New donation of botanical library

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Nickou bookplate copy On Sunday Nov. 8, Carl Schlichting, Rafael Medina and Bernard Goffinet drove to Branford, CT, to accept a donation of a large collection of books focused on plants, and complemented by many books on birds. This library was assembled over decades by Dr. Nickolas Nickou, an MD passionate about plants, as revealed further by the wonderful garden with many Rhododendrons and also a mature Metasequoia glyptostroboides. The botanical books (about 35 boxes!) will be sorted, those complementing our academic and research mission will be added to the Biodiversity Research Collection (BRC) library. Others will be donated to the LuEsther T. Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden.

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Bernard Goffinet, Carl Schlichting (EEB-Head), Julie Arriens (daughter of Dr. N. Nickou) and Rafael Medina.

We sincerely appreciate the kind donation and the support expressed by the family for what we aim to accomplish with the BRC.  THANK YOU.