Records of John Kunkel Small (RG4) Small, John Kunkel, 1869-1938.

Records of John Kunkel Small (RG4)

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	Collectors:	Small, John Kunkel, 1869-1938.
	Title:	Records of John Kunkel Small (RG4)
	Dates:	1892-1938
	Dates:	bulk, 1908-1935
	Quantity:	18.3 linear feet; 28 boxes
	Call Phrase:	Small (RG4)

Biography of John Kunkel Small

John Kunkel Small (1869-1938) was a taxonomist and botanical explorer, specializing in the Southeastern United States, especially Florida. He was the first Curator of Museums at the New York Botanic Garden , a post in which he served from 1898 until 1906. In 1906, as the NYBG staff expanded, Small was named Head Curator. He held this position until 1934. As such, he played an active part in building the institution and establishing the herbarium collections and protocols for their exhibition. He personally collected over 60,000 herbarium specimens of flowering-plants, ferns, mosses, hepatics and fungi for the Garden's collections. In 1934 he was named Chief Research Associate and Curator.

Small was the first to explore Florida since A. W. Chapman and many of the areas he documented had never been examined. His doctoral dissertation, published as Flora of the Southeastern United States in 1903, rev. 1913 and 1933 remains the best floristic reference for much of the south. His first trip to Florida was in 1901 when Miami had only about 2000 residents. The Florida hammock in which he was particularly interested had disappeared to such an extent by 1929 that he published From Eden to Sahara: Florida's Tragedy , sparking a movement for conservation of the wetlands that eventually resulted in the formation of Everglades National Park.

Dr. Small discovered the Louisiana wild Iris after glimpsing a bed growing in a swamp as the train he was on passed by. He returned using a hand-car, the railroad had put at his disposal. He harvested them and with E. J. Alexander classified nearly ninety distinct species, documented in Addisonia. Small distributed 6500 packets of seeds and several thousand plants throughout the world. Because the swamps in which they were growing were being drained, Dr. Small is credited with saving them from extinction.

Small was born on January 31, 1869 at Harrisburg, PA. He attended Franklin and Marshall College, graduating with a degree in Botany in 1892. His first explorations of the southeastern flora-the mountains of western North Carolina-occurred during those years. His account was accepted by the Torrey Botanical Club and published in the Memoirs. This brought him to the attention of N. L. Britton who offered him a fellowship to pursue graduate studies at Columbia. His dissertation Monograph of the North American Species of Polygonum, 1895 was the first volume of the Memoirs of the Department of Botany of Columbia College. After graduation, he stayed on as Curator of the Herbarium at Columbia, establishing it as the first herbarium arranged according to the Engler and Prantl sequence. When Columbia's herbarium was transferred to the NYBG in 1898, Small followed it as Curator.

Small followed the taxonomic philosophy of Britton. He contributed descriptions of several families for the first Britton and Brown. Today, some consider his species classifications too narrow; other of his observations have been reconfirmed by today's scientists. Index Kewensis cites Small as the author of 2057 genera, species and binomials.

Dr. Small lived at a time before foundation or government supported research. His excursions to Florida were under the patronage of Charles Deering and later Arthur C. James. These were lively events, conducted by boat and car. Dr. Small often brought along his wife and children. On at least one occasion (1918) the NYBG sent the artist Mary Eaton who produced twenty-eight watercolors of rare flowering plants.

Because he would have been compelled to pay for publication from his own pocket, only a small portion of his work was ever published. Much of his material remains in the form of bound typescripts. Of the work that has been published, there have been reprints as recently as 1987. His bibliography consists of 450 items, mostly articles. In his later years, Small concentrated on Ferns, Cacti and Palms. Between 1927 and 1931, he worked with Thomas A. Edison on his search for rubber producing plants. This included field work in Florida and hybridization in the laboratories of NYBG. Small was married to the former Elizabeth Wheeler. They had four children, two sons and two daughters. They lived at 301 E. 207th St. Small played the flute and was a member of the New York Philharmonic. He died at home on January 20, 1938.

Scope and Content

The John Kunkel Small Collection documents Small's tenure as the first Curator of Museums at the New York Botanical Garden; his published and unpublished floristic studies of Southcentral, Southeastern, Northeastern United States and Florida, New York, and Texas; and his studies of cacti, ferns, palms and vines. Color plates and an original watercolor illustrating his discovery and publication of ninety species of wild Irises in Louisiana are also found in the collection. It contains manuscripts, original pen and ink drawings, photographs, negatives, page proofs, pencil drawings of specimens, post cards and maps, the color plates and the watercolor. The collection is arranged into nineteen series.


Arrangement
	The collection is organized into nineteen series:

		Series 1: Correspondence. 1896-1938. Arranged alphabetically.
		Series 2: Biographical Materials. 1912-1936. Arranged by subject.
		Series 3: New York Botanical Garden. 1899-1934. Arranged by subject.
		Series 4: Cacti. n.d. Arranged by subject.
		Series 5: Ferns. ca. 1918-1938. Arranged by subject.
		Series 6: Irises. 1925-1931. Arranged by subject.
		Series 7: Palms. 1892-1921. Arranged by subject.
		Series 8: Vines of North America. n.d. Arranged by subject.
		Series 9: Manual of the Southcentral Flora. ca. 1935. Arranged by subject.
		Series 10: Flora of Texas. n.d. Arranged by subject.
		Series 11: Southeastern U. S. Flora. ca. 1903-1933. Arranged by subject.
		Series 12: Florida. 1913-1926. Arranged by subject.
		Series 13: New York City. n.d. Arranged by subject.
		Series 14: Flora of the Northeast. 1892-n.d. Arranged by subject.
		Series 15: Flora of the West Indies. n.d. Arranged by subject.
		Series 16: Unidentified Lists and Notes. n. d. Arranged by subject.
		Series 17: Photographs. n.d. Arranged by subject.
		Series 18: Art and Illustrations. n.d. Arranged by subject.
		Series 19: Negatives. n.d. Arranged by subject.

