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Bryophytes
Lichens
Recordings and Links from Previous Transcription Events
January 20, 2023: Collector Profile: L.I. Savicz-Lubitzkaya
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector L.I. Savicz-Lubitzkaya: Lidija Ivanovna Savic-Ljubickaja – Wikipedia, Tropicos | Person – Savicz-Lubitskaya, Lydia Ivanovna, Botanicheskii Zhurnal : Internet Archive (in Russian), How Humble Moss Healed the Wounds of Thousands in World War I | Science| Smithsonian Magazine, L.I. Savicz-Lubitzkaya specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, and L.I. Savicz-Lubitzkaya specimens in the Lichen Portal.
January 13, 2023: Collector Profile: Hugh H. Iltis
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector Hugh H. Iltis: Hugh Iltis – Wikipedia, Asa Gray award Kallunki.pdf (wisc.edu), Hugh Iltis | Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame (wchf.org), Hugh Iltis, UW’s ‘battling botanist,’ dies at 91 (wisc.edu), Hugh-Hellmut-Iltis-1925-2016.pdf (wchf.org), Hugh H. Iltis specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Hugh H. Iltis specimens in the Lichen Portal, and Hugh H. Iltis specimens in the SERNEC portal.
Pic: https://wchf.org/Hugh-Iltis/
December 16, 2022: Collector Profile: H.H. Bartlett
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector H.H. Bartlett: Bartlett, Harley Harris (1886-1960) on JSTOR, Harley Harris Bartlett – Wikipedia, Harley Harris Bartlett on JSTOR, Batak Texts, Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan (umich.edu), H.H. Bartlett specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, H.H. Bartlett specimens in the Lichen Portal, and H.H. Bartlett specimens in the SERNEC portal.
Pic: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2482414#metadata_info_tab_contents
December 9, 2022: Collector Profile: The Lundells
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collectors Cyrus L. and Amelia A. Lundell: Cyrus Longworth Lundell | HistoricalMX, Cyrus Longworth Lundell 1907-1993. – American Botanical Council (herbalgram.org), Archeological Discoveries in the Maya Area on JSTOR, Lundell, Amelia Anderson (1908-1998) on JSTOR, AMELIA ANDERSON LUNDELL (1908-1998) BOTANICAL ARTIST AND FRIEND on JSTOR, Lundell specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Lundell specimens in the Lichen Portal, and Lundell specimens in the SERNEC portal.
Pic: https://w3.biosci.utexas.edu/prc/AboutLundellia.html
December 2, 2022: Collector Profile: H.N. Dixon
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector H.N. Dixon: Dixon, Hugh Neville (1861-1944) on JSTOR, HUGH NEVILLE DIXON (britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk), Hugh Neville Dixon on JSTOR, Mic-UK: H N Dixon, a biography of the famous expert and author on mosses (microscopy-uk.org.uk), H.N. Dixon specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, and H.N. Dixon specimens in the Lichen Portal.
Pic: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3239760?seq=2#metadata_info_tab_contents
November 18, 2022: Collector Profile: D.E.F. Vesey-Fitzgerald
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector D.E.F Vesey-Fitzgerald: L. D. E. F. Vesey-Fitzgerald (cambridge.org), Desmond Vesey-Fitzgerald – Wikipedia, Vesey-Fitzgerald, Leslie Desmond Edward Foster (1910-1974) on JSTOR, D.E.F. Vesey-Fitzgerald specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, D.E.F. Vesey-Fitzgerald specimens in the Lichen Portal, and D.E.F. Vesey-Fitzgerald specimens in Bionomia.
Pic: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4117665.pdf
November 11, 2022: Collector Profile: Elsa Nyholm
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector Elsa Nyholm: Elsa Cecilia Nyholm (1911–2002) (tandfonline.com), Elsa Nyholm – Wikipedia, Elsa Nyholm specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Elsa Nyholm specimens in the Lichen Portal, and Elsa Nyholm specimens in the SEINET Vascular Portal.
