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George Engelmann
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Title

George Engelmann : botanical notebook 29 : Quercus

Title Variants

Alternative: Botanical notebook 29, Quercus

By

Engelmann, George, 1809-1884

Type

Collection

Material

Archival material

Publication info

Notes

This set of folders consists of notes on the botanical genus Quercus. Also included are correspondences from Edward Lee Greene, Sereno Watson, Elihu Hall, Thomas Meehan, and William Canby, and a note from Joseph Mellichamp.

The collection contains original handwritten notes and botanical sketches (some in color), as well as articles and illustrations from various journals and newspapers. Some of these items were written and drawn by Engelmann, some were sent to him by associates and correspondents. Notes and sketches are done on a variety of reused and repurposed papers. Notes include plant lists and specimen descriptions, as well as where, when and by whom they were collected. Sketches are done in pencil and ink.

Items are numbered 6045-6222. Not all items are dated.

Subjects

(Joseph Hinson), , 1809-1884 , 1822-1882 , 1826-1892 , 1826-1901 , 1829-1903 , 1831-1904 , 1843-1915 , Botanical illustration , Canby, William Marriott, , Correspondence , Engelmann, George, , Fagaceae , Greene, Edward Lee, , Hall, Elihu, , Meehan, Thomas, , Mellichamp, J. H , North America , Oak , Plant collecting , Plants , Quercus , Watson, Sereno,

BHL Collections

BHL Field Notes Project

Engelmann Papers, Missouri Botanical Garden

Call Number

Archives Collection 1 RG 4/1/5/1

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 960053073
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51404717

 

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