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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Three Swedish Catalogs
Linnaeus described the natural history collections of Count Carl Gustav Tessin, King Adolf Fredrik and Queen Lovisa Ulrika in these books from our Strandell Collection of Linnaeana.
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Frederick Joseph Hermann Papers
Frederick Joseph Hermann (1906–1987) served as associate botanist (1938–1948) and botanist (1948–?) for the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry. This collection in our Archives consists mainly of letters from Charles C. Deam (1865–1953), an expert on the trees, ferns and flowering plants of Indiana.
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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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