Gary Lane Smith Records (RG4)


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Collectors: Smith, Gary Lane, 1939-
Title: Gary Lane Smith Records (RG4)
Dates: 1969-1976
Quantity: 1 linear foot; 1 box
Call Phrase: G. Smith (RG4)

Biography of Gary Lane Smith

Gary Lane Smith served as Associate Curator of Bryophytes from 1969 to 1976. He was also appointed Administrator of the Cryptogamic Herbarium and served as such from 1973 until his departure. In addition he was in charge of the NYBG seminar programs and served as Manager of Publications for the Torrey Botanical Club.

Dr. Smith came to the NYBG directly after receiving his PhD from the Columbia University/NYBG graduate program where he studied under Dr. William Steere. He specialized in the study of the Polytrichaceae mosses.

Scope and Content

This collection consists entirely of correspondence covering Dr. Smith’s career at the NYBG and his study of the Polytrichaceae mosses.

Arrangement
The collection is organized into two series:
Series 1: Subject correspondence. Arranged alphabetically.
Series 2: Personal correspondence. Arranged alphabetically.

Restrictions

Access restrictions

This collection is open for research with permission from Mertz Library staff.

Copyright

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.

Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Persons
Crosby, Marshall R.
Hoe, William J.
Holmen, Kjeld.
Hulbary, Robert Louis, 1916-
Schofield, W. B.
Sharp, Aaron J. (Aaron John), 1904-
Weber, William A. (William Alfred), 1918-
Subjects
Smith, Gary Lane 1939- -- Archives.
New York Botanical Garden Archives.
Plants -- New York (State) -- Catskill Mountains.
Polytrichaceae.

Related Material

New York Botanical Garden Archives.

Records of the Cryptogamic Herbarium

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Gary Lane Smith Records (RG4), Archives, The New York Botanical Garden.

Acquisition Information

This collection was transferred to the New York Botanical Garden Archives.

Processing Information

Originally processed by Stephen Sinon, Assistant Archivist, March 2000. Converted to EAD in August 2006 by Kathleene Konkle under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH-PA 50678-04).

Container List

 

Series 1. Subject correspondence .

Scope and Content:

Subjects include professional societies and clubs, Arctic bryology, mosses of the Catskills, a systematics questionnaire and various private herbaria accessioned by the NYBG cryptogamic herbarium.

Folder Title Date
1.1 Adirondack Mountain Club ca. 1969-1976
1.2 American Bryological Society ca. 1969-1976
1.3 Andrews estate ca. 1969-1976
1.4 Annual reports ca. 1969-1976
1.5 Arctic bryology ca. 1969-1976
1.6 Berlin Botanical Garden ca. 1969-1976
1.7 British Bryological Society ca. 1969-1976
1.8 Catskills ca. 1969-1976
1.9 Drake University Moss Collection ca. 1969-1976
1.10 Florida State University Bryophyte Collection ca. 1969-1976
1.11 Graduate program ca. 1969-1976
1.12 Haring Herbarium ca. 1969-1976
1.13 Hungarian Museum of Natural History ca. 1969-1976
1.14 IAPT ca. 1969-1976
1.15 ICSEB ca. 1969-1976
1.16 NSF ca. 1969-1976
1.17 Nahanni National Park specimens ca. 1969-1976
1.18 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh ca. 1969-1976
1.19 Seminars ca. 1969-1976
1.20 Sigma Xi ca. 1969-1976
1.21 Small Herbarium ca. 1969-1976
1.22 Swanson Minnesota Mosses ca. 1969-1976
1.23 Systematics questionaire ca. 1969-1976
1.24 Torrey Botanical Club ca. 1969-1976
1.25 Ukrainian Academy of Sciences ca. 1969-1976
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Series 2. Personal correspondence.

Scope and Content:

Correspondents of note include Marshall R. Crosby , William Hoe, Kjeld Holmen, Robert L. Hulbary, Wilfred B. Schofield, A. J. Sharp and William Weber.

