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ARTHUR BLISS SEYMOUR PAPERS (1881-1932)
5 linear inches (1 box)
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Arthur Bliss Seymour (1859-1933), mycologist, was born in Moline, Illinois
on January 3, 1859. He graduated with a B.S. degree from the University
of Illinois in 1881 and received an M.S. five years later. For forty-seven
years, until his death in 1933, he was with the Harvard University Herbarium.
In 1888 he co-authored A Provisional Host-Index of the Fungi of theUnited
States and in 1929 he prepared a Host-Index of the Fungi of North
America.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Seymour papers comprise correspondence, manuscripts, and lecture
notes that relate to his professional career as a botanist and mycologist.
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Series 1: Correspondence
Series 2: Lecture Notes
Series 3: Manuscripts
Series 4: Subject Files
Series 5: Photographs
Series 1 Correspondence
1.25 lin. in.
Included here are three files of correspondence with colleagues and
a file of correspondence with his son, Frank Seymour.
Series 2 Lecture Notes
1 lin. in.
Includes botany lecture notes.
Series 3 Manuscripts
3 lin. in.
This series consists of eighteen files of handwritten notes on a range
of botanical subjects.
Series 4 Subject Files
1 lin. in.
Ferdinand Von Mueller memorial; Host Index notes, plans, and correspondence;
and a miscellaneous file can be found in this series.
Series 5 Photographs
1 folder
Photographs of Roland Thaxter (2), Asa Gray, and of the Gray Herbarium
make up Series 5.
PROVENANCE NOTE
Donated to The New York Botanical Garden's LuEsther T. Mertz Library
by Mr. John Johnson of North Bennington, Vermont in 1978.
RELATED COLLECTIONS
Harvard University Archives, Pusey Library
Papers of Arthur Bliss Seymour
Harvard University, Farlow Reference Library
Papers of Arthur Bliss Seymour
Processed August 2000 by Natalie S. Brody, Volunteer Archives
Assistant.
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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