Cuatrecasas Manuscripts

Cuatrecasas Manuscripts

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This collection consists of letters between José Cuatrecasas and botanical gardens, museums, and researchers regarding his study of the Theobroma genus and specifically Theobroma cacao, or cocoa plants. José Cuatrecasas (1903-1996) was a Spanish botanist widely considered one of the finest explorers of tropical botany. His research focused on the flowering plant families Asteraceae and Malpighiaceae.

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Letters that NY Sandwith, from the Herbarium of Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, sent to J. Cuatrecasas and replies. Acknowledgements for loans of specimens of Theobroma. Parallel investigations on the taxonomy of Theobroma were carried out in the University of Harvard. Request of information about one specie of Theobroma cultivated at the Hortus Cliffortianus of the British Museum.

Letters that NY Sandwith, from the Herbarium of Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, sent to J. Cuatrecasas and replies. Acknowledgements for loans of specimens of Theobroma. Parallel investigations on the taxonomy of Theobroma were carried out in the University of Harvard. Request of information about one specie of Theobroma cultivated at the Hortus Cliffortianus of the British Museum.

Creator Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew, London)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Papers of José Rubens Gonçalves Cordeiro (Instituto do Norte Agricultural-Bahia (Brazil) about Theobroma.

Papers of José Rubens Gonçalves Cordeiro (Instituto do Norte Agricultural-Bahia (Brazil) about Theobroma.

Creator Cuatrecasas Arumí, José
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letters that J. Cuatrecasas sent to J. Millar, curator of the Department of Botany, Chicago Natural History Museum of Chicago. J. Cuatrecasas requested material of Theobroma for revision. Request of herbarium specimens collected by Sessé & Mociño sent to Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid on loan.

Letters that J. Cuatrecasas sent to J. Millar, curator of the Department of Botany, Chicago Natural History Museum of Chicago. J. Cuatrecasas requested material of Theobroma for revision. Request of herbarium specimens collected by Sessé & Mociño sent to Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid on loan.

Creator Chicago Natural History Museum (Chicago, EE.UU)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letter that Cuatrecasas sent to O. Gunnar Erdtman of The Palynological Laboratory (Stockholm), requesting collaboration on the chapter of palinology of his study of the genus Theobroma.

Letter that Cuatrecasas sent to O. Gunnar Erdtman of The Palynological Laboratory (Stockholm), requesting collaboration on the chapter of palinology of his study of the genus Theobroma.

Creator Plynological Laboratory (Estocolmo, Suecia)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letters of Becerra Garcia Celso, Section Cocoa Research Experimental Station in Palmira-Valle sent to J. Cuatrecasas and replies. Data about wild species of Theobroma for an exploration of the Colombian territory of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad. Works and activities carried out at this institution to promote cocoa cultivation.

Letters of Becerra Garcia Celso, Section Cocoa Research Experimental Station in Palmira-Valle sent to J. Cuatrecasas and replies. Data about wild species of Theobroma for an exploration of the Colombian territory of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad. Works and activities carried out at this institution to promote cocoa cultivation.

Creator Estación Agrícola Experimental de Palmira-Valle. Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia (Palmira, Colombia)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letters that A. Kostermans, of Herbarium Bogoriense, sent to J. Cuatrecasas and replies. He recommended a researcher of Bogoriense Herbarium and student of Harvard University for the study of Sterculiaceae in South America. There is some overlapping with the research line carried out by J. Cuatrecasas. The Harvard University recommended to Herbarium Bogoriense changing their research aims, as J. Cuatrecasas was completing the revision of Theobroma.

Letters that A. Kostermans, of Herbarium Bogoriense, sent to J. Cuatrecasas and replies. He recommended a researcher of Bogoriense Herbarium and student of Harvard University for the study of Sterculiaceae in South America. There is some overlapping with the research line carried out by J. Cuatrecasas. The Harvard University recommended to Herbarium Bogoriense changing their research aims, as J. Cuatrecasas was completing the revision of Theobroma.

Creator Lembaga Herbarium Bogoriense (Bogor, Indonesia)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Group of documents related to the Systematic studies of Brunelliaceae for the Flora of Colombia carried out by J. Cuatrecasas during 1952-1955 from the Chicago Natural History Museum (Chicago) and during 1955-1977 as a researcher at the Smithsonian Institution, Natural History Museum (Washington):

Group of documents related to the Systematic studies of Brunelliaceae for the Flora of Colombia carried out by J. Cuatrecasas during 1952-1955 from the Chicago Natural History Museum (Chicago) and during 1955-1977 as a researcher at the Smithsonian Institution, Natural History Museum (Washington): "Flowers, Anatomy, Dentation."