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
		Barnhart, John Hendley, 1871-1949.
		Small, John Kunkel, 1869-1938 -- Archives.
		Eaton, Mary E.
	Subjects
		Cactaceae -- East (U.S.).
		Cycadales -- Florida.
		Edison Botanical Co.
		Everglades National Park (Fla.) -- History -- Sources.
		Filices -- Classification.
		Plants -- East (U.S.)
		Plants -- Florida -- Classification.
		Plants -- New York (N.Y) -- Bronx.
		Plants -- Northeastern States.
		Plants -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County.
		Plants -- South Atlantic States.
		Plants -- Texas.
		Plants -- West Indies -- Classification.
		Solidago -- Economic aspects
		Climbing plants -- North America.
		Compositae -- Pictorial Works.
		Convolvulaceae.
		Filices -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County.
		Louisiana Irises -- Culture.
		Louisiana Irises -- Pictorial Works.
		New York Botanical Garden Archives.
		Opuntia -- Identification.
		Palmae -- Florida.
		Palmae -- United States.
		Plants -- Louisiana -- Classification.
		Plants -- Southern States.

Related Material

New York Botanical Garden Archives

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RG4--The John Hendley Barnhardt Records, 1895-1948

PP--The Thomas Edison Papers, 1880-1964

CFN--Collectors' Field Notebooks

Florida State Archives

John Kunkel Small Collection

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Small (RG4), Archives, The New York Botanical Garden.

Acquisition Information

The List of Southern Moss Collection Nos. in Series 3: NYGB Herbarium was transferred 1/1979 from Pat Holmgren, Accession No. R20.

Processing Information

Originally processed by Laura Zelasnic, Project Archivist, June 1999, with grant funding from The National Endowment for the Humanities. (NEH-PA 23141-98). Converted to EAD in October 2006 by Kathleene Konkle under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH-PA 50678-04).

Container List

Series 1. Correspondence.

Scope and Content: Professional correspondence concerning acquisitions, loans and determinations of materials during Small's tenure as Curator of Museums. A narrative by Small of his discovery of the wild irises is attached to a letter to a Mr. DeForest. Copies, obtained from the Florida State Archives, of his correspondence (1927-1928) with Thomas Edison regarding their work together on sources of rubber are in this series. Other correspondence with staff of the Edison Botanical Research Co. is found throughout this series alphabetically by name of the correspondent. There is one folder of personal correspondence. Other correspondence is located in Series 6: Irises and Series 7: Irises.
Folder	Title	Date
1.1	A-B	1899-1937
1.2	C-G	1896-1937
1.3	Croizat, Leon ( On the Classification of Euphorbia)	1936
1.4	Edison, Thomas	1927-1928
1.5	H-L	1896-1937
1.6	Harper, R. M.	1911-1937
1.7	M-R	1898-1937
1.8	S-Z	1908-1936
1.9	Wherry, Edgar T.	1921-1938
1.10	Personal	1916-1935
1.11	Sisyrinchiam	1909-1928

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Series 2. Biographical Materials.

Scope and Content: Small's c.v., bibliography and a list of taxa discovered by him are found in this series. Also here are a group of prints of international scenes and maps primarily published by National Geographic Magazine (1912-1916).
Folder	Title	Date
2.1	Curriculum Vitae and Bibliography	1898-1936
2.2	List of Taxa Discovered by Small	n. d.
2.3	Title Pages for Proposed Books	n. d.
2.4	Maps	1912-1916
2.5	National Geographic Scenic Prints	1912-1916

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Series 3. New York Botanical Garden.

Scope and Content: Lists of accessions, exhibits and collection data from the Museum and Herbarium are found in this series. Manuscripts of Small's published studies of the Ferns, Herbs, Shrubs and Trees native to the territory occupied by the NYBG are located here. Additional material on this subject might be in Series 15: Unidentified Lists and Notes. A chart comparing twenty-two leaves of trees common to the Northeast is located in Series 18: Art and Illustrations.
Folder	Title	Date
2.6	Accessions to NYBG Herbarium	1899-1912
2.7	Geographical Arrangement of the Herbarium	n. d.
2.8	Label Data for 1923-1925 Collections	n. d.
2.9	List of Plants to be Collected for Addisonia	n. d.
2.10	List of Southern Moss Collections Numbers	n. d.
2.11	List of Determinations for E. V. Clover	1935
2.12	List of Plants Native in the NYBG	n.d.
2.13	List of Exhibits in Systematic Museum, Edition 1	n.d.
2.14	List of Exhibits in Systematic Museum, Edition 1	n.d.
2.15	List of Exhibits in Systematic Museum, Edition 2	n.d.
2.16	List of Exhibits in Systematic Museum, Edition 2	n.d.
2.17	List of Southcentral Flora Collections	n.d.
2.18	List of Southcentral Flora Collections	n.d.
2.19	List of Southcentral Flora Collections	n.d.
2.20	Mueller, C. H. & M. T. Collection Data	1934
2.21	Guide to Ferns Native in the NYBG, ms.and page proofs	ca. 1933
2.22	Guide to Ferns Native in the NYBG, bound	1933
2.23	Guide to Ferns Native in the NYBG, bound	1933
2.24	Guide to Herbaceous Plants Native in the NYBG, ms.	n. d.
2.25	Native Herbs in the NYBG, ms.	1933
2.26	Native Herbs in the NYBG, Drafts & Notes	ca. 1933
2.27	Native Shrubs in the NYBG, Their Origins and Migrations, ms.	n.d.
2.28	Native Shrubs in the NYBG, (bound)	1933
2.29	Native Shrubs in the NYBG, misc. duplicate pages	ca. 1933
2.30	Native Shrubs in the NYBG, misc. duplicate pages	ca. 1933
2.31	Native Shrubs in the NYBG, misc. duplicate pages	ca. 1933
2.32	Native Shrubs in the NYBG, Drafts and Notes	ca. 1933
2.33	Native Trees in the NYBG, (bound) c.1	1933
2.34	Native Trees in the NYBG, (bound) c.2	1933
2.35	Native Trees in the NYBG, Drafts and Notes	ca. 1933
2.36	Native Trees in the NYBG, Notes	ca. 1933
2.37	Asiatic Immigrants in the Botanical Garden, ms.	n.d.
2.38	Map, N. Y. C. Area Glaciation	ca. 1933

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Series 4. Cacti.

