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| Collectors: | Janish, Jeanne R., 1902-1998. | |
| Title: | Jeanne R. Janish Papers (PP) | |
| Dates: | 1902-1998 | |
| Quantity: | 1. 5 linear feet; 3 boxes | |
| Call Phrase: | Janish (PP) | |
Jeanne R. Janish was born on October 20th 1902, in Iowa. As a youngster she spent summers with her grandparents in Minnehaha above Manitou, Colorado where she became acquainted with Dr. Frederick and Edith Clements who were working in the "Alpine Laboratory" of the University of Minnesota's Botany Department. There she learned the scientific names of many plants of the Rocky Mt. Region.
She attended Vassar College as a Latin major and graduated in 1924. She took a masters degree in Geology at Stanford where she was asked by her Paleontology professor, Dr. James Perrin Smith, to illustrate his monograph on Permian Ammonites of Timor. This was the catalyst for her career in botanical illustration.
In early 1929 she went to China with her cousin, to become a rug designer with a rug company in Peking. There she met her husband Carl, who after serving in the marines stayed on in Peking to work at the New York Times. They married and stayed there until 1934. Upon their return to the States, they chose to move to Nevada, where Carl, an expert engineer, found building opportunities and Jeanne could continue her drawing.
From 1927-1974 Janish prepared illustrations for thirty-two major books plus many short papers, articles and booklets.
The collection contains correspondence between Janish and the numerous publishers and authors that she worked with as well as letters to students of botanical illustration seeking her advice on drawing techniques, as well as many of her sketches and drawings. The sketches and drawings have been removed from the archives and are located in the Art and Illustration Collection.
This collection is arranged in three series and spans her career from 1948-1980.
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| The collection is organized into seven series: | ||
| Series 1: Correspondence. 1948-1980. Arranged in two series. | ||
| Series 2: Subject Files. Arranged alphabetically. | ||
| Series 3: Artwork. Arranged by plate number. | ||
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. | ||
| Persons | ||
| Janish, Jeanne R., 1902-1998. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Botanical Illustration--Pacific Coast (North America). | ||
| Botanical Illustration--Southwest, New. | ||
New York Botanical Garden
ART-- Edith Clements
ART-- Intermountain Flora
The sketches and drawings have been removed from the archives and are located in the Art and Illustration Collection.
Jeanne R. Janish (PP), Archives, The New York Botanical Garden.
The bulk of material was transmitted to Charles R. Long, from Jeanne Janish on February 13, 1981. Additional material has been sent from J. Janish to Pat Holmgren and forwarded to the archives.
Originally processed by Susan Fraser, NYBG Archivist, August 2000, with grant funding from The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH-PA-23141-98). Converted into EAD in June 2006 by Kathleene Konkle under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH-PA 50678-04).