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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 450 items) |
Abstract | Charles Wilkins Short of Hayfield (near Louisville), Ky., was a physician, noted botanist, professor of medicine at Transylvania University and the Medical College of Louisville. The collection includes letters from Short to members of his family; letters to Short from relatives, including two letters, 1784, 1849, from his uncle, diplomat William Short (1759-1849); and letters from other botanists, among them John Torrey (about 15 letters, 1850-1860) and Asa Gray (about 40 letters, 1849-1879). Also included are a few botanical drawings. |
Creator | Short, Charles Wilkins, 1794-1863. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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Charles Wilkins Short of Hayfield (near Louisville), Ky., was a physician, noted botanist, professor of medicine at Transylvania University and the Medical College of Louisville.
Back to TopThe collection includes letters from Short to members of his family; letters to Short from relatives, including two letters, 1784, 1849, from his uncle, diplomat William Short (1759-1849); and letters from other botanists, among them John Torrey (about 15 letters, 1850-1860) and Asa Gray (about 40 letters, 1849-1879). Also included are a few botanical drawings.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1784-1817 |
Folder 2 |
1821-1829 |
Folder 3 |
1831-1838 |
Folder 4 |
1840-1849 |
Folder 5 |
1850 |
Folder 6 |
1851 |
Folder 7 |
1852 |
Folder 8 |
1853 |
Folder 9 |
1854 |
Folder 10 |
1855 |
Folder 11 |
1856-1859 |
Folder 12 |
1860-1879; clippings, 1951 |
Folder 13 |
Undated |
Folder 14 |
Botanical drawings |
Reel M-662/1 |
Microfilm |