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Preferred Citation
John Thomas Baldwin Jr. papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. John Thomas Baldwin Jr. (1910-1974) received his undergraduate degree from William & Mary, and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. He joined the William & Mary faculty in 1937, before leaving in 1939 to teach at the University of Michigan for two years. Dr. Baldwin returned to William & Mary in 1944, where he rose from assistant professor of botany to chairman of the biology department over the course of his career.
Dr. Baldwin specialized in cytogenetics, the study of plant chromosomes, and boxwoods. His work also focused on strophanthus sarmentosus, a plant from the same genus as the dogbane family. When he traveled to Liberia in 1947 at the behest of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a survey of the distribution, prevalence and behavior of strophanthus, it was discovered to be a natural source of cortisone. The plant was used extensively in the early manufacturing of the drug.
Dr. Baldwin traveled to four continents in the course of his studies, and working with his colleague Dr. Bernice Speese, he used the seeds and plantings from those trips to turn the campus of William & Mary into a natural laboratory. Some of the plants that remain today are among the oldest cultivated representatives of their species in the United States.
Dr. Baldwin passed away on September 3, 1974 at the age of 63.
Content Description
This collection contains materials pertaining to the professional career and personal life of Dr. John Thomas Baldwin Jr. Also included are the professional papers of Dr. Bernice Speese, a William & Mary professor and colleague of Dr. Baldwin.
Materials include articles, drawings, maps, personal and academic correspondence, media clippings and written research notes, report drafts, photography, and government documents related to Baldwin's work with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Separated Material
Several books were received along with the papers. Some volumes were retained and catalogued, the others were returned to the William & Mary Herbarium.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Botany
- Botany--Study and teaching
- Botany--Virginia
- College of William and Mary--Faculty and Staff
- Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)
- Liberia
Container List
Papers pertaining to Dr. Baldwin's work both within and outside of William & Mary. This series is divided into eight subseries: General papers, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Reports, Liberia, Hevea research, The Great Dismal Swamp, Plant families, and Cytogeography.
- General papers1924-1983Scope and Contents
Papers, notes, articles, and other documents acquired or created by Baldwin in the course of his work. Two particular sections of note in this series are The Blandy Experimental Farm at University of Virginia and the Kingsville Nurseries, now Foxborough Nursery, Inc. These were two organizations he worked closely with to acquire and research new plant specimens.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1
Baldwin, original publications1940-1971
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2
Professional papers, William & Mary1950-1975
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3
Professional papers, general1952-1974
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4
Baldwin, John Thomas Jr. Vitacirca 1966
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 5
Published materials1924-1967Scope and Contents
Includes an article on Isotria Medeoloides at the Grimes Station in Virginia by J.T. Baldwin. And a 1924 brochure from the Bureau of Vital Statistics Virginia State Board of Health titled "Eugenics in relation to the new family and the law on racial integrity."
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 6
The Sierra Leone Royal Gazette1937 July 1 - 1937 September 30
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 7
Memorandum of agreement between the University of Michigan and the University of Minnesota1940-1941
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8
Excerpt from a public statement by Douglas H. Allen1943
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 9
Biography drafts for Orator E. Cook1949
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 10
Robert Look botanical notes1947-1948
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 11
Puya, the pineapple's Andean ancestor by Mulford B. Foster1950
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 12
Papers on Doctor David H. Kistner1955-1959
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 13
The nature conservancy1960
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 14
Carnegie Institution of Washington1963
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 15
The Houston Post, scanned articles1973
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 16
The Texas forest trail1973
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 17
Speech for James F. McInteer IV1979
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 18
Negatives1947-1951
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 19
Notecards1965-1980
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 20
Newspaper clippings, Baldwin1968
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 21
Newspaper clippings from Herbert L. Ganter1973
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 22
Newspaper clippings1950-1983
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 23
Newspaper clippings1951-1973
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 24
Letters and NumeralsUndated
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 25
Sir Christopher Wren building printUndated
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 26
The Blandy Experimental Farm1940-1953
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 27
The Blandy Experimental Farm1945-1965
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 28
Kingsville Nurseries, Boxwoods1948-1969
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 29
Kingsville Nurseries, Boxwoods1953-1973
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)1947-1976Scope and Contents
Includes specimen notes, correspondence, travel documents, and import papers from the work Dr. Baldwin conducted with the United States Department of Agriculture. These materials are national and international in scope, with the bulk of the import documentation originating in Brazil and Liberia.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 30
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction: Imports1947-1948
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 31
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction: Imports1947-1950
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 32
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction: Imports1949
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 33
Erlanson C.O., Bureau of Plant Industry1949-1951
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 34
U.S. Fish and Wildlife service report1952-1976
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 35
Brazil mission, travel and housing vouchers1942-1949
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 36
Bills of lading and shipping insurance1948
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 30
- Reports1942-1956Scope and Contents
Reports on botanical field operations. The bulk of the reports are on rivers, river deltas, and regions in Brazil.
