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Container List:

Series I: Office & Administrative Records

Sub-series A: Loans and Permissions
Box-1: Folders 1-5
1. HUH Destructive [DNA] Sampling Policy [n.d.]
2. Economic Botany Loan Policy [n.d.]
3. Outgoing Loans [Dates range from 1984-2003].
4. Amber Specimens, Museum of Science Loan [1991].
5. Copyright and Permission Requests [Dates range from 1984-2004].

Sub-series B: Economic Botany Collections
Box-1: Folders 6-9
6. Accession Instructions, 1966
7. Fungi Wax Models Transfer to Farlow Herbarium, 1979
8. Economic Specimens Transfer to HUH, 1985-1986
9. Archaeoethnobotanical Collections Report by Kristine L. Forsgard, 1987

Sub-series C: Planning & Financial Materials
Box-1: Folders 10-15
10. Glass Flowers Sales Desk, 1983.
11. Ethnobotanical Research Fund (49/310 /4300/2/30), 1986-1988.
12. The Garden Fund for Calvin Sperling, 1994-1995.
13. Dorothy Kamen-Kaye Memorial Fund, 1998.
14. Harvard University Museum of Cultural & Natural History Fiscal Year 1997 & 1998 Planning (1 of 2 folders).
15. Harvard University Museum of Cultural & Natural History Fiscal Year 1997 & 1998 Planning (2 of 2 folders).

Box-3: Folder 1
1. Disaster Planning, 2001-2003
*(Oversized folder located in Box-3)

Sub-series D: Correspondence & Memoranda
Box-1: Folders 16-18
16. Committee Report on the Plant Science Institute, 1977
17. Harvard University Art Museums [1998, 2001]
18. Miscellaneous Correspondence & Memoranda [Dates range from 1991-1998]

Sub-series E: University Museum Materials
Box-1: Folders 19-23
19. Geological Museum [1902, 1990]
20. Meeting Minutes [1975-1978]
21. Museum Guide Program [1975-1978]
22. Director’s Meetings Log, 1991
23. Correspondence & Memoranda, 1998

Sub-series F: Miscellaneous
Box-1: Folder 24
24. Botanical Museum Stationery [n.d.]

Series II: Research Records

Sub-series A: Economic Botany
Box-1: Folders 25-28
25. Calvin R. Sperling Collections (Inventories) [1979-1980, 1984, 1998].
26. Calvin R. Sperling Materials [1990-1991, 1994-1995]
27. Dorothy Kamen-Kaye [1986, 1989, 1991, 1994-1996, 1998]
*More Dorothy Kamen-Kaye materials are located in the collections at The Library of the Gray Herbarium

28. Benny Shanon, 1993

Sub-series B: Archaeological Maize Collection
Box-1: Folders 29-33
29. Bruno Marino [1983, 1986]
30. Bruce Smith [1995-1997, 2001]
31. Mary Eubanks [1996-1997, 1999-2001]
32. Robert Hard [1997-1998]
33. Bruce Benz [1998-2001]

Sub-series C: Paleobotany
Box-1: Folders 34-35
34. Elso Barghoorn NASA Grant, NGL-22-007-069 [1984].
35. Margaret Towle [1998]
* See also Series V for photographs

Series III: Museum Directors & Personnel

Sub-Series A: Oakes Ames, Director from 1923-1945
Box-1: Folder 36
36. Oakes Ames Materials [1916-1918, 1923-1924, 1931, 1941, 1950-1951, 1998]

Box-3: Folder 2
2. Newspaper Clippings [1940, 1948, 1950]
*(Oversized folder located in Box-3)
* See also Series V for photographs
** More Oakes Ames materials are located in these collections:
Oakes Ames Orchid Library Archives
Arnold Arboretum Archives
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Harvard University Archives

Sub-Series B: Paul C. Mangelsdorf, Director from 1945-1967
Box-1: Folders 37-38
37. Oral History Transcript, Rockefeller Foundation Program in Agriculture [1966]
* See also Series V for photographs
** More Paul C. Mangelsdorf materials are located in the collections at Harvard University Archives

Sub-Series C: Howard Allgaier, Printer to the Museum
Box-1: Folder 38
38. Howard Allgaier Materials [1948, 1981]
* See also Series V for photographs

Sub-Series D: Memorial Services
Box-1: Folder 39
39. Barghoorn, Wetmore, & Mangelsdorf [1984,1989].

Series IV: Teaching & Exhibits

Sub-series A: “Biology 104, Plants and Human Affairs”
Box-1: Folders 40-41
40. Manuals [1953, 1959, 1973]
41. “Botany 15” Exercise Sheets [n.d.]

