Collectors [list of], 1982, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, annual reports, notebooks, registers, attendance lists, inventories, clippings, maps, and publications that document the fieldtrips and the herbarium organized by Connecticut Botanical Society members. Of particular interest are the early fieldtrip excursion notices and schedules which contain objectives for collecting specimens as well as transit and trolley information from the start of Connecticut Botanical Society to the current day. The herbarium materials document the creation and maintenance of the Herbarium. This includes register and guest books for visitors and those who volunteered, inventories, catalogs of the flora of Connecticut, and collectors' notebooks which contain extensive information and notes on collected botanical species.
Dates
- Creation: 1982, undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Connecticut Botanical Society (Organization)
- From the Collection: Dreyer, Glenn D. (Person)
- From the Collection: Graves, Charles Burr, 1860- (Person)
- From the Collection: Harger, Edgar Burton, 1867- (Person)
- From the Collection: Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln, 1864-1935 (Person)
- From the Collection: Setchell , William Albert , 1864-1943 (Person)
- From the Collection: Weatherby, Charles Alfred, 1875-1949 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 4 Linear Feet (4 cartons)
From the Collection: 0.79297 Gigabytes (64 files)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Ave
New London CT 06320 United States
860-439-2654
860-439-2686
learcenter@conncoll.edu