Collection Overview
Tuckerman, Edward, 1817-1886
Tuckerman Botanical Papers
1816-1886
2 archives boxes, 6 books
(1 linear ft.)
Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
Botanist. Contains correspondence, notes, pamphlets and botanical specimens. Correspondents include William G. Farlow, Charles Frost, Asa Gray, William Nylander, Henry Ravenel, and Charles J. Sprague.
English.
Biographical Note
Edward Tuckerman, eldest son of Edward Tuckerman, a Boston merchant, and Sophia (May) Tuckerman, was born in Boston in 1817. After attending Ingraham's school, Boston Latin, he received his B.A. and M.A. from Union College in 1837 and 1844 respectively and his L.L.B. and A.B. from Harvard University in 1839 and 1847 respectively. Tuckerman married Sarah Eliza Sigourney Cushing in 1854 and in 1855 began a professorship at Amherst College. Tuckerman began his career at Amherst College as a professor of history; three years later he became a professor of botany. Severe hearing loss forced Tuckerman to abandon his classroom work for botanical research. Although no longer a professor, Tuckerman was included in the Amherst College course catalogue until his death in 1886. During the course of his research, Tuckerman became an authority on lichens, discovering the famous ravine in the White Mountains now bearing his name. Tuckerman's scientific findings have been documented in many articles and books.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Correspondence, notes, pamphlets and specimens documenting Tuckerman's research as a botanist and collector of lichens. Correspondents include William G. Farlow, Charles Frost, Asa Gray, William Nylander, Henry Ravenel, and Charles J. Sprague. Lichenological manuscripts include botanical journals kept by Tuckerman on various expeditions in New England, the Bering Strait, and on the Missouri and Yellowstone exploring expedition.
Organization of the Collection
This collection is organized into four series:
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[1. Lichenological Manuscripts](list-ser1)
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[2. Correspondence](list-ser2)
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[3. Pamphlets](list-ser3)
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[4. Lichenological Specimens](list-ser4)
Information on Use
Terms of Access and Use
There is no restriction on access to the Papers for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.
Requests for permission to publish material from the Papers should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
Preferred Citation
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
[Identification of item], in Edward Tuckerman Botanical Papers [Box #,Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library
Search Terms
Amherst College--Faculty.
Botanists--Massachusetts.
Botany--Study and teaching--Massachusetts--Amherst.
Farlow, W. G. (William Gilson), 1844-1919.
Frost, Charles C.
Gray, Asa, 1810-1888.
Nylander, William, 1822-1899.
Ravenel, Henry William, 1814-1887.
Sprague, Charles J. (Charles James), 1823-1903.
Series 1: Lichenological Manuscripts of Edward Tuckerman
This series consists of Tuckerman's own scientific writings on lichens, including New England botanical journals, 1838-1840, and manuscripts recording botanical observations made in the Bering Strait, ca. 1875, and on the Missouri and Yellowstone exploring expedition, ca. 1880.
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1
Botanical Journal of E. Tuckerman, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island; 110 pp.
n.d.
1
1a
Botanical journal of E. Tuckerman, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire; 91 pp. (Gift of E. Porter Dickinson, April 1978)
1838-1839
1
2
"Lichens of the Behring (sic) Strait" - autograph manuscript, 75 pp. (Complementary illustrations of the manuscript in the Farlow Herbarium)
ca. 1875
1
3
List of lichens, 4 pp.
ca. 1850
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4
Notes, 4 pp.
ca. 1880
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5
"Reports on Lichens Collected in the Missouri and Yellowstone exploring Expedition," 7 pp.
ca. 1880
Series 2: Correspondence
The bulk of the collection consists of letters from botanists, biologists, and lichenologists. Among the 53 correspondents are these notable figures: William G. Farlow, Charles Frost, Asa Gray, W. Nylander, Henry Ravenel, and Charles J. Sprague. Arranged alphabetically by author and then chronologically within each folder.
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6
Allen Timothy F.
1880
1
7
Arnold
1882
1
8
Babington, Churchill
1882
1
9
Bailey, L. H.
