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Women botanists

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 2 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

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