Creator Cuatrecasas Arumí, José
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letter from Mme. Tardieu, the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, replying to J. Cuatrecasas, informing him that in the Aublet Herbarium there were no material of Theobroma species.

Letter from Mme. Tardieu, the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, replying to J. Cuatrecasas, informing him that in the Aublet Herbarium there were no material of Theobroma species.

Creator Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Laboratoire de Phanérogamie (París, Francia)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Study of Dr. Karl Gustav Bernoulli:

Study of Dr. Karl Gustav Bernoulli: "Uebersicht der bis jetzt bekannte Arten von Theobroma" (Zurich, 1871).

Creator Cuatrecasas Arumí, José
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letter that James A. Duke, curator of the Missouri Botanical Garden, sent to J. Cuatrecasas in order to acknowledge him the determination of material of Theobroma. In addition he sent reprints of the taxonomic revision of the genus Theobroma to J. Cuatrecasas.

Letter that James A. Duke, curator of the Missouri Botanical Garden, sent to J. Cuatrecasas in order to acknowledge him the determination of material of Theobroma. In addition he sent reprints of the taxonomic revision of the genus Theobroma to J. Cuatrecasas.

Creator Missouri Botanical Garden (Missouri)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Photographs, b / w positive illustrations, printed drawings of different species of Theobroma.

Photographs, b / w positive illustrations, printed drawings of different species of Theobroma.

Creator Cuatrecasas Arumí, José
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letter that J. Cuatrecasas sent to Cope FW, Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture of Port-of-Spain. He Requested information to complete taxonomic studies on the genus Theobroma.

Letter that J. Cuatrecasas sent to Cope FW, Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture of Port-of-Spain. He Requested information to complete taxonomic studies on the genus Theobroma.

Creator Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture (Trinidad, BWI)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letter that J. Cuatrecasas sent to Karl H. Rechinger, Naturhistorisches Museum. Botanische Abteilung (Vienna). Request of loan of Theobroma in order to complete the revision of this genus.

Letter that J. Cuatrecasas sent to Karl H. Rechinger, Naturhistorisches Museum. Botanische Abteilung (Vienna). Request of loan of Theobroma in order to complete the revision of this genus.

Creator Naturhistorisches Museum Botanische Abteilung (Wien, Austria)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letters of Gonzalez Gallardo, Ministry of Agriculture and Development in Mexico D.F. sent to J. Cuatrecasas. J. Cuatrecasas was interested in establishing collaboration with this institution in order to establish a bank of individuals of cocoa trees of pure genotype in order to obtain varieties of national interest.

Letters of Gonzalez Gallardo, Ministry of Agriculture and Development in Mexico D.F. sent to J. Cuatrecasas. J. Cuatrecasas was interested in establishing collaboration with this institution in order to establish a bank of individuals of cocoa trees of pure genotype in order to obtain varieties of national interest.

Creator Ministry of Agriculture and Development (México D.F, México)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Report:

Report: "Project for the economic and taxonomic study of wild cacao, J. Cuatrecasas".

Creator Cuatrecasas Arumí, José
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Correspondence between J. Cuatrecasas and staff from the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Turrialba, Costa Rica. J. Cuatrecasas was interested in specialized publications on cocoa published at this institution. He was also interested in establishing collaboration with them. Request herbarium material of Theobroma. J. Cuatrecasas visited this institution in May 1961.

Correspondence between J. Cuatrecasas and staff from the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Turrialba, Costa Rica. J. Cuatrecasas was interested in specialized publications on cocoa published at this institution. He was also interested in establishing collaboration with them. Request herbarium material of Theobroma. J. Cuatrecasas visited this institution in May 1961.

Creator American Institute of Agricultural Sciences (Turrialba, Costa Rica)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Group of documents related to the Systematic studies of Brunelliaceae for the Flora of Colombia carried out by J. Cuatrecasas during 1952-1955 from the Chicago Natural History Museum (Chicago) and during 1955-1977 as a researcher at the Smithsonian Institution, Natural History Museum (Washington):

Group of documents related to the Systematic studies of Brunelliaceae for the Flora of Colombia carried out by J. Cuatrecasas during 1952-1955 from the Chicago Natural History Museum (Chicago) and during 1955-1977 as a researcher at the Smithsonian Institution, Natural History Museum (Washington): "Anatomy, Diagnosis, Geographic distribution and ecology, Summary". Morphological characters used as character states for the phylogenethic studies of the genus Brunellia. Phylogenethic cladogram including information about subsectional classification and palynology.