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 37
Report on the Rio Aripuaná1942
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 38
Report on transportation situation in Territorio do Acre1942
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 39
Report of trip to Portel, Rio Pacajá, Rio Amapu, and Cameta, by William Mackinnon1943
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 40
Reports: Rubber production in Baixo Amazonas, by Harold E. Gustin and João da Silva1943
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 41
Report: Rio Machado field day1943 September 15 - 1943 November 1
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 42
Special report on Rio Madeira area with reference to Sorva production... by Harry C. Haines1943
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 43
Report on field trip on Rio Antimary1943
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 44
Progress report on Curralinho and Oeiras area1943
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 45
New area report on the Rio Jamanchim, by Bruce Lamb1943
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 46
The Bouças report on rubber program in Brazil, by C. Homer McDuff, translated by Carl L. Reed1944
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 47
New area report on Rio Iriry, by Marshall R. Turner1944
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 48
New area report on Rio Gurupi area, by Leopoldo Henrique Knoedt1944
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 49
New area report on Rio Marmelos state of Amazonas Brazil, by Orlando Baroni1944
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 50
New area reported on the Rio Xapuri, by John E. Wilde and Ricardo Mercede Jr.1944
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 51
Progress report no.1 Rio Solimoes proper, Upper Solimoes area, by Harry C. Haines1944
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 52
Progress report on Gurupá and Almeirim municipalities1944
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 53
Progress report on Ponta de Pedras and Cachoeira and Belem municipalities1944
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 54
Special report on Xapurí municipality, Seringueiros versus Seringalistas, by Francis C. Rebelo1944
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 55
New area report on Upper Solimões area Rio Jandiatuba, by Harry C. Haines and Herculano Caldeira Filho1944
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 56
Progress report on Upper Tocantins1944
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 57
Special report no.1 on the Upper Rio Roosevelt, by Orlando Baroni1945
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 58
New area report on the Lower Rio Jurua, by George E. Hafstad1945
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 59
New area report on Upper Juruena river, by F. Bruce Lamb1945
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 60
Itineraries and reports, Africa1947-1956
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 61
New area reports on Rio Macauā, municipio de Sena Madureira, by Frederick C. Vogel and Francis Rebeloundated
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 62
Report of field trip on Lower Rio Acre, by Merl G. Mayerundated
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 37
- Liberia1940-1983Scope and Contents
Reports, correspondence, travel documentation, and specimen inventories from Dr. Baldwin's trips to Liberia. This subseries includes notes pertaining to his work with strophanthus.
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 63
Liberian report1940-1964
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 64
Final report, economic mission to Liberia1947-1948
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 65
Liberian specimen. St. Louis, Smithsonian N.Y. Botanical Garden- Speese Set I1947-1949
- Mixed Materials box: 4 Folder: 66
Economic mission to Liberia1947-1950
- Mixed Materials box: 4 Folder: 67
Archer: Liberia and Ethiopia records1947-1960
- Mixed Materials box: 4 Folder: 68
Economic mission to Liberia, travel permits1947-1961
- Mixed Materials box: 4 Folder: 69
Agriculture in Liberia - report, U.S. economic mission1948
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 70
Liberia correspondence1948-1956
- Mixed Materials box: 4 Folder: 71
Inventory of ethnographic collection - Baldwin, Liberia1948-1983
- Mixed Materials box: 16 Folder: 72
Departmental circular no.1-1949. William V.S. Tubman President of Liberia1949
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 73
U.S.D.A. Travel to Liberia: Strophanthus1949-1954
- Mixed Materials box: 4 Folder: 74
Botanical collections, west tropical Africa - Liberian Plants1949-1974
- Mixed Materials box: 5 Folder: 75
Liberia manuscriptundated
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 63
- Hevea research1942-1970Scope and Contents
Notes and drafts for Dr. Baldwin's publication "Hevea: A First Interpretation." Hevea brasiliensis, also called the Pará rubber tree, is a natural source of rubber. Dr. Baldwin studied its applications, as well as cultivation methods.