Scope and Content: Page proofs and title page for two unpublished works on cactacea are in this series. A systematic list and key to the Opuntiacea is also included. Additional material on this subject might be in Series 15: Unidentified Lists and Notes. A photoengraved printing block illustrating a man (possibly Small) and a cactus is located in Series 18: Art and Illustrations.
Folder	Title	Date
3.1	Cacti of E. North America, Title Page and Table of Contents	n.d.
3.2	Chronicle of the Cacti of E. North America, Page Proofs	n.d.
3.3	Opuntiacea, Systematic List with Distributions	n.d.
3.4	Opuntiacea, Systematic List with Distributions	n.d.
3.5	Opunticacea, Keys	n.d.
15.1	Photoengraved printing block	n.d.

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Series 5. Ferns.

Scope and Content: Manuscripts, page proofs, notes and drafts of Small's articles and book length treatments of ferns in Lancaster County, Pa., New York City, and the northeastern, southeastern and south-central United States are in this series. Additional material on this subject might be in Series 15: Unidentified Lists and Notes. Photographs from these works are in Series 16: Photographs. Original drawings are in Series 18: Art and Illustrations.
Folder	Title	Date
3.6	Habitats of Ferns	n.d..
3.7	Southeastern Dryopteris Cristata Group, Ms.	n.d..
3.8	Dismal Swamp Specials, Ms.	n.d..
3.9	A Neglected Fern From the Atlantic Coastal Plain, (2 versions), Ms.	n.d.
3.10	Ferns of Florida, Page Proofs	1932
3.11	Ferns and Fern Allies of Lancaster County, Pa., Ms.	n.d.
3.12	Ferns of New York, Outline	n.d.
3.13	Ferns of the Vicinity of New York, Systematic Outline	n.d..
3.14	Ferns of the Vicinity of New York, List of Taxa	n.d.
3.15	Ferns of the Vicinity of New York, Draft	n.d.
3.16	Ferns of the Vicinity of New York, Comparative Table of Names by J. Edwards	n.d.
3.17	Ferns of the Vicinity of New York, Notes on Cultivation by W. H. Dole	n.d..
3.18	Manual of Ferns of the Northeastern Flora, Ms.	n. d.
3.19	Manual of Ferns of the Northeastern Flora, Ms.	n. d.
3.20	Manual of Ferns of the Northeastern Flora, Ms.	n. d.
3.21	Manual of Ferns of the Northeastern Flora, Ms.	n. d.
3.22	Ferns of the Northeastern Flora, Illustrated Key, Ms.	n.d.
3.23	Ferns, Fieldbook of the Northeastern Flora, ill., Ms.	n.d.
3.24	Ferns of the Northeastern Flora, [journal article], Ms.	n.d.
3.25	Ferns of the Southeastern States, Systematic Arrangement	n.d.
3.26	Fieldbook of Ferns of the Southeastern States, Keys, Ms.	n.d.
3.27	Ferns of the Southeastern Flora, Illustrated Keys, Ms.	n.d.
3.28	Ferns of the Southeastern Flora, Keys Illustration Plates	n.d.
3.29	Ferns of the Southeastern States, Ms.	n. d.
3.30	Ferns of the Southeastern States, Ms.	n. d.
3.31	Ferns of the Southeastern States, Ms.	n. d.
3.32	Ferns of the Southeastern States, Ophioglossum, Draft	n.d.
3.33	Ferns of the Southeastern States, Ophioglossum, Rev. by E. P. St. John	n.d.
3.34	Ferns of the Southeastern States, Index	n.d.
3.35	Ferns of the Southeastern States, Drawings, Page Proofs	n.d.
3.36	Ferns of the Southeastern States, Drawings, Page Proofs	n.d.
3.37	Ferns of the Southeastern States, Illustrations, Proofs	n.d.
3.38	Ferns of the Southeastern States, Comparative List of Names	n.d.
3.39	Ferns of the Southcentral Flora, Drafts and Notes	n. d.
3.40	Ferns of the Southcentral Flora, Drafts and Notes	n. d.
3.41	Ferns of the Southcentral Flora, Drafts and Notes	n. d.
3.42	Ferns of the Southcentral Flora, Dripping Spring, Okla., Ms.	1928
3.43	Ferns of the Southcentral Flora, Davis Mtns., W. Texas, Ms.	1927
3.44	Ferns, Comparative Lists, Southeastern, New York and Northeastern Flora based on specimens in the NYBG Herbarium	n.d.
3.45	Ferns, Misc. Notes	n.d.
15.2	Ferns of the Southeastern Flora, Taxonomic Citations by J. H. Barnhart	n.d.
15.3	Ferns of the Vicinity of New York, Taxonomic Citations by J. H. Barnhart	n.d.

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Series 6. Irises.

