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 2nd 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.

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.

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

Publications

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References

  1. ↑ "Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt | Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation". www.huntbotanical.org. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  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
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