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George F. Atkinson. Papers, 1380-1918. Guide I ;;i,,1/itf/ 103 ..l,) ~1 y ~ gcfr1. - 5 -~ :;p__,, /-~-===~2 · - " AMC/PROD Archival LON NYCV87-A39 - Cat Maintenance NYCV-NIC FIN ID NYCV87-A39 - Record 1 of 1 - Record updated today 0 + M ~ Atkinson, George Francis, 1854-1918. ~ Papers, 1880-1918. ~ 6 linear ft~ ~ z ~ Botanist; Professor, Cornell ~niversity. 0 Summary: Correspondence relating to the collection, classification, and study~ of plant specimens; recommendations _for graduate students; notes on the ~ development of botanical investigation at Cornell; and diary of a trip to z Europe. Also, a bound volume of reprints, notes, and correspondence relating to~ Atkinson's work between 1886 and 1890 at the University of North Carolina and Q the Agricultural Experiment Station in Auburn, . ~ REPORT OF THE CURATOR AND ARCHIVIST, 1950-1954. ~ Finding aids: Guide available. 00 Cite as: George Atkinson. Papers, #21\29\103. Department of Manuscripts and ~ c University Archives, Cornell University Libraries. z H 1. Cornell University--Students. 2. New York State College of Agriculture. ~ Dept. of Plant Pathology. 3. University of North Carolina. 4. -­ Bi Classification. 5. Botany--Research. 6. Plants--Collection and preservation. 7. ~ Plants--Identification. 8. Europe--Description and travel--1800-1918. 9. ~ Diaries. 10. Botanists. :I" ~ AMC/PROD Archival LON NYCV87-A39 Cat Maintenance NYCV-NIC;5 Record 1 of 1 - Record updated today ~ UPD 00

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t:l M "d :?" ~ ~ z Catalogue Cards Mace : >-:3 0 rxj Atkjnson (Ge crge F.) Papers (J PrO-l?J8 ) c~ Co~respond ence between Professor Georg e F. Atkinscn, PRa d of ([) () the Depa rtment of Botany, CoJJ ege of Arts qnd Sciences, Cornell ~ H Univ~J·sjty and other botanists i n Arreri can end foreign univer sities , "d >-:3 Agricultural Experiment Stations, D.S .D.A., and others i nterested ([) in and connected wjth the fie]d of bota ny , and treating subjects Q") of intere~t to botanists at tha t tj~e, such as deter mi nation of c z pJant specimens, especially of the fungi , ouesticns of bot 2nical H nomenclature, ma tters concerning the teaching jn and administration ~ ~ of de pa rt~ants of botany in unjvers1ties and high schools. Co]Jection ([) H also cont&jns a ccmplete diary of Frofessor Atkinson's trip to Eurore >-:3 in 1903 and a partial diary of his trip in 1905. >< :?" ~ () Card Entries : ::r: H '1vf. (.,....-- -·""" < M Abrams , L. R. Duggar, B'" ·}l,.t,;'f" (-0P-•. 10. ·1 0), J'/7).,- 1q50 ([) Allen, Charles Durand, E. J. () ArtJ-.ur, J. C. Ew,ns, A. W. 0 ~tkinson, G. F. Farlow, W. G. ~ tIJ Ba i1 ey, I • W• Farmer, J.B. t-< Baker, C. F. Faull, J. P. t-< c Ballou, H. J. Fitzpatrjck, H. M. z H Barnes, C. R. Fries, Robert E. ~ Bartholomew, E. Gager, C. S. 05 Bart} ett., P.. H. GalJoway, B. T. H >-:3 Beattie, R. K. Henn ings, P. >< Bes ~e y, Shar~es, E. Hitchcock, A. S. t-< H Bernet, Edouard Hoi..:.se, H. D. to Bostrick, C. D. Ho\.le, }'ar shall A. ·~ ~ Boudier, Emile Hunter, Roland J. H tIJ Breed, R. S. Jo~nson, Duncan S. ([) Bresadola, G. Ke]Jerman, W. A. H Briquet, M. Llcyd, C. G. >-:3 ::i: }~a gnus, F,,-ul :?" Britton N.C. & E.G. () Buchanan, R. E . Vaire, Rene :?" Puller, Reginald !'assee, George z T. Murrill, W. A. M BurriJl, J. ::8 ., · - F 1 1 0 J ~ ver, _ • ~ .• Carnegie Foundation K Chivers, A.H. Pe touilJ erd, N. 0 Coler, W. C. Peck, Charles H. ~ Saccardo, F. A. r-' Collins, F. S. .i:s J. H. Schurman, .; a cob Gould co Comstoc.:k, lT1 J. ?'-'. Se-.,ard A. C. w Ccul ter, I lT1 Craig, John (M.S. '9ct)/"iL4-- IC°fl-i, Stewart, F. C. w Stonema n, Berthe_ 0 Dudley, W• R • r-' '

