National Museum of Natural History. Department of Botany Search this
Extent:
14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Audiotapes
Manuscripts
Place:
Antarctica
Date:
circa 1947-1990, with related records from 1926
Descriptive Entry:
These records primarily document the operation of the Department of Botany under Head Curators Ellsworth Paine Killip, 1947-1950, and Jason Richard Swallen, 1950-1964,
and Chairmen William L. Stern, 1965-1967, Mason E. Hale, Jr., 1967-1970, Edward S. Ayensu, Dieter C. Wasshausen, Mark M. Littler, and Laurence E. Skog. Records created prior
to the formation of the Department of Botany in 1947 are those of its predecessor, the Division of Plants. They include incoming and outgoing correspondence with United States
and foreign botanists, curators of museums and herbaria, Smithsonian staff, and botanical collectors concerning the identification, acquisition, loan, and exchange of specimens;
research and publications; professional affairs; and administrative matters.
Also included are administrative and program files concerning collection management, exhibitions, space and facilities, budget and fiscal matters, grant proposals, and
departmental reviews; correspondence documenting Hale's field work in Antarctica, 1981; records concerning the death of E. Yale Dawson in 1966; records and audio tapes from
memorial services for Hale, Thomas R. Soderstrom, and Richard H. Eyde; annual reports, circa 1960-1989; plans of operations, circa 1950-1960; and records of the Department's
Herbarium Services Unit, 1970-1980, which mostly concern collection management and the identification of specimens.
Historical Note:
Edward S. Ayensu became Chairman of the Department of Botany in 1970. He served until 1976, when he was succeeded by Dieter C. Wasshausen, who directed the Department
until 1982. Mark M. Littler was appointed Chairman in 1982. He was succeeded by Laurence E. Skog in 1987.
National Museum of Natural History. Department of Botany Search this
Extent:
4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white negatives
Date:
1961-1990
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists primarily of alphabetical correspondence maintained by Richard H. Eyde, Curator in the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany.
Eyde's primary research centered on the identification and classification of dogwoods. Also included are lectures given by Eyde, photographs, and negatives.
National Museum of Natural History. Department of Botany Search this
Extent:
8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Newsletters
Manuscripts
Serials (publications)
Diaries
Field notes
Electronic records
Floppy disks
Maps
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Color negatives
Color photographs
Black-and-white transparencies
Color transparencies
Date:
1953-1996
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting lichen research, including specimen identification, collection and professional activities of Mason E. Hale, Curator.
Materials include correspondence, memoranda, photographs, slides, negatives, field notes, charts, diaries, publications, lists, newsletters, collecting cards, news clippings,
maps, reports, proposals, and other related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.
National Museum of Natural History. Department of Botany Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Clippings
Floor plans
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1962, 1965, 1971, 1992-1999, 2003-2019
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of materials concerning departmental matters created and maintained by Laurence J. Dorr during his tenure as Chair of the Department of Botany
in the National Museum of Natural History. Dorr served as Chair from October 1, 2015, through February 17, 2019. Materials include correspondence, meeting notes and agenda,
floor plans, clippings, and photographs. Some materials were created during previous Chair's tenures.