Sub-series B: Nash Lecture Hall
Box-1: Folder 42
42. Inventory [1998-2000]
*See also Series V for photographs

Sub-series C: The Ware Collection of Glass Flowers, 1893-Present
Box-1: Folder 43
43. Glass Flowers article for “The World”, 1989
*See also Series V for photographs

Sub-series D: Exhibit of Food Plants, 1939-1940
Box-1: Folders 44-45
44. Spring Flower Show of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1939
45. The Cambridge Museum for Children, 1940
* See also Series V for photographs

Sub-series E: Pre-Cambrian Exhibit [ca. 1960s]
Box-3: Folder 3
3. Exhibit Designs
*(Oversized folder located in Box-3)
* See also Series V for photographs

Sub-series F: “Origins of Life” Exhibit, 1975
Box-1: Folder 46
46. Harvard Gazette Newspaper Clipping, 1975
Box-3: Folder 4
4. Exhibit Designs
*(Oversized folder located in Box-3)

Sub-series G: Island Biodiversity, Cuba, and the Harvard Collections, 1999
Box-1: Folder 47
47. Cuba Botanical Garden, 1998-1999

Sub-series H: Visitor’s Registers [1927-1928, 1996]
Box-1: Folders 48-49
48. University Museum Visitor’s Register, 1927-1928
49. Botanical Museum Visitor’s Register, 1996

Sub-series I: Miscellaneous
Box-3: Folder 5
5. Dean Nimmer, artist portfolio [2003]
*(Oversized folder located in Box-3)

Series V: Visual Materials

Sub-series A: Photographs
Box-2: Folder 1
1. Harvard Botanic Garden [n.d., ca.1869, 1888]
Box-4: Folder 1
1. Mounted Photographs [Oversized], n.d.
*(Oversized folder located in Box-4)
Box-3: Folder 6
6. University Museum Exterior [n.d.]
*(Oversized folder located in Box-3)
Box-2: Folder 2
2. University Museum, Interiors [ca. 1954, 1996]
Box-4: Folder 2
2. Nash Lecture Hall, Table Displays [1946]
*(Oversized folder located in Box-4)
Box-3: Folders 7-8
7. Nash Lecture Hall, Photographer Shellburne Thurber [2000]
*(Oversized folder located in Box-3)
8. Paleobotany Lab (Fossil Room) [ca. 1900? or 1960s-1970s?]
*(Oversized folder located in Box-3)
Box-2: Folders 3-8
3. Harvard University Herbarium Laboratory [ca.1960]
4. Economic Botany Collections [ca. 1920, n.d.]
5. Archaeological Maize Collection [n.d.]
*See also Box-1, Folder 31 for additional corn specimen photographs
6. Oakes Ames [1918, n.d.]
7. Paul C. Mangelsdorf [n.d., 1972]
8. Richard E. Schultes [n.d., 1978]
Box-3: Folder 9
9. Howard Allgaier [1979, 1986-print date]
*(Oversized folder located in Box-3)
Box-2: Folders 9-12
9. Charles Schweinfurth [ca. 1960s]
10. F.W. Bailey [n.d.]
11. Margaret Towle [ca. 1975?]
12. Glass Flowers (Models of Plants), ca. 1920
Box-3: Folder 10
10. Exhibit of Food Plants [n.d., 1939]
*(Oversized folder located in Box-3)
Box-2: Folders 13-14
13. Pre-Cambrian Exhibit [ca. 1960s]
14. Unidentified Negatives

Sub-series B: Graphic Materials
Box-2: Folders 15-17
15. Blanche Ames Artwork [1915-1917, 1936]
* More Blanche Ames materials are located in the collections at The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
16. Christmas Cards by Elmer Smith [1960-1962, 1969-1971, 1974]
17. Illustrations by Ruth Barton, 1960-1961
Box-3: Folders 11-12
11. Graphics & Picture Panels, 1st Floor Admission Area (ca. 1970s)
*(Oversized folder located in Box-3)
12. University Museum Complex Floor Plans, 1992
*(Oversized folder located in Box-3)
Box-4: Folder 3
3. University Museum Complex Floor Plans [1992, 1998]
*(Oversized folder located in Box-4)

Sub-series C: Publicity and Promotional Material
Box-2: Folders 18-20
18. Botanical Museum Brochures [1949, ca.1970]
19. University Museum Brochures [ca. late 1980s-early 1990s]
20. WNAC-TV Television Visit [1954]

Series VI: Publications & Printed Material

Box-2: Folders 21-24
21. Botanical Museum Leaflets
22. Publications Sold & Mailed to “Flashbacks Books” [1989-1992, 1994-1998]
23. “Plant Lore of Shakespeare” Print and Book Sales [1995-1999]
24. Miscellaneous Publications Sold & Mailed [1995, 1998, 1999, 2001]

