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Sarah B. Fay herbarium

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS925f

Scope and Content

This collection consists of one bound herbarium of marine plants collected by Sarah B. Fay. The notebook includes several different types of seaweed such as kelp and algae. The specimens likely came from the coast of Massachusetts. Of special note, the herbarium contains species of seaweed such as: Delesseria sanguinea (Hudson) and Porphyra leucosticta (Thuret).

Dates

  • approximately 1900

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Administrative/Biographical History

Sarah Bryant Fay (1855-1936) was born to Joseph Story Fay (1812-1897) and Sarah S. Fay (1812-1887) in Woods Hole, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. She had three brothers: John Bryant Fay (1841-1849), Joseph Story Fay Jr. (1847-1912), and Henry Howard Fay (1848-1920). Her father, Joseph S. Fay, began his career in Savannah, Georgia, first as cotton merchant and then went on to practice law and became involved in city government. He later became an aboriculturist and the Vice President of the American Forestry Congress. The Fay family had residences in Woods Hole, Boston, as well as Savannah, Georgia. Sarah B. Fay, a horticulturist and philanthropist who never married, was known for her rose gardens at the Fay Estate in Woods Hole. Every summer she and her head gardener, Michael H. Walsh (1848-1922), opened the Fay Estate grounds to the public for a rose exhibition and tour of the Fay private gardens. Sarah dedicated her life to her gardens and the Massachusetts Horticultural Society honored her dedication with their prestigious Gold Medal Award.

Extent

1 folder(s)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1975, part of the Cherokee Garden Library Virginia Hand Callaway Collection.

Description Control

This collection was processed in 2019.

Title
Sarah B. Fay herbarium
Author
Serena McCracken
Date
July 2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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