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Marie Mellinger collection
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Marie Mellinger collection | |
| Creator: Mellinger, Marie, 1914-2006 | |
| Creator: Stiles, Billy Joe | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1940-2006 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 14 Linear Feet 28 boxes | |
| Collection Number: ms3754 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Marie Barlow Mellinger (1914-2006) was a teacher, naturalist, conservationist and scholar. She served as the first non-Atlanta president of the Georgia Botanical Society and authored the Atlas of Vascular Flora of Georgia. Mellinger led seminars titled "Incredible Wild Edibles" focused on wild flowers and plants suitable for eating as well as medicinal herbs. Additionally, she served as one of the plant advisors to the early Foxfire books.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of Marie Mellinger's index of flower and nonflowering plants as well as slides, a copy of her book, Atlas of the Vascular Flora of Georgia, and several handmade scrapbooks about plants. The index includes illustrations, photographs, and cuttings from plants.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Marie Mellinger collection, ms3754, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2013.
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Related audiovisual materials from this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archive: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/brown/har-ms3754/bmac-coll