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Mary Taylor Barnard Papers, 1924-2004
1 box (0.5 linear feet).

Born in Groton, Massachusetts. In 1930, Mary Taylor became a student of botany at Massachusetts State College in 1930. While there, she struck up a romance with Professor Ellsworth “Dutchie” Barnard, and the two were married on December 31, 1936. The Barnards served on the University Millennium Time Capsule Committee and contributed memorabilia to the capsule. Both were Friends of the Library and for many years, Ellsworth served on the library’s Board of Trustees.

The Mary Taylor Barnard Papers include notes from Barnard’s Botany classes, newsclippings about the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and documents related to the Friends of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library.

Subjects
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of Botany.
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst. Students.
Contributors
  • Barnard, Ellsworth., 1907-.
  • Barnard, Mary Taylor.
Call no.: FS 008
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