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Accession 94-043
Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993
F. Raymond Fosberg Papers, circa 1945-1993
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993 |
Title: | F. Raymond Fosberg Papers |
Dates: | circa 1945-1993 |
Quantity: | 14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes) |
Collection: | Accession 94-043 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | These papers consist mostly of correspondence and project files documenting F. Raymond Fosberg's professional career as a botanist and biogeographer. Included are extensive files documenting his work on the Aldabra Research Subcommittee and the Flora of Ceylon Project. Also included is extensive correspondence with David Stoddart. The papers also contain correspondence of Fosberg's long-time colleague and collaborator Marie-Hélène Sachet; and photographs of Fosberg. |
Descriptive Entry
These papers consist primarily of correspondence and project files documenting F. Raymond Fosberg's professional career as a botanist and biogeographer. Included are extensive files documenting his work on the Aldabra Research Subcommittee and the Flora of Ceylon Project. Also included is extensive correspondence with David R. Stoddart. The papers also contain correspondence of Fosberg's long-time colleague and collaborator Marie-Hélène Sachet; and photographs of Fosberg.
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Name
- Aldabra Atoll Research Committee
- Flora of Ceylon Project
- Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993
- Sachet, Marie-Hélène
- Stoddart, D. R. (David Ross)
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 94-043, F. Raymond Fosberg Papers
Container List
Box 1
Aldabra Research Subcommittee
Fosberg - Aldabra diary
Aldabra newsletter, 1970-1976
"Climate of Aldabra," David R. Stoddart and L. U. Mole
Aldabra collections, 1971
Aldabra - Royal Society (2 folders)
Royal Society, 1968
Aldabra dedication
Aldabra place names
Aldabra Research Committee, September 14, 1972
Aldabra Committee - Annual Meetings, November 1971
Aldabra - Royal Society - SI Committee
Aldabra - Washington meeting, 1969 (2 folders)
Aldabra - Royal Society Research Committee
Aldabra - Projects subcommittee
Effects of coccids on Aldabra
Aldabra - Miscellaneous correspondence
Aldabra - Dr. Cowan's Office
"Aldabra-Indian Ocean 1895," Alfred Voeltzkow
Aldabra - Phil Trans volume
Aldabra - Articles and documents
Aldabra - Plant list memo
Correspondence - David R. Stoddart, 1970
Aldabra, 1968 (3 folders)
Aldabra vegetation - Current manuscripts (3 folders)
Aldabra mangrove maps
Aldabra Expedition - Phase 3
Unique Aldabra, 1967
Aldabra - Royal Society Expedition
Royal Society, 1967
Box 2
Correspondence - David R. Stoddart, 1968 (2 folders)
Correspondence - David R. Stoddart, January-July 1967
Correspondence - David R. Stoddart, September-December 1967
Aldabra - Clippings (3 folders)
Indian Ocean Islands
International Aldabra Workshop, 1986
Contributions from the Aldabra Research Station, 181-190
Contributions from the Aldabra Research Station, 201-210
Contributions from the Aldabra Research Station, 171-180
Families of plants of Aldabra Group (3 folders)
"Vegetation and Floristics of Western Indian Ocean Coral Islands" - David R. Stoddart and F. Raymond Fosberg
Draft list of Aldabra Group
Late night line-up, November 6, 1967; 0:30 TRT (1/4" audiotape)
