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Malthus Augustus Ward notebooks
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Malthus Augustus Ward notebooks | |
| Creator: Ward, Malthus A. (Malthus Augustus), 1794-1863 | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1814-1860 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 Linear Feet 2 boxes | |
| Collection Number: ms51 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Malthus Augustus Whitworth Ward (1794-1863) was a physician, educator, botanist, and horticulturist born in New Hampshire. Ward eventually moved to Athens, Georgia, where he was Director of the University of Georgia Botanical Garden from 1831-1842.
For more information, see the article Malthus Ward (1794-1863) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of fourteen notebooks of Malthus Augustus Ward from 1814-1860. The notebooks contain lectures on medicine, physiology, chemistry, and botany; notes on surgery, drugs and dentition, manners and mores, horticulture, and botany; plans of gardens; and descriptions of plants, shrubs, trees, and flowers.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Malthus Augustus Ward notebooks, ms51, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
General Notes
Donated by Patrick Hues Mell, Jr. in 1910 and 1934 to the Botanical Gardens. Transferred to the Libraries in 1960.