Asa Gray letter

Asa Gray letter

Descriptive Summary

Title: Asa Gray letter
Creator: Gray, Asa, 1810-1888
Inclusive Dates: after 1848
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s) (1 letter)
Collection Number: ms490
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

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.

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.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

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

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2017.


Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Letter, after 1848

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