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Board of Trustees records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-02-01
Scope and Contents The Board of Trustees records consist of administrative files, minutes and supporting documentation for Board and committee meetings, Board member files, and material related to Board trips and retreats. Topics in this collection include Garden finances, design and construction projects, long-range planning, staff appointments, policy developments, departmental and committee reports, and general Garden updates. These records show the Garden’s growth and development, its relationships with...
Dates: 1891 - 2024

John G. Borin papers

 Collection
Identifier: PP-012
Scope and Contents

Collection contains scrapbooks filled with family photographs, postcards from varying locations around the world, newspaper and seed catalog clippings. Additionally, there are 2 hand-made botanical "reference" books, personal plant lists, unpublished papers about caring for plants in general, and a map of the World's Fair 1964-65. The collection consists of primarily personal memorabilia covering the span of his employment at the NYBG from 1923-1972.

Dates: 1915-1983

William Henry Brewer papers

 Collection
Identifier: PP-013
Scope and Contents

The collection documents Brewer's career as Professor of Agriculture at Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University and his work on the Botany volumes of the Geological Survey of California, 1860-1880 under Josiah Dwight Whitney; including his collaborations with Asa Gray and Sereno Watson. It contains manuscripts, notes, correspondence, and galley proofs. The collection is arranged into three series.

Dates: 1860-1880

Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-04-04
Scope and Contents

The Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton records include correspondence, research materials, personal papers, manuscripts, typescripts, photographs, artwork, and printing plates. These materials document her teaching career at the Normal School (now Hunter College), her involvement with the Torrey Botanical Club, her role in founding and contributing to the Sullivant Moss Society, her research on the flora of the Caribbean and West Indies, and her work at the New York Botanical Garden.

Dates: 1802 - 1968; Majority of material found within 1885 - 1935

Nathaniel L. Britton, Elmer D. Merrill, and Marshall A. Howe records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-03-01
Scope and Contents The Britton, Merrill, and Howe Records document the NYBG administrative careers of Britton, Merrill, and Howe as well as the history of the institution during their directorships (1880-1936). These records also overlap with the early years of William J. Robbins’ NYBG administrative career (1937-1958). The Britton, Merrill, and Howe Records are arranged in the following four series: Administrative...
Dates: 1875 - 1946

Nathaniel Lord Britton records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-04-05
Scope and Contents The Nathaniel Lord Britton collection consists of correspondence, research and personal papers, manuscripts and typescripts, lecture notes, photography, certificates, and a suede-bound presentation volume. It covers his botanical career including graduate studies at Columbia College (1875-79), association with the Torrey Botanical Club, the founding and directorship of the New York Botanical Garden (1891-1929), and post-retirement years to his death in 1934. Information about Dr. Britton's...
Dates: 1875-1976; Majority of material found within 1888-1930

Addison Brown records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-02-04
Scope and Contents

The Addison Brown records contain early material on the origins and development of the New York Botanical Garden, particularly its charter and location. They also document Brown’s role on the Board of Managers and his interactions with the Scientific Directors.

This collection does not include records related to his judicial career, personal life, or involvement with other organizations, and it does not contain material documenting his botanical writings or other publications.

Dates: 1891 - 1940; Majority of material found within 1891 - 1900

Dennis A. Brown records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-07-01
Abstract

Collection consists of administrative records including memoranda, meeting minutes, incoming and outgoing correspondence, work and purchase orders, pamphlets, personnel files, membership lists, and reports.

Dates: 1959 - 1975

Gertrude Simmons Burlingham papers

 Collection
Identifier: PP-014
Abstract

Collection consists of correspondence, research papers, photography, personal papers, and watercolor illustrations.

Dates: 1886-1951; Majority of material found within 1904 - 1947

Edward Angus Burt papers

 Collection
Identifier: PP-015
Scope and Contents

The Edward Angus Burt papers consist of correspondence, research papers, manuscripts, and graphic material, including photographs and sketches. It covers his career at Middlebury College, Vermont, and at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis to 1926.