Scope and Content: Manuscripts related to Small's presentation of the wild irises he discovered in Louisiana and brought into cultivation are found here. Also in this series are the illustrations of these species presented most frequently in Addisonia. These are arranged by species and include the color plate and the photograph from which it was derived. One original watercolor by Mary Eaton is in this series. Photographs can be found in Series 17: Photographs. Negatives are in Series 19: Negatives. Additional material on this subject might be in Series 15: Unidentified Lists and Notes.
Folder	Title	Date
4.1	Irids of E. N. America, Title Page, Intro., Table of Contents	n.d.
4.2	Iris Descriptions	n.d.
4.3	Iris, New Binomials and Their Meanings	n.d.
4.4	Copies of Original Descriptions of Iridaceae	n.d.
4.5	Iris Key	n.d.
4.6	Iridaceous Plants of Louisiana, Original	n.d.
4.7	Iridaceous Plants of Louisiana, Carbon	n.d.
4.8	Louisiana Field Trip, ms.,	1927
4.9	Iridaceae of Louisiana, Field Trip Photos	1927
4.10	Botanical Interpretation of the Iridaceous Plants of the Gulf States, Page Proofs	n.d.
4.11	Louisiana Iridaceae, Cultivation Notes and Correspondence	1925-1926
4.12	List of Iris Plants [cultivated in NYBG]	n.d.
4.13	Notes on Iris Specimens	n.d.
4.14	Winter Iris Notes, NYBG Exhibit	1931
4.15	American Iris Society Award	n.d.
4.16	The Forcing of Native Louisiana Irises	n.d.
4.17	Iris Descriptions and Plates for Addisonia	n.d.
4.18	Extra Addisonia Plates	n.d.
4.19	Extra Addisonia Plates	n.d.
4.20	Extra Addisonia Plates	n.d.
4.21	I. Albispiritus, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.22	I. Atrocyanea, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.23	I. Carolina, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.24	I. Chrysaeola, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.25	I. Chrysophoenicia, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.26	I. Flexicaulis, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.27	I. Foliosa, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.28	I. Fulva, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.29	I.. Giganticaerulea, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.30	I. Hexagona, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.31	I. Kimballiae, Plate	n.d.
4.32	I. Miraculosa, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.33	I. Prismatica, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.34	I. Pseudacorus, Plate	n.d.
4.35	I. Pulcherrima, Watercolor by Mary Eaton	n.d.
4.36	I. Rivularis Plate and Watercolor by Mary Eaton	n.d.
4.37	I. Savannarum, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.38	I. Shrevei, Plate	n.d.
4.39	I. Tripetala, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.40	I. Versicolor, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.41	I. Vinicolor, Plate and Photo	n.d.
4.42	I. Violipurpurea, Plate and Photos	n.d.
4.43	Iris Ills. Unidentified	n.d.

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Series 7. Palms.

Scope and Content: Notes, correspondence, manuscripts, page proofs, postcards and photographs of palm trees of Florida and the United States studied by Small. Some photographs are in Series 17: Photographs. Additional material on this subject might be in Series 15: Unidentified Lists and Notes.
Folder	Title	Date
4.44	Brittle Thatch Palm, ms.	n.d.
4.45	Coconut Palm, ms.	n.d.
4.46	Date Palm, ms.	n.d.
4.47	Exotic Palms Cultivated in Fla., ms.	n.d.
4.48	Fanleaf Palm (Neowashingtonia robusta), ms.	n.d.
4.49	Washingtonia, ms. and notes	n.d.
4.50	Washingtonia (Palm Springs), Photos by Willard and Williams	n.d.
4.51	Pritchardia , notes and transl. from Bul. R. Soc. Tosc.	n.d.
4.52	Pseudophoenix (Royal), Photos	n.d.
4.53	The James Palmetto, galley proofs	1927
4.54	Palmarum Personae, Ms.	n.d.
4.55	Palms of the Continental U. S., Title Page and Table of Contents, ms.	n.d.
4.56	Palms of the Continental U. S., Notes and Correspondence	1892-1921
4.57	Palms of the Continental U. S., Taxonomy	n.d.
4.58	Palms of the Southeastern U. S., Page Proofs	1933

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Series 8. Vines of North America.

Scope and Content: Notes, a typescript and a carbon copy of an unpublished work on vines of North America. . Additional material on this subject might be in Series 15: Unidentified Lists and Notes.
Folder	Title	Date
4.59	Vines of N. America, Notes	n.d.
4.60	Vines of N. America, Pterantha Small	n.d.
4.61	Vines of N. America, Original Ms. with Corrections	n.d.
4.62	Vines of N. America, Original Ms. with Corrections	n.d.
4.63	Vines of N. America, Original Ms. with Corrections	n.d.
4.64	Vines of N. America, Carbon	n.d.
4.65	Vines of N. America, Carbon	n.d.
4.66	Vines of N. America, Carbon	n.d.

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Series 9. Manual of the Southcentral Flora.

