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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Genre And Form Terms

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Caroline Kathryn Allen records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-04-01
Abstract

Collection consists of correspondence, notes, clippings, printed matter, manuscripts, specimens, lists, grant proposals and reports, photographs, field notes, field drawings and memorabilia.

Dates: 1830 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1948 - 1971

Records of the American Fern Society

 Collection
Identifier: RA-001
Scope and Contents

Records consist of constitutions, annual reports, minutes, incoming and outgoing correspondence of officers, general correspondence, membership lists, and financial records. Specific items include Treasurer's reports for numerous years, budget details, administrative decisions made on Council Orders, Curator's reports, lists of library reference questions, and billing and production issues concerning The American Fern Journal.

Dates: 1893-1990

Records of the American Iris Society

 Collection
Identifier: RA-002
Scope and Contents

This collection consists primarily of the correspondence files of Robert Swan Sturtevant, the first Secretary of the American Iris Society. Principal correspondents include John C. Wister and Harry H. Everett. Also included are minutes, bulletins, a scrapbook, and photographs of various members and specific Society events. There are loose seed catalogs devoted entirely to the Iris as well as an index of seed catalog pages created by a member of the AIS.

Dates: 1913-1934

William Whitman Bailey papers

 Collection
Identifier: PP-005
Scope and Contents

Collection of correspondence covering the period 1876- 1904, when Bailey was teaching botany at Brown University. A bound notebook, titled A Diary of a Journey in California and Nevada covering the period 1867-1868 when W. W. Bailey was Botanist of the United States Geological Exploration of the 40th Parallel has been removed from the collection and is cataloged as MSS 001.

Dates: 1865-1943; Majority of material found within 1876-1904

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

New York Horticultural Society records

 Collection
Identifier: RA-006
Abstract

Collection consists of membership and dues records, constitution, inspecting committee minutes, and a letter of unknown origin.

Dates: 1818-1872

Harriet Barnes Pratt records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-02-05
Scope and Contents The Harriet Barnes Pratt records document the period from her election to the Board of Managers at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) in 1939 until her death in 1969. This collection does not contain personal or biographical information.The bulk of the materials consists of correspondence related to Pratt's involvement in fundraising and planning activities at NYBG. Topics include the post-World War II rebuilding of the Garden, construction of the Charles B. Harding Laboratory...
Dates: 1934 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1939 - 1969