Andrew Denny Rodgers Papers
SPEC.RARE.CMS.0050
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
8.25 Cubic feet
circa 1940-circa 1968
Andrew Denny Rodgers, III (1900-1981) practiced law from 1926-1933 and later became a botanist and historian of botany. Starting in 1940, he published several books and other publications about botany and botanists. The Andrew Denny Rodgers Papers contain research materials, drafts, and proofs dated circa 1940-circa 1968. These materials were created or compiled by Andrew Denny Rodgers for books or other publications he authored about botany and botanists or in relation to his study of botany and botanists.
(7) 5" letter document boxes; (4) oversize flat boxes; (1) 2.5" legal document box
English
Rodgers, Andrew Denny, 1900-1981
Arrangement of Materials
This collection is unprocessed. Materials are provisionally arranged in chronological order.
Acquisitions Information
Donated by Andrew Denny Rodgers, 1972
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Andrew Denny Rodgers Papers, SPEC.RARE.CMS.0050, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University
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Processing Information
Finding aid written by: David Mezick, 2023 June, 2023 November
Biographical Note
Andrew Denny Rodgers, III (1900-1981) practiced law from 1926-1933 and later became a botanist and historian of botany. In 1940, he published his first book related to botany, titled
Noble Fellow: William Starling Sullivant, which was about his great grandfather, who was a botanist. Rodgers would go on to publish several other books related to botany, including
American Botany, 1873-1892, 1944;
John Merle Coulter: Missionary in Science, 1944;
Liberty Hyde Bailey: A Story of American Plant Sciences, 1949;
Bernhard Eduard Fernow: A Story of North American Forestry, 1951; and
Erwin Frink Smith: A Story of North American Plant Pathology, 1952. Rodgers was born in Columbus, Ohio and attended law school at The Ohio State University.
Scope and Contents
The Andrew Denny Rodgers Papers contain research materials, drafts, and proofs dated circa 1940-circa 1968. These materials were created or compiled by Andrew Denny Rodgers for books or other publications he authored about botany and botanists or in relation to his study of botany and botanists. The research materials include notes written by Rodgers as well as clippings and photocopies he compiled. The clippings are from various publications, including books, articles, and reports, and the photocopies are reproductions of publications and correspondence. The drafts and manuscripts are typewritten documents intended to be reviewed by a publisher. The proofs are mainly galley proofs, and many of them have had edits pasted or fastened to their pages. Approximate dates were given to materials that are not clearly dated based on the relationship of the materials to Rodgers' published work.
Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954
Coulter, John Merle, 1851-1928
Fernow, B. E. (Bernhard Eduard), 1851-1923
Rodgers, Andrew Denny, 1900-1981
Smith, Erwin F. (Erwin Frink), 1854-1927
Authors, American--Ohio--Columbus--20th century
Botanists--United States--Biography--19th century
Botanists--United States--Biography--20th century
Botany--North America--History--19th century
Botany--North America--History--20th century
Clippings (information artifacts)
Drafts (documents)
Photocopies
Proofs (printed matter)
Research notes
American Botany, 1873-1892: Research materials
1
3-4
circa 1940-circa 1944
John Merle Coulter: Missionary in Science: John Merle Coulter letters (1880-1888) photocopies
2
1
circa 1940-circa 1944
John Merle Coulter: Missionary in Science: John Merle Coulter letters (1889-1896) photocopies
2
2
circa 1940-circa 1944
John Merle Coulter: Missionary in Science: John Merle Coulter letters (1897-1899) photocopies
2
3
circa 1940-circa 1944
John Merle Coulter: Missionary in Science: John Merle Coulter letters (1900-1925) photocopies
2
4
circa 1940-circa 1944
John Merle Coulter: Missionary in Science: Research materials
7
3-6
8
1-4
2
6
circa 1940-circa 1948
North American botany research notes
2
5
circa 1941-circa 1942
Shull (George Harrison) research materials
1
7
circa 1941-circa 1968
Liberty Hyde Bailey: A Story of American Plant Sciences: Galley proof
9
1
1947
Liberty Hyde Bailey: A Story of American Plant Sciences: Galley proof
12
1
1948 July 26-October 14
Bernhard Eduard Fernow: A Story of North American Forestry: Research materials
3
1-7
circa 1949-circa 1951
Bernhard Eduard Fernow: A Story of North American Forestry: Galley proof, pages 1-143
10
1
1949 March 10-June 4
Bernhard Eduard Fernow: A Story of North American Forestry: Galley proof, pages 144-209
10
2
1949 April 8-April 27
Bernhard Eduard Fernow: A Story of North American Forestry: Galley proof
11
1
1949 June 4
Bernhard Eduard Fernow: A Story of North American Forestry: Galley proof, pages 69-210
11
2
circa 1950
Bernhard Eduard Fernow: A Story of North American Forestry: Galley proof
12
2
1950
Erwin Frink Smith: A Story of North American Plant Pathology: Research materials
5
1-5
1
1-2
4
1-8
circa 1951-circa 1952
Dictionary of Scientific Biography: Liberty Hyde Bailey research materials
6
1
circa 1951-circa 1968
Erwin Frink Smith: A Story of North American Plant Pathology: Galley proof
9
2
1952
Erwin Frink Smith: A Story of North American Plant Pathology: Page proof, pages 1-300
9
3
1952 March 20
Erwin Frink Smith: A Story of North American Plant Pathology: Page proof, pages 301-654
9
4
1952 March 21
Forest History Society (St. Paul, Minnesota) publications and programs
3
8
1959-1961
Indian Irrigation: Its Organization and Achievements: Manuscript
7
1-2
circa 1960
Ohio Authors and Their Books: George Harrison Shull, William Starling Sullivant, and Charles Leo Lesquereux draft entries
1
5
before 1962
Icones Muscorum by William Starling Sullivant: "Foreward" drafts and research notes
1
6
circa 1968