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ANSP Board of Trustees Minutes of the Meetings and Other Documents

 Collection — Box: Small Collections 13
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0603
Scope and Contents

The bylaws adopted in 1924, which were implemented the following year, placed the administration under a Board of Trustees. The two volumes of minutes since then are in the hands of the secretary of the Board and housed in the vault in the administrative office. The personnel of the Board, with portraits, short biographies and terms of office since 1955 is outlined in a special publication. Informational documents, letters, etc. are assembled in this collection.

Dates: 1925-1938

ANSP Botanical Section documents and papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0206
Scope and Contents

This collection of papers was preserved in the Dept. of Botany, having been donated in part from papers of its officers.

Dates: 1876-1920

ANSP Botanical Section herbarium documents

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0205
Scope and Contents Accession books, 1874-79, 1887-96; donations, 1876-87; sources of plants, 1905-20, and correspondence regarding the plants obtained by the Botanical section make up the papers.List of signers: American Philosophical Society (9 ) 1897-1949; Baker, Fred, 1920; Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1921; Burk, W. V. (2) 1891; Congdon, J. W. 1911; Eby, J. B. 1911; Eckfeldt, John W. (2) 1886-91; Elmer, A. D. S. (19) 1915-26; Gleason, H. A. (21) 1922-25; Glover, Benjamin F., Jr. (4) 1921-22; Hall,...
Dates: 1875-1926

ANSP Botanical Section Scrapbooks

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0507
Scope and Contents

Papers, letters, documents and memoranda of historical interest. Botanical Section, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Book started January 22, 1901, by John W. Harshberger, Ph.D., Recorder. More than half of the items consist of program or meeting announcements of the many local botanical groups.

Gift of the Section.

Dates: 1885-1902

ANSP Botany Department correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0251
Scope and Contents

Letters from the Botany Dept.'s files, mostly concerned with fungi, plant exchanges, and loans to Dr. Fracis W. Pennell.

Dates: 1950-1953

ANSP Botany Department papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0114
Scope and Contents Francis W. Pennell became curator in 1921 at the death of Stewardson Brown. The material here assembled is almost entirely that of Pennell. His annual reports from 1922-48; history of the department written in 1933 and shorter histories without date; report on "Ideal Working Force" written in 1922; and a visitor's book listing the signatures of botanists who came to Philadelphia from 1921-52 inclusive. At the beginning of the book is one double page of signers dated Dec. 29, 1904....
Dates: 1921-1948

ANSP Building Committee

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0010
Scope and Contents

Records of the Building Committee which was set up by a special Board of Trustees, appointed to administer the funds collected for the erection of the new Academy building, opened in 1876. Included are resolutions, minutes and bills of the committee, chaired by W. S. W. Ruschenberger.

Dates: 1866-1892

ANSP Building Fund Trustees papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0187
Scope and Contents

In this lot are included the bylaws and duties of the trustees, their minutes, bank book, annual reports from 1878-92, treasurer's reports, and many items relating to subscriptions and subscribers to the fund.

Dates: 1862-1895

ANSP Building Plans, Photographs, and Prints

 Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0049
Scope and Contents

This collection contains architect's plans, etchings, engravings, photographs and published pictures showing the various Academy buildings from its founding. The collection is divided by external depictions and internal depictions. The latter includes some exhibits, research areas, different versions of the library, renovations, etc. A partial account was included in the Academy's Proceedings for 1901.

Dates: 1812-1944

ANSP Building Subcommittees papers

 Collection — Box: Small Collections 6
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0288

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