1885
1
10
Bessey, Charles E.
1880 Aug 11
1
11
Branth
1875 Mar 22
1
12
Clinton
1874 Apr 18
1
13
Cooke, Josiah P.
1874 Mar 18
1
13
Cooke, Josiah P.
1877 Jun 9
1
14
Engleman, George
1876 Aug 8
1
14
Engleman, George
1877 Feb 13
1
14
Engleman, George
1880 Feb 26
1
15
Fairbanks, S. B.
1875 Dec 18
1
16
Farlow, William G.
1884
1
17
Fries, T. M.
1875 May 4
1
18
Frost, Charles
1844 June 22
1
19
Gerard, W.
1875
1
19
Gerard, W.
1876
1
20
Goodale, George L.
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1
21
Gould, Ben A.
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1
22
Gray, Asa
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1
23
Hart, J.
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1
24
Higginson, Storrow
n.d.
1
25
Hill, Thomas
n.d.
1
26
Huntington, J.N.
n.d.
1
27
Kidder, J. N.
n.d.
1
28
Korber
n.d.
1
29
von Krempelhuber, A.
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1
30
Legget, William N.
n.d.
1
31
Lojka, Hugo
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1
32
Michener, Ezra
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1
33
Minks, A.
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1
34
Morong, Thomas
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1
35
Muller, Johann
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1
36
Nylander, N.
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1
37
Perry, Mrs. S. M. H.
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1
38
Peters, Thomas M.
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1
39
Pourbater, L.F.
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1
40
Ravenel, Henry W.
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1
41
Robbins, J. W.
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1
42
Rothrock Joseph T.
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1
43
Schwendener, S.
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1
44
Selby, John L.
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1
45
Slade, D. D.
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1
46
Sprague, Charles J.
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1
47
Stahl, E.
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1
48
Stearns, W. A.
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1
49
Stirton, James
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1
50
Thurber, George
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1
51
Tuckerman, Edward
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1
52
Wainio, Edward
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1
53
Wall, Elihu
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1
54
Watson, Sereno
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1
55
Willey, H.
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1
56
Wilson, Mary L.
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1
57
Wolle, Francis
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1
58
Wright, Charles
n.d.
Series 3: Pamphlets by or concerning Edward Tuckerman
This series comprises an incomplete compilation of Tuckerman's published writings as well as printed material about Tuckerman. Arranged chronologically.
2
58a
On Oakeasia, a New Genus of the Order Empetreae
n. d.
2
59
The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery, "Some account of the White Mountains of New Hampshire"
1816
2
60
Enumeratio Methodica: Caricumquarundam, species recensuit et secundum Habitum pro viribus disponere tentavit, Schenectady (annotated by Tuckerman)
1843
2
61
Constitution and By-Laws of the New Orleans Academy of Science
1854
2
61a
"Observationes Lichenologicae. Observations on North American and other lichenes," extracted from the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1864
2
62
Laws of Botanical Nomenclature Adopted by the Congress from American Journal of Science and the Arts
1868
2
63
Constitution and Rules of the National Academy of Sciences
1872
2
64
Catalogue of Plants Growing Without Cultivation Within Thirty Miles of Amherst College
1875
2
65
Report of the Council (of the Academy of Science)
1886
2
66
Memoir of Edward Tuckerman, 1817-1886, by W. G. Farlow
n. d.
Series 4: Lichenological Specimens
Lichenological Specimens: Two copies of lichenological specimens
Lichenes: Americae Septentrionalis Exsiccati Fascicle V et VI. All materials are a gift of Mrs. Forbes Michie unless otherwise noted.
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67
Lichenes: Americae Septentrionalis Exsiccati Fascicle V et VI. Curante Edward Tuckerman. Boston: John Wilson and Son, 1954. 50 pp. (N. B.: an adjunct to "Synopsis of the Lichenes of New England, the Other Northern States and British America," 1848.) [2 copies in this folder; also 6 more wrapped copies adjacent to box 2]
1854
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67
Professor Tuckerman's vasculum box
n.d.