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 76
Research and drafts - Hevea: a First Interpretation1942-1947
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 77
Studies in the genus Hevea V, by Richard Evans Schultes1952
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 78
Publications on the cultivation of Hevea1959-1969
- Mixed Materials box: 5 Folder: 79
The History of Taxonomic Studies in Hevea, by Richard E. Schultes: Proof and correspondence1965-1970
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 76
- The Great Dismal Swamp1940-1977Scope and Contents
Newspaper articles, documentation, and photos of Dr. Baldwin's work within the Dismal Swamp.The majority of the images are of plant specimens and waterways, with a small series on fish.
- Mixed Materials box: 16 folder: 80
Dismal Swamp photographs1952
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 81
Dismal Swamp writingsundated
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 82
Dismal Swamp writings1951-1974
- Mixed Materials box: 5 Folder: 83
Dismal Swamp writings1964
- Mixed Materials box: 6 Folder: 84
Newspaper clippings and articles related to the Dismal Swamp1940-1959
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 85
Newspaper clippings and articles related to the Dismal Swamp1960-1969
- Mixed Materials box: 6 Folder: 86
Great Dismal Swamp- maps, articles, and survey1963-1977
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 87
Newspaper clippings and articles related to the Dismal Swamp1970-1974
- Mixed Materials box: 16 folder: 80
- Plant families1911-1958Scope and Contents
Hand-drawn and printed images of chromosomal arrangements for different plant families related to Dr. Baldwin's cytogeographical studies. Some files also contain reference photos of plants.
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 88
Aeglopsisundated
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 89
Amaryllidaceaeundated
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 90
Chaptaliaundated
- Mixed Materials box: 7 Folder: 91
Clappertonia1950
- Mixed Materials box: 7 Folder: 92
Diospyros1939-1942
- Mixed Materials box: 7 Folder: 93
Helenium1949-1951
- Mixed Materials box: 7 Folder: 94
Hevea1938-1941
- Mixed Materials box: 7 Folder: 95
Hevea Rigidifolia1942-1947
- Mixed Materials box: 7 Folder: 96
Hevea - seed importation1911
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 97
Maschalocephalus1948-1958
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 98
Mistletoe1948-1956
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 99
Orchidaceae1957
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 100
Physalis1949
- Mixed Materials box: 7 Folder: 101
Sedumundated
- Mixed Materials box: 7 Folder: 102
Spiraea1946-1951
- Mixed Materials box: 7 Folder: 103
Strophanthes1951
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 104
Tacca1950-1951
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 105
Weedsundated
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 88
- Cytogeography1934-1950Scope and Contents
Notes, records, chromosome diagrams from Dr. Baldwin's research in cytogeography, the study of plant chromosomes.
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 106
Cytogeography1946
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 107
S.A. Chromosomesundated
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 108
Chromosome drawingsundated
- Mixed Materials box: 8 Folder: 109
Chromosome counts - Baldwinundated
- Mixed Materials box: 8 Folder: 110
Chromosomes, publishedcirca 1942
- Mixed Materials box: 8 Folder: 111
Seed records1934-1949
- Mixed Materials box: 8 Folder: 112
Collection records1943-1947
- Mixed Materials box: 8 Folder: 113
Bla - record sheets1947-1948
- Mixed Materials box: 8 Folder: 114
PI record sheets1947-1948
- Mixed Materials box: 8 Folder: 115
Inspection house P1 series1947-1949
- Mixed Materials box: 8 Folder: 116
Baldwin seed begin1948-1950
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 106
Correspondence to and from Dr. Baldwin from students, acquaintances, and work contacts. This series is divided into three subseries: general correspondence, correspondence to specific individuals, and student correspondence.
- General correspondence1934-1974Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Dr. Baldwin. Arranged alphabetically by last name and chronologically within the folders.
