George Edward Davenport correspondence

Related Titles

Contained In: George Edward Davenport papers

Series: Archives and specimens from the Boston Metropolitan Park Flora

Series: Connecting content : a collaboration to link field notes to specimens and published literature

External Resources

Collection guide: George Edward Davenport papers, 1872-1907. Harvard University Botany Libraries

By

Davenport, Geo. E. (George Edward), 1833-1907 , addressee

Type

Collection

Material

Archival material

Publication info

Notes

The correspondence collection forms series I of Davenport's papers. The bulk of Davenport�s correspondence consists of around 2000 letters to Davenport from about 340 correspondents, dated 1872-1907, primarily pertaining to Davenport�s botanical work. There are also a few letters from Davenport to various recipients. Correspondents are mostly amateur and professional botanists and fern specialists; roughly one quarter are women. Many letters appear to have been mounted at one time and 125 postcards remain mounted.

Subjects

(George Edward), , 1833-1907 , Botanists , Correspondence , Davenport, Geo. E

BHL Collections

Archives from the Boston Metropolitan Park Flora

Women in Natural History

Language

English

Identifiers

Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51418257