Botanical papers, 1881-1973

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Cage 53
Botanical papers, 1881-1973

The materials in this collection of botanical documents were transferred to the Washington State University Library in 1975 from the university’s Ownbey Herbarium. They were processed by Lawrence Stark in May 1976.

Number of Containers: 4
Linear Feet of Shelf Space: 2
Approximate Number of Items: 960

ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION

The Botanical Papers, 1881-1973, consists of correspondence, notes, unprinted essays and field notebooks, most of which relate to plant specimens accessioned by the Ownbey Herbarium, arranged in alphabetical order by author. A large number of items are the collection books of various collectors of botanical specimens, both for the Ownbey Herbarium and for general distribution. Some correspondence of herbarium personnel, especially Edwin R. Bogusch, Lincoln Constance and Arthur Cronquist is included in this collection. Additionally, drafts of unpublished essays and plant surveys are included. Though closely related to the activities of the herbarium, these materials have the characteristics of personal papers, and therefore are not regarded as constituting a formal archival record group of the herbarium.

Additional Botanical manuscripts in MASC may be found in the following collections:
Cage 318 Beattie, Rolla Kent Papers, 1899-1956
Cage 316 Cusick, William Conklin Papers, 1906-1924
Cage 317 Piper, Charles Vancouver Papers, 1888-1926
Cage 315 Suksdorf, Wilhelm Nicolaus Papers, 1867-1935
Cage 319 St. John, Harold Papers, 1912-1957

CONTAINER LIST

Container Folder Description Items

1
1 Becon, Marion. Field Notebooks, 1951-1952
1

2 Beaverhead Plants, n.d.
1

3
Bogusch, Edwin Robert. Correspondence, 1930-1933

Correspondents include: Leroy Abrams, H. Andres, Sidney F. Blake, T. A. Bonser, Willima J. Boone, F. F. Crevecoeur, J. E. Graff, H. Hapeman, V. T. Heidenreich, Marcus E. Jones, William R. Maxon, Fermen L. Pickett, Benjamin L. Robinson, Paul Standley, Harold St. John, Henry K. Swenson, Charles A. Weatherby and Edgar