Plants -- New York (State) -- Long Island

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the correspondence and research notes related to the accompanying manuscript entitled Contributions to the Flora of Long Island.

Scope and Contents The Robert Hagelstein Records, 1904-1945 documents Robert Hagelstein's study of Myxomycetes from its inception through the publication of his monograph Mycetezoa of North America, based on the specimens in the herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden. The production of the book is documented thoroughly with the annotated typescript, photographs, galleys, and the photoengraved plates used to produce the work. The bulk of the material consists of correspondence with colleagues around the...

Scope and Contents The collection documents the professional career of Norman Taylor including his work as a horticulturalist, botanical explorer and author. Taylor traveled extensively and luxuriously. A significant amount of material has informational value related to his lifestyle. Other information contained in the collection concerns the workings of private, professional clubs--The Century Club, The Explorers Club and the Cosmos Club. It contains correspondence, manuscripts, bound volumes, journals,...