Folder Title Date
1.26 Ahti ca. 1969-1976
1.27 Allorge ca. 1969-1976
1.28 Anderson ca. 1969-1976
1.29 Ando ca. 1969-1976
1.30 Andrus ca. 1969-1976
1.31 Becker ca. 1969-1976
1.32 Bharadwaj ca. 1969-1976
1.33 Biechele ca. 1969-1976
1.34 Bird ca. 1969-1976
1.35 Brassard ca. 1969-1976
1.36 Chuang ca. 1969-1976
1.37 Cleef ca. 1969-1976
1.38 Conklin ca. 1969-1976
1.39 Cronquist ca. 1969-1976
1.40 Crosby ca. 1969-1976
1.41 Crowe ca. 1969-1976
1.42 Dean ca. 1969-1976
1.43 Degener ca. 1969-1976
1.44 Delgadillo ca. 1969-1976
1.45 DeVol ca. 1969-1976
1.46 Doi ca. 1969-1976
1.47 Doyle ca. 1969-1976
1.48 Ducruc ca. 1969-1976
1.49 Engel ca. 1969-1976
1.50 Fletcher ca. 1969-1976
1.51 Florschutz ca. 1969-1976
1.52 Fontana ca. 1969-1976
1.53 Frahm ca. 1969-1976
1.54 Frisvoll ca. 1969-1976
1.55 Gangulee ca. 1969-1976
1.56 Gier ca. 1969-1976
1.57 Green ca. 1969-1976
1.58 Greene ca. 1969-1976
1.59 Griffin ca. 1969-1976
1.60 Grolle ca. 1969-1976
1.61 Halbert ca. 1969-1976
1.62 Hale ca. 1969-1976
1.63 Harley ca. 1969-1976
1.64 Hattori ca. 1969-1976
1.65 Hassel de Menendez ca. 1969-1976
1.66 Hegewald ca. 1969-1976
1.67 Herman ca. . 1969-1976
1.68 Heslop-Harrison ca. 1969-1976
1.69 Hoe ca. 1969-1976
1.70 Holmen ca. 1969-1976
1.71 Holmgren ca. 1969-1976
1.72 Holte ca. 1969-1976
1.73 Horikawa ca. 1969-1976
1.74 Hormann ca. 1969-1976
1.75 Hulbary ca. 1969-1976
1.76 Imshaug ca. 1969-1976
1.77 Inoue ca. 1969-1976
1.78 Ireland ca. 1969-1976
1.79 Iwatsuki ca. 1969-1976
1.80 Jagels ca. 1969-1976
1.81 Jamieson ca. 1969-1976
1.82 Johnsen ca. 1969-1976
1.83 Jovet-Ast ca. 1969-1976
1.84 Kasaki ca. 1969-1976
1.85 Ketchledge ca. 1969-1976
1.86 Koch ca. 1969-1976
1.87 Koponen ca. 1969-1976
1.88 Korf ca. 1969-1976
1.89 Koyama ca. 1969-1976
1.90 Kuwahara ca. 1969-1976
1.91 LaFrance ca. 1969-1976
1.92 Lamb ca. 1969-1976
1.93 Lampton ca. 1969-1976
1.94 Lawton ca. 1969-1976
1.95 Layser ca. 1969-1976
1.96 Lersten ca. 1969-1976
1.97 Lowe ca. 1969-1976
1.98 Luer ca. 1969-1976
1.99 Maguire ca. 1969-1976
1.100 Margadant ca. 1969-1976
1.101 Matteri ca. 1969-1976
1.102 Merxmuller ca. 1969-1976
1.103 Messmer ca. 1969-1976
1.104 Metzger ca. 1969-1976
1.105 Miller ca. 1969-1976
1.106 Mogensen ca. 1969-1976
1.107 Moldenke ca. 1969-1976
1.108 Muhammad ca. 1969-1976
1.109 Munoz ca. 1969-1976
1.110 Norris ca. 1969-1976
1.111 Nyholm ca. 1969-1976
1.112 Ochi ca. 1969-1976
1.113 Osada ca. 1969-1976
1.114 Perry ca. 1969-1976
1.115 Persson ca. 1969-1976
1.116 Pirone ca. 1969-1976
1.117 Pocs ca. 1969-1976
1.118 Price ca. 1969-1976
1.119 Pursell ca. 1969-1976
1.120 Rechinger ca. 1969-1976
1.121 Redfearn ca. 1969-1976
1.122 Reese ca. 1969-1976
1.123 Richards ca. 1969-1976
1.124 Rickett ca. 1969-1976
1.125 Robertson ca. 1969-1976
1.126 Robinson ca. 1969-1976
1.127 Rogerson ca. 1969-1976
1.128 Roivainen ca. 1969-1976
1.129 Ross ca. 1969-1976
1.130 Saito ca. 1969-1976
1.131 Salisbury ca. 1969-1976
1.132 Sanzone ca. 1969-1976
1.133 Sayre ca. 1969-1976
1.134 Schofield ca. 1969-1976
1.135 Schultze-Motel ca. 1969-1976
1.136 Schuster ca. 1969-1976
1.137 Seaward ca. 1969-1976
1.138 Seki ca. 1969-1976
1.139 Sharp ca. 1969-1976
1.140 Smith, David K. ca. 1969-1976
1.141 Smith, D. R. ca. 1969-1976
1.142 Smith, Stanley J. ca. 1969-1976
1.143 Solari ca. 1969-1976
1.144 Sorensen ca. 1969-1976
1.145 Steentoft ca. 1969-1976
1.146 Steere ca. 1969-1976
1.147 Steyermark ca. 1969-1976
1.148 Szujkone ca. 1969-1976
1.149 Taylor ca. 1969-1976
1.150 Tixier ca. 1969-1976
1.151 Toren ca. 1969-1976
1.152 Touw ca. 1969-1976
1.153 Townsend ca. 1969-1976
1.154 Vana ca. 1969-1976
1.155 Van Zanten ca. 1969-1976
1.156 Verdoorn ca. 1969-1976
1.157 Vitt ca. 1969-1976
1.158 Wagner ca. 1969-1976
1.159 Weber, David ca. 1969-1976
1.160 Weber, William ca. 1969-1976
1.161 Went ca. 1969-1976
1.162 Welch ca. 1969-1976
1.163 Zander ca. 1969-1976
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