Scope and Content: Plant Lists by states, drafts, treatments of genera and two bound typescript volumes of this unpublished work. Additional material on this subject might be in Series 15: Unidentified Lists and Notes. Original illustrations are found in Series 18: Art and Illustrations.
Folder	Title	Date
5.1-20	Rough Drafts	ca. 1935
6.1-5	Rough Drafts	ca. 1935
6.6	Various Treatments for Possible Use	ca. 1935
6.7	Various Treatments for Possible Use	ca. 1935
6.8	Various Treatments for Possible Use	ca. 1935
6.9	Sample of Style and Format	ca. 1935
6.10	Preliminary Draft, Ambrosiaceae	ca. 1935
6.11	Preliminary Draft, Carduaceae Key	ca. 1935
6.12	Preliminary Draft, Carduaceae	ca. 1935
6.13	Preliminary Draft, Carduaceae	ca. 1935
6.14	Preliminary Draft, Carduaceae	ca. 1935
6.15	Preliminary Draft, Carduaceae	ca. 1935
6.16	Preliminary Draft, Carex Outline	ca. 1935
6.17	Preliminary Draft, Cassia	ca. 1935
6.18	Preliminary Draft, Cyperaceae	ca. 1935
6.19	Preliminary Draft, Dicots	ca. 1935
6.20	Preliminary Draft, Dicots	ca. 1935
6.21	Preliminary Draft, Dicots	ca. 1935
6.22	Preliminary Draft, Dicots	ca. 1935
6.23	Preliminary Draft, Dicots	ca. 1935
6.24	Preliminary Draft, Dicots	ca. 1935
6.25	Preliminary Draft, Dicots	ca. 1935
7.1	Preliminary Draft, Dicots	ca. 1935
7.2	Preliminary Draft, Dicots	ca. 1935
7.3	Preliminary Draft, Dicots	ca. 1935
7.4	Preliminary Draft, Dicots	ca. 1935
7.5	Preliminary Draft, Dicots	ca. 1935
7.6	Preliminary Draft, Dicots	ca. 1935
7.7	Preliminary Draft, Helianthus by E. E. Watrous	ca. 1935
7.8	Preliminary Draft, Opuntiaceae	ca. 1935
7.9	Preliminary Draft, Phaseolus, Drawings	ca. 1935
7.10	Preliminary Draft, Poaceae	ca. 1935
7.11	Preliminary Draft, Poaceae	ca. 1935
7.12	Preliminary Draft, Notes	ca. 1935
7.13	Preliminary Draft, Notes on Monocots	ca. 1935
7.14	Typescript, Pages 565-1169	ca. 1935
7.15	Typescript, Pages 565-1169	ca. 1935
7.16	Typescript, Pages 565-1169	ca. 1935
7.17	Typescript	ca. 1935
7.18	Typescript	ca. 1935
7.19	Typescript	ca. 1935
7.20	Typescript	ca. 1935
7.21	Typescript	ca. 1935
7.22	Typescript	ca. 1935
7.23	Typescript	ca. 1935
7.24	Typescript	ca. 1935
7.25	Typescript, Ambrosiaceae	ca. 1935
8.1	Typescript, Carduaceae	ca. 1935
8.2	Typescript, Carduaceae	ca. 1935
8.3	Typescript, Cichoriaceae	ca. 1935
8.4	Typescript, Opuntiaceae	ca. 1935
8.5	Typescript, Rhinanthaceae	ca. 1935
8.6	Typescript, Rhinanthaceae	ca. 1935
8.7	Typescript, Rhinanthaceae	ca. 1935
8.8	Plant Lists, Arkansas	ca. 1935
8.9	Plant Lists, Louisiana	ca. 1935
8.10	Plant Lists, Oklahoma	ca. 1935
8.11	Plant Lists, Texas	ca. 1935
9.	Bound Typescript, Vol. 1-2	ca. 1935
10.	Bound Typescript, Vol. 3	ca. 1935

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Series 10. Flora of Texas.

Scope and Content: Notes, drafts and typescript of an unpublished work. Additional material on this subject might be in Series 15: Unidentified Lists and Notes.
Folder	Title	Date
8.12	Flora of Texas, Monocots (except Poaceae)	n.d.
8.13	Flora of Texas, Dicots	n.d.
8.14	Flora of Texas, Dicots	n.d.
8.15	Flora of Texas, Dicots	n.d.
8.16	Flora of Texas, Dicots	n.d.
8.17	Flora of Texas, Dicots	n.d.
8.18	Flora of Texas, Dicots	n.d.
8.19	Flora of Texas, Descriptions	n.d.
8.20	Flora of Texas, Descriptions	n.d.
8.21	Flora of Texas, Descriptions	n.d.
8.22	Flora of Texas, Gnetales	n.d.
8.23	Grasses of Texas, Preliminary Ms.	n.d.
8.24	Grasses of Texas, Preliminary Ms.	n.d.
8.25	Clippings, Mainly about Grasses	n.d.
8.26	Grasses of Texas, Ms.	n.d.
8.27	Maps of Texas	n.d.
15.4	Map of the floristic regions of the Southeast, photoengraved printing block	n.d.

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Series 11. Southeastern U. S. Flora.

