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Collection Overview
Administrative Information
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Abbott, Theophilus C. (President, Mich. Agr. College)
1826-1892
Allen, Timothy Field. (Surgeon)
1837-1902
Austin, Coe Finch. (American botanist)
1831-1880
Bedford, P.W.
Bigelow, John Milton. (Physician)
1804-1876
Bower, William.
Bradley, Frank H. (Geologist)
1828-1910
Brewer, William Henry. (Chemist)
1828-1910
Brewster, J.
Brocas, Frederic Y. (Botanist)
Browne, Robert H. (Recording Sec. Lyceum of Natural History)
1810-1879
Brunet, Louis Ovide. (American physician and writer)
1826-1876
Bumstead, Freeman Josiah.
1826-1879
Canby, William M.
1831-1904
Chapman, Alvan Wentworth. (American botanist)
1809-1899
Clinton, George W. (American botanist)
1807-1885
Cooke, Mordecai Cubitt. (English botanist and horticulturist)
1825-1914
Curtis, Moses Ashley. (American botanist)
1808-1872
Daggett, Alfred.
Davidson, William I.
Day, David Fisher.
1829-1900
Denslow, E.H. (Member of N.Y. Stock Exchange)
Denslow, Herbert McKenzie. (Nephew to W.W.D.)
1852-
Denslow, William Wallace.
1826-1868
Dewey, Chester. (American educationist and botanist)
1784-1867
Ditchburn, Robert F.
Eaton, Daniel Cady. (Botanist)
1834-1895
Filley, M.W.
Foote, Lewis.
Fowler, James.
1829-
Frost, Charles Christopher.
1806-1880
Gilbert, Benjamin Davis.
1835-1907
Gillman, Henry. (Scientist, author, and diplomatist)
1833-1915
Gray, Asa. (American botanist)
18l0-1888
Green, Traill. (Educator)
1813-1897
Hall, Elihu.
1822-1882
Hall, Isaac Hollister. (American Orientalist)
1837-1896
Haynes, Mrs. C.H.
Hobkirk, Charles Codrington.
1837-1902
Hunt, George Edward.
1841-1873
Hyatt, James.
1817-1904
Ironside.
James, Thomas P. (American botanist)
1803-1882
Kinghorn, John.
Lapham, Increase Allen.
1811-1875
Leggett, William Henry. (American botanist)
1816-1882
LeRoy, Peter Vincent.
-1890
McKenzie, Helen R.
Macoun, John.
1831-1920
Mann, Horace.
1844-1868
Marshall, Charles D. (Cor. Sec., Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences)
Mitchell, J.W.
Morse, Edward Sylvester. (American zoologist)
1838-
Paine, John Alsop, Jr. (Archaeologist)
1840-1912
Parsons, Charles. (Financier)
Peabody, George H.
Peck, Charles Horton. (N.Y. State Botanist)
1833-1917
Peter, Robert. (American chemist and physician)
1805-1894
Pierce, Temple. (Lyceum of Natural History)
Pollard, Frank A.
Porter, Thomas Conrad. (Educator)
1822-1901
Post, George Edward. (Physician and clergyman)
1838-1909
Putnam, Frederick Ward. (American zoologist and anthropologist)
1839-1915
Ravenel Henry William. (American botanist)
1814-1887
Robbins, James Watson. (Doctor)
1801-1879
Sartwell, Henry Parker. (American botanist)
1792-1867
Schultz, A.A. (Asst. Assessor, U.S. Internal Revenue)
Schuyler, Eugene. (Author and diplomat)
1840-1890
Seymour, J.O. and Co. (Stationers)
Smith, John. (Curator of Royal Botanic Garden)
1798-1888
Straznicky, Edward R. (Austrian librarian in America)
1820-1876
Thurber, George. (Editor, American Agriculturist)
1821-1890
Torrey, John. (American botanist)
1796-1873
Tracy, Cyrus Mason. (Botanist)
1824-1891
Treat, Mary.
