- Title
- William Gilson Farlow papers, 1851-1971, bulk 1873-1919, Edward Palmer plant lists of Florida and Bermuda algae, Mexican mosses, and fungi, 1878-1908, [n.d.]. WG 1.1., Edward Palmer plant lists of Florida and Bermuda algae, Mexican mosses, and fungi, 1878-1908, [n.d.]. WG 1.1.
- Farlow, W. G. (William Gilson), 1844-1919, creator, author.
- Massachusetts
- The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, sketchbooks and loose drawings, scrapbooks, publication proofs, research notes, spore prints, photographs, financial records, diplomas and certificates, artifacts, and additional paper ephemera pertaining to Farlow's research, teaching duties, and administrative work. Some material related to the Farlow Herbarium was added to the collection after Farlow's death.
- 134 bound volumes, 84 boxes, 5 oversize folders (68.7 linear feet)
- English
- text
still image
Albums.
Autographs.
Certificates.
Clippings.
Drafts (preliminary versions).
Drawings.
Field notes.
Glass plate negatives.
Lantern slides.
Lecture notes.
Manuscripts (for publication).
Photoprints.
Receipts.
Scrapbooks.
Speeches. - Books and documents
- Eliot, Charles
Atkinson, George Francis
Bary, A. de (Anton)
Berkeley, M. J. (Miles Joseph)
Bornet, Ed. (Edouard)
Burt, E. A. (Edward Angus)
Candolle, Alphonse de
Collins, Frank S. (Frank Shipley)
Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
Durand, E. J. (Elias Judah)
Eaton, Daniel Cady
Ellis, Job Bicknell
Fries, Theodor Magnus
Farlow, Lilian Horsford
Farlow, W. G. (William Gilson)
Goodale, George L. (George Lincoln)
Gray, Asa
Palmer, Edward
Patouillard, N
Peck, Charles H. (Charles Horton)
Ravenel, Henry William
Sargent, Charles Sprague
Thaxter, Roland
Trelease, William
Tuckerman, Edward
Watson, Sereno
Boston Society of Natural History.
Lowell Institute
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.)
Farlow Reference Library and Herbarium.
Gray Herbarium
American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Botanical Society of America.
Harvard University--Faculty
Harvard University--Students
Mycology
Algology
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Boston Society of Natural History
Botanical Society of America
Farlow Reference Library and Herbarium
Harvard University.
Students
Universities and colleges--Faculty - Arranged in 16 series: Series I. Correspondence -- Series II. Research materials -- Series III. Materials pertaining to the Bibliographical Index of North American Fungi -- Series IV. Materials related to Icones Farlowianae -- Series V. Manuscripts -- Series VI. Exsiccatae -- Series VII. Academic materials -- Series VIII. Specimen lists -- Series IX. Card files -- Series X. Financial reports -- Series XI. Photographs -- Series XII. Albums, scrapbooks, address books, sketchbooks -- Series XIII. Professional organizations and committees -- Series XIV. Medals and artifacts -- Series XV. Oversized diplomas and awards -- Series XVI. Illustrations.
Some correspondence in French and German.
Electronic finding aid available https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/far00030/catalog - William Gilson Farlow was born near Boston, Massachusetts, on December 17, 1844, to John Smith Farlow and Nancy Wight Farlow (née Blanchard). He received his early education at public schools in Boston and graduated from Harvard College in 1866. On the advice of Professor Asa Gray, Farlow entered Harvard Medical School the following year. He received his M.D. in May 1870 and stayed at Harvard for the next two years as Gray's assistant. In 1872 Farlow's desire to learn more about cryptogamic botany led him to Europe, where he studied with Anton de Bary and other prominent botanists and visited collections in France, Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia, and Russia. When Farlow returned home in 1874 he was appointed Assistant Professor of Botany at Harvard's Bussey Institution in Jamaica Plain. He became Professor of Cryptogamic Botany and was transferred to Cambridge in 1879. He held that position for the rest of his life. In Cambridge Farlow founded and endowed the Harvard Cryptogamic Laboratories and established a herbarium and library of cryptogamic botany. After retiring from active teaching in 1896 he continued to advise doctoral candidates. Farlow married Lilian Horsford in 1900 and their home became a haven for visiting botanists. He was a prolific writer, publishing nearly 150 papers. Larger publications include his A provisional host-index of the fungi of the United States (1888-1891) and Bibliographical index of North American Fungi(1905), both prepared with Arthur Bliss Seymour. An illustrated work on eastern North American fungi left unfinished at Farlow's death was published posthumously in 1929 as Icones Farlowianae. Farlow's contributions to botany were recognized internationally. He was awarded honorary degrees from Harvard, the Universities of Wisconsin and Glasgow, and Uppsala University, and was a member of numerous scientific societies. Two genera and several species are named for him. Farlow died in Cambridge on June 3, 1919.
- William Gilson Farlow papers, 1850-1971, 1873-1919 (bulk). far00030. Archives of the Farlow Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany, Harvard University.
- Open Collections Program at Harvard University
- Farlow Reference Library of Cryptogamic Botany, Botany Libraries, Harvard University
- 990006032510203941_FMUS.GRA:2450777
- Title
- William Gilson Farlow papers, 1851-1971, bulk 1873-1919, Edward Palmer plant lists of Florida and Bermuda algae, Mexican mosses, and fungi, 1878-1908, [n.d.]. WG 1.1., Edward Palmer plant lists of Florida and Bermuda algae, Mexican mosses, and fungi, 1878-1908, [n.d.]. WG 1.1.
