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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 7140
Braun, E. Lucy (Emma Lucy), 1889-1971
Emma Lucy Braun Photograph Album, circa 1932-1940
Historical Note
Emma Lucy Braun (1889-1971), a specialist in forest ecology, spent her entire professional career at the University of Cincinnati. Her primary field of interest was deciduous forests of eastern North America, a subject on which she produced several publications.
Introduction
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Descriptive Entry
This album contains photographs of Kentucky and Tennessee forests, many of which appeared in her published work. Also included are some photographs of individuals and groups, and a series of photographs of forests taken by Ralph W. Chaney in 1940. Most of the photographs are of virgin forests that have since been destroyed by lumbering and mining.
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Name
- Braun, E. Lucy (Emma Lucy), 1889-1971
- Chaney, Ralph W. (Ralph Works), 1890-1971
- University of Cincinnati
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7140, Emma Lucy Braun Photograph Album