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 117
Correspondence- A1937-1969
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 118
Correspondence- B1938-1968
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 119
Correspondence- B1940-1974
- Mixed Materials box: 9 Folder: 120
Correspondence- C1938-1960
- Mixed Materials box: 9 Folder: 121
Correspondence- D1951-1971
- Mixed Materials box: 9 Folder: 122
Correspondence- E1935-1957
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 123
Correspondence- F1934-1968
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 124
Correspondence- G1936-1974
- Mixed Materials box: 9 Folder: 125
Correspondence- H1938-1973
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 126
Correspondence - I1948-1953
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 127
Correspondence - J1947-1972
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 128
Correspondence - K1946-1970
- Mixed Materials box: 10 Folder: 129
Correspondence - L1942-1974
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 130
Correspondence - M1945-1971
- Mixed Materials box: 10 Folder: 131
Correspondence - N1942-1959
- Mixed Materials box: 10 Folder: 132
Correspondence - O1939-1957
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 133
Correspondence - P1944-1969
- Mixed Materials box: 10 Folder: 134
Correspondence - R1948-1967
- Mixed Materials box: 10 Folder: 135
Correspondence - S1945-1972
- Mixed Materials box: 10 Folder: 136
Correspondence - T1950-1971
- Mixed Materials box: 10 Folder: 137
Correspondence - V1943-1974
- Mixed Materials box: 10 Folder: 138
Correspondence - W1938-1970
- Mixed Materials box: 10 Folder: 139
Correspondence - Y1941-1962
- Mixed Materials box: 10 Folder: 140
Correspondence - Z1964
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 238
Correspondence - Organizations, Universities, Embassies1943-1973
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 117
- Correspondence to specific individuals1909-1975Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Dr. Baldwin by specific individuals. These are arranged alphabetically by last name. This includes letters from William & Mary president, Dr. Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler; the founder of the Virginia Herpetological Society, W. Leslie Burger Jr.; The plant geneticist, member of the Mulford Expedition, and director of Blandy Experimental Farm, Dr Orland Emile White; Alton M. Harvill, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Biology at Longwood University; and Robert F. Hoover who founded the botanical garden and herbarium at California State Polytechnic College.
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 141
Correspondence - Abbott, Stanley W.1954
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 142
Correspondence - Adams, J. W.1948-1960
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 143
Correspondence - Allard, Howard A.1944-1947
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 144
Correspondence - Armstrong, Alfred and Martha1938-1968
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 145
Correspondence - Avery, George S. Jr.1944-1947
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 146
Correspondence - Bailey, Liberty Hyde1912-1970
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 147
Correspondence - Bailey, Norman S.1952
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 148
Correspondence - Bakeman, George W.1953-1957
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 149
Correspondence - Ball, Betty Joan1945-1956
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 150
Correspondence - Bamford, Ronald1941-1951
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 151
Correspondence - Bangham, W. N.1942-1948
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 152
Correspondence - Bartlett, H. H.1942-1958
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 153
Correspondence - Bartholomew, Elizabeth Ann1945-1949
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 154
Correspondence - Bartram, Edwin B.1948-1950
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 155
Correspondence - Beatty, A. V. E.1937-1953
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 156
Correspondence - Betts, Edwin M.1938-1941
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 157
Correspondence - Blake, S. F.1941-1945
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 158
Correspondence - Blank, Grace J.1941-1960
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 159
Correspondence - Blomquist, H. L.1956
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 160
Correspondence - Bowden, Ray M.1939-1946
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 161
Correspondence - Boyadjian, Lucy E.1955
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 162
Correspondence - Brown, Clair A.1944
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 163
Correspondence - Buell, Murray F.1945-1949
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 164
Correspondence - Burger, W. Leslie, Jr.1956
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 165
Correspondence - Bush, Monroe and Nancy1955-1956
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 166
Correspondence - Camp, W. H.1948-1949
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 167
Correspondence - Cave, Marion S.1946-1948
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 168
Correspondence - Chandler, A. D.1953-1957
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 169
Correspondence - Clausen, Robert T.1936-1952
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 170
Correspondence - Cleeton, Kenneth H.1952-1953
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 171
Correspondence - Cleland, Ralph E.1947-1951
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 172
Correspondence - Constance, Lincoln1938-1950
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 173
Correspondence - Core, Earl L.1941-1948
- Mixed Materials box: 11 Folder: 174
Correspondence - Dagadu, Nick W.1943-1974
