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uahlb Inventory of the Hugo Leander Blomquist papers, 1927-1961 Processed by: Jessica Wood; machine-readable finding aid created by: Kimberly Sims University Archives Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 003819340

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: January 2007Processed by Jessica Wood, November 2006; Finding Aid encoded by Kimberly Sims, University Archives, Duke University, January 2007 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Inventory of the Hugo Leander Blomquist papers, 1927-1961 University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary University Archives, Duke University Blomquist, Hugo Leander, 1885-1964. Hugo Leander Blomquist papers, 1927-1961 Material in English 4.8 Linear Feet 3000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Hugo Leander Blomquist was professor and chair of the Botany Department at Duke University from 1921-1957. The collection includes correspondence, class notes, North Carolina maps, as well as drawings and photographs of his book The Grasses of North Carolina. The collection ranges in date from 1927-1961. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Hugo Leander Blomquist papers, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Hugo Leander Blomquist papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1977-1978; 2007.

Processing Information

Processed by Jessica Wood, November 2006

Encoded by Kimberly Sims, January 2007

Updated by Sherrie Bowser, October 2007

Accessions A77-220 and A78-145 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid. Accession UA2007-0041 was added in October 2007.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Biographical Note

Hugo Leander Blomquist was born in Sorsele, Sweden in 1888 and moved with his parents to Kulm, North Dakota in 1892. He grew up on the family farm and attended public schools in North Dakota before attending the University of Chicago, where he received his B.S. in 1916. He took two years off in the middle of his undergraduate career to serve as principal of a high school in Deering, ND. From 1917 to 1919 he served as musician first class in the U.S. Army overseas; after the war, he stayed in Paris to study biological chemistry at the Pasteur Institute. When he returned to the U.S., he enrolled in the graduate program in botany at the University of Chicago, and earned his Ph.D. in 1921.

Blomquist joined the faculty at Trinity College in 1921 in the Department of Biology, specializing in fungi, algae, vascular plants and bacteriology. In 1935, when the Biology Department split into divisions of zoology and botany, Blomquist became Chair of the Botany Department. He retired in 1957.

Among Blomquist's publications include A Guide to the Spring and Early Summer Flora of the Piedmont, North Carolina, Flowers of the South, Native and Exotic, The Grasses of North Carolina, Hepaticae of North Carolina, Ferns of North Carolina and Vascular Anatomy of Angiopteris Evecta.

Collection Overview

Collection contains personal and professional correspondence of Hugo L. Blomquist from the years 1927 to 1961. Also includes maps, notes and oversize illustrations and photographs associated with the publication of his book Grasses of North Carolina. Illustrations were removed from acidic paper wrapping and boxed for preservation.

Subject Headings

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Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--Faculty. Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--History--20th century. Duke University--Faculty. Duke University. Dept. of Botany. Duke University--History--20th century. Related Material Dept. of Botany Records Duke University Archives News Service Biographical Files, 1960-2004 Duke University Archives Biographical Reference Collection, 1972-2004 Duke University Archives Photograph Collection, 1861-2006 Duke University Archives Kramer (Paul J.) Papers, 1856-1994 (bulk 1927-1974) Duke University Archives Oosting (Henry J.) Papers, 1937-1968 Duke University Archives Contents of Collection Accessions A77-220, A78-145 1 Correspondence, 1927-1948 Correspondence, 1949-1950 Correspondence, 1951 Correspondence, 1952 Correspondence, 1953 Correspondence, 1954-1961, undated 2 Blomquist/UNC Press Correspondence, 1952 January-1954 January Notes and Outlines Identification of Grasses by Their Vegetative Characters, Notes and Outlines NC Maps (1 of 5) NC Maps (2 of 5) NC Maps (3 of 5) NC Maps (4 of 5) NC Maps (5 of 5) The Grasses of North Carolina 3 Illustrations and Photographs for Blomquist's The Grasses of North Carolina Accession UA2007-0041 2 Boxes

This accession is unprocessed. Patrons should contact University Archives staff in advance if use of these materials is desired.