Pic: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1179/jbr.2003.25.2.145?needAccess=true
November 4, 2022: Collector Profile: A.C. Crundwell
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector A.C. Crundwell: Alan Cyril Crundwell, B.Sc. (1923–2000), ALAN CYRIL CRUNDWELL (britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk), A.C. Crundwell specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, A.C. Crundwell specimens in the Lichen Portal, and A.C. Crundwell specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal.
Pic: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1179/jbr.2001.23.3.267?needAccess=true
October 28, 2022: Collector Profile: K.W. Allison
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector K.W. Allison: Allison, Kenneth Willway (1894-1976) on JSTOR, Kenneth Willway Allison 1894–1976: New Zealand Journal of Botany, Kenneth Willway Allison – Online Cenotaph, K.W. Allison specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, K.W. Allison specimens in the Lichen Portal, and K.W. Allison specimens in the Australasian Virtual Herbarium.
Pic: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/0028825X.1978.10429673?needAccess=true
October 21, 2022: Collector Profile: E.A. Hodgson
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector E.A. Hodgson: Amy Hodgson – Wikipedia, Hodgson, Eliza Amy – Dictionary of New Zealand Biography – Te Ara, Eliza Amy Hodgson (royalsociety.org.nz), E.A. Hodgson specimens in the Bryophyte Portal and E.A. Hodgson specimens in the Australasian Virtual Herbarium.
Pic: https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3523/amy-hodgson
October 7, 2022: Collector Profile: G.O.K. Sainsbury
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector G.O.K. Sainsbury: Sainsbury, George Osborne King (1880-1957) on JSTOR, Death of a Veteran Bryologist – The Victorian Naturalist, NZBotSoc Sept 2016 (nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz), G.O.K. Sainsbury, G.O.K. Sainsbury specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, G.O.K. Sainsbury specimens in the Lichen Portal, and G.O.K. Sainsbury specimens in the Australasian Virtual Herbarium.
Pic: https://bts.nzpcn.org.nz/site/assets/files/21963/well_1958_30__10-11.pdf
September 16, 2022: Collector Profile: Timo Koponen
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector Timo Koponen: Timo Koponen – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Timo Koponen — University of Helsinki, Timo Koponen specimens in the Bryophyte Portal and Timo Koponen specimens in the Lichen Portal.
Pic: https://sisu.ut.ee/sites/default/files/samblasober/files/samblasober12_01.pdf
September 9, 2022: Collector Profile: L.J. Brass
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector L.J. Brass: L.J. Brass Herbarium Dedication, L.J. Brass Collection Guide, Leonard John Brass – Wikipedia, Fourth Archbold Expedition to New Guinea | Arnold Arboretum, L.J. Brass specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, L.J. Brass specimens in the Lichen Portal, and L.J. Brass specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal.
Pic: https://www.archbold-station.org/documents/publicationspdf/LJBrass-CV-Dedication.pdf
August 26, 2022: Collector Profile: M. Monet and J. Hoschedé
Links on collectors M. Monet and J. Hoschedé: Michel Monet – Wikipedia, The Secret Herbarium of Giverny Brochure (English/Italian), Virtual Exhibit (French) L’herbier secret de Giverny, Monet et Hoschedé en botanistes, M. Monet specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, and J. Hoschedé specimens in the Bryophyte Portal.
Pics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Monet; http://claude-monet.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Hosched%C3%A9
August 19, 2022: Collector Profile: Captain Pickels
Links on collector Captain Pickels and the Crocker Land Expedition: Maurice Tanquary’s Crockerland Expedition Photographic Collection, Private journal of George Comer while on the Relief Schooner George B. Cluett, Norwich Bulletin September 8, 1916 Page 1 | Newspaper Archive (gastearsivi.com), Crocker Land Expedition (arcgis.com), Mirage and Murder in the Arctic – Storied. (illinois.edu), and Captain Pickels specimens in the Bryophyte Portal.