Western Indian Ocean Coral Island Plants (3 folders)
David R. Stoddart - Bibliography of Aldabra Atoll, 1986
Aldabra Research Committee - Minutes, April 23, 1974
Terminal Report, October 1972-May 1973
Aldabra Research Committee - Minutes, February 8, 1974
Marine Turtles in the Western Indian Ocean, 1975
Aldabra - Seychelles Foundation - Information and Queries
Box 3
Contributions from the Aldabra Research Station, 191-200
Contributions from the Aldabra Research Station, 161-170
Contributions from the Aldabra Research Station, 141-150
Contributions from the Aldabra Research Station, 121-130
Contributions from the Aldabra Research Station, 81-90
Contributions from the Aldabra Research Station, 101-110
Contributions from the Aldabra Research Station, 91-100
Contributions from the Aldabra Research Station, 61-70
Report on Introduced Animals, 1968
Aldabra Station
Donaldson, Alan
Frazier, Jack
Islets in Aldabra Lagoon
Stoddart, David R., 1968-1969
Aldabra Geology
"Report on the Conservation of Aldabra, Southwest Indian Ocean," David R. Stoddart, 1966
Aldabra maps
Contributions from the Aldabra Research Station, 11-20
Contributions from the Aldabra Research Station, 131-140
Contributions from the Aldabra Research Station, 1-10
Final report vegetation transects SW Grande Terre, 1980
Aldabra vegetation map
Aldabra vegetation
Aldabra flora
Stoddart, David R., 1973-1976
Notes on Byrne manuscript
Aldabra - Goats
Gould, Margaret S., 1975
Stoddart, David S., 1971-1972
Aldabra - Turtles
Report on the first phase, 1967
Report on a visit to the Seychelles (including Aldabra), 1976
Aldabra Research Committee minutes, 1968, 1977
Royal Society, 1977
Dominica - Conservation
Wingate, David - Dominica Surrey
Calendar file
Collection file
Geographical file
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1964-1974 (2 folders)
Box 4
Miscellaneous materials (4 folders)
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Meeting Files
26th Annual Systematics Symposium, 1979
14th Pacific Science Congress - Khabarovsk, Russia, 1979
French Polynesia trip and Honolulu Symposium, 1982
Micronesia trip, 1980
15th Pacific Science Congress, 1983
Moore, Harold E., Jr., 1952-1973
Biological Conservation, 1968-1978
Pacific Collections forum proposal, 1981
National Airlines, 1965, 1971
Macnae, Dr. William, 1968-1969
McGraw-Hill Book, Co.
Lye, Kare Arnstein, 1970
Mennega, Dr. Dep, 1965-1969, 1979
Li, Dr. Hui Lin, 1961-1963, 1972
Leveque, Raymond, 1964-1970
Lawrence, Dr. George H. M., 1954-1970
Langman, Mrs. Ida K., 1952-1954, 1972-1973
Accident, 1979
Nomenclature sent to Australia, 1981
Brian T. Scully and William S. Null (2 folders)
Centres of Plant Diversity, 1992
Mark Fowler, 1983-1984
Wallis and Futuna Island, 1984
Tuvalu lists, 1975-1985
Shortia galacifolia, 1982-1983
Jacques Florence, 1983-1984
Tahiti Congress, 1985
Deva D. Tirvengadum, 1982-1985
Kenneth M. Nagata, 1980
National Science Foundation, 1980
Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, 1969-1984
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1965-1984 (Folder 1 of 3)
Box 5
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1965-1984 (Folders 2-3 of 3)
Miscellaneous Correspondence of F. Raymond Fosberg and Marie-Hélène Sachet
Rainey, Margaret, 1986-1993
Funeral - Marie-Hélène Sachet, 1986
Marie-Hélène Sachet, 1969-1982
Marie-Hélène Sachet information and letters of sympathy, 1986-1987
Rare and endangered plant species
Anne-Elizabeth Wolf, 1987-1993
