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William Henry Brewer California Geological Survey papers, 1860-1864

The Brewer California Geological Survey papers comprise manuscripts, field notes, and notes, and are divided into three series by format: Field Notebooks, Bound Volumes, and Manuscripts. Field Notebooks contains 13 notebooks of field notes pertaining to collections made during the California Geological Survey; they are primarily in unidentified handwriting with page headings, plant names, and some descriptions in Brewer’s handwriting. Bound Materials contains copies of the 13 notebooks bound in two volumes with additional documents in unidentified handwriting. Manuscripts contains field notes on grasses in Brewer's handwriting. The collection is closely related to the field notes of Henry Nicholas Bolander, who succeeded Brewer on the California Geological Survey in 1864 · William Henry Brewer California Geological Survey papers, Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University · William Henry Brewer was born on September 14, 1828, in Poughkeepsie, New York, the eldest son of Henry and Rebecca (Du Bois) Brewer. He grew up on a farm in Enfield and was educated at local schools. His intention was to become a farmer until he became interested in agricultural science. He entered Yale

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