Scope and Content: Notes, plant lists, drafts, typescripts, corrections, page and galley proofs, and an index of illustrations for two published editions of Flora of the Southeastern U. S. and the Manual of the Flora of the Southeastern U. S. , published in 1933. Material on Ferns is found in Series 5: Ferns. Additional material on this subject might be in Series 15: Unidentified Lists and Notes. Original illustrations and an index to illustrations can be found in Series 18: Art and Illustrations.
Folder	Title	Date
11.1	Plant Distributions in Southeastern U. S.	n.d.
11.2	List of Plant Distributions for Flora of the Southeastern U. S.	n.d.
11.3	List of Plant Distributions for Flora of the Southeastern U. S.	n.d.
11.4	List of Plant Distributions for Flora of the Southeastern U. S.	n.d.
11.5	Southeastern U. S. Flora, Perularia	n.d.
11.6	Southeastern U. S. Flora, Poaceae by G. V. Nash	n.d.
11.7	Southeastern U. S. Flora, Misc. Ms.	n.d.
11.8	Southeastern U. S. Flora, List of Plants to be drawn	n.d.
11.9	Southeastern U. S. Flora, Figures Proof	n.d.
11.10	Southeastern U. S. Flora, Misc. Illustrations	n.d.
11.11	Southeastern U. S. Flora, Misc. Drawings & Proofs	n.d.
11.12	Southeastern U. S. Flora, List of Plant Material Needed	n.d.
11.13	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Preliminary List of Distributions	n.d.
11.14	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Distributions	n.d.
11.15	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Poaceae by A. S. Hitchcock	n.d.
11.16	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Cyperaceae	n.d.
11.17	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Cyperaceae	n.d.
11.18	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Rosales	n.d.
11.19	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Vaccinaceae	n.d.
11.20	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Asclepiadaceae	n.d.
11.21	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Pinguiculaceae by J. H. Barnhart	n.d.
11.22	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Galley Proofs	n.d.
11.23	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Page Proof, Opuntiaceae	n.d.
11.24	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Page Proof, Monocots	n.d.
11.25	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Page Proof, Dicots	n.d.
11.26	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Page Proofs p. 609-1280	n.d.
11.27	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Page Proofs p. 609-1280	n.d.
11.28	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Page Proofs p. 609-1280	n.d.
11.29	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Proof Copy	1935
11.30	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Proof Copy	1935
11.31	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Proof Copy	1935
11.32	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Corrections	n.d.
11.33	Manualette of Southeastern Flora	n.d.
11.34	Manualette of Southeastern Flora	n.d.
11.35	Manualette of Southeastern Flora	n.d.
11.36	Trees of the Southeast, Ms.	1935
11.37	Trees of the Southeast, Distribution	n.d.
11.38	Plant Distributions in Southeastern U. S.	n.d.
11.39	List of Plant Distributions for Flora of the Southeastern U. S.	n.d.
11.40	List of Plant Distributions for Flora of the Southeastern U. S.	n.d.
11.41	List of Plant Distributions for Flora of the Southeastern U. S.	n.d.
11.42	Southeastern U. S. Flora, Perularia	n.d.
11.43	Southeastern U. S. Flora, Poaceae by G. V. Nash	n.d.
11.44	Southeastern U. S. Flora, Misc. Ms.	n.d.
11.45	Southeastern U. S. Flora, List of Plants to be drawn	n.d.
11.46	Southeastern U. S. Flora, Figures Proof	n.d.
11.47	Southeastern U. S. Flora, Misc. Illustrations	n.d.
11.48	Southeastern U. S. Flora, Misc. Drawings & Proofs	n.d.
11.49	Southeastern U. S. Flora, List of Plant Material Needed	n.d.
11.50	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Preliminary List of Distributions	n.d.
11.51	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Distributions	n.d.
11.52	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Poaceae by A. S. Hitchcock	n.d.
11.53	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Cyperaceae	n.d.
11.54	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Cyperaceae	n.d.
11.55	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Rosales	n.d.
11.56	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Vaccinaceae	n.d.
11.57	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Asclepiadaceae	n.d.
11.58	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Pinguiculaceae by J. H. Barnhart	n.d.
11.591	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Galley Proofs	n.d.
11.60	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Page Proof, Opuntiaceae	n.d.
11.61	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Page Proof, Monocots	n.d.
11.62	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Page Proof, Dicots	n.d.
11.63	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Page Proofs p. 609-1280	n.d.
11.64	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Page Proofs p. 609-1280	n.d.
11.65	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Page Proofs p. 609-1280	n.d.
11.66	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Proof Copy	1935
11.67	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Proof Copy	1935
11.68	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Proof Copy	1935
11.69	Manual of Southeastern Flora, Corrections	n.d.
11.70	Manualette of Southeastern Flora	n.d.
11.71	Manualette of Southeastern Flora	n.d.
11.72	Manualette of Southeastern Flora	n.d.
11.73	Trees of the Southeast, Ms., 1935	n.d.
11.74	Trees of the Southeast, Distribution	n.d.
11.75	Trailing Blueberry, ms.	n.d.
11.76	Methuselah of the Huckleberry	n.d.
11.77	Sphagna from North Carolina, Title Page	1892
11.78	Systematic List of Plants of Louisiana (c.1)	n.d.
11.79	Systematic List of Plants of Louisiana (c.2)	n.d.
11.80	Map of Floristic Regions of Southeastern U. S.	n.d.

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Series 12. Florida.

Scope and Content: Lists, notes, unpublished typescripts, maps and two bound volumes comprising Small's studies of Florida flora. Included are lists of additions to published works on Miami and the Keys, studies of particular genera, maps and manuscripts of journal contributions. His work on the Everglades including an unpublished but bound flora, a systematic list of plants and manuscripts urging the formation of Everglades National Park. Illustrations for this material are found in Series 18: Art and Illustrations. Material on Ferns is located in Series 5: Ferns. Material on Palms is found in Series 7: Palms. Additional material on this subject might be in Series 15: Unidentified Lists and Notes
Folder	Title	Date
12.1	Preliminary Outline for a Flora	n.d.
12.2	Excerpt from Bartram's Travels	1792, n.d.
12.3	Systematic List of Plants of Florida	n.d.
12.4	List of Flowering Plants of Florida	n.d.
12.5	Flora of Florida, ms.	n.d.
12.6	Additions to the Flora of Miami and the Florida Keys	n.d.
12.7	Tamala Littoralis	1913
12.8	Cyrilla Arida	1924
12.9	Cycads Cultivated in Florida (Exotic and Native), ms.	n.d.
12.10	Additional Florida Cultivated Flora	n.d.
12.11	Notes, Lists, Preliminary Descriptions of Cultivated Exotic Plants	n.d.
12.12	The Proposed Everglades National Park, ms.	n.d.
12.13	Instructions from Senator Hudson Regarding the Hammock at Buena Vista	n.d.
12.14	Flora of the Everglades National Park, (bound), 2 vols.	n.d.
12.15	Systematic List of Plants of Everglades National Park	n.d.
12.16	Naming Everglades Keys	n.d.
12.17	Florida Maps-Everglades	n.d.
12.18	Florida Maps-Land Development	n.d.
12.19	Florida Maps-State	n.d.
12.20	Recent Explorations in Southern Florida, ms.	1916
12.21	Five Thousand Miles Through Florida, ms.	1924
12.22	Before Spring Came North, ms.	1924
12.23	From Fort Dallas to Fort Poinsett	1924
12.24	Gathering Iris Across the Peninsula	1924
12.25	Pacing the Gulfstream,	1924
12.26	Land of No Winter, holograph	1925
12.27	Land of No Winter, typescript	1925
12.28	A Botanical Excusion to the Big Cypress, ms.	n.d.
12.29	Itinerary of a Trip through Florida	n.d.
12.30	In re: Turtle Mound, ms.	n.d.
12.31	Florida, Still the Botanist's Paradise, ms.	n.d.
12.32	Lists of Birds Sighted on Florida Trips	1923-1926

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Series 13. New York City.