Madeleine Ly-Tio-Fane, 1973-1975
Datura list, 1958-1959
Sophie Satin, 1957-1959
The Institute of Ecology, 1976
"An Overview of Natural Area Preservation in the World," 1975-1976
"Micronesia: Status of Floristic Knowledge," 1975
Santalum in Eastern Polynesia, 1985
Micronesia - Collections
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1966-1973
Miscellaneous Correspondence, Including Flora of Ceylon Project Files
Miscellaneous correspondence - A, 1968, 1980
Miscellaneous correspondence - B, 1973-1980
Miscellaneous correspondence - C, 1973-1977
Miscellaneous correspondence - D, 1975
Miscellaneous correspondence - E, 1973, 1986
Miscellaneous correspondence - F, 1973, 1977, 1980
Miscellaneous correspondence - G, 1968, 1977
Miscellaneous correspondence - H, 1973-1977, 1980
Miscellaneous correspondence - J, 1977
Miscellaneous correspondence - K, 1974, 1980
Miscellaneous correspondence - L, 1973, 1977
Miscellaneous correspondence - M, 1973-1984
Miscellaneous correspondence - O, 1975, 1980
Miscellaneous correspondence - P, 1965-1983
Miscellaneous correspondence - R, 1973-1974, 1978
Miscellaneous correspondence - S, 1971-1986
Miscellaneous correspondence - T, 1974, 1978, 1984
Miscellaneous correspondence - V, 1980
Miscellaneous correspondence - W-Z, 1967-1986
General miscellaneous correspondence, 1966-1980 (4 folders)
Revision of Trimen's Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, 1976-1977
Ceylon Flora Status Report, 1976
Ceylon Flora acknowledgements - Volume I
Box 6
Ceylon Flora acknowledgements - Volume II
Ceylon Flora acknowledgements - Volume III
Ceylon Flora acknowledgements - Volume IV
Ceylon Flora acknowledgements - Volume V
Report acknowledgements, 1983-1988
The Healing Forest, 1990
Cook Islands, 1991
Frederick G. Meyer - Photographs
U. S. Tropical Forests in the Pacific, 1982
Wake Island, 1961
"The Increasing Role of Ecology"
Miscellaneous Ceylon materials, 1974-1976 (2 folders)
Diary, 1991
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1969-1992 (4 folders)
General correspondence - A-Z, c. 1945-1973
A miscellaneous, Aa to Al
A miscellaneous, Am to Az
A miscellaneous, 1963 and back
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) proposed section
AAAS Denver meeting, 1961
AAAS Committee on Natural Areas
American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS)
Browning, Mrs. Nancy
Bryan, Edwin H., Jr.
Budowski, Dr. Gerardo
Bullock, Mr. A. A.
Blumenstock, Mrs. Nancy
Boiteau, Monsieur Pierre
Boonsong, Lekagul
Brenan, Dr. J. P. M.
Brown, Dr. Walter C.
Bibliographic Services
B miscellaneous, 1963 and back
Banner, Dr. Albert H.
Bare, Madame Dominique
Batts, Edward Gerald
B miscellaneous, Ba to Bl
Box 7
B miscellaneous, Bm to Bz
C miscellaneous, 1963 and back
Ebinger, Dr. John E.
E miscellaneous, 1963 and back
Emberger, Dr. L.
F miscellaneous, 1963 and back
Fogg, Dr. John M., Jr.
Farvar, Taghi
G miscellaneous, 1963 and back
Groves, Eric W.
Griffin, Mr. David
Grant, Martin L.
Gould, Professor Frank W.
Goreau, Dr. T. F.
Gillis, William T.
Gillett, George W.
Gill, Malcolm
Gibson, Mr. Colin
Garrity, Devin A.
H miscellaneous, 1964 and back
H miscellaneous, 1964-1973 (2 folders)
Hambuechen, Mr. Walter H.
Hara, Hiroshi
Haskell, Edward F.
Hiatt, Dr. Robert W.
Hinckley, Dr. A. D.
Huetz de Lemps
I miscellaneous, 1963 and back
IBM
International Palynological Conference
J miscellaneous, 1963 and back
J miscellaneous, 1964-1973
Krauss, N. L. H.
Kefford, Dr. N. P.
Keck, Dr. David D.
