Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation

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The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation (HIBD), dedicated as the Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt Botanical Library in 1961, is a research division of Carnegie Mellon University.

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History

HIBD is named for Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt. [1] [2] [3] She donated a collection of botanical books to the university to create HIBD. An annual monetary award is given in her honor by the institute. [4]

HIBD was dedicated October 10, 1961. [5] George H. M. Lawrence was the founding director. [6] In 1970, Gilbert Daniels, became the second director. [7] T. D. Jacobsen succeeded Robert Kiger as director in 2019. [8]

Description

HIBD is an institution of international bibliographical research in the fields of botany, horticulture, and plant science history. It has a research library with over 30,000 works and art holdings. It includes art and bibliography departments.[ citation needed ]

HIBD is better known internationally than in the U.S. [9] It has a collection of botanical paintings (many of them watercolors), drawings, and prints dating from the Renaissance to contemporary works. Its library has books from an equally expansive time frame.[ citation needed ]

HIBD hosts public exhibitions, including the triennial International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration since 1964. That exhibition coincides with the educational conference of the American Society of Botanical Artists in Pittsburgh. [9]

Publications

References

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  2. "The Bookbinding Career of Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt | Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation". www.huntbotanical.org.
  3. "Data" (PDF). www.morrissociety.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  4. "Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt Scholarship | Nationality Rooms | University of Pittsburgh". www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  5. "The Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt Botanical Library: Its Collections, Program & Staff | Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation". www.huntbotanical.org. Archived from the original on 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  6. "Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation (HIBD) -- Lawrence Memorial Award | Research Funding". researchfunding.duke.edu.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. "George H. M. Lawrence Papers, 1850–1982". www.riamco.org. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  8. "T. D. Jacobsen named director of Carnegie Mellon University's Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation - The Tartan". thetartan.org. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  9. 1 2 "#Essentially Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute exhibits natural beauty in a quiet space". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  10. Schmid, Rudolf (November 2004). "Reviews and Notices of Publications". Taxon. 53 (4): 1117–1126. doi: 10.1002/tax.534003 .
  11. "Huntia". Wellcome Collection. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  12. "Huntia | Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation". www.huntbotanical.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  13. Elisabeth B. Davis and Diane Schmidt Guide to Information Sources in the Botanical Sciences, 2nd Edit. (1996) , p. 48, at Google Books