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I don't know of Joseph Burke, but when I was tracking down Hooker collectors for my book, I found the best place to start was often the Kew Collector's Correspondence. The current archivists are Kiri Ross-Jones ([log in to unmask]) and Virginia Mills ([log in to unmask]), who should be able to tell you whether Burke appears in their collections. Best of luck, Jim ________________ Dr Jim Endersby Reader in the History of Science School of History, Art History and Philosophy, University of Sussex * Mail: Arts Building A, Arts Road, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9RH * Web: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/history/jimendersby * Research: https://jimendersby.academia.edu/ Email policy: I aim to answer all emails as promptly as possible between 9am and 5pm on weekdays, but do not normally deal with work emails outside those times. -----Original Message----- From: History of Natural History [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of HIST-NAT-HIST automatic digest system Sent: 01 March 2018 00:03 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: HIST-NAT-HIST Digest - 28 Feb 2018 (#2018-10) There are 2 messages totaling 199 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Biographical Query (2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:30:39 +0000 From: Geoffrey Little <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Biographical Query Dear colleagues, In "Science and Colonial Expansion" (Academic Press, 1979), Lucile Brockway quotes J.D. Hooker's description of his father's practice of sending men to distant parts of the world to acquire plants and seeds for the collection at Kew. Hooker briefly notes a Mr Burke who was sent to California, in part with funds received from the Duke of Northumberland and Lord Derby. Can anyone point me to more information about Mr Burke? Neither Hooker nor Brockway supply a given name or dates. Many thanks, Geoffrey Little / Montreal ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 12:39:42 -0800 From: Michael Barton <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Biographical Query I quick search in Google brought me to Joseph Burke (1812-1873): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Burke_(botanist), this page states "He subsequently went on a joint expedition with collectors from Kew to Hudson Bay and California." Also, a page from Kew about Burke https://www.kew.org/blogs/library-art-and-archives/plant-collector-joseph-burke-and-american-west Best, Michael <,,>< Michael D. Barton Portland, OR [log in to unmask] @darwinsbulldog <https://twitter.com/darwinsbulldog> on Twitter <https://twitter.com/#!/darwinsbulldog> Nature connection: Exploring Portland's Natural Areas <http://exploreportlandnature.wordpress.com/> / NaturePlaySign.com History of science: The Dispersal of Darwin <http://thedispersalofdarwin.wordpress.com> / Tyndall Correspondence Project <http://www.yorku.ca/tyndall/> On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 4:30 PM, Geoffrey Little < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > > In "Science and Colonial Expansion" (Academic Press, 1979), Lucile > Brockway quotes J.D. Hooker's description of his father's practice of > sending men to distant parts of the world to acquire plants and seeds > for the collection at Kew. Hooker briefly notes a Mr Burke who was > sent to California, in part with funds received from the Duke of > Northumberland and Lord Derby. Can anyone point me to more information > about Mr Burke? Neither Hooker nor Brockway supply a given name or dates. > > > Many thanks, > > > Geoffrey Little / Montreal > ------------------------------ End of HIST-NAT-HIST Digest - 28 Feb 2018 (#2018-10) ****************************************************