Hunt Institute specializes in the history of botany and all aspects of plant science and serves the international scientific community through research and documentation. To this end, the Institute acquires and maintains authoritative collections of books, plant images, manuscripts, portraits and data files, and provides publications and other modes of information service. The Institute meets the reference needs of botanists, biologists, historians, conservationists, librarians, bibliographers and the public at large, especially those concerned with any aspect of the North American flora. Learn more
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Cythna Lindenberg Letty letters
Botanical artist Letty (Mrs. Oscar Forssman; 1895–1985) was employed at the Division of Plant Industry, Pretoria, South Africa and at the Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria. These letters from taxonomist Alain White (1880–1951) refer to Letty's illustrations for his publications.
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Katherine Esau papers
Pioneering plant anatomist Esau (1898–1997) was a professor of botany at the University of California, Davis. Later she conducted research at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 1989 she received the National Medal of Science for her work on plant anatomy. This collection includes correspondence between Esau and Gilbert M. Smith (1885–1959), concerning a possible arrangement between them for a book on the morphology of angiosperms, based on Esau's revisions of Smith's notes.
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Uncommon Perfection: Illustrations by Derek Norman
13 March–9 May 2025In celebration of the recent acquisition of over 200 artworks by Derek Norman, this exhibition highlights work created over the last three decades and reflects his lifelong interest in the beauty of nature.
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