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 175
Correspondence - Davis, Donald W.1909-1952
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 176
Correspondence - Deam, Chas C.1939-1947
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 177
Correspondence - Dennison, Mary Louise Grumbein1943-1952
- Mixed Materials box: 12 Folder: 178
Correspondence - Dinklage, Erna and Max1964-1966
- Mixed Materials box: 12 Folder: 179
Correspondence - Eigsti, O. J.1940-1946
- Mixed Materials box: 12 Folder: 180
Correspondence - Elzie1944-1945
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 181
Correspondence - Erickson, Ralph O.1945-1948
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 182
Correspondence - Evans, O. Keister1974
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 183
Correspondence - Ewan, Joseph1939-1949
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 184
Correspondence - Fairchild, David1944-1951
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 185
Correspondence - Fernald, M. L.1938-1950
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 186
Correspondence - Fitzroy, Herbert W. K.1951-1955
- Mixed Materials box: 12 Folder: 187
Correspondence - Flory, Walter S.1934-1962
- Mixed Materials box: 12 Folder: 188
Correspondence - Gaiser, Lulu1938-1941
- Mixed Materials box: 12 Folder: 189
Correspondence - Garber, Edward D.1946-1947
- Mixed Materials box: 12 Folder: 190
Correspondence - Gentry, Howard Scott1943-1973
- Mixed Materials box: 12 Folder: 191
Correspondence - Gregory, John1942-1952
- Mixed Materials box: 12 Folder: 192
Correspondence - Gregory, Margaret1940-1952
- Mixed Materials box: 12 Folder: 193
Correspondence - Gregory, Walton C.1941-1972
- Mixed Materials box: 12 Folder: 194
Correspondence - Harper, Roland M.1940-1969
- Mixed Materials box: 12 Folder: 195
Correspondence - Harvey, R. B.1940-1941
- Mixed Materials box: 12 Folder: 196
Correspondence - Harvill, A. M.1941-1949
- Mixed Materials box: 12 Folder: 197
J.T. Baldwin Correspondence to A. M. Harvill requesting specimen Identifications1974-1975
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 198
J. T. Baldwin Correspondence to A. M. Harvill requesting specimen identification1975
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 199
Correspondence - Heiser, Charles B. Jr.1948-1952
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 200
Correspondence - Herndon, Noah1942-1951
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 201
Correspondence - Holt, P. C.1942
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 202
Correspondence - Hoover, Robert F.1939-1941
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 203
Correspondence - Hopkins, Alden1947-1951
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 204
Correspondence - Jaynes, Richard1962-1971
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 205
Correspondence - Jones, Edward Eugene1953-1954
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 206
Correspondence - Jones, W. Melville1959-1962
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 207
Correspondence - Josephine1944-1946
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 208
Correspondence - Killip, E. P. "Buddy"1942-1951
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 209
Correspondence - Lawrence, George H. M.1968-1973
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 210
Correspondence - Lee1952
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 211
Correspondence - Marsh, Charles F.1952-1957
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 212
Correspondence - McHugh, John L.1953-1956
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 213
Correspondence - Mikula, Bernard1968
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 214
Correspondence - Mueller, C. Barber1953-1954
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 215
Correspondence - Wagner, A. Pelzer1951-1972
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 216
Correspondence - Warmke, H. E.1942-1951
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 217
Correspondence - Wernimont, Kenneth1944-1952
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 218
Correspondence - Wetmore, Ralph H.1945-1946
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 219
Correspondence - Whaley, W. Gordon1944-1945
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 220
Correspondence - Wheldon & Wesley Limited1948-1951
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 221
Correspondence - Wherry, Edgar T.1942-1974
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 222
Correspondence - Winne, William1949-1952
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 223
Correspondence - Winston, Paul W.1949-1955
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 224
Correspondence - Whitaker, Thomas W.1940-1945
- Mixed Materials box: 13 Folder: 225
Correspondence - White, Orland E.1921-1972
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 226
Correspondence - Wiegand, K. M.1939-1940
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 227
Correspondence - Wolcotz, Gordon1931-1948
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 228
Correspondence - Wolfgang, Brother1939-1947
- Mixed Materials box: 14 Folder: 229
Correspondence - Wood, John Thornton1950-1952
- Mixed Materials box: 14 Folder: 230
Correspondence - Woodson, Robert E., Jr.1944-1952
- Mixed Materials box: 14 Folder: 231
Correspondence - Wright, Jonathan W.1942-1950
- Mixed Materials box: 14 Folder: 232
Correspondence - Yarnell, S. H.1945-1969
- Mixed Materials box: 14 Folder: 233
Correspondence - Yocum, Conrad and Mary1941-1952
- Mixed Materials box: 14 Folder: 234
Correspondence - Yoder, W. A.1953
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 141
- Student correspondence to and from Baldwin1938-1974Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Dr. Baldwin from students he taught at William & Mary. Contains recommendation letters, internship requests, and general correspondence related to his classes.