Creator Cuatrecasas Arumí, José
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letters that Cuatrecasas sent to Walter Alberto Egler, Muzeu Paraense

Letters that Cuatrecasas sent to Walter Alberto Egler, Muzeu Paraense "Emilio Goeldi". Publications of the bulletin of this museum. Identification of specimens of Burseraceae. J. Cuatrecasas requested material of Theobroma on loan and replies from Alberto Egler.

Creator Instituto National de Pesquisas da Amazonia. Muzeu Paraense "Emilio Goeldi" (Bélem-Pará, Brazil)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letter that W. Ekell, from The British Museum, sent to J. Cuatrecasas, together with samples of species of wild Cacao and Cacao guianensis.

Letter that W. Ekell, from The British Museum, sent to J. Cuatrecasas, together with samples of species of wild Cacao and Cacao guianensis.

Creator British Museum. Natural History
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letter that J. Cuatrecasas sent to Ernest P. Imle, from the American Cocoa Research Institute and reply. Exhibition of the research on the genus Theobroma, carried out at the Smithsonian Institution, request funding for the costs of the illustrations of the Theobroma study. American Cocoa Research Request requested samples of rare species of cacao plants for revision.

Letter that J. Cuatrecasas sent to Ernest P. Imle, from the American Cocoa Research Institute and reply. Exhibition of the research on the genus Theobroma, carried out at the Smithsonian Institution, request funding for the costs of the illustrations of the Theobroma study. American Cocoa Research Request requested samples of rare species of cacao plants for revision.

Creator American Cocoa Research Institute (Washington, EE.UU)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letter that Cuatrecasas sent to Dr. Bassett Maguire Herbarium New York Botanical Garden and response. He requested some Theobroma species collected during expeditions and asked for a visit in the herbarium.

Letter that Cuatrecasas sent to Dr. Bassett Maguire Herbarium New York Botanical Garden and response. He requested some Theobroma species collected during expeditions and asked for a visit in the herbarium.

Creator The New York Botanical Garden (New York, EE.UU)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letters that Humberto Guerrero, Cotton Promotion Institute of Calima (Bogotá) sent to J. Cuatrecasas and his replies. Requests of herbarium materials of Theobroma (leaves, flowers and fruits) from different areas of Calima-Buenaventura.

Letters that Humberto Guerrero, Cotton Promotion Institute of Calima (Bogotá) sent to J. Cuatrecasas and his replies. Requests of herbarium materials of Theobroma (leaves, flowers and fruits) from different areas of Calima-Buenaventura.

Creator Instituto de Fomento Algodonero (Bogotá, Colombia)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letter that Alvaro Fernández Pérez (Instituto de Ciencias Naturales de Bogotá), sent to J. Cuatrecasas, together with samples of different species of Theobroma.

Letter that Alvaro Fernández Pérez (Instituto de Ciencias Naturales de Bogotá), sent to J. Cuatrecasas, together with samples of different species of Theobroma.

Creator Instituto de Ciencias Naturales. Departamento de Botánica (Bogotá, Colombia)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Study of Theobroma cacao L.

Study of Theobroma cacao L.

Creator Cuatrecasas Arumí, José
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC
Letters that Richard Evans Schultes, Curator of Botanical Museum Harvard University, sent to J. Cuatrecasas and his replies. The research line on Theobroma carried out by J. Cuatrecasas overlaps with some parallel studies of Theobroma of a student from Indonesia. Letter from AC Smith Charter, Director of the Museum of Natural History related to the same subject. J. Cuatrecasas visited Harvard University to study herbarium collections of Theobroma.

Letters that Richard Evans Schultes, Curator of Botanical Museum Harvard University, sent to J. Cuatrecasas and his replies. The research line on Theobroma carried out by J. Cuatrecasas overlaps with some parallel studies of Theobroma of a student from Indonesia. Letter from AC Smith Charter, Director of the Museum of Natural History related to the same subject. J. Cuatrecasas visited Harvard University to study herbarium collections of Theobroma.

Creator Harvard University. Botanical Museum of Massachusetts (EE.UU)
Resource Type Manuscripts
Herbarium BC

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