Edward Sandford Burgess Diary
Scope and Contents
A diary kept by Burgess from September 1907 to June 1908 recording his daily activities including walks and hikes in the area around New York City, travels to New Hampshire for the summer, and trips into Maine as well as in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Entries give detailed descriptions of plants seen, hiking trails followed, etc.; many include sketches by Burgess of buildings and houses in the areas he visited. The diary also records some of his activities while in New York City including his duties at Hunter College, cultural events attended and activities of friends and family.
Dates
- 1907-1908
Creator
- Burgess, Edward Sandford, 1855-1928 (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Edward Sandford Burgess, son of Chalon and Emma Burgess, was born in Little Valley, New York on Jan. 19, 1855. A graduate of Hamilton College in 1879, for the next 15 years Burgess taught botany, Latin and other subjects at several places including Johns Hopkins University and Martha's Vineyard Summer Institute. In 1895 he became chair of the Biological Sciences Dept. at Hunter College continuing until 1925. He served as acting president of Hunter in 1908. Burgess was the author of many works on botany and was an expert on the genus Aster. He died in New York City on Feb. 23, 1928.
Extent
1 volume (20 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A diary kept by Burgess from September 1907 to June 1908 recording his daily activities including walks and hikes in the area around New York City, travels to New Hampshire for the summer, and trips into Maine as well as in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Entries give detailed descriptions of plants seen, hiking trails followed, etc.; many include sketches by Burgess of buildings and houses in the areas he visited. The diary also records some of his activities while in New York City including his duties at Hunter College, cultural events attended and activities of friends and family.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from James Cummins, Bookseller, New York, N.Y. in April 2009.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Botanists Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Hiking -- New Hampshire Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vacations -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vacations -- New Hampshire Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Edward Sandford Burgess Diary
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- 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