1830-
Tyler, D.A. (Doctor)
Veitch, Robert.
Verion Brothers and Company. (Paper warehouse)
Verrill, Addison Emory. (Marine farmer)
1830-
Watt, David Allan Poe.
1830-
Wheatland, Henry. (American naturalist)
1812-1893
White, A.L.
Whittington, M.E.
Wood, Alphonso. (American botanist)
1810-1881
Wood, I.M.
Wright, Samuel Hart.
1825-1905
Wright, Charles. (American botanist)
1811-1886
Miscellaneous notes: 1. Robert Gin, 2. Unsigned (New Haven, Conn.) July 6, 1865, 3. Unsigned (Directions to Hudson Park, N.Y.)
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William Wallace Denslow Botanical Collection, 1864-1868
Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by Linda Seidman.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
2003
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Creator:
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Denslow, William Wallace, 1826-1868 |
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Title:
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William Wallace Denslow Botanical Manuscripts Collection |
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Dates:
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1864-1868 |
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Abstract:
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A druggist who became interested in botany as a means of outdoor exercise to combat tuberculosis and collected a herbarium of 11,000-15,000 U.S. and European species. Collection consists of a single volume of manuscripts, chiefly letters, collected from significant botanists and other individuals, including William Henry Brewer, Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, Asa Gray, Isaac Hollister Hall, Thomas P. James, Horace Mann, Edward Sylvester Morse, Charles Horton Peck, George Edward Post, Frederick Ward Putnam, George Thurber, and John Torrey.
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Extent:
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1 box(0.5 linear ft.) |
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Language:
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English. |
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Identification:
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MS 64 |
Acquired as a gift, 1922. Purchased in 1870 by Massachusetts Agricultural College with a gift of $2000 from William Knowlton.
Processed by Linda Seidman, 1985.
Preferred Citation
Cite as: William Wallace Denslow Botanical Collection (MS 64). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The collection is open for research.
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The William Wallace Denslow Botanical Manuscripts Collection consists of a single volume of manuscripts, chiefly letters, collected from significant botanists and other individuals, including William Henry Brewer, Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, Asa Gray, Isaac Hollister Hall, Thomas P. James, Horace Mann, Edward Sylvester Morse, Charles Horton Peck, George Edward Post, Frederick Ward Putnam, George Thurber, and John Torrey. They were collected by William Wallace Denslow (1826-1868), a druggist who became interested in botany as a means of outdoor exercise to combat tuberculosis. He collected a herbarium of 11,000-15,000 U.S. and European species that Massachusetts Agricultural College purchased in 1870 with a gift of $2000 from William Knowlton.
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Abbott, Theophilus C. (President, Mich. Agr. College)
1826-1892
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Allen, Timothy Field. (Surgeon)
1837-1902
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Austin, Coe Finch. (American botanist)
1831-1880
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Bigelow, John Milton. (Physician)
1804-1876
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Bower, William.
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Bradley, Frank H. (Geologist)
1828-1910
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Brewer, William Henry. (Chemist)
1828-1910
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Brocas, Frederic Y. (Botanist)
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Browne, Robert H. (Recording Sec. Lyceum of Natural History)
1810-1879
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Brunet, Louis Ovide. (American physician and writer)
1826-1876
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Bumstead, Freeman Josiah.
1826-1879
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| 24-30 |
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Canby, William M.
1831-1904
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Chapman, Alvan Wentworth. (American botanist)
1809-1899
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Clinton, George W. (American botanist)
1807-1885
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Cooke, Mordecai Cubitt. (English botanist and horticulturist)
1825-1914
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Curtis, Moses Ashley. (American botanist)
1808-1872
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| 37-38 |
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Davidson, William I.
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| 39-49 |
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Day, David Fisher.
1829-1900
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Denslow, E.H. (Member of N.Y. Stock Exchange)
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Denslow, Herbert McKenzie. (Nephew to W.W.D.)
