James Reveal papers

The James Reveal papers consist of research notes and materials, publication reprints, newspaper clippings, slides, and other materials related to his entire career from 1965 to 2000. The papers shed light on the development of his career and the progress of his research on botanical exploration in the New World, endangered plant species, and botanical nomenclature. The majority of the papers are publication reprints, spanning from 1965 to 2000, and photocopies and photographs of research materials with corresponding research notes, covering the period from 1983 to 1992. The papers also include newspaper clippings related to Reveal's career, invitations, awards, photographs, negatives, slides, a text block, compact discs, and two plant x-rays.

This series contains news clippings about Reveal or about issues of interest to Reveal. The articles about Reveal provide biographical information about his personal life and his career. Awards and invitations are also included in the series. Arrangement is alphabetical by folder heading and then chronological.

The research materials in this series consist of notes, talks, testimonies, class handouts, papers, proposals and publicity related to Reveal's research and teaching. Arrangement is alphabetical by topic heading and then chronological.

This series documents the development of the research project on the botanical exploration of colonial Maryland with a team of three other researchers, C. Rose Broome, George F. Frick, and Melvin L. Brown. The materials reflect their research methods, especially in the herbaria of London, and their later writing and presentations. Included are research materials, notes, notebooks, publications, and talks. Of particular note is the publication submission to the journal Huntia for the series of articles, entitled "Botanical Explorations and Discoveries in Colonial Maryland." Arrangement is alphabetical by document type, and, within types, the items remain in their original order.