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Herbarium Photographs, 1904-1963

Collection Overview

Title: Herbarium Photographs, 1904-1963

Predominant Dates: 1904-1920

ID: P 093

Primary Creator: Oregon State University. Herbarium

Extent: 0.25 cubic feet

Arrangement: The photographs are numbered P093:01-P093:69.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Herbarium Photographs were made or assembled by curators of the Herbarium and students in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. The images depict a variety of subjects including Pacific Northwest species of plants and trees, the Oregon Agricultural College greenhouses, botany research and teaching, and logging operations.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

Scope and Content Notes

This collection consists of photographs from the Herbarium. About half of the photographs are identified and one-third are dated. The images depict a variety of plants and trees both in the wild and in greenhouses, famous botanists, Curators of the Herbarium including E.R. Lake and Helen Gilkey, botany students engaged in research in the classroom and in the field, logging operations, and views of Marys Peak taken from several locations.

There are 29 prints in this collection: 28 b/w and 1 color. The remainder of the photographic images are nitrate and glass plate negatives with no prints.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

Biographical / Historical Notes

Since its establishment in the early 1880s, the Herbarium has served as the chief repository for the University's collection of flora as well as a laboratory for the study and identification of plants and fungi. Managed since 1883 by a Curator under the auspices of the Department of Botany and Horticulture, the focus of the Herbarium has shifted away from the traditional role of student instruction and more toward the acquisition and cataloging of Pacific Northwest plant specimens. As a research facility, the Herbarium has become the leading center for research on the taxonomy of mycorrhizal fungi. Currently housed at Cordley Hall, the Herbarium has moved many times from its original location in Education Hall. The Herbarium has also resided in the Strand Agricultural building, the basement of the Memorial Union, and Gill Coliseum. In 1993, under pressure to cut costs stemming from state budget reductions, the University of Oregon Herbarium merged with the facility at OSU, increasing the number of plant specimens housed at Cordley Hall by nearly one- third. Willamette University's collection of flora has also recently been transferred to the OSU Herbarium.

Administrative Information

Related Materials: In addition to the photographs of the Herbarium, other materials relating to OSU's role in plant instruction and research include: the the Herbarium Records (RG 117), the Botany and Plant Pathology Department Records (RG 054),Botany and Plant Pathology Department Photograph Collection (P 075), Horticulture Department Records (RG 187), Horticulture Department Photographs (P 090), and the Oregon State University Horticultural Society Records (RG 151). The Helen M. Gilkey Papers (MSS GilkeyH), document Gilkey, who served as the Curator of the Herbarium from 1918 to 1951, also contain materials pertaining to the Herbarium, including an unpublished manuscript of the history of the facility.

Preferred Citation: Herbarium Photographs (P 093), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Oregon State University. Herbarium
Lawrence, William E. (William Evans) (1883-1947)

People, Places, and Topics

Botanists
Botany--Oregon.
Botany--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Gilkey, Helen M., 1886-1972
Greenhouses--Oregon--Corvallis.
History of Science
Lake, E. R. (Edward Ralph), 1860-
Logging railroads--Oregon.
Lumber trade--Oregon.
Marys Peak (Or.)
Natural Resources
Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings.
Oregon Agricultural College. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
Oregon State University. Herbarium
Science
University History
Women botanists--Oregon--Benton County.

Forms of Material

Glass plate negatives.
Nitrate negatives.
Photographic prints.


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