Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine Records
Scope and Content Note
The records of the Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine include meeting minutes, newsletters, correspondence, scrapbooks, and clippings recording the society's activities. It also includes journals, lantern slides, and microscope slides documenting the information gathered by the society.
Dates
- Creation: 1895-2000
Creator
- Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Historical Note
The Josselyn Botanical Society was founded in 1895 for the study of plants in Maine and the dissemination of that information. The Society was named for John Josselyn, 17th century naturalist, who was the first to accurately record Maine's plant life.
Extent
8 linear feet (8 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The records of the Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine include meeting minutes, newsletters, correspondence, scrapbooks, and clippings recording the society's activities. It also includes journals, lantern slides, and microscope slides documenting the information gathered by the society.
Custodial History
Gift of the Society prior to 1974 and periodically since then.
General
New accessions do not follow the original numbering scheme - started with box 9. Inadvertantly, number 8 was not used.
Subject
- Hill, Albert F. (Albert Frederick), 1889-1977 (Person)
- Hyland, Fay, 1900-1984 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine Records
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
