Henri Philibert papers
Collection
Identifier: PP-049
Scope and Contents
The Henri Philibert collection consists of one box of seven files of the author’s translations from French into English of a series of articles entitled “Studies on the peristome.”
Dates
- 1888-1896
Biographical / Historical
Henri Philibert (1822-1901) was a bryologist and honorary professor at the Faculty of Letters in Aix, Germany, where he was born 15 November 1822. He conducted studies of an anatomical structure of mosses called the “peristome” which is a ring of moisture-absorbing teeth surrounding the opening of the moss spore capsule.
Extent
0.3 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- David Rose
- Date
- December 1999
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Originally processed by David Rose, Archives Assistant, December 1999 with grant funding from The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH-PA 23141-98) and the Harriet Ford Dickenson Foundation. Convert 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 New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Archives 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