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Stephen Sinon is the William B. O’Connor Curator of Special Collections, Research and Archives at The New York Botanical Garden.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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John Torrey\u2014Harvard University Library,
Weissman Preservation Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

John Torrey is considered one of the most important botanists in the early development of scientific botany, horticulture, and agriculture in 19th-century America. He corresponded with hundreds of scientists, educators, explorers, and natural historians throughout America and Europe, and his wide network of correspondents enabled him to collect, describe, and classify plant specimens from around the world; when comparing Torrey\u2019s accurate records with herbarium specimens and current data, a clear picture arises as to changes in the flora of these regions since his time, due to climate change, urbanization, and other factors. While Torrey’s correspondence contains important information on his botanical work, the documents are also a valuable resource to scholars, students, and members of the public studying American history, including North American expeditions, westward expansion, and the evolution of American science in the 19th century.<\/p>\n

The LuEsther T. Mertz Library and Archives of The New York Botanical Garden has embarked on a project to make the John Torrey Papers available online through the Biodiversity Heritage Library. The project began in 2016 with grant funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Some 10,000 sheets of Torrey\u2019s correspondence\u2014consisting primarily of letters received by him from over 350 individuals\u2014were digitized, then made available for crowd-sourced transcription. Interested volunteers can currently register to transcribe letters in the collection which will then be made available to scholars alongside the digital images.
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\nDuring the Library\u2019s Open House event on Friday, September 20, a display of Torrey artifacts and letters will be on view and the Project\u2019s Transcription Coordinator will be available to speak with visitors.<\/p>\n\"Photo<\/a>\n

The themes discussed in the day’s Second Annual EcoFlora Conference<\/a>\u2014the ecological history of New York, the future of plant conservation in our city, the role of civic institutions in the protection of our flora, and more\u2014will also be explored through several displays of related materials held in the Library\u2019s collections. These include illustrated folios and colored prints examining the work of botanist Alexander von Humboldt, threatened and extinct species from our region impacted by urbanization and climate change, food distribution and supply issues, cookbooks, Brazilian rainforest plants, and works on ecology from the Library\u2019s children’s literature collection. The public is invited to attend the LuEsther T. Mertz Library\u2019s annual Open House event and try their hand at various puzzles, discover colorful and interesting images exploring climate change, and register for an NYBG Library card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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