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Uncatalogued Atkinson Fapers t:i tr1 ';j INDEX --- George F. Atkinson >' ~ 1895 ~ z t-3 April 22 C.R. Barnes 0 November 7 B.M. Watson, Jr. hJ November B.M. Watson, Jr. z~ c m 1897 0 ~ H May 21 C.R. Barnes to the members of the Botanical Society o~m

America Q1 Ockber 29 Hollis Webster cz H 1898 ~ ~ m H March 2 Charles E. Bessey t-3 :V;arch 19 Charles E. Bessey >< May Charles E. Bessey >' 9 2:2 \ J ::r:: 1900 H ~ m December 8 ? Lew? (Massachusetts Horticultural Society) 0 0 1901 ~ tr1 r January 10 Charles D. Walcott r c March 2 Robert Manning z H March Robert Manning 6 ~ May 14 Candidates for Admission to Sigma Xi ~ May 22 Henry N. Ogden H >-3 May 22 W.W. Rowlee to H.N. Cgden >< May 22 r B.E. Fernow H May 22 B.M. Duggan to H.N. Ogden to May 24 ? to Prof. Ogden (fragment) ~ ~ H May 26 H.N. Ogden ti::! June 29 G.F. Atkinson to J.W. Hoofman m

June 29 G.F. Atkinson to George E. Corwin, Jr. H t-3 July 1 B.E. Warner ::r:: >' July 5 G.F. Atkinson to C.S. Sargent 0 July 9 G.F. Atkinson to C.A. Hollick >' August 14 J.M. Hoggard? (American Press Association) z Undated John H. Barr ti::!:;;:; >< 1902 0 ~ ,..... January 25 Margaret E. Maltby ~ CD lJ1 w I 12.Q.1 lJ1 w August 7 S.A. Beach ,.....0 October 27 D. MacDougal 21/29/103 2 Uncatalogued Atkinson Papers

INDEX --- George F. Atkinson 0 tij '1J 1m ;i:, ~ October 31 S.A. Beach ~ z December 19 F.S. Earle, C.L. Shear, F.E. Clements >-3 December 21 G.F. Atkinson to F.E. Clements 0 >,j

1904 z~ c {!) January 13 G.F. Atkinson to B.T. Galloway (fragment) n ~ H January 14 G.F. Atkinson to F.M. Webster '1J >-3 January 15 G. Atkinson to C.R. Barnes {!)

January 15 G.F. Atkinson to Q1 January 15 G.F. Atkinson to T.J. Burrill cz January 15 G.F. Atkinson to C.L. Shear H January 18 F.M. Webster ~ ~ January 18 B.T. Galloway {!) H January 18 W.T. Ganny? (Northampton, Massachusetts) >-3 January 19 MacDougal ~ ;i:, January 20 G.F. Atkinson to F.M. Webster Pi January 20 T.J. Burrill :i January 20 H G.F. Atkinson to W Canong ~ January 22 C .L. Shear {!) January 22 G.F. Atkinson to Charles E. Bessey n February 1 Frederic E. Cl~ments 0 ~ February 2 Charles_ E. Bessey tij r February 3 Thomas Macbride r February 10 W' .A. Kellerman c z April 14 C.R. Barnes to B.T. Galloway H July 15 Charles E. Bessey to B. Galloway ~ September C. Shear B; H September 20 .c. Longman >-3 October 8 G.C. Longman ~ October 1.3 11.T. Galloway, George Moore, C.L. Shear (no addressee-S letter concerning merging of three botanical societies);

October 20 G.F. Atkinson (comments on above letter) ~ H October 20 G.F. Atkinson to C.R. Barnes tij October 20 G.F. Atkinson to C.L. Shear {!) October .20 G.F. Atkinson to B.T. Galloway H >-3 October 24 Charles E. Bessey ::c October 27 C.R. Barnes ;i:,n December 15 Frederic E. Clements ;i:, December 21 C.L. Shear z tij December 31 Charles D. Walcott :,;: ~ 1904? unsigned article concerning merging of botanical societi~ outline sntitled 11 Plan for Merging Existing Botanical 1904? I-' Organizations and the Unification of Botanical Work ~ OJ II u, in America w 1904? Constitution of the American Botanical Society ~ 1904? George T. Mcore, W.F. Ganong, D.S. Johnson (no addressee)~ I-' 21/29/103 3

