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Scope and Contents The Henry Allan Gleason Records, 1921-1975, documents the scientific and administrative career of Dr. Gleason at the New York Botanic Garden. The bulk of the material consists of correspondence generated in his capacities as head curator, assistant director and acting director of the institution. Other materials are photographs and printed, typewritten and manuscript articles and botanical descriptions; especially material related to his life work- a comprehensive study of the flora of...

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...