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| Collectors: | Harper, Robert Almer, 1862-1946. | |
| Title: | Robert Almer Harper Papers (PP) | |
| Dates: | 1910-1946 | |
| Quantity: | 2 linear inches; 1 box | |
| Call Phrase: | Harper (PP) | |
Robert Almer Harper, widely known botanist, was born in Le Claire, Iowa, on January 21, 1862. He received a B.A. (1886) and an M.A. (1891) degree from Oberlin College and a Ph.D. from the University of Bonn, Germany in 1896. Harper taught at Gates College (1886-1888), Lake Forest (Ill.) Academy (1889-1891), and Lake Forest University (1891-1898). He was professor of botany at the University of Wisconsin from 1898 to 1911 and from 1911-1930 he was Torrey Professor of Botany at Columbia University.
While chief of the board of scientific directors of the New York Botanical Garden in the 1920s, Harper conducted a series of experiments to find better methods of treating diseased plants. He wrote widely and belonged to many scientific organizations, among them the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and the Botanical Society of America. Harper died on May 12, 1946, in Bedford, Virginia, at the age of eighty-four.
The collection comprises materials relating to his professional career as a research botanist, including correspondence with scientific colleagues, photographs, lectures and notes, and materials on the Tropical Plant Research Foundation.
This collection is open for research with permission from Mertz Library staff.
Requests for permission to publish material from the collection should be submitted in writing to the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden.
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| The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. | ||
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| Harper, Robert Almer, 1862-1946--Archives. | ||
| New York Botanical Garden Archives. | ||
| Tropical Plant Research Foundation. | ||
New York Botanical Garden
RG4--Bernard Ogilvie Dodge Records
Robert Almer Harper Papers (PP), Archives, The New York Botanical Garden.
This collection was donated to the New York Botanical Garden.
Originally processed by an archives volunteer in June 2000. Converted to EAD in June 2006 by Kathleene Konkle under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH-PA 50678-04).