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 235
Student correspondence to and from Baldwin - A to L1939-1974
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 236
Student correspondence to and from Baldwin - M to S1938-1971
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 237
Student correspondence to and from Baldwin - T to Z1938-1971
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 235
Dr. Bernice Marguerite Speese (1911-1985) was a professor and botanist who worked at William & Mary. She co-authored papers with Dr. Baldwin on the topics of mitosis, chromosomes, and cytogeography among others. The two worked closely together throughout their careers. She was one of the leaders in boxwood research, and served on the cabinet of the American Boxwood Society for several years.
Dr. Speese was born in 1911, and died in 1985.
Papers created by and pertaining to Dr. Bernice Speese that were transferred as part of the Dr. Baldwin papers. This series is divided into two subseries: correspondence, and professional papers.
- Correspondence1939-1981Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Dr. Speese. Arranged alphabetically by last name.
- Mixed Materials box: 15 folder: 239
Dr. Bernice Speese - Correspondence1939-1948
- Mixed Materials box: 15 folder: 240
Dr. Bernice Speese - Correspondence1949-1981
- Mixed Materials box: 15 folder: 241
Dr. Bernice Speese - Correspondenceundated
- Mixed Materials box: 15 folder: 239
- Professional papers1919-1981Scope and Contents
Materials created by and related to Dr. Speese's work at William & Mary. Subseries contains cytology drawings, notebook and notes from her research, published materials and newspaper articles that are attributed to other creators. The writings contain a selection of poems and short stories with unclear authorship.
- Mixed Materials box: 15 folder: 242
Dr. Bernice Speese - published materials1919-1977
- Mixed Materials box: 15 folder: 243
Dr. Bernice Speese - photographs1936-1970
- Mixed Materials box: 15 folder: 244
Dr. Bernice Speese - greeting cards1947-1980
- Mixed Materials box: 15 Folder: 245
Dr. Bernice Speese - restricted1971-1976
- Mixed Materials box: 15 Folder: 246
Dr. Bernice Speese - writings1973
- Mixed Materials box: 15 Folder: 247
Dr. Bernice Speese - newspaper clippings1964-1981
- Mixed Materials box: 15 Folder: 248
Dr. Bernice Speese - cytology drawingsundated
- Mixed Materials box: 15 Folder: 249
Dr. Bernice Speese - notebook and notesundated
- Mixed Materials box: 15 Folder: 261
Dr. Bernice Speese - Curriculum Vitae
- Mixed Materials box: 15 folder: 242
Maps primarily focused on regions of Brazil. Two of the maps were created and distributed by the Office of Crop Acclimatization, Bureau of Plant Industry, in Washington D.C. Seven others are from a series produced by the American Geographical Society of New York. The Dismal Swamp map was drafted by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
- Maps box: 16 Folder: 250
853-N-IV-W/2 Dismal Swamp map1918
- Maps Folder: 251
Map of La Paz1922
- Maps box: 17 Folder: 252
Acre Region of Brazil1924
- Maps box: 17 Folder: 253
Map of Brazil1924
- Maps Folder: 254
Map of Puno Rio Beni1927
- Maps Folder: 255
Map of Rio Purús1929
- Maps Folder: 256
Map of Santarém1930
- Maps Folder: 257
Map of Corumbá1931
- Maps Folder: 258
Map of Rio Tapajóz1934
- Maps Folder: 259
Map of Rio Branco1939
- Maps Folder: 260
Map of Sucre1940