Correspondence : Vasey (George) and Engelmann (George), 1849-1883

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Vasey, George, 1822-1893

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Incoming correspondence to George Engelmann from George Vasey, for 1849-1883. The correspondence relates to a desire to exchange rare Illinois plants for Texan, northwest of California plants; associated with the Chicago Academy of Science, "Prairie Farmer" and Illinois Natural History Society in connection with the State Normal University; wish for job of botanist of the Natural History Survey of Missouri. Collections for Rocky Mt. expedition; Maj. Powell's report of the botany. Deposit of wood specimens in the St. Louis Academy of Science. Changes in the Department of Agriculture; Vasey's work there. Forest tree collections and exhibit for the Centennial and Engelmann's collaborations on the conifers and oaks.

Folder contains original letters.

Subjects

(Albert), , (Charles Christopher), , (Frederick Adolph), , (Henry), , (John Aston), , (John Frederick), , (John Gill), , (John Milton), , (John Strong), , (John White), , (Marcus Eugene), , (Samuel Botsford), , (Stephen Thayer), , 1784-1867 , 1797-1880 , 1799-1880 , 1802-1879 , 1804-1878 , 1805-1878 , 1809-1884 , 1810-1888 , 1810-1889 , 1812-1878 , 1812-1883 , 1813-1873 , 1813-1887 , 1815-1874 , 1822-1882 , 1822-1892 , 1822-1893 , 1823-1887 , 1823-1890 , 1826-1892 , 1828-1910 , 1829-1911 , 1831-1913 , 1832-1904 , 1832-1908 , 1834-1895 , 1839-1922 , 1840-1918 , 1841-1913 , 1842-1912 , 1845-1907 , 1850-1929 , 1852-1934 , Abies , Academy of Science of St. Louis , Baird, Spencer Fullerton, , Bigelow, John M , Botanical specimens , Brewer, William Henry, , Buckley, S. B , ca. 1834-ca. 1879 , Cactaceae , Carex , Carey, John , Cereus , Cheilanthes , Chicago Academy of Sciences , Chickering, J. W , Correspondence , Corydalis , Cupressaceae , Cupressus , Curtiss, Allen Hiram, , Cyperaceae , Dewey, Chester, , Eaton, Daniel Cady, , Engelmann, George, , Fagaceae , Gordon, Alexander, , Gramineae , Gray, Asa, , Hale, Thomas J , Hall, Elihu, , Hoopes, Josiah, , Howell, Thomas, , Illinois Natural History Society , Isoetaceae , Isoetes , Jones, Marcus E , Juncaceae , Juncus , Juniperus , Kellogg, A , King, H , Lemmon, J. G , Letters , Lindheimer, Ferdinand, , M.D , Mead, Samuel Barnum , Morse, John F , Newberry, J. S , Olney, Stephen T , Palmer, Edward, , Papaveraceae , Parry, C. C , Pickering, Charles, , Pinaceae , Pinus , Pteridophyta , Quercus , Ridgway, Robert, , Rothrock, Joseph T., , Saxifraga , Saxifragaceae , Smith, William R., , Thomas, Friedrich August Wilhelm, , Vasey, George, , Ward, Lester Frank, , Warder, J. A , Watson, Sereno, , Wislizenus, F. A

BHL Collections

Engelmann Papers, Missouri Botanical Garden

Call Number

Archives Collection 1 RG 4/1/5/1

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 874910291