Last updated February 2009. Send comments, corrections, or updates to: ldecesare@oeb.harvard.edu
Copyright 2008 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Papers of the Harvard Botanical Museum
Access Restrictions Access to this collection is restricted. Financial records and other sensitive materials are closed. Please contact the archivist for more detailed access information. Container List: Series I: Office & Administrative Records Sub-series A: Loans and Permissions Box-1: Folders 1-5 1. HUH Destructive [DNA] Sampling Policy [n.d.] 2. Economic Botany Loan Policy [n.d.] 3. Outgoing Loans [Dates range from 1984-2003]. 4. Amber Specimens, Museum of Science Loan [1991]. 5. Copyright and Permission Requests [Dates range from 1984-2004]. Sub-series B: Economic Botany Collections Box-1: Folders 6-9 6. Accession Instructions, 1966 7. Fungi Wax Models Transfer to Farlow Herbarium, 1979 8. Economic Specimens Transfer to HUH, 1985-1986 9. Archaeoethnobotanical Collections Report by Kristine L. Forsgard, 1987 Sub-series C: Planning & Financial Materials Box-1: Folders 10-15 10. Glass Flowers Sales Desk, 1983. 11. Ethnobotanical Research Fund (49/310 /4300/2/30), 1986-1988. 12. The Garden Fund for Calvin Sperling, 1994-1995. 13. Dorothy Kamen-Kaye Memorial Fund, 1998. 14. Harvard University Museum of Cultural & Natural History Fiscal Year 1997 & 1998 Planning (1 of 2 folders). 15. Harvard University Museum of Cultural & Natural History Fiscal Year 1997 & 1998 Planning (2 of 2 folders). Box-3: Folder 1 1. Disaster Planning, 2001-2003 (Oversized folder located in Box-3) Sub-series D: Correspondence & Memoranda Box-1: Folders 16-18 16. Committee Report on the Plant Science Institute, 1977 17. Harvard University Art Museums [1998, 2001] 18. Miscellaneous Correspondence & Memoranda [Dates range from 1991-1998] Sub-series E: University Museum Materials Box-1: Folders 19-23 19. Geological Museum [1902, 1990] 20. Meeting Minutes [1975-1978] 21. Museum Guide Program [1975-1978] 22. Director’s Meetings Log, 1991 23. Correspondence & Memoranda, 1998 Sub-series F: Miscellaneous Box-1: Folder 24 24. Botanical Museum Stationery [n.d.] Series II: Research Records Sub-series A: Economic Botany Box-1: Folders 25-28 25. Calvin R. Sperling Collections (Inventories) [1979-1980, 1984, 1998]. 26. Calvin R. Sperling Materials [1990-1991, 1994-1995] 27. Dorothy Kamen-Kaye [1986, 1989, 1991, 1994-1996, 1998] More Dorothy Kamen-Kaye materials are located in the collections at The Library of the Gray Herbarium 28. Benny Shanon, 1993 Sub-series B: Archaeological Maize Collection Box-1: Folders 29-33 29. Bruno Marino [1983, 1986] 30. Bruce Smith [1995-1997, 2001] 31. Mary Eubanks [1996-1997, 1999-2001] 32. Robert Hard [1997-1998] 33. Bruce Benz [1998-2001] Sub-series C: Paleobotany Box-1: Folders 34-35 34. Elso Barghoorn NASA Grant, NGL-22-007-069 [1984]. 35. Margaret Towle [1998] * See also Series V for photographs Series III: Museum Directors & Personnel Sub-Series A: Oakes Ames, Director from 1923-1945 Box-1: Folder 36 36. Oakes Ames Materials [1916-1918, 1923-1924, 1931, 1941, 1950-1951, 1998] Box-3: Folder 2 2. Newspaper Clippings [1940, 1948, 1950] (Oversized folder located in Box-3) See also Series V for photographs ** More Oakes Ames materials are located in these collections: Oakes Ames Orchid Library Archives Arnold Arboretum Archives Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Harvard University Archives Sub-Series B: Paul C. Mangelsdorf, Director from 1945-1967 Box-1: Folders 37-38 37. Oral History Transcript, Rockefeller Foundation Program in Agriculture [1966] * See also Series V for photographs ** More Paul C. Mangelsdorf materials are located in the collections at Harvard University Archives Sub-Series C: Howard Allgaier, Printer to the Museum Box-1: Folder 38 38. Howard Allgaier Materials [1948, 1981] * See also Series V for photographs Sub-Series D: Memorial Services Box-1: Folder 39 39. Barghoorn, Wetmore, & Mangelsdorf [1984,1989]. Series IV: Teaching & Exhibits Sub-series A: “Biology 104, Plants and Human Affairs” Box-1: Folders 40-41 40. Manuals [1953, 1959, 1973] 41. “Botany 15” Exercise Sheets [n.d.] Sub-series B: Nash Lecture Hall Box-1: Folder 42 42. Inventory [1998-2000] See also Series V for photographs Sub-series C: The Ware Collection of Glass Flowers, 1893-Present Box-1: Folder 43 43. Glass Flowers article for “The World”, 1989 See also Series V for photographs Sub-series D: Exhibit of Food Plants, 1939-1940 Box-1: Folders 44-45 44. Spring Flower Show of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1939 45. The Cambridge Museum for Children, 1940 * See also Series V for photographs Sub-series E: Pre-Cambrian Exhibit [ca. 1960s] Box-3: Folder 3 3. Exhibit Designs (Oversized folder located in Box-3) See also Series V for photographs Sub-series F: “Origins of Life” Exhibit, 1975 Box-1: Folder 46 46. Harvard Gazette Newspaper Clipping, 1975 Box-3: Folder 4 4. Exhibit Designs (Oversized folder located in Box-3) Sub-series G: Island Biodiversity, Cuba, and the Harvard Collections, 1999 Box-1: Folder 47 47. Cuba Botanical Garden, 1998-1999 Sub-series H: Visitor’s Registers [1927-1928, 1996] Box-1: Folders 48-49 48. University Museum Visitor’s Register, 1927-1928 49. Botanical Museum Visitor’s Register, 1996 Sub-series I: Miscellaneous Box-3: Folder 5 5. Dean Nimmer, artist portfolio [2003] (Oversized folder located in Box-3) Series V: Visual Materials Sub-series A: Photographs Box-2: Folder 1 1. Harvard Botanic Garden [n.d., ca.1869, 1888] Box-4: Folder 1 1. Mounted Photographs [Oversized], n.d. (Oversized folder located in Box-4) Box-3: Folder 6 6. University Museum Exterior [n.d.] (Oversized folder located in Box-3) Box-2: Folder 2 2. University Museum, Interiors [ca. 1954, 1996] Box-4: Folder 2 2. Nash Lecture Hall, Table Displays [1946] (Oversized folder located in Box-4) Box-3: Folders 7-8 7. Nash Lecture Hall, Photographer Shellburne Thurber [2000] (Oversized folder located in Box-3) 8. Paleobotany Lab (Fossil Room) [ca. 1900? or 1960s-1970s?] (Oversized folder located in Box-3) Box-2: Folders 3-8 3. Harvard University Herbarium Laboratory [ca.1960] 4. Economic Botany Collections [ca. 1920, n.d.] 5. Archaeological Maize Collection [n.d.] See also Box-1, Folder 31 for additional corn specimen photographs 6. Oakes Ames [1918, n.d.] 7. Paul C. Mangelsdorf [n.d., 1972] 8. Richard E. Schultes [n.d., 1978] Box-3: Folder 9 9. Howard Allgaier [1979, 1986-print date] (Oversized folder located in Box-3) Box-2: Folders 9-12 9. Charles Schweinfurth [ca. 1960s] 10. F.W. Bailey [n.d.] 11. Margaret Towle [ca. 1975?] 12. Glass Flowers (Models of Plants), ca. 1920 Box-3: Folder 10 10. Exhibit of Food Plants [n.d., 1939] (Oversized folder located in Box-3) Box-2: Folders 13-14 13. Pre-Cambrian Exhibit [ca. 1960s] 14. Unidentified Negatives Sub-series B: Graphic Materials Box-2: Folders 15-17 15. Blanche Ames Artwork [1915-1917, 1936] * More Blanche Ames materials are located in the collections at The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute 16. Christmas Cards by Elmer Smith [1960-1962, 1969-1971, 1974] 17. Illustrations by Ruth Barton, 1960-1961 Box-3: Folders 11-12 11. Graphics & Picture Panels, 1st Floor Admission Area (ca. 1970s) (Oversized folder located in Box-3) 12. University Museum Complex Floor Plans, 1992 (Oversized folder located in Box-3) Box-4: Folder 3 3. University Museum Complex Floor Plans [1992, 1998] *(Oversized folder located in Box-4) Sub-series C: Publicity and Promotional Material Box-2: Folders 18-20 18. Botanical Museum Brochures [1949, ca.1970] 19. University Museum Brochures [ca. late 1980s-early 1990s] 20. WNAC-TV Television Visit [1954] Series VI: Publications & Printed Material Box-2: Folders 21-24 21. Botanical Museum Leaflets 22. Publications Sold & Mailed to “Flashbacks Books” [1989-1992, 1994-1998] 23. “Plant Lore of Shakespeare” Print and Book Sales [1995-1999] 24. Miscellaneous Publications Sold & Mailed [1995, 1998, 1999, 2001]
Last updated February 2009. Send comments, corrections, or updates to: ldecesare@oeb.harvard.edu Copyright 2008 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
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