Scope and Content: Two folders of lists of herbs, shrubs and trees and one list of plant distributions in the New York City area.
Folder	Title	Date
13.1	Herbs Naturalized in Vicinity of New York	n.d.
13.2	Preliminary List of Shrubs & Trees in New York City Parks	n.d.
13.3	List of Plant Distribution in New York City Area	n.d.

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Series 14. Flora of the Northeast.

Scope and Content: Typescripts, genera treatments and maps related to an unpublished work. Also here are some of Small's earliest works on the flora of Pennsylvania and Lancaster County. Among the maps in this series is one tracing the location of lygodium in Connecticut. Additional material on this subject might be in Series 15: Unidentified Lists and Notes. Original illustrations are found in Series 18: Art and Illustrations.
Folder	Title	Date
13.4	Flora of the Northeast, Preliminary Typescript	n.d.
13.5	Flora of the Northeast, Typescript	n.d.
13.6	Flora of the Northeast, Helianthus Angustifolius, Addisonia	n.d.
13.7	Manual of the Northeast Flora, Monocotyledons	n.d.
13.8	Manual of the Northeast Flora, Rosales	n.d.
13.9	Generic Advents in Eastern North America, ms.	n.d.
13.10	Preliminary List of the Mosses of Lancaster Co., Pa.	1892
13.11	List of Carnivorous Plants of U. S. and Canada	n.d.
13.12	Map of the Location of Lygodium in Conn.	n.d.
13.13	Map of Northeastern U. S.	n.d.
13.14	Map of North America	n.d.

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Series 15. Flora of the West Indies.

Scope and Content: Typewritten sheets with name of genus at top and distributions at the bottom, Notes and a treatment of Cuban Convolvulaceae.
Folder	Title	Date
13.15	Genus and Distribution Sheets	n.d.
14.1	Genus and Distribution Sheets	n.d.
14.2	Cuban Convolvulaceae	n.d.
14.3	Cabomba Notes	n.d.
14.4	Flora of W. I.-Specimens needed	n.d.
14.5	Flora of W. I. -Explication of Notes	n.d.
14.6	Descriptions of Taxa from Subkingdom to Genus	n.d.
14.7	Systematic Checklist of Plants, Bound	n.d.
14.8	Systematic Checklist of Plants	n.d.
14.9	Lists of Plants from various published Floras	n.d.

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Series 16. Unidentified Lists and Notes.

Scope and Content: Checklists of plants, descriptions of taxa from subkingdom to genus and miscellaneous notes that cannot be classified.
Folder	Title	Date
14.10	Generic Descriptions	n.d.
14.11	Preliminary List of Distributions	n.d.
14.12	Treatments of Various Families	n.d.
14.13	Miscellaneous Notes	n.d.

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Series 17. Photographs.

Scope and Content: Contains black and white photographs of ferns that have been removed from manuscript series. Some photographs of irises and palms are here. Also includes photoreproductions of journal and encyclopedia articles, photographs of specimens and a series of microphotographs of a variety of woods. There are some photographs of unidentified people and also some unidentified landscapes. Other photographs are housed with related manuscript material.
Folder	Title	Date
14.14	Ferns, Adiatum	n.d.
14.15	Ferns, Anemia	n.d.
14.16	Ferns, Asplenium	n.d.
14.17	Ferns, Aspidium Patens	n.d.
14.18	Ferns, Athyrium	n.d.
14.19	Ferns, Bommeria	n.d.
14.20	Ferns, Chelianthes	n.d.
14.21	Ferns, Cryptogramma	n.d.
14.22	Ferns, Cystopteris	n.d.
14.23	Ferns, Dryopteris	n.d.
14.24	Ferns, Equisetum	n.d.
14.25	Ferns, Lycopodium	n.d.
14.26	Ferns, Marginaria	n.d.
14.27	Ferns, Marsilea	n.d.
14.28	Ferns, Mildella	n.d.
14.29	Ferns, Nephrolepis	n.d.
14.30	Ferns, Notholaena	n.d.
14.31	Ferns, Ophioglossum	n.d.
14.32	Ferns, Pellaea	n.d.
14.33	Ferns, Phanerophlebia	n.d.
14.34	Ferns, Phegopteris	n.d.
14.35	Ferns, Phyllitis	n.d.
14.36	Ferns, Phymatodes	n.d.
14.37	Ferns, Polypodium	n.d.
14.38	Ferns, Polystichum	n.d.
14.39	Ferns, Selaginella	n.d.
14.40	Ferns, Thelypteris	n.d.
14.41	Ferns, Trichomanes	n.d.
14.42	Ferns, Woodsia	n.d.
14.43	Ferns, Unidentified	n.d.
14.44	"The Ascent of Water in Trees", Article	n.d.
14.45	Acer Heldreichii, Arnold Arboretum Sheet	n.d.
14.46	Irises	n.d.
14.47	Palm Tree	n.d.
14.48	Perityle Vaseyi, U.S.D.A. Herbarium Sheet	n.d.
14.49	Spiranthes Altensis, U. S. National Herbarium Sheet	n.d.
14.50	Tillandsia Hystricina Plate	n.d.
14.51	Wood Anatomy, Microphotographs (3 fldrs)	n.d.
14.52	Wood Anatomy, Plate 6, Jahrbuch des Koniglicher bontanischer garten, Berlin	n.d.
14.53	Unidentified People	n.d.
14.54	Unidentified Landscapes and Growing plants	n.d.

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Series 18. Art and Illustrations.

