Department of Botany, Yale University, records
Collection
Call Number: RU 425
Scope and Contents
The records consist of office files, correspondence, photographs, and memoranda documenting the activities and operations of the Yale Department of Botany, which no longer exists as a separate academic unit
Dates
- 1907-1950
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the records is partially restricted. See inventory for details
Some records in this finding aid have been redacted, as they include student names, donor names, and other restricted data. These records will not appear in the published finding aid.
Some records in this finding aid have been redacted, as they include student names, donor names, and other restricted data. These records will not appear in the published finding aid.
Arrangement
The records are arranged in 9 series: I. George E. Nichols Correspondence, 1907-1939. II. Alexander W. Evans Correspondence, 1918-1944. III. Edmund W. Sinnott Correspondence, 1940-1945. IV. McGraw-Hill Book Company Correspondence, 1926-1935. V. Marsh and Farnum Gardens Yale Preserve, 1924-1950. VI. Osborn Botanical Library correspondence, 1915-1933. VII. Herbarium correspondence, 1915-1934. VIII. Departmental papers, 1926-1950. IX. Botanical photographs.
Extent
21.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The records consist of office files, correspondence, photographs, and memoranda documenting the activities and operations of the Yale Department of Botany, which no longer exists as a separate academic unit.
General note
Forms part of Yale Record Group 14-B (YRG 14-B), Records of Academic Departments and Programs of the Yale Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- Botany -- Study and teaching
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Photographs
- Universities and colleges -- Administration
- Universities and colleges -- Departments
- Yale University -- Administration
- Yale University -- Curricula
- Yale University -- Employees
- Yale University -- Faculty
- Yale University. Dept. of Botany
- Title
- Guide to the Department of Botany, Yale University, Records
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- February 1986
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511