to the accompanying manuscript entitled Contributions to the Flora of Long Island.
Dates
- 1921-1930
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
William Cashman Ferguson was born on November 19, 1861 in Brooklyn, New York. In 1887, he received his PhD in chemistry from Columbia University. He specialized in applied chemistry with a particular interest in metallurgy. In the last decade of his life, he became interested in the flora of Long Island, New York. He wrote several articles on this subject which were published in the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club from 1924 to 1926. He died in Hempstead, New York on June 3, 1930.
Extent
2.5 Linear Inches (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is organized into seven series:
- Series 1: Research notes.
- Series 2: Contributions to the Flora of Long Island.
- Series 3: Correspondence.
Physical Location
Archives, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the New York Botanical Garden Archives.
Processing Information
Originally processed by Stephen Sinon, Assistant Archivist, June 2000, with grant funding from The National Endowment for the Humanities. (NEH-PA 23141). Converted to EAD in June 2006 by Kathleene Konkle under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH-PA 50678-04).
Creator
- Title
- William Cashman Ferguson papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Stephen Sinon
- Date
- June 2000
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Originally processed by Stephen Sinon, Assistant Archivist, June 2000, with grant funding from The National Endowment for the Humanities. (NEH-PA 23141). Converted to 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 The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden Repository
New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY 10458 United States
ssinon@nybg.org