- Title
- George Edward Davenport papers, 1872-1907, GD 1.1-1.6., GD 1.1-1.6.
- Davenport, Geo. E. (George Edward), 1833-1907, creator, author,, addressee.
Williamson, John, 1839-1884, artist. - No place, unknown, or undetermined
- The Davenport papers contain correspondence, manuscripts, herbarium sheets, photographs, etchings, a family tree, and paper ephemera. The bulk of the Davenport papers consists of correspondence dated 1872-1907, primarily pertaining to Davenport's botanical interests.
- 2.5 linear ft
- English
- text
still image
Correspondence.
Postcards.
Manuscripts (documents)
Photographs.
Portraits.
Etchings (prints)
Genealogical tables. - Books and documents
- Barnes, Kate L
Brandegee, Townshend Stith
Britton, Elizabeth Gertrude
Cleveland, Daniel
Davenport, Elizabeth Braxton
Davenport, Geo. E. (George Edward)
Dodge, Raynal
Dukes, W. C
Eaton, Daniel Cady
Edwards, William
Gerard, William Ruggles
Gilbert, Benjamin Davis
Horton, Frances Belle
Hosmer, Eliza
Leggett, William Henry
Lown, Clarence
Maxon, William Ralph
Myers, Frances J
Parish, Samuel Bonsall
Pelton, Emily O
Piper, S. M
Pringle, Cyrus G. (Cyrus Guernsey)
Redfield, John Howard
Robinson, John
Rose, J. N. (Joseph Nelson)
Roy, Jessie D
Rust, Mary Olivia
Rusby, Henry Hurd
Slossen, Margaret
Smith, John Donnell
Stout, Anna A
Stout, William
Terry, Emily Hitchcock
Underwood, Lucien Marcus
Waters, Campbell Easter
Wendte, William
Williamson, John
Wright, William Greenwood
Botany--United States
Women in science--United States
Ferns--United States
Botany
Ferns
Women in science
United States - The collection is divided into four series: Series I. Correspondence. Series II. Manuscripts. Series III. Photographs. Series IV. John Williamson etchings.
Correspondence is filed alphabetically by sender. There is one folder of mounted postcards from various senders at the end of the alphabetical correspondents list. Additional correspondence and letter fragments, including those by listed senders, may be found in the mounted postcard folder.
The bulk of the collection was donated by Davenport's daughter, Mary Elizabeth Davenport, in 1922 and 1924. Smaller gifts of Davenport correspondence were given to the Gray Herbarium by Davenport's grandson George Edward Davenport Yantis, Dr. Mildred Faust of Syracuse University, Nettie M. Sadler, and Benjamin Lincoln Robinson. The North American Fern Herbarium index was deposited at the Gray Herbarium in September 1931 by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society; ownership was transferred to the Gray around 1945. MaCbHUB
Papers. Survey/esp 01/30/85 dw
Electronic finding aid available https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/gra00067/catalog - George Edward Davenport was born in Boston on August 3, 1833, to William and Deborah Skidmore Davenport. He attended public school in Boston and was interested in botany from an early age. Davenport married Mary Frances Cronin in 1854; they had ten children, eight of whom survived to adulthood. From the time of their marriage until 1875, they lived in South Boston. In 1875, the family moved to Medford, where Davenport spent the rest of his life. Davenport joined the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1872 and his focus on ferns developed after a collecting trip with Ebenezer Herring Hitchings in 1873. In 1875 he gave the Society his herbarium of North American ferns which he continued to add to for the rest of his life. Around this time he began to publish his botanical writings. His early articles appeared in the "Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club" and the "Botanical Gazette." His later articles were primarily published in "Rhodora" and the "Fern Bulletin." Davenport also maintained a personal herbarium of fern specimens from around the world. In addition to his work on ferns, Davenport wrote about forestry and horticulture, publishing over 100 articles and several monographs. It was reported in the 1901 "Fern Bulletin" that he was working on a manual of the ferns of North America. He continued to work on the manual for several years, but it was not completed at the time of his death. In 1878 Davenport helped found the Middlesex Scientific Field Club, later the Middlesex Institute, which was active in promoting the conservation of the Middlesex Fells. He was a founding member of the New England Botanical Club, a corresponding member of the Torrey Botanical Club, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was also active in the Linnaean Fern Chapter, later the American Fern Society, serving as president for one term. He carried on extensive correspondence with both professional and amateur fern specialists, and was consulted often in the naming of newly discovered western American and Mexican ferns. He also participated in civic affairs, serving on the Medford school board for 18 years. He was also involved in the anti-slavery movement, and was interested in labor reform. Davenport died on November 29, 1907, while walking in the Middlesex Fells.
- George Edward Davenport papers, 1872-1907. gra00067. Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University.
- Open Collections Program at Harvard University
Connecting content : a collaboration to link field notes to specimens and published literature Archives and specimens from the Boston Metropolitan Park Flora - Gray Herbarium Library, Botany Libraries, Harvard University
- 990006033160203941_FMUS.GRA:2380003
- Title
- George Edward Davenport papers, 1872-1907, GD 1.1-1.6., GD 1.1-1.6.
