Henri Philibert papers
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
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
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
Arrangement
The collection is organized into one series:
Items
- Series 1: Studies on the Peristome. 1888-1896. Arranged chronologically.
Physical Location
Archives, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was transferred to the New York Botanical Garden Archives.
Processing Information
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).
- 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 The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden Repository
New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY 10458 United States
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