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| Size | 3300 items (7.5 linear feet) |
| Abstract | M. A. Curtis was an Episcopal priest, teacher, and noted mycologist. Curtis lived in Wilmington, Raleigh, and Hillsborough, N.C., and Society Hill, S.C. The collection includes correspondence between Curtis and his wife, Mary Jane DeRosset Curtis; letters from his father, Reverend Jared Curtis of Massachusetts; letters from Mrs. Curtis's DeRosset relatives of Wilmington, N.C., and Charleston, S.C.; correspondence with the Curtis children at school, in the Confederate army, and in their own homes; scattered letters about activities of the Episcopal Church; and letters to Curtis from other botanists, especially Henry William Ravenel, Asa Gray, and Miles Joseph Berkeley, particularly about fungi. Later papers are family correspondence and papers relating to the disposition of Curtis's scientific materials. Also included are diaries, botanical notes, school notebooks, sermons, photographs, and church music. |
| Creator | Curtis, M. A. (Moses Ashley), 1808-1872. |
| Language | English |
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Moses Ashley Curtis (1808-1872) was an Episcopal priest, teacher, and noted mycologist. Curtis lived in Wilmington, Raleigh, and Hillsborough, N.C., and Society Hill, S.C.
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The collection includes correspondence between Curtis and his wife, Mary Jane DeRosset Curtis; letters from his father, Reverend Jared Curtis of Massachusetts; letters from Mrs. Curtis's DeRosset relatives of Wilmington, N.C., and Charleston, S.C.; correspondence with the Curtis children at school, in the Confederate army, and in their own homes; scattered letters about activities of the Episcopal Church; and letters to Curtis from other botanists, especially Henry William Ravenel, Asa Gray, and Miles Joseph Berkeley, particularly about fungi.
Later papers are family correspondence and papers relating to the disposition of Curtis's scientific materials. Also included are diaries, botanical notes, school notebooks, sermons, photographs, and church music.
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Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
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