Scope and Content: Contains original illustrative materials, primarily pen and ink drawings for Small's Southcentral Flora and Ferns of the Southeastern States. Other material in this series are pencil drawings of specimens, organized by family, a thumbnail sketch index to the Manual of Southeastern Flora and a drawing of Nemasstyiis by C. Dorman.
Folder	Title	Date
16.1	Exotic Plants Cultivated in Florida, Index	n.d.
16.2	Exotic Plants Cultivated in Florida, Vol. 1, nos. 1-60	n.d.
16.3	Exotic Plants Cultivated in Florida, Vol. 1, nos. 61-130	n.d.
16.4	Exotic Plants Cultivated in Florida, Vol. 2	n.d.
16.5	Exotic Plants Cultivated in Florida, Vol. 3	n.d.
16.6	Certain Tropical Plants Cultivated in Florida, Tracings of Original Plates	n.d.
16.7	West Indies Plants	n.d.
17.1	Southcentral Flora	n.d.
17.2	Hamamelis	n.d.
17.3	Woody Plants, Leaves	n.d.
17.4	Unidentified	n.d.
17.5	Misc., Alliaceae	n.d.
17.6	Misc., Amaranthaceae	n.d.
18.1	Misc., Boraginaceae	n.d.
18.2	Misc., Calochortaceae	n.d.
18.3	Misc., Carophyllaceae-Saxifragaceae	n.d.
18.4	Misc., Malvaceae-Gentianaceae	n.d.
18.5	Misc., Rosaceae-Umbelliferae	n.d.
18.6	Misc., Scheuchzeriaceae-Caryophyllaceae	n.d.
18.7	Misc., Scrophulariaceae-Capparidaceae	n.d.
19.	Compositae (6 fldrs)	n.d.
20.	Compositae (6 fldrs)	n.d.
21.1	Compositae	n.d.
21.2	Convallariaceae	n.d.
21.3	Cruciferae	n.d.
21.4	Dracaenaceae	n.d.
21.5	Juncaceae	n.d.
21.6	Labiatae	n.d.
21.7	Leguminosae	n.d.
22.1	Leguminosae	n.d.
22.2	Lentibulariaceae	n.d.
22.3	Lilliaceae	n.d.
22.4	Melanthaceae	n.d.
22.5	Nartheciaceae	n.d.
22.6	Orchidaceae	n.d.
23.1	Ferns of SE United States, Drawings	n.d.
23.2	Ferns of SE United States, Replacement Drawings	n.d.
23.3	Ferns of SE United States, From NY Flora used in SE Flora	n.d.
23.4	Ferns of SE United States, Discards and Extras	n.d.
23.5	Ferns of SE United States, Misc.	n.d.
23.6	Fern ills. from Southcentral Flora	n.d.
24.1	Orchidaceae	n.d.
24.2	Polemoniaceae	n.d.
24.3	Rosaceae	n.d.
24.4	Rubiaceae	n.d.
24.5	Santalaceae	n.d.
24.6	Smilacaceae	n.d.
24.7	Trilliaceae	n.d.
24.8	Verbenaceae	n.d.
24.9	Scrophulariaceae	n.d.
24.10	Polypteris with Ms.	n.d.
24.11	Misc.	n.d.
24.12	Nemastylis by C. Dorman	n.d.
25.	Manual of the Southeastern Flora, Illustration Index	n.d.
28.1	22 tree leaves by E. C.	n.d.
28.2	Illustrations for Small's Flora (unidentified)	n.d.
28.3	Amphianthus pusillus Torrey by F. Emil	n.d.
28.4	List of trees	n.d.
28.5	Engraved landscape	n.d.

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Series 19. Negatives.

Scope and Content: Contains negatives of a portrait of J. K. Small and photographs of Ferns, Unidentified People, Specimens and Locations. Also in this series are three Kodak Negative Albums. Each one is indexed. Notes and Positives contained in these albums have been left in place.
Folder	Title	Date
26.1	Ferns of Southeastern U. S., Key	n.d.
26.2	Ferns, Adiatum	n.d.
26.3	Ferns, Anemia	n.d.
26.4	Ferns, Asplenum	n.d.
26.5	Ferns, Athyrum	n.d.
26.6	Ferns, Bommeria	n.d.
26.7	Ferns, Cheilanthes	n.d.
26.8	Ferns, Cryptogramma	n.d.
26.9	Ferns, Dryopteris	n.d.
26.10	Ferns, Equisetum	n.d.
26.11	Ferns, Litobrochia	n.d.
26.12	Ferns, Lycopodium	n.d.
26.13	Ferns, Marginaria	n.d.
26.14	Ferns, Marsilea	n.d.
26.15	Ferns, Mildella	n.d.
26.16	Ferns, Nephrolepsis	n.d.
26.17	Ferns, Notholena	n.d.
26.18	Ferns, Ophiglossom	n.d.
26.19	Ferns, Pellaea	n.d.
26.20	Ferns, Phanerophlebia	n.d.
26.21	Ferns, Phegopteris	n.d.
26.22	Ferns, Phymatodes	n.d.
26.23	Ferns, Polypodium	n.d.
26.24	Ferns, Polystichum	n.d.
27.1	Ferns, Selaginella	n.d.
27.1	Ferns, Thelypteris	n.d.
27.2	Ferns, Tricomanes	n.d.
27.3	Ferns, Woodsia	n.d.
27.4	Ferns, Unidentified	n.d.
27.5	Ferns, Floristic Regions Maps	n.d.
27.6	Flowering Plants	n.d.
27.7	Trees	n.d.
27.8	Trees, 'Ascent of Water in Trees'	n.d.
27.9	Portrait of J. K. Small	n.d.
27.10	Wood Anatomy, Plate 6, Jahrbuch des Koniglicher bontanischer garten, Berlin	n.d.
27.11	Unidentified People	n.d.
27.12	Unidentified Specimens	n.d.
27.13	Unidentified Locations	n.d.
27.14	Kodak Negative Album 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.	n.d.
27.15	Kodak Negative Album 5 x 7 in.	n.d.
27.16	Kodak Negative Album 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.	n.d.

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