George Edward Davenport correspondence. 1873-1908 (inclusive)
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George Edward Davenport correspondence. 1873-1908 (inclusive)
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- Davenport, Geo. E.(George Edward),1833-1907,addressee; Sargent, Charles Sprague,1841-1927,correspondent; Seelye, Charles W.,correspondent; Slosson, Margaret,correspondent; Smith, John Donnell,1829-1928,correspondent; Stout, Anna A.,correspondent; Stout, William,correspondent; Suksdorf, Wilhelm,1850-1932,correspondent; Terry, Emily Hitchcock,1838-1921,correspondent; Underwood, Lucien Marcus,1853-1907,correspondent
- Publication date
- 1873
- Collection
- biodiversity; harvardbotanylibraries; Harvard_University
- Contributor
- Harvard University Botany Libraries
- Language
- English
- Volume
- Senders T-U, 1872-1907
George Edward Davenport Correspondence. George Edward Davenport Papers. Archives, Gray Herbarium Library, Harvard University Herbaria
George Edward Davenport (1833-1907) was a businessman and botanist from Boston who chiefly studied ferns. He was a member of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, New England Botanical Club, Torrey Botanical Club, and The Middlesex Scientific Field Club as a founding member. He published articles relating to ferns, forestry, and horticulture in many botanical journals. Davenport was also active in promoting the conservation of the Middlesex Fells, was a long-time member of the Medford School Committee (starting in 1892), had been involved in the anti-slavery movement, and was interested in labor reform. Davenport was married to Mary Francis and had ten children, eight of whom survived him. They moved from South Boston to Medford in 1875, and he died in 1907 while taking a walk in the Middlesex Fells
Electronic finding aid available http://www.huh.harvard.edu/libraries/archives/Davenport.html
Consists of letters written to George Davenport from 29 correspondents with surnames starting with S-U, mostly regarding botany. Correspondents are: Charles Sprague Sargent, Jacob Schneck, Frank Lamson Scribner, Henry Eliason Seaton, Charles W. Seelye, Florence Selous, Isabelle C. Shattuck, William Hillman Shockley, Margaret Slosson, Charles L. Smith, Erwin Frink Smith, John Donnell Smith, S. Isabelle Smith, Volney Morgan Spalding, Arthur W. Stanford, Jacob Stauffer, Maria Olivia Steele, Mrs. Leander Stone, Anna A. Stout, Richard Stout, William Stout, Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf, Emily Hitchcock Terry, H.C. Thayer, Joseph P. Thompson, William Trelease, A.E. Tucker, and Lucien Marcus Underwood
Electronic finding aid available
George Edward Davenport (1833-1907) was a businessman and botanist from Boston who chiefly studied ferns. He was a member of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, New England Botanical Club, Torrey Botanical Club, and The Middlesex Scientific Field Club as a founding member. He published articles relating to ferns, forestry, and horticulture in many botanical journals. Davenport was also active in promoting the conservation of the Middlesex Fells, was a long-time member of the Medford School Committee (starting in 1892), had been involved in the anti-slavery movement, and was interested in labor reform. Davenport was married to Mary Francis and had ten children, eight of whom survived him. They moved from South Boston to Medford in 1875, and he died in 1907 while taking a walk in the Middlesex Fells
Electronic finding aid available http://www.huh.harvard.edu/libraries/archives/Davenport.html
Consists of letters written to George Davenport from 29 correspondents with surnames starting with S-U, mostly regarding botany. Correspondents are: Charles Sprague Sargent, Jacob Schneck, Frank Lamson Scribner, Henry Eliason Seaton, Charles W. Seelye, Florence Selous, Isabelle C. Shattuck, William Hillman Shockley, Margaret Slosson, Charles L. Smith, Erwin Frink Smith, John Donnell Smith, S. Isabelle Smith, Volney Morgan Spalding, Arthur W. Stanford, Jacob Stauffer, Maria Olivia Steele, Mrs. Leander Stone, Anna A. Stout, Richard Stout, William Stout, Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf, Emily Hitchcock Terry, H.C. Thayer, Joseph P. Thompson, William Trelease, A.E. Tucker, and Lucien Marcus Underwood
Electronic finding aid available
- Abstract
- Consists of letters written to George Davenport from 29 correspondents with surnames starting with S-U, mostly regarding botany. Correspondents are: Charles Sprague Sargent, Jacob Schneck, Frank Lamson Scribner, Henry Eliason Seaton, Charles W. Seelye, Florence Selous, Isabelle C. Shattuck, William Hillman Shockley, Margaret Slosson, Charles L. Smith, Erwin Frink Smith, John Donnell Smith, S. Isabelle Smith, Volney Morgan Spalding, Arthur W. Stanford, Jacob Stauffer, Maria Olivia Steele, Mrs. Leander Stone, Anna A. Stout, Richard Stout, William Stout, Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf, Emily Hitchcock Terry, H.C. Thayer, Joseph P. Thompson, William Trelease, A.E. Tucker, and Lucien Marcus Underwood.
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- 2014-12-04 21:54:36
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- Possible copyright status
- Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.
- Ppi
- 450
- Year
- 1873
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