Dates: 1895-1926

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New York Botanical Garden Archives. 17
Correspondence 16
Fund raising -- New York (State) -- New York 9
Financial records 5
Manuscripts (documents) 4
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Horticulture -- Societies, etc. 3
Minutes (administrative records) 3
Photographs 3
Scrapbooks 3
World War, 1939-1945 3
Administrative reports 2
Annual reports 2
Bayard Cutting Arboretum (Long Island, N.Y.) -- History 2
Black-and-white photographs 2
Botany -- New York (State) 2
Gleason, Henry A. (Henry Allan), 1882-1975. -- Archives. 2
Horticulture -- United States 2
Lauraceae 2
New York Botanical Garden -- History -- Sources. 2
Paleobotanists 2
Plants -- Classification 2
Women botanists 2
Accessions registers 1
Achlya 1
Acrocarpous mosses 1
Actinomycetales 1
Agaricaceae. 1
Agaricales 1
Agricultural inventions 1
Albums (Books) 1
Amanita 1
Amanita muscaria -- Photographs 1
Amorphophallus titanum -- Photographs -- Specimens 1
Andros Island (Bahamas) -- Maps 1
Angiospermae -- Classification 1
Angiospermae -- Evolution 1
Animal rights 1
Antibiotics -- Research 1
Arboretums -- New York (N.Y.) 1
Arboretums -- New York (State) -- Long Island 1
Ascomycetes. 1
Astragalus 1
Audiocassettes 1
Bacteriology -- Research 1
Bacteriophages 1
Bambusa--Utilization. 1
Bo Hai (China) -- Description and travel -- Photographs. 1
Botanical exploration -- Amazon River Region 1
Botanical exploration -- Argentina 1
Botanical exploration -- Brazil 1
Botanical exploration -- California. 1
Botanical exploration -- Colombia. 1
Botanical exploration -- Ecuador. 1
Botanical exploration -- Florida 1
Botanical exploration -- Georgia 1
Botanical exploration -- Mexico 1
Botanical exploration -- Panama. 1
Botanical exploration -- Polar regions 1
Botanical exploration -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Trinidad 1
Botanical gardens -- New York (State) 1
Botanical libraries. 1
Botanical microscopy. 1
Botanists -- Anecdotes. 1
Botanists. 1
Botany 1
Botany -- Research 1
Botany -- Societies, etc. 1
Botany -- Societies, etc. -- Constitutions 1
Botany -- Sources 1
Botany -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Rhode Island 1
Botany -- United States 1
Botany -- United States -- History -- Sources. 1
Botany -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century 1
Botany--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States. 1
Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934 -- Biography. 1
Bronx (New York, N.Y.) 1
Bryology 1
Cactaceae 1
Cadastral maps 1
California Botanic Garden. 1
Cannabis -- Classification 1
Catalogs (documents) 1
Cereal products 1
Characeae 1
China -- Social life and customs -- 1912-1949 -- Photographs. 1
Chinchona -- Ecuador 1
Clarke, Sarah Louise Rogers, d. 1906 -- Archives. 1
Clarke, Sarah Louise Rogers, d. 1906 -- Herbarium. 1
Clemens, Mary Strong, 1873-1968 -- Archives. 1
Clitocybe -- North America -- Identification 1
Compositae -- Classification 1
Coniferae--Propagation. 1
Constitutions 1
Contracts 1
Cos Cob (Conn.) 1
Cox, Charles Finney, 1846-1912 -- Archives. 1
Cryptostegia 1
Damon, Samuel Chester -- Archives. 1
Darlingtonia californica 1
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- correspondence. 1
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French 3
Spanish; Castilian 3
Dutch; Flemish 1
German 1
Portuguese 1
 
