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SIA RU007375, Killip, Ellsworth Paine 1890-, Ellsworth Paine Killip Papers, 1914-1950
Summary
- Creator:
- Killip, Ellsworth Paine 1890-
- Title:
- Ellsworth Paine Killip Papers, 1914-1950
- Dates:
- 1914, 1914-1950
- Notes:
- Ellsworth Paine Killip (1890-1968), a botanist, was raised in upstate New York and received the A.B. degree from the University of Rochester in 1911. He joined the staff of the United States National Museum (USNM) in 1919 as an Aide in the Division of Plants. He was promoted to Assistant Curator in 1927, Associate Curator in 1928, and Curator in 1946. In 1947, Killip was appointed Head Curator of the newly established Department of Botany, USNM, a position he retained until his retirement in 1950. He was a Research Associate in the Department of Botany, USNM, from 1950 to 1965. Killip specialized in the taxonomy of South American plants
- Summary:
- This collection consists primarily of correspondence, lists, and notes relating to Killip's research on South American plants. Most of the records concern the identification of specimens. Also included are a journal and photographs from a 1914 camping trip in the Adirondack Mountains of New York
- Topic:
- Botany
- Subjects:
- United States National Museum Division of Plants, United States National Museum Dept. of Botany
- Form/Genre:
- Diaries, Collection descriptions, Photographs
- Local Number:
- SIA RU007375
- Physical Description:
- 0.8 linear meter
Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Record Unit 7375
Killip, Ellsworth Paine, 1890-
Ellsworth Paine Killip Papers, 1914-1950
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Killip, Ellsworth Paine, 1890- |
| Title: | Ellsworth Paine Killip Papers |
| Dates: | 1914-1950 |
| Quantity: | 0.8 linear meter. |
| Collection: | Record Unit 7375 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Historical Note
Ellsworth Paine Killip (1890-1968), a botanist, was raised in upstate New York and received the A.B. degree from the University of Rochester in 1911. He joined the staff of the United States National Museum (USNM) in 1919 as an Aide in the Division of Plants. He was promoted to Assistant Curator in 1927, Associate Curator in 1928, and Curator in 1946. In 1947, Killip was appointed Head Curator of the newly established Department of Botany, USNM, a position he retained until his retirement in 1950. He was a Research Associate in the Department of Botany, USNM, from 1950 to 1965. Killip specialized in the taxonomy of South American plants.
Introduction
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Descriptive Entry
This collection consists primarily of correspondence, lists, and notes relating to Killip's research on South American plants. Most of the records concern the identification of specimens. Also included are a journal and photographs from a 1914 camping trip in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- United States National Museum. Dept. of Botany
- United States National Museum. Dept. of Botany
- United States National Museum. Division of Plants
- United States National Museum. Division of Plants
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7375, Killip, Ellsworth Paine, 1890-, Ellsworth Paine Killip Papers
Container List
Box 1
Brother Apolinar Maria, 1937-1949
Archer, 1930-1949
Archer, 1934-1947
Brother Ariste Joseph, 1918-1934
Bailey, 1935-1936
Baldwin, 1944-1951
Balls, 1940-1949
Fred A. Barkley, 1947-1952 (Barkley lists; Killip-Plummer 9 (?) list)
H. H., Bartlett, 1947-1949
O. Buchtien, 1929-1933
Cabrera, 1934-1948
M, Cardenas, 1933-1949 (Includes Claude-Joseph, notes on his collections)
Carriker, 1944-1949
Cartagena, 1944-1947
Claude-Joseph, 1922-1934
Claude-Joseph, notes on his collections
Cuatrecasas, 1940-1950 (2 folders)
Brother Daniel, 1934-1949
Dryander, 1937-1949
A. Ducke, 1946-1949
Dugand, 1941-1948
Ferreyra, 1948-1950
Garcia, c. 1937-1950
Brother Gines, 1948-1949
Gleason, 1923-1946
Goodspeed, 1941-1947
Gunckel, 1948
O. Haught, 1928-1951
J. G. Hawkes, 1950
Herbario Nacional Colombiano, 1932-1950
Herrera, 1926-1943
Hitchcock, 1920-1934
Hodge, 1948
Holt, 1930-1936
Houk, 1937-1948
Hunziker, c. 1947-1948
Killip, 1939
Killip, 1944
Ellsworth P. Killip
Killip-South America, 1948-1950
Killip-Venezuela, 1943-1947
Miscellaneous, 1948-1950
Box 2
Killip & Smith Peru, 1929-1957
Killip & Smith Colombia, 1925-1950
Klug, 1932-1947
Krapovickas, 1947, 1949
Krukoff, 1935-1946 (Includes Krukoff's labels and notes)
Marin, 1950
Mexia, 1932-1949
Mille, 1929-1946
Mutis, 1948
"Account of a canoe trip through the Adirondacks. My first travelogue," 8/1914 (Killip)
Killip notes on negatives
Killip prints (2 folders)
Killip prints, 3/7/1949
Killip prints (2 folders)
Killip notebook (prints)
Killip lanternslides, 8/21/1918
Negatives indices for vol. 43 and 44
Negative log for European trip
- Finding Aid encoded on: 8-19-2011
- Contact us at osiaref@si.edu
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