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Archival Fonds José Cuatrecasas Arumí

Name Archival Fonds José Cuatrecasas Arumí
Cite as AIBB-JCA
Description The documents of José Cuatrecasas are the result of the activities and studies that this botanist carried out in the Barcelona Natural History Museum and as teacher at the University of Barcelona in the period 1924-1930. They consist of scientific correspondence, botanical studies and an important collection of photographs of Spanish plants taken during his botanical expeditions. Also included here are the botanical studies that Cuatrecasas undertook at the University of Bogotá (Columbia) in 1940-42.
Kingdom coverage Plantae
Geospatial coverage Colombia, Spain
Collectors Cuatrecasas, Josep
Collection type Archival, Texts
Primary purpose Research
Include types No
Grouping principle Repository
Formations periods 1924-1994
Development statuses Closed
Collection extents 15 boxes, 3 linear metres
Object class archival records