Names
New York Botanical Garden 17
Robbins, William Jacob, 1890-1978 6
New York Botanical Garden. Library 5
Steere, William Campbell, 1907-1989 5
Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934 4
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Montagne, Henry de la, 1888-1982 4
New York Botanical Garden. Charles B. Harding Laboratory 4
Brown, Addison, 1830-1913 3
Harding, Charles B. 3
Irwin, Howard S. 3
Lorillard Snuff Mill (New York, N.Y.) 3
Maguire, Bassett, 1904-1991 3
Merrill, Elmer D. (Elmer Drew), 1876-1956 3
Moses, Robert, 1888-1981 3
New York (N.Y.). Department of Parks and Recreation 3
New York Botanical Garden. Herbarium 3
Sullivant Moss Society 3
Allen, Caroline Kathryn, 1904-1975 2
Becker, Herman F. (Herman Frederick), 1907-1985 2
Columbia University 2
Durand, Elias, 1794-1873 2
Everett, Thomas H. 2
Gray, Asa, 1810-1888 2
Hollick, Charles Arthur, 1857-1933 2
MacDougal, Daniel Trembly, 1865-1958 2
New York Botanical Garden. 2
Rose, J. N. (Joseph Nelson), 1862-1928 2
Saffel, Mildred 2
Abess, Leonard, 1948- 1
Allen, Timothy Field, 1837-1902 1
American Fern Society 1
American Horticultural Council. Commission on Nomenclature and Registration 1
American Institute of Biological Sciences 1
American Iris Society 1
American Society of Plant Taxonomists 1
Anchel, Marjorie 1
Anderson, A. P. (Alexander Pierce) 1
Anderson, Gladys P. (Gladys Pomeroy), 1888- 1
Anderson, Jean F. (Jean Ferris), 1915-2009 1
Andrews, Albert Le Roy, 1878-1964 1
Asheshov, Igor Nicholas, 1891- 1
Bailey, Jacob Whitman, 1811-1857 1
Bailey, William Whitman, 1843-1914 1
Baldwin, Henry DeForest, 1931-1997 1
Baldwin, William, 1779-1819 1
Barksdale, Alma Whiffen, 1916-1981 1
Barneby, Rupert C. 1
Bass, Edward P., 1945- 1
Beadle, George Wells, 1903- 1
Beals, A. Tennyson (1870-1955) 1
Bechtel, Edwin DeTurck, 1880-1957 1
Bechtel, Louise Seaman, 1894-1985 1
Best, G. N. (George Newton), 1846-1926 1
Bigelow, Howard E. (Howard Elson), 1923-1987 1
Blake, S. F. (Sidney Fay), 1892-1959 1
Borin, John G., 1905-1993 1
Brewer, William Henry, 1828-1910 1
Brinley, John R. (John Rowlett), 1861-1946 1
Britton, Elizabeth Gertrude, 1858-1934 1
Brown, Dennis Albert, 1926-1978 1
Bu'Lock, J. D. (John Desmond) 1
Buckley, S. B. (Samuel Botsford), 1809-1884 1
Buriticá, Pablo, 1943- 1
Burke, Susan Payson 1
Burlingham, Gertrude Simmons, 1872-1952 1
Burrage, Albert C. (Albert Cameron), 1859-1931 1
Burt, E. A. (Edward Angus), 1859-1939 1
Camp, W. H. (Wendell Holmes), 1904-1963 1
Cardot, Jules, 1860-1934 1
Carpenter, Steven E., 1951- 1
Cary Arboretum 1
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies 1
Cary, Mary Flagler(1901-1967) 1
Cary, Mary Flagler. 1
Chamberlain, Edward B. (Edward Blanchard), 1878-1925 1
Chilton, Maureen 1
Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-1982 1
Clarke, Sarah Louise Rogers, d. 1906. 1
Clemens, Mary Strong, 1873-1968. 1
Clokey, Ira W. (Ira Waddell), 1878-1950 1
Condon, Larry, 1937-2024 1
Cooper, Katherine Fenimore, 1920-2012 1
Corning, Elizabeth P. 1
Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (U.S.) 1
Cox, Charles Finney, 1846-1912. 1
Cronquist, Arthur 1
Cross, June C. 1
Cullman, Lewis B., 1919-2019 1
Cutting, Olivia Murray, 1855-1949 1
Cutting, William Bayard, 1850-1912 1
Dahlgren, Rolf, 1932- 1
Damon, Samuel Chester. 1
Darlington, William, 1782-1863 1
Davis, E. Dexter, 1911-2000? 1
Davis, E. Dexter, 1911-2000?. 1
Davis, P. H. (Peter Hadland) 1
Dean, Warren. 1
Dewey, Chester, 1784-1867 1
Dodge, Bernard Ogilvie, 1872-1960 -- Archives. 1
Dodge, Bernard Ogilvie, 1872-1960. 1
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