Archives and Manuscript Collections
Records of the Herbarium (RG4)
GARY LANE SMITH RECORDS (1969-1976)
1 linear foot (1 Box)
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Gary Lane Smith served as Associate Curator of Bryophytes from 1969
to 1976. He was also appointed Administrator of the Cryptogamic Herbarium
and served as such from 1973 until his departure. In addition, he was in
charge of the New York Botanical Garden seminar programs and served as
Manager of Publications for the Torrey Botanical Club.
Dr. Smith came to The New York Botanical Garden directly after receiving
his Ph.D. from the Columbia University/New York Botanical Garden graduate
program, where he studied under Dr. William Steere. He specialized in the
study of the Polytrichaceae mosses.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists entirely of correspondence covering Dr. Smith's
career at the Garden and his study of the Polytrichaceae mosses.
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Series 1: Subject Correspondence
Series 2: Personal Correspondence
Series 1 Subject Correspondence
1 lin. in. Arranged alphabetically.
Subjects include professional societies and clubs, Arctic bryology,
mosses of the Catskills, a systematics questionnaire and various private
herbaria accessioned by the New York Botanical Garden Cryptogamic Herbarium.
Series 2 Personal Correspondence
11 lin. in. Arranged alphabetically.
Correspondents of note include Marshall R. Crosby, William Hoe, Kjeld
Holmen, Robert L. Hulbary, Wilfred B. Schofield, A. J. Sharp and William
Weber.
RELATED COLLECTIONS
The New York Botanical Garden
RG4 Records of the Cryptogamic Herbarium
Processed August 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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