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WILLIAM CASHMAN FERGUSON PAPERS (1921-1930)
2.5 linear inches (1 box)
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
William Cashman Ferguson was born on November 19, 1861, in Brooklyn,
New York. In 1887, he received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Columbia University.
He specialized in applied chemistry with a particular interest in metallurgy.
In the last decade of his life, he became interested in the flora of Long
Island, New York. He wrote several articles on this subject which were
published in the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club from 1924
to 1926. He died in Hempstead, New York on June 3, 1930.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of the correspondence and research notes related
to the accompanying manuscript entitled Contributions to the Flora
of Long Island.
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Series 1: Research Notes
Series 2: Contributions to the Flora of Long Island
Series 3: Correspondence
Series 1 Research Notes
0.25 lin. in.
These notes pertain to New York Botanical Garden Herbarium specimens
and the compilation and distribution of the manuscript Contributions
to the Flora of Long Island. Twenty-one of Ferguson's field notebooks
are included in the Collectors' Field Notebooks series. They are numbers
310-321.
Series 2 Contributions to the Flora of
Long Island
1.5 lin. in.
This manuscript was published by the Torrey Botanical Club in a series
of articles which appeared in their Bulletin between 1924 and 1926.
Series 3 Correspondence
0.75 lin. in. Arranged alphabetically.
This correspondence concerns the flora of Long Island.
RELATED COLLECTIONS
The New York Botanical Garden
CFN Numbers 310-321
Processed June 2000 by Stephen Sinon under a grant from
the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) PA-23141-98 and a grant
from the Harriet Ford Dickenson Foundation.
For more information and a complete description contact:
Susan Fraser, NYBG
Archivist
The LuEsther T. Mertz Library
The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY 10458-5126
(718) 817-8879
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