Asa Gray letter, after 1848

Summary

Creator:
Gray, Asa, 1810-1888
Date:
after 1848
Extent:
1 folder(s) (1 letter)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Asa Gray letter, ms490, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter written on Botanic Garden, Cambridge, Mass. letterhead: dated September 19, "Dear Miss Harker" (?), signed "A. Gray," regarding a plant. The letter was found laid in A Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States by Asa Gray; the book is located in the Hargrett Rare Book collection, Rare Bk QK117.G78.

Biographical / historical:

Asa Gray (1810-1888) was an American botanist who extensively studied North American flora.

For more information, see the article Asa Gray at Encyclopedia Britannica Online.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Asa Gray letter, ms490, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.