Botany

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Augustin Gattinger Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0166
Abstract The Augustin Gattinger Papers (1825-1903) are composed primarily of correspondence with some newspaper clippings and articles along with handwritten reminiscences of Dr. Gattinger by friends and associates. The bulk of the letters in the collection consist of Dr. Gattinger’s correspondence with prominent botanists of the day including Asa Gray of Harvard, Leo Lesquereux, and A.W. Chapman, the renowned collector of Southern plants. Much of the material involves the publication and...
Dates: 1878 - 1903
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Augustin Gattinger Papers

 

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