- Creator / Contributor
- Davenport, Geo. E. (George Edward), 1833-1907, creator, author,, addressee.
Williamson, John, 1839-1884, artist. - Place of Origin
- No place, unknown, or undetermined
- Description
- The Davenport papers contain correspondence, manuscripts, herbarium sheets, photographs, etchings, a family tree, and paper ephemera. The bulk of the Davenport papers consists of correspondence dated 1872-1907, primarily pertaining to Davenport's botanical interests.
- Extent
- 2.5 linear ft
- Language
- English
- Genre
- text
still image
Correspondence.
Postcards.
Manuscripts (documents)
Photographs.
Portraits.
Etchings (prints)
Genealogical tables. - Digital Format
- Books and documents
- Subjects
- Barnes, Kate L
Brandegee, Townshend Stith
Britton, Elizabeth Gertrude
Cleveland, Daniel
Davenport, Elizabeth Braxton
Davenport, Geo. E. (George Edward)
Dodge, Raynal
Dukes, W. C
Eaton, Daniel Cady
Edwards, William
Gerard, William Ruggles
Gilbert, Benjamin Davis
Horton, Frances Belle
Hosmer, Eliza
Leggett, William Henry
Lown, Clarence
Maxon, William Ralph
Myers, Frances J
Parish, Samuel Bonsall
Pelton, Emily O
Piper, S. M
Pringle, Cyrus G. (Cyrus Guernsey)
Redfield, John Howard
Robinson, John
Rose, J. N. (Joseph Nelson)
Roy, Jessie D
Rust, Mary Olivia
Rusby, Henry Hurd
Slossen, Margaret
Smith, John Donnell
Stout, Anna A
Stout, William
Terry, Emily Hitchcock
Underwood, Lucien Marcus
Waters, Campbell Easter
Wendte, William
Williamson, John
Wright, William Greenwood
Botany--United States
Women in science--United States
Ferns--United States
Botany
Ferns
Women in science
United States - Notes
- The collection is divided into four series: Series I. Correspondence. Series II. Manuscripts. Series III. Photographs. Series IV. John Williamson etchings.
Correspondence is filed alphabetically by sender. There is one folder of mounted postcards from various senders at the end of the alphabetical correspondents list. Additional correspondence and letter fragments, including those by listed senders, may be found in the mounted postcard folder.
The bulk of the collection was donated by Davenport's daughter, Mary Elizabeth Davenport, in 1922 and 1924. Smaller gifts of Davenport correspondence were given to the Gray Herbarium by Davenport's grandson George Edward Davenport Yantis, Dr. Mildred Faust of Syracuse University, Nettie M. Sadler, and Benjamin Lincoln Robinson. The North American Fern Herbarium index was deposited at the Gray Herbarium in September 1931 by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society; ownership was transferred to the Gray around 1945. MaCbHUB
Papers. Survey/esp 01/30/85 dw
Electronic finding aid available https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/gra00067/catalog - Biographical / Historical Note
- George Edward Davenport was born in Boston on August 3, 1833, to William and Deborah Skidmore Davenport. He attended public school in Boston and was interested in botany from an early age. Davenport married Mary Frances Cronin in 1854; they had ten children, eight of whom survived to adulthood. From the time of their marriage until 1875, they lived in South Boston. In 1875, the family moved to Medford, where Davenport spent the rest of his life. Davenport joined the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1872 and his focus on ferns developed after a collecting trip with Ebenezer Herring Hitchings in 1873. In 1875 he gave the Society his herbarium of North American ferns which he continued to add to for the rest of his life. Around this time he began to publish his botanical writings. His early articles appeared in the "Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club" and the "Botanical Gazette." His later articles were primarily published in "Rhodora" and the "Fern Bulletin." Davenport also maintained a personal herbarium of fern specimens from around the world. In addition to his work on ferns, Davenport wrote about forestry and horticulture, publishing over 100 articles and several monographs. It was reported in the 1901 "Fern Bulletin" that he was working on a manual of the ferns of North America. He continued to work on the manual for several years, but it was not completed at the time of his death. In 1878 Davenport helped found the Middlesex Scientific Field Club, later the Middlesex Institute, which was active in promoting the conservation of the Middlesex Fells. He was a founding member of the New England Botanical Club, a corresponding member of the Torrey Botanical Club, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was also active in the Linnaean Fern Chapter, later the American Fern Society, serving as president for one term. He carried on extensive correspondence with both professional and amateur fern specialists, and was consulted often in the naming of newly discovered western American and Mexican ferns. He also participated in civic affairs, serving on the Medford school board for 18 years. He was also involved in the anti-slavery movement, and was interested in labor reform. Davenport died on November 29, 1907, while walking in the Middlesex Fells.
- Cite As
- George Edward Davenport papers, 1872-1907. gra00067. Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University.
- Series
- Open Collections Program at Harvard University
Connecting content : a collaboration to link field notes to specimens and published literature Archives and specimens from the Boston Metropolitan Park Flora - Repository
- Gray Herbarium Library, Botany Libraries, Harvard University
- Record ID
- 990006033160203941_FMUS.GRA:2380003
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