Pic: https://arcticcollections.bowdoin.edu/objects-1/info?query=mfs%20any%20%22pickels%22&sort=0
August 12, 2022: Collector Profile: The Brandegees
Links on collectors Mary Katherine and T.S. Brandegee: The Brandegees: Leading Botanists in San Diego, Mary Katharine Brandegee – Wikipedia, Townshend Stith Brandegee – Wikipedia, Katharine Brandegee: Blazing a Trail for Women in Science, Brandegee specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Brandegee specimens in the Lichen Portal, and Brandegee specimens in the CCH2 Vascular Portal.
Pic: https://cglhs.org/resources/Documents/Eden-14.4-Fa-2011.pdf
August 5, 2022: Collector Profile: Alice Eastwood
Links on collector Alice Eastwood: Alice Eastwood – Wikipedia, Nature_1949_Alice_Eastwood.pdf (islapedia.com), Pioneering passion for plants: Botanist Alice Eastwood explored the Southwest, Alice Eastwood (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov), Alice Eastwood: Pioneering Botanist, Explorer & Naturalist, Lifelong Lover of Flowers & Plants, California Academy of Sciences Curator of Botany (untoldstories.net) Alice Eastwood specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Alice Eastwood specimens in the Lichen Portal, and Alice Eastwood specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal.
July 29, 2022: Collector Profile: Fay A. MacFadden
Links on collector Fay A. MacFadden: About Fay – Biological Science | CSUF (fullerton.edu), A Trip to Tonquin Valley on JSTOR, Easter Week at Halcyon Hot Springs, British Columbia on JSTOR, Fay A. MacFadden specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Fay A. MacFadden specimens in the Lichen Portal, and Fay A. MacFadden specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal.
July 22, 2022: Collector Profile: Percy H. Gentle
Pic: https://ncbg.unc.edu/2022/02/01/percy-h-gentle/
July 15, 2022: Collector Profile: Eula Whitehouse
Links on collector Dr. Eula Whitehouse: Dr. Eula Whitehouse – Botanical Research Institute of Texas and the Fort Worth Botanical Garden, Eula Whitehouse and the Cryptogams – Center for Plant Conservation, Eula Whitehouse specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, and Eula Whitehouse specimens in the Lichen Portal.
Pic: https://fwbg.org/phytophilia-blog/dr-eula-whitehouse/
July 8, 2022: Collector Profile: Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp
Links on collector Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp: Nannenga-Bremekamp, Neeltje Elizabeth (Elly) (1916-1996) on JSTOR, Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp – Wikipedia, Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp, Knip-Pers 1997-1, and N.E. Nannenga-Bremekamp specimens in the Bryophyte Portal.
Pic: https://fwbg.org/phytophilia-blog/dr-eula-whitehouse/
June 24, 2022: Collector Profile: Winona H. Welch
Pic: https://library.depauw.edu/library/archives/ehistory/chapter4/botanists/botanists.html
June 10, 2022: Collector Profile: Richard Evan Schultes
Pic: https://www.amazonteam.org/maps/schultes/en/
June 3, 2022: Collector Profile: Richard Spruce
Pic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Spruce
May 27, 2022: Specimen Profile: Tardigrada of New Zealand
Links to tardigrade websites featured: D.S. Horning specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Tardigrada – Soil Bugs – Guide to New Zealand Soil Invertebrates and Tardigrada of New Zealand (tandfonline.com).
May 13, 2022: Collector Profile: Elisha Kent Kane
Links on the Elisha Kent Kane expedition: Elisha Kent Kane – Wikipedia and Elisha Kent Kane specimens in the Bryophyte Portal.
Pic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Kent_Kane
May 6, 2022: Website Resource Profile: NYBG Women in Cryptogamic Botany
Link to website featured: Women in Cryptogamic Botany – Narratives Details – The William & Lynda Steere Herbarium (nybg.org).
April 29, 2022: Bryophyte and Lichen Videos
Links to videos shown: Brilliant Bryophytes | Hornworts, Liverworts, Mosses – Gardening Australia and What’s in a Lichen? – National Geographic.
April 1, 2022: Collector Profile: A.J. Sharp and Z. Iwatsuki
Recording of the presentation
Pic: “Like a Phoenix Rising From the Ashes” Documentary; Hironori Deguchi
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