Overview
| Repository: |
Manuscripts and Archives
Sterling Memorial Library 128 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520 Web: http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/ Email: mssa.assist@yale.edu Phone: (203) 432-1735 Fax: (203) 432-7441 |
| Call Number: | RU 425 |
| Creator: | Yale University. Dept. of Botany. |
| Title: | Department of Botany, Yale University, records |
| Dates: | 1907-1950 |
| Physical Description: | 21.25 linear feet |
| Language(s): | The materials are in English. |
| Summary: | The records consist of office files, correspondence, photographs, and memoranda documenting the activities and operations of the Yale Department of Botany, which no longer exists as a separate academic unit. |
| Note: | Forms part of Yale Record Group 14-B (YRG 14-B), Records of Academic Departments and Programs of the Yale Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
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| Finding Aid Link: | To cite or bookmark this finding aid, use the following address: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0425 |
| Catalog Record: | A record for this collection, including location information, may be available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog. |
Administrative Information
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Cite As
Department of Botany, Yale University, Records (RU 425). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library
Description of the Collection
The records consist of office files, correspondence, photographs, and memoranda documenting the activities and operations of the Yale Department of Botany, which no longer exists as a separate academic unit
Arrangement
The records are arranged in 9 series: I. George E. Nichols Correspondence, 1907-1939. II. Alexander W. Evans Correspondence, 1918-1944. III. Edmund W. Sinnott Correspondence, 1940-1945. IV. McGraw-Hill Book Company Correspondence, 1926-1935. V. Marsh and Farnum Gardens Yale Preserve, 1924-1950. VI. Osborn Botanical Library correspondence, 1915-1933. VII. Herbarium correspondence, 1915-1934. VIII. Departmental papers, 1926-1950. IX. Botanical photographs.
Arrangement
- Series I. GEORGE E. NICHOLS, CORRESPONDENCE, 1907-1939
- Series II. ALEXANDER W. EVANS, CORRESPONDENCE, 1918-1944
- Series III. EDMUND W. SINNOTT, CORRESPONDENCE, 1940-1945
- Series IV. MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY CORRESPONDENCE, 1926-1935
- Series V. MARSH AND FARNUM GARDENS YALE PRESERVE, 1924-1950
- Series VI. OSBORN BOTANICAL LIBRARY CORRESPONDENCE, 1915-1933
- Series VII. HERBARIUM CORRESPONDENCE, 1915-1934
- Series VIII. DEPARTMENTAL PAPERS, 1926-1950
- Series IX. BOTANICAL PHOTOGRAPHS