William Curtis papers
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of a single folder of papers related to William Curtis, and includes a printed portrait, obituary, and clipped 1946 article on Curtis from "Nature."
Dates
- Creation: 1946
Creator
- Curtis, William (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
William Curtis (1746-1799) was an English botanist and entomologist. He was born in Alton, Hampshire, England. Curtis began as an apothecary before studying botany. He worked at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1771 to 1777. He established his own botanic garden at Lambeth in 1779. He published Flora Londinensis in 1787, and the Botanical Magazine in 1787. William Curtis died July 7, 1799.
Extent
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection is comprised of a single folder of papers related to William Curtis, and includes a printed portrait, obituary, and clipped 1946 article on Curtis from "Nature."
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed January, 2016.
Subject
- Curtis, William (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- William Curtis papers, 1946
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- January, 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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