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New York Botanical Garden Archives.

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:

Elmer Drew Merrill papers

 Collection
Identifier: PP-045
Scope and Contents

The Elmer Drew Merrill Papers (1902-1958) documents the scientific and administrative career before and after his association with the New York Botanical Garden. It contains lantern slides, correspondence, Annual Reports on the Harvard Botanical Collections, manuscripts, photographs, reprints, honors and medals. The collection is arranged into six series.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1897-1958; Majority of material found within 1902-1946
Found in: The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden / Elmer Drew Merrill papers

William Mitten papers

 Collection
Identifier: PP-046
Scope and Contents The contents of this collection came to the NYBG along with the herbarium of Mr. Mitten. Included are correspondence, photographs, research notes, illustrations and a priced sale catalogue of Mr. Mitten’s library which was offered for sale. The Field Collectors' Notebook Series have two volumes of Mr. Mitten's field notebooks. Volume numbers 231, 232 and 233 contain his notes on collections processed from 1874 to 1894. The locations covered are Singapore, Sibu, Aejung River and Solomon...
Dates: 1846-1910; 1990
Found in: The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden / William Mitten papers

Harold N. Moldenke papers

 Collection
Identifier: PP-047
Scope and Contents

The Harold N. Moldenke Papers, 1927-1990, documents the career of Moldenke after his association with the New York Botanical Garden, primarily his work with the Union County (NJ) Parks Commission. It includes mimeographed lectures and guides, brochures, correspondence, specimens and photographs. The collection is divided into six series.

Dates: 1927-1990; Majority of material found within 1934-1956
Found in: The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden / Harold N. Moldenke papers

John Strong Newberry papers

 Collection
Identifier: PP-048
Scope and Contents

The John Strong Newberry collection consists of correspondence, lecture notes, and a manuscript of an address before the New York Academy of Sciences 28 April 1879.

Dates: circa 1850-1879
Found in: The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden / John Strong Newberry papers

Henri Philibert papers

 Collection
Identifier: PP-049
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
Found in: The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden / Henri Philibert papers

Pascal Pompey Pirone records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-05-07
Scope and Contents

The Pascal P. Pirone collection consists of correspondence, research papers, manuscripts, photographic material, artwork, reprints, and an audio recording. It spans Dr. Pirone’s professional career, including his Nassau County Farm Bureau fellowship; USDA employment, Rutgers University appointment, and NYBG service as well as his work as a private consultant.

Dates: 1925-1978; Majority of material found within 1932-1974
Found in: The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden / Pascal Pompey Pirone records

Ghillean T. Prance records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-04-23
Scope and Contents The collection covers Dr. Prance's 25 year career at the New York Botanical Garden from 1963 to the time of his departure in 1988. The collection consists entirely of correspondence and field notebooks. Dr. Prance held several administrative positions throughout his career at the NYBG but much of this correspondence is not arranged to reflect these positions because it was processed in keeping with the arrangement in which it was found. Therefore, there are several specific series left as...
Dates: 1963-1988
Found in: The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden / Ghillean T. Prance records

Kenneth B. Raper papers

 Collection
Identifier: PP-051
Scope and Contents The Kenneth B. Raper collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts, organizational records, personal papers, and research records that include notebooks, laboratory records, photographs, negatives, lantern slides, Kodachrome slides, movie film, photo-engraving plates, and microscopic specimen material. The collection covers Dr. Raper's career from his graduate work at Harvard University (1935-1936) to employment with the USDA Bureau of Chemistry and Soils and Bureau of...
Dates: 1925-1986; Majority of material found within 1940-1986
Found in: The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden / Kenneth B. Raper papers

Harry Dwight Dillon Ripley papers

 Collection
Identifier: PP-052
Scope and Contents

This collection consists entirely of one unpublished manuscript.

Dates: 1973-1978
Found in: The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden / Harry Dwight Dillon Ripley papers

William Jacob Robbins records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-05-08
Scope and Contents The William Jacob Robbins collection consists of correspondence, institutional records, research papers, laboratory notebooks, manuscripts and typescripts, grant records, certificates, awards, photographic material, and reprints. It covers the periods of his associations with the University of Missouri (1921-1937) and the NYBG (1937-1957) as well as his post-retirement work. In addition, there are correspondence and organizational records pertaining to his association with the American...
Dates: 1918-1978; Majority of material found within 1937-1958
Found in: The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden / William Jacob Robbins records

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