K miscellaneous, 1963 and back
L. miscellaneous, 1964-1973
L miscellaneous, 1963 and back
Leroy, Jean Francois
Lionnet, Guy
M miscellaneous, 1963 and back
Martin, Dr. Paul S.
Mason, Leonard
N miscellaneous, 1963 and back
N miscellaneous, 1964-1973
O miscellaneous, 1963 and back
P miscellaneous, 1963 and back
Palm Society
Penny, Malcolm
Peters, A. J.
Phillips, J. F. V.
Pillai, Gopinadha
Platt, Robert B.
Pletsch
Poore, Dr. Duncan
Q miscellaneous, 1963 and back
Quarterly Review of Biology
R miscellaneous, 1963 and back
Radford, G. L.
Ragsdale - Science, Technology and Human Values course, Emory University
Rainey, William E.
Reeder, Dr. John
Ross, Dr. Robert
Reksodihardjo, Dr. W. Soegeng
Box 8
S miscellaneous, Sa to Sl
S miscellaneous, Sl to Sz
Svenson, Dr. H. K.
Storm, Marian
Suvatabandhu, Professor Kasin
Sioli, Dr. H.
Slater, Lloyd
Silver, W. S.
Shinners, Dr. Lloyd
Scott, Sir Peter
T miscellaneous, 1964-1973
Tucker, Richard P.
Tomaselli, R.
Townsend, Dr. C. C.
U miscellaneous, 1964-1973
University of Kentucky
Van Royen, Dr. P.
Van Steenis, Dr. C. G. G. J.
W miscellaneous
Wood, Professor Richard D.
Williams, Louis O.
Wiggins, Dr. Ira L.
Wiens, H. J.
Wickens, Dr. G. E.
Whyte, R. O.
Walsh, Gerald E.
Miscellaneous Correspondence
Miscellaneous correspondence, before 1980 (2 folders)
Flora of Ceylon correspondence, 1970, 1973
Island workshop correspondence, 1973-1974
Symposium on Reef and Lagoon Conservation, 1970-1971
Phoenix Island Flora, 1973
IMSWE Progress Report, 1973
Pacific Science Congress - Australia, 1971
International Biological Programme - Conservation Section, 1971-1972
Tropical Oceanic Small Island Ecosystem Workshop, 1974
Man and the Biosphere, 1974
11th International Botanical Congress, 1969
French Polynesia - Tujai, 1974-1975
Henderson Island personnel, 1984-1985
Henderson Island boat transit, 1984
Box 9
Henderson Island, 1983-1984 (3 folders)
Stoddart, David R. - Aldabra, 1976-1977
Stoddart, David R. - EOS, 1979-1982
Stoddart, David R. - Dossier, 1983-1985
Stoddart, David R. - Tongatabu Islets
Stoddart, David R. - Correspondence, 1963-1970
Stoddart, David R. - Correspondence, 1971-1973
Stoddart, David R. - Correspondence, 1974-1975
Stoddart, David R. - Correspondence, 1975-1980
Stoddart, David R. - Correspondence, 1972-1992 (4 folders)
Stoddart, David R. - Atoll Research Bulletin, 1975-1979
Stoddart, David R. - Itinerant Geographer, 1988
Stoddart, David R. - Papers, 1985-1986 (2 folders)
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1967-1990 (4 folders)
Box 10
Miscellaneous Project Files
Galapagos
Galapagos workshop (2 folders)
Nauru Island
Eastern Pacific Region
Hawaiian Plants - Peter Rubtzoff
Samoa
Cook Islands
Moorea - Howard M. Smith
Ceylon Flora - Loans
French Polynesia, 1982
Ceylon Project - Equipment
Ceylon Field Station - Closing up, 1978-1979
Cave and Co., Ltd.
