Margaret C. Ferguson papers
Scope and Contents Note
Personal Papers of Margaret C. Ferguson (1863-1951); reviewed and occasionally annotated by Harriet B. Creighton Professor of Botany 1940-1974; dating from 1889 to 1914; consisting of notebooks manuscripts, drawings correspondence, report; concerning her years at Wellesley as a "special student" and a member of the faculty of the Botany Department.
List of correspondents:
C. J. Chamberlain
Dr. Aven Nelson
Annie J. Cannon
A. Talmage Schulmaier
Sophie Hart
Elizabeth Paige May
Edward M. East
Caroline Hazard
Pauline Durant
John M. Macfarlaine
C. R. Barnes
Mary C. Bliss
Professor Hendrick
Edward C. Jeffrey
Dean Brody
Susan M. Minns Grant
Dates
- Creation: 1889-1914
Biographical/Historical Note
Margaret Clay Ferguson was a "special student" at Wellesley 1888-1891; an instructor in botany 1893-1896 and 1901-1904; an associate professor of Botany and head of department 1904-1906; a professor and head of department 1906-1930; the Director of Botany Greenhouses and gardens and research professor of botany 1930-1932.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (3 document boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Harriet Creighton, 1975.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Wellesley College Archives Repository