Lester Sharp lantern slide collection

Collection

Identifier: 6690

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Black and white glass lantern slides of portaits of various botanists from the 1500s-1900s, used by Professor Sharp in his lectures.

Dates

[19--]

Creator

Sharp, Lester W. (Lester Whyland), 1887-1961 (Collector, Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Professor of Botany, Cornell University.

Extent

.6 cubic feet. (.6 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Black and white glass lantern slides of portaits of various botanists from the 1500s-1900s, used by Professor Sharp in his lectures.

RELATED MATERIALS

A set of slides prepared by Barbara McClintock and Lester Sharp for the course on cytology at Cornell University was sent from Cornell to the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at Carnegie Mellon University.

Physical Description

Black and white glass lantern slides.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: Lindsay Reul
Date completed:: January 2006
EAD encoding:: L. Reul, January 2006
Date modified:: RMC Staff, July 2018