Flora of Ceylon, Volume I
Flora of Ceylon, Volume II
Flora of Ceylon, Volume III
Flora of Ceylon, Volume IV
Flora of Ceylon, Volumes V-VII
Amerind Publishing - TB 5.22 publications (2 folders)
Ceylon Project
TB 5.22 Dassanayake
TB 5.22 Peeris-Gunatillalse
Balakrishnan, Dr. Nadarajah
Flora of Ceylon correspondence, 1969-1989
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1974-1990 (4 folders)
Flora of Ceylon Project Files
Biogeography files, 1972-1974
TB 5.22 Meijer
TB 5.22 Mueller-Dombois
TB 5.21 Mueller-Dombois
5.21 Ceylon
5.21 Balakrishnan
5.21 Dassanayake
5.21 Jayasuriya
TB 5.22 Jayasuriya
TB 5.22 Wheeler (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 11
TB 5.22 Wheeler (Folder 2 of 2)
Galapagos workshop papers
Travel Files
Okinawa symposium, 1992
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Honolulu travel, 1992
Honolulu travel, 1991
University of the South Pacific trip
East-West Center - MacArthur Pacific Island Initiative Strategy Committee Meeting
Miscellaneous travel materials
European trip, 1989
Berlin Congress
Hawaii travel, 1988
Hawaii travel, 1989
Hawaii travel, 1990
Receipts and other materials
Toronto meeting, 1990
Yokohama symposium, 1990
International Conference on Developing an Agricultural research Programme for the Atolls - Suva Fiji, 1990
East-West Center meeting, 1991
XVII Pacific Science Congress, 1991
XIII International Botanical Congress - Sydney, Australia, 1981 (2 folders)
Panama trip, 1976
Association of Systematics Collections - Honolulu, Hawaii, 1982
Improving the Stability of Names: Needs and Options - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1991
Box 12
Miscellaneous travel materials, 1989-1991 (2 folders)
Chronological Files
Blue file letters, November-December 1978
Blue file letters, January-February 1979
Blue file letters, March-April, 1979
Blue file letters, May-June 1979
Blue file letters, July-August 1979
Blue file letters, September-October 1979
Blue file letters, November-December 1979
Chronologic file - 1980
Chronologic file - 1981
Chronologic file - 1982
Chronologic file - 1983
Chronologic file - 1984
Chronologic file - 1985
Chronologic file - 1986
Chronologic file - 1987
Chronologic file - 1988
Chronologic file - 1989
Chronologic file - 1990
Chronologic file - 1991
Chronologic file - 1992
Chronologic file - 1993
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Other Materials
Conservation of Pacific Island Ecosystems - Annual report, 1991
Draft - Marine Ecosystem Classification System, 1991
National Tropical Botanical Garden (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 13
National Tropical Botanical Garden (Folder 2 of 2)
Final Rough Draft - "Classification of Ecosystems'
Mohenjo-Daro materials, 1978-1981 (4 folders)
Ceylon Project, 1991
"The Vegetation of Micronesia," 1958
"Botanical Report on Micronesia," F. Raymond Fosberg, 1946 (3 folders)
"Botanical Report on Micronesia" - Photographic Supplement, F. Raymond Fosberg, 1946 (2 folders)
Miscellaneous photographs, 1956-1986 (2 folders)
Correspondence - Mangenot, G., 1950-1982
Marquesas Data for Report, 1974
TB 5.03 Marquesas expedition, 1973-1974
Correspondence - Schafer, P. A., 1975-1976
Correspondence - Thibault, Jean Claude, 1975-1976
Lebronnecia materials, 1965-1974 (3 folders)
Correspondence - Maclet, Jean-Noel, 1963-1973 (2 folders)
Box 14
Marquesas collections, 1968-1976
TB 5.012 Tetiaroa Project, 1972-1974
MAB Project 7 - "Ecology and Rational Use of Island Ecosystems," 1973-1975 (2 folders)
Miscellaneous correspondence - Marie-Hélène Sachet and F. Raymond Fosberg, 1966-1992 (4 folders)
Miscellaneous publications, 1973-1997 (3 folders)
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