Guide to the Ignatius Urban (1848–1931) papers, ca.1882–1919, n.d.

HI Archives collection no. 49
.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Contents List

Papers, ca.1882–1919, n.d.
Container(s) Description Dates Online
Box 1 Folder 1 Notes ca.1882–1919 View
Notebook ca.1905 View

Biographical / Historical

A German taxonomist and a historian of botany, Urban was assistant to editor August Wilhelm Eichler (1839–1887) in the production of (1794–1868) Flora Brasiliensis (Leipzig and Munich, 1840–1906), which had been begun by Carl Philipp Friedrich von Martius (1794–1868). Urban became editor after Eichler's death and saw the work to its completion.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes one pocket notebook (17 × 11cm) entitled "Itinera et vitae collectorum in Martii Flora Brasiliensis..." of 120 numbered pages with one additional page and one file folder of various sized pages of detailed notes to accompany the notebook. All is handwritten in German.

Finding Aid Note

This finding aid was created by Nancy Janda in 2022

Processing Information

This collection was digitized by G. Boardman in 2015.

This finding aid was created by Nancy Janda in 2022 and placed online by Dustin Williams in 2022.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of item], [date(s) of item]. Depository: Ignatius Urban (1848–1931) papers, Hunt Institute Archives collection no. 49 (box [box number], folder [folder number]), Archives, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh, Pa.