Guide to the Mildred Esther Mathias (1906–1995) papers, 1927–1952

HI Archives collection no. 26
1.25 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Contents List

Correspondence, 1927–1952
Container(s) Description Dates Online
Box 1 Folder 1 Abrams–Camp 1927–1939 View
Box 1 Folder 2 Christ–Cory 1934–1941 View
Box 1 Folder 3 Cottam–Epling 1928–1948 View
Box 1 Folder 4 Erlanson–Greenman 1927–1940, n.d. View
Box 1 Folder 5 Gregg–Jennings 1928–1944, n.d. View
Box 1 Folder 6 Jepson–Kearney 1928–1949 View
Box 1 Folder 7 Keck–Mason 1930–1941 View
Box 1 Folder 8 Matthias letter copies 1 1928–1932 View
Box 2 Folder 9 Mathias letter copies 2 1932–1934 View
Box 2 Folder 10 Mathias letter copies 3 1934–1937 View
Box 2 Folder 11 Mathias letter copies 4 1937–1942, n.d. View
Box 2 Folder 12 Matuda–Merrill 1932–1952 View
Box 2 Folder 13 Miller–Sanderson 1927–1950 View
Box 2 Folder 14 Schmoll–Thompson 1928–1940 View
Box 2 Folder 15 Tracy–Woodward 1928–1952 View

Biographical / Historical

Mildred Esther Mathias (1906–1995) was a taxonomist and professor of botany at the University of California, Los Angeles (1962–1974). Among her many other accomplishments, she helped to establish the United States National Reserve system. In her lifetime she published over 100 botanical articles and books and received numerous awards. Matthias also served as president of the American Society for Plant Taxonomists (1964) and the Botanical Society of America (1984). In the years after her retirement in 1974, she led 53 groups in field trips and tours to more than 30 countries. She led her last tour, to Chile, in 1994 at the age of 88.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of correspondence (including photocopies of her outgoing letters) concerning her activities and those of her correspondents, particularly activities relating to her determination of specimens of Apiaceae alt. Umbelliferae and her work on the family for a proposed North American flora under the editorship of Elmer D. Merrill and Henry A. Gleason of the New York Botanical Garden.

Finding Aid Note

This finding aid was created by Nancy Janda in 2020. This finding aid was placed on line by J. Dustin Williams in 2020.

Processing Information

This collection was digitized by G. Boardman in 2016.