1852-
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Denslow, William Wallace.
1826-1868
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Dewey, Chester. (American educationist and botanist)
1784-1867
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Ditchburn, Robert F.
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| 55-56 |
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Eaton, Daniel Cady. (Botanist)
1834-1895
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| 59 |
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Fowler, James.
1829-
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| 60 |
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Frost, Charles Christopher.
1806-1880
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| 61-62 |
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Gilbert, Benjamin Davis.
1835-1907
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| 63 |
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Gillman, Henry. (Scientist, author, and diplomatist)
1833-1915
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Gray, Asa. (American botanist)
18l0-1888
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Green, Traill. (Educator)
1813-1897
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Hall, Elihu.
1822-1882
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| 71-72 |
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Hall, Isaac Hollister. (American Orientalist)
1837-1896
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Hobkirk, Charles Codrington.
1837-1902
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Hunt, George Edward.
1841-1873
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| 77 |
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Hyatt, James.
1817-1904
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| 79 |
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James, Thomas P. (American botanist)
1803-1882
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| 80-81 |
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Kinghorn, John.
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| 82 |
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Lapham, Increase Allen.
1811-1875
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| 83-84 |
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Leggett, William Henry. (American botanist)
1816-1882
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| 85-86 |
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LeRoy, Peter Vincent.
-1890
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| 87 |
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McKenzie, Helen R.
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Macoun, John.
1831-1920
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| 91-92 |
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Mann, Horace.
1844-1868
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| 93 |
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Marshall, Charles D. (Cor. Sec., Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences)
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| 95 |
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Morse, Edward Sylvester. (American zoologist)
1838-
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Paine, John Alsop, Jr. (Archaeologist)
1840-1912
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Parsons, Charles. (Financier)
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| 98 |
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Peabody, George H.
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| 99-101 |
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Peck, Charles Horton. (N.Y. State Botanist)
1833-1917
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| 102 |
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Peter, Robert. (American chemist and physician)
1805-1894
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Pierce, Temple. (Lyceum of Natural History)
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| 104 |
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Pollard, Frank A.
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| 105-106 |
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Porter, Thomas Conrad. (Educator)
1822-1901
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| 107-108 |
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Post, George Edward. (Physician and clergyman)
1838-1909
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| 109-110 |
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Putnam, Frederick Ward. (American zoologist and anthropologist)
1839-1915
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| 111-113 |
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Ravenel Henry William. (American botanist)
1814-1887
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| 114 |
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Robbins, James Watson. (Doctor)
1801-1879
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Sartwell, Henry Parker. (American botanist)
1792-1867
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Schultz, A.A. (Asst. Assessor, U.S. Internal Revenue)
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Schuyler, Eugene. (Author and diplomat)
1840-1890
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Box
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Seymour, J.O. and Co. (Stationers)
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Box
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| 120 |
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Smith, John. (Curator of Royal Botanic Garden)
1798-1888
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Box
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Straznicky, Edward R. (Austrian librarian in America)
1820-1876
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Thurber, George. (Editor, American Agriculturist)
1821-1890
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Torrey, John. (American botanist)
1796-1873
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Tracy, Cyrus Mason. (Botanist)
1824-1891
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Treat, Mary.
1830-
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Tyler, D.A. (Doctor)
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Verion Brothers and Company. (Paper warehouse)
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Verrill, Addison Emory. (Marine farmer)
1830-
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Watt, David Allan Poe.
1830-
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Wheatland, Henry. (American naturalist)
1812-1893
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Whittington, M.E.
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Wood, Alphonso. (American botanist)
1810-1881
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Wright, Samuel Hart.
1825-1905
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Wright, Charles. (American botanist)
1811-1886
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Miscellaneous notes: 1. Robert Gin, 2. Unsigned (New Haven, Conn.) July 6, 1865, 3. Unsigned (Directions to Hudson Park, N.Y.)
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