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Cl INDEX --- George F. Atkinson trl 'ti :i:, 1905 ~ ~ :z: October 26 N .L. Britton >-:! October 31 C.L. Shear 0 November 1 G.F. Atkinson to N.L. Britton 'Tl lfovember 1 G.F. Atkinson to C.L. Shear :z:~ c November 18 N.L. Britton Ul II II (") November 18 ;o H 'ti 1905? Constitution of the Botanical Society America (2 copij

I(, 1906 c :z: H January 1-4 Preliminary Program of AmArican Myco]ogical Society ~ ~ May 12 membership announcement from the National Geographic Ul H Society to G.F. Atkinson >-:! >< 1907 :i:, ~ ::r:: January 7 G.F. Atkinson to D.S. Johnson H ~ January 7 G.F. Atkinson to N.L. Britton Ul January 9 N .L. Britton (") January 10 G.F. Atkinson N • Britton 0 January 21 Duncan S. Johnson ~ trl January 21 John M. Coulter t"' t"' January 23 G.F. Atkinson? to the members of the Council of cz Botanical Society of America H January G.F. Atkinson to John M. Coulter ~ January 23 G.F. Atkinson to D.S. Johnson Gi H January 23 G.F. Atkinson to Duncan S. Johnson >-:! April 16 G.F. Atkinson to Duncan S. Johnsen >< t"' April 22 G.F. Atkinsc,n to D.S. Johnson H April 27 to Duncan S. Johnson ?:; May 11 G.F. Atkinson to D.S. Johnson ~ H May 15 Duncan S. Johnson M May 18 G.F. Atkinson to N.L. Britton Ul May 24 Arthur Rollick H ~ May 27 G.F. Atkinson to D.S. Johnson ::r:: ;i:, May 27 G.F. Atkinson to Arthur Hallick (") :i:, May 27 G.F. Atkinson to Herbert M. Richards July 18 G.F. Atkinson to N.L. Britton z trl July 22 N.L. Britton ~ July 23 Duncan S. Johnson >< July 24 G.F. Atkinson to D.S. Johnson 0 August 5 G.F. Atkinson to F.E. Clements ~ I-' August 5 G.F. Atkinson to C.E. Bessey ,t;. (JJ August 22 Duncan S. Johnson (J1 w August 26 G.F. Atkinson to D.S. Johnson L (J1 I'! n n II w August 26 0 October 16 G.F. Atkinson to D.S. Johnson I-' October 23 Duncan S. Johnson 21/29/103 4

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C1 1NDEX --- George F. Atkinson tTJ 'O >' 1907 ~ ~ z Cctober 26 G. Atkinson to D.S. Johnson ~ Cctober JO 0 Duncan S. Johnson 'Tl November 2 G.F. Atkinson to D.S. Johnson z~ c 1907? unsigned note to the Members cf the Council cf the (fJ n Botanical Society cf America ::0 H 'O >-3 .!908 (fJ z, October 20 Duncan S. Johnson c:: z December H.W.E. Knaver? (American Society 0f Naturalists) H D.S. Johnson ;;j ::0 December G.F. Atkinson to C.L. Shear (fJ H December 22 Report of the Cornell Chapter Sigma Xi to the >-3 Convention at Baltimore >< >' ?:; 1908 Sigma Xi report concerning proposed Junior Membership :i H (J copies) < tTJ (fJ

191] n 0 April -28 ~ G. Atkinson to I. Minis Hays tTJ t-< May 9 G.F. Atkinson to I. Minis Hays t-< May 12 I. Minis Hays c z May Jl G.F. Atkinson to I. Minis Hays H December 6 Ross G. Rarrison ;;j December G.F. Atkinson to Ross G. Harrison ~ H >-3 191/t >< t-< H February 7 announcement or The Annual General Meeting of s;to American Philosophical Society ::0 H March 27 G.F. Atkinson to Secs. of Amer. Fhiloscphical Society tTJ (fJ March 30 n It l'I I'!· 11 It ¥..arch JO rt n· H >-3 April 7 n· n· It' ::r; " >' April 20 II n· I'! n· n April 29 " n n n >' May 29 G Atkinson to The American Genetic Association 1;i June 2 membership announcement from The American Genetic AssocillE­ tion to G.F. Atkinson ><:: October 27 G.F. Atkinson to Secs. of Amer. Philosophical Society 0 ~ I-' .i:,. 1914 History of Botanical Society or America (2 copies) ()) V1 1914? paragraph anti tled "The reaction theory" w I V1 w 0 I-' 21/29/103 • 5 Uncatalogued Atkinson Papers

