Box 3

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Dr. Allen was the recipient of six National Science Foundation grants and one from the American Philosophical Society which supported her field work in European and South American herbaria and two collecting expeditions in Mexico and Northern South America. These were administered by the New York Botanical Garden. This series contains proposals, narrative and fiscal reports and correspondence related to their fulfillment.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Dr. Allen was the recipient of six National Science Foundation grants and one from the American Philosophical Society which supported her field work in European and South American herbaria and two collecting expeditions in Mexico and Northern South America. These were administered by the New York Botanical Garden. This series contains proposals, narrative and fiscal reports and correspondence related to their fulfillment.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Dr. Allen was the recipient of six National Science Foundation grants and one from the American Philosophical Society which supported her field work in European and South American herbaria and two collecting expeditions in Mexico and Northern South America. These were administered by the New York Botanical Garden. This series contains proposals, narrative and fiscal reports and correspondence related to their fulfillment.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Dr. Allen was the recipient of six National Science Foundation grants and one from the American Philosophical Society which supported her field work in European and South American herbaria and two collecting expeditions in Mexico and Northern South America. These were administered by the New York Botanical Garden. This series contains proposals, narrative and fiscal reports and correspondence related to their fulfillment.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Dr. Allen was the recipient of six National Science Foundation grants and one from the American Philosophical Society which supported her field work in European and South American herbaria and two collecting expeditions in Mexico and Northern South America. These were administered by the New York Botanical Garden. This series contains proposals, narrative and fiscal reports and correspondence related to their fulfillment.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Dr. Allen was the recipient of six National Science Foundation grants and one from the American Philosophical Society which supported her field work in European and South American herbaria and two collecting expeditions in Mexico and Northern South America. These were administered by the New York Botanical Garden. This series contains proposals, narrative and fiscal reports and correspondence related to their fulfillment.

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This series contains portrait photographs of Dr. Allen and photographs of specimens - including a photograph of South American Indians preparing lauraceous curare removed from Series 2: Correspondence.

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This series contains portrait photographs of Dr. Allen and photographs of specimens - including a photograph of South American Indians preparing lauraceous curare removed from Series 2: Correspondence.

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Contains a medallion from L'Academie Royale des Sciences in Paris commemorating the Bicentennial of Linnaean Taxonomy (1763-1963).

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains notes, correspondence, reports, specimen lists and dissections drawn on site during Dr. Allen’s five grant-funded field trips to South American, Mexican, and European herbaria and botanical gardens. A personal journal recording her experiences during her first expedition offers insight into her personality and issues faced by female scientists of her era. Other drawings and illustrations done by Dr. Allen are located in the Botanical Art and...