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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Paul Hamilton Allen papers
Allen (1937–1963) was a taxonomist and tropical plantsman. This collection consists mainly of correspondence related to his career and other positions he held.
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Arthur Moreland Scott papers
Scott (1888–1963) was self-taught in desmidology—the study of unicellular alga. This collection concerns his work with desmids.
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What We Collect: Three Major Gifts
6 April–30 June 2023The third in our series celebrating recent acquisitions, this exhibition features major gifts by Francesca Anderson, Patricia Margaret Calhoun Rennie and John Wilkinson.
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