JNDEX --- George F. Atkinson 0 trj 'tJ 1ill :i,; ~ ~ February 12 G.F. Atkinson to Professor Newcombe z March 5 H .H. Bartlett >-3 0 March 8 G.F. Atkinson to H.H. Bartlett >ij March 12 G.F. Atkinson to Secs. of Amer. Philosophical Society March 1.3 I. Minis Hays z~ c:: April 3 c. Stuart Gager Ul n April 7 G.F. Atkinson to Secs. of Amer. Philosophical Srciety 71 H April 8 G.F. Atkinson to C.S. Gager 'tJ >-3 April 20 G.F. Atkinson to Secs. of Amer. Philosophical Society Ul II II II April JO " Q1 May 1 John M. Coulter c:: z June 1 H.H. Bartlett H < June 4 G.F. Atkinson to H.H. Bartlett trj 71 July 2 G.F. Atkinson to Secs. of Am-:,r. Philosophical Scciety Ul H July 6 I. Minis Hays >-3 October H.H. Bartlett to members of the Council the Botanical ,< :i,; Society cf America ::Q ::c\ J . H 1915 paragraph concerning Allegheny College by G.F. Atkinscn ~ 4-page outline entitled 11 Allegheny College--Early Histor~ n 1916 0 ~ trj r February 24 I. Minis Haya r February G.F. Atkinson to I. Minis Hays c:: :z: March 17 G.F. Atkinson to Secs. cf Amer. Philosophical Society H November 2 I. Minis Hays ~ November .2 I . Minis Hays Di H >-3 1917 ,< r H February 19 G.F. Atkinson to I. Minis Hays to $ March 21 G.F. Atkinson to Secs. ~r Amer. Philosophical Society 71,.... March 26 G.F. Atkinson to I. Minis Hays trj April 2.3 G.F. Atkinson to F.K. Richtmyer? Ul April 23 G.F. Atkinson to Secs. of Amer. Philosophical Society H >-3 I. Minis Hays ::c July 6 :i,; n :i,; 1918 z t'1 February 8 I. Minis Hays :a;:; >< February 27 I. Minis Hays from G.F. Atkinscn 0 April 8 G.F. Atkinson to I. Minis Hays ~ May 24 G.F. Atkinson to I. Minis Hays ...... i::. CJ lJl 1918? "The genus Galerula in North America" by G.F. Atkinson w I (-- lJl w ....,0 21/29/103 r I fi. <· 'I 6 l. Uncatalogued Atkinson Papers

lNDEX George F. Atkinson c:, t"1 "C1 >' Undated 7' 8 ~ February 7, ? G.F. Atkinson to Margaret B. Maltby z 8 0 George F. Atkinson to the Council of the BotanicHl Society of America '"'1 Sigma Xi paper concerning Junior Membership Paper entitled "To Be Voted Cn At Some Future Mn.eting or The Sigma Xi Society" z~ c: Ul n 7' H "C1 8 Ul

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2 .£· April 1899 (postal card) April 16, 1899 'JJ April 25, 1899 ~~( May 28, 1899 July 9, 1899 ,,. Aug. 19, 1899 l ,) Sept. 11, 1899 Nov. 2, 1899 Dec. 12, 1899 . "") Jan. 3, 1900 ~ March 8, 1900 May 14, 1900 June 16, 1900 ,_ May 22, 1901

3 Jan. 29, 1902 Feb. 13, 1902 April 28, 1902 May 21, 1902 Sept. 26, 1902 April 27, 1903

4 March 7, 1904

5 Aug. 16, 1904 Nov. 8, 1904 Dec. 17, 1904 March 6, 1904 I '7,;15 ,,,,_,.,,, !if' i,J '.,::: I,' ,'.S May 3, 1904 , , I/ Ji ~

6 June 11, 1906 Dec. 8, 1906

7 June 13, 1907

10 June 13, 1911

13 Sept. 29, 1914 Feb. 4, 1915 Feb. 19, 1915 March 25, 1915

14 Sept. 7, 1915 Sept. 24, 1915

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