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[Nature and Bird Notes.] Flowers and plants pressed in volume, some with pencil notes identifying them on scraps of paper.

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Henry David Thoreau collection

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Series I. Manuscripts by Henry David Thoreau

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Title
[Nature and Bird Notes.] Flowers and plants pressed in volume, some with pencil notes identifying them on scraps of paper.
Names
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 (Author)
Thoreau, John, 1815-1842 (Associated name)
Thoreau, Sophia E. (Associated name)
Collection

Henry David Thoreau collection

Series I. Manuscripts by Henry David Thoreau

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1837 - 1861
Place: Concord, MA
Table of Contents
1. Pressed plant laid between pages 1 & 2 (original numbering —) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 2. Pressed plant laid between pages 1 & 2 (original numbering —) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 3. Pressed plant laid between pages 3 & 4 (original numbering —) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: Acuminatum 4. Pressed plant laid between pages 3 & 4 (original numbering —) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: A. radula 5. Pressed plant laid between pages — & 6 (original numbering 2 & 3) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: Radula? 6. Pressed plant laid between pages — & 7 (original numbering 4 & 5) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label:.G. Pilosum 7. Pressed plant laid between pages 10 & 11 (original numbering 8 & 9) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: Circaea – large 8. Pressed plant laid between pages 12 & 13 (original numbering 10 & 11) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: Tubingia[?] alternifolia 9. Pressed plant laid between pages — & 14 (original numbering 12 & 13) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 10. Pressed plant laid between pages 15 & 16 (original numbering 14 & 15) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: Rhexia virginica 11. Pressed plant laid between pages 17 & — (original numbering 16 & 17) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: P. arbustifolia | stringed[?] | In Hub. marsh 12. Pressed plant laid between pages 18 & 19 (original numbering 18 & 19) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: Sort of | Clustered Rubus | Balls [??] 13. Pressed plant laid between pages 20 & 21 (original numbering 20 & 21) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: R. linpidum[?] 14. Pressed plant laid between pages 22 & 23 (original numbering 22 & 23) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Labels: White Geum & Geum of hill 15. Pressed plant laid between pages 24 & 25 (original numbering 24 & 25) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Labels: P. conciata[?] & Cassia marilandica 16. Pressed plant laid between pages 26 & 27 (original numbering 26 & 27) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: C. sinnata[?] 17. Pressed plant laid between pages 28 & 29 (original numbering 28 & 29) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: H. canadense 18. Pressed plant laid between pages 30 & 31 (original numbering 30 & 31) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: S arritua[?] | H. argentosum[?] 19. Pressed plant laid between pages 32 & 33 (original numbering 32 & 33) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 20. Pressed plant laid between pages — & 35 (original numbering 36 & 37) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 21. Pressed plant laid between pages — & — (original numbering 46 & 47) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 22. Pressed plant laid between pages — & 45 (original numbering 54 & 55) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 23. Pressed plant laid between pages 46 & 47 (original numbering 56 & 57) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 24. Pressed plant laid between pages 48 & 49 (original numbering 58 & 59) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 25. Pressed plant laid between pages 50 & 51 (original numbering 60 & 61) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 26. Pressed plant laid between pages 52 & 53 (original numbering 62 & 63) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 27. Pressed plant laid between pages 54 & — (original numbering 64 & 65) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 28. Pressed plant laid between pages 55 & — (original numbering 66 & 67) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 29. Pressed plant laid between pages — & 58 (original numbering 70 & 71) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 30. Pressed plant laid between pages 59 & 60 (original numbering 72 & 73) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: Sage | Rica 31. Pressed plant laid between pages 65 & 66 (A Walk to Wachusett) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 32. Pressed plant laid between pages 67 & 68 (A Walk to Wachusett) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 33. Pressed plant laid between pages 69 & 70 (A Walk to Wachusett) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: C. vulgaris ? | May 10 58 34. Pressed plant laid between pages 75 & 76 (A Walk to Wachusett) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 35. Pressed plant laid between pages 77 & 78 (A Walk to Wachusett) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. No label. 36. Pressed plant laid between pages 79& 80 (A Walk to Wachusett) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: Luzula pilosa? 37. Pressed plant laid between pages 81 & 82 (A Walk to Wachusett) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: S. caesia 38. Pressed plant laid between pages 83 & 84 (A Walk to Wachusett) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: 3-ribbed G rod 39. Pressed plant laid between pages 85 & 86 (A Walk to Wachusett) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: Bidens connata 40. Pressed plant laid between pages 87 & — (A Walk to Wachusett) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: Vac. oxycoccus 41. Pressed plant laid between pages 18 & 19 (reverse direction) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: Vac. macrocarpon 42. Pressed plant laid between pages 16 & 17 (reverse direction) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: L. quadrifolia 43. Pressed plant laid between pages 14 & 15 (reverse direction) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: Quittacus pond 44. Pressed plant laid between pages 10 & 11 (reverse direction) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Labels: Veronica Worcester & Scutellaria lateriflora 45. Pressed plant laid between pages 8 & 9 (reverse direction) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: P. hydropiperoides 46. Pressed plant laid between pages 6 & 7 (reverse direction) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: P. tenne 47. Pressed plant laid between pages 6 & 7 (reverse direction) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. [mounted specimen] 48. Pressed plant laid between pages 4 & 5 (reverse direction) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Labels: Acalypha virginica & Front rank polygonum 49. Pressed plant laid between pages 2 & 3 (reverse direction) of Thoreaus’ Nature and Bird Notes. Label: Ephorbia maculata
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Thoreau
Shelf locator: Thoreau [Nature and Bird Notes] plants pressed and preserved in the book +
Topics
Transcendentalism (New England)
Nature study
Concord (Mass.)
Natural history
Botany
Plants
Genres
Manuscripts
Notebooks
Specimens
Notes
Ownership: Stephen H. Wakeman; W. T. H. Howe.
Content: Specimens were laid throughout Thoreau family's Nature and Bird Notes to be pressed and preserved, many with scraps of paper with botanical or common name in HDT's hand; now removed to manuscript boxes.
Physical Description
Extent: 49 items
Type of Resource
Text
Three dimensional object
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520476
MSS Unit ID: 19098
Accession number: (173802B)
Other local Identifier: 4917433
Other local Identifier: 456d5790-6746-0131-70b7-58d385a7b928
Other local Identifier: Berg Coll MSS Thoreau +
Archives EAD ID: 949796
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 456d5790-6746-0131-70b7-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1817: Creator Born
  • 1837: Created (Approximate)
  • 1862: Creator Died
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "[Nature and Bird Notes.] Flowers and plants pressed in volume, some with pencil notes identifying them on scraps of paper." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1837 - 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3598eb0-6d0c-0132-d4b8-58d385a7b928

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "[Nature and Bird Notes.] Flowers and plants pressed in volume, some with pencil notes identifying them on scraps of paper." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3598eb0-6d0c-0132-d4b8-58d385a7b928

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1837 - 1861). [Nature and Bird Notes.] Flowers and plants pressed in volume, some with pencil notes identifying them on scraps of paper. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3598eb0-6d0c-0132-d4b8-58d385a7b928

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[Nature and Bird Notes.] Flowers and plants pressed in volume, some with pencil notes identifying them on scraps of paper.