Llano, George A (George Albert) 1911-2003 Search this
United States National Museum Department of Botany Search this
United States National Museum Division of Cryptogams Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Department of Botany Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1947
1947-1991
1947-circa 1991
Category:
Agency History
Notes:
This is an agency history. It does not describe actual records. The Smithsonian Institution Archives uses these histories as brief accounts of the origin, development, and functions of an office or administrative unit to set that unit in its historical context. To find information on record holdings, please double-click the highlighted field "Creator/Author", which will open on a brief view of relevant records.
Guide to the Smithsonian Archives
Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution
Annual Report of the United States National Museum
Smithsonian Year
The Division of Cryptogams was created at the time of the establishment of the Department of Botany in 1947. Around 1991, the Division ceased to be an administrative entity in the Department of Botany.
Curators and research staff of the Division of Cryptogams included Ellsworth Paine Killip, Acting Curator, 1947-1950; Paul S. Conger, Associate Curator and Botanist Emeritus, 1947-1979; George A. Llano, AssociateCurator, 1947-1951; C. V. Morton, Acting Curator, 1950-1959; Mason E. Hale, Associate Curator, Curator, and Senior Botanist, 1957-1990; Robert R. Ireland, Assistant Curator, 1958-1961; Richard E. Norris, Associate Curator, 1962-1964; Harold Ernest Robinson, Associate Curator and Curator, 1962-1991; Elmer Yale Dawson, Curator, 1965-1966; Arthur L. Dahl, Associate Curator, 1970-1974; James N. Norris, Associate Curator, 1975-1991; Mark M. Littler, Curator and Senior Botanist, 1982-1991; Maria A. Faust, Associate Curator, 1989-1991; Jeanine L. Olsen, Associate Curator, 1989-1991; and Elizabeth A. Zimmer, 1990-1991.
For a history of the larger creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