- Creator / Contributor
- Farlow, W. G. (William Gilson), 1844-1919, creator, author.
- Place of Origin
- Massachusetts
- Description
- The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, sketchbooks and loose drawings, scrapbooks, publication proofs, research notes, spore prints, photographs, financial records, diplomas and certificates, artifacts, and additional paper ephemera pertaining to Farlow's research, teaching duties, and administrative work. Some material related to the Farlow Herbarium was added to the collection after Farlow's death.
- Extent
- 134 bound volumes, 84 boxes, 5 oversize folders (68.7 linear feet)
- Language
- English
- Genre
- text
still image
Albums.
Autographs.
Certificates.
Clippings.
Drafts (preliminary versions).
Drawings.
Field notes.
Glass plate negatives.
Lantern slides.
Lecture notes.
Manuscripts (for publication).
Photoprints.
Receipts.
Scrapbooks.
Speeches. - Digital Format
- Books and documents
- Subjects
- Eliot, Charles
Atkinson, George Francis
Bary, A. de (Anton)
Berkeley, M. J. (Miles Joseph)
Bornet, Ed. (Edouard)
Burt, E. A. (Edward Angus)
Candolle, Alphonse de
Collins, Frank S. (Frank Shipley)
Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
Durand, E. J. (Elias Judah)
Eaton, Daniel Cady
Ellis, Job Bicknell
Fries, Theodor Magnus
Farlow, Lilian Horsford
Farlow, W. G. (William Gilson)
Goodale, George L. (George Lincoln)
Gray, Asa
Palmer, Edward
Patouillard, N
Peck, Charles H. (Charles Horton)
Ravenel, Henry William
Sargent, Charles Sprague
Thaxter, Roland
Trelease, William
Tuckerman, Edward
Watson, Sereno
Boston Society of Natural History.
Lowell Institute
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.)
Farlow Reference Library and Herbarium.
Gray Herbarium
American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Botanical Society of America.
Harvard University--Faculty
Harvard University--Students
Mycology
Algology
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Boston Society of Natural History
Botanical Society of America
Farlow Reference Library and Herbarium
Harvard University.
Students
Universities and colleges--Faculty - Notes
- Arranged in 16 series: Series I. Correspondence -- Series II. Research materials -- Series III. Materials pertaining to the Bibliographical Index of North American Fungi -- Series IV. Materials related to Icones Farlowianae -- Series V. Manuscripts -- Series VI. Exsiccatae -- Series VII. Academic materials -- Series VIII. Specimen lists -- Series IX. Card files -- Series X. Financial reports -- Series XI. Photographs -- Series XII. Albums, scrapbooks, address books, sketchbooks -- Series XIII. Professional organizations and committees -- Series XIV. Medals and artifacts -- Series XV. Oversized diplomas and awards -- Series XVI. Illustrations.
Some correspondence in French and German.
Electronic finding aid available https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/far00030/catalog - Biographical / Historical Note
- William Gilson Farlow was born near Boston, Massachusetts, on December 17, 1844, to John Smith Farlow and Nancy Wight Farlow (née Blanchard). He received his early education at public schools in Boston and graduated from Harvard College in 1866. On the advice of Professor Asa Gray, Farlow entered Harvard Medical School the following year. He received his M.D. in May 1870 and stayed at Harvard for the next two years as Gray's assistant. In 1872 Farlow's desire to learn more about cryptogamic botany led him to Europe, where he studied with Anton de Bary and other prominent botanists and visited collections in France, Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia, and Russia. When Farlow returned home in 1874 he was appointed Assistant Professor of Botany at Harvard's Bussey Institution in Jamaica Plain. He became Professor of Cryptogamic Botany and was transferred to Cambridge in 1879. He held that position for the rest of his life. In Cambridge Farlow founded and endowed the Harvard Cryptogamic Laboratories and established a herbarium and library of cryptogamic botany. After retiring from active teaching in 1896 he continued to advise doctoral candidates. Farlow married Lilian Horsford in 1900 and their home became a haven for visiting botanists. He was a prolific writer, publishing nearly 150 papers. Larger publications include his A provisional host-index of the fungi of the United States (1888-1891) and Bibliographical index of North American Fungi(1905), both prepared with Arthur Bliss Seymour. An illustrated work on eastern North American fungi left unfinished at Farlow's death was published posthumously in 1929 as Icones Farlowianae. Farlow's contributions to botany were recognized internationally. He was awarded honorary degrees from Harvard, the Universities of Wisconsin and Glasgow, and Uppsala University, and was a member of numerous scientific societies. Two genera and several species are named for him. Farlow died in Cambridge on June 3, 1919.
- Cite As
- William Gilson Farlow papers, 1850-1971, 1873-1919 (bulk). far00030. Archives of the Farlow Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany, Harvard University.
- Series
- Open Collections Program at Harvard University
- Repository
- Farlow Reference Library of Cryptogamic Botany, Botany Libraries, Harvard University
- Record ID
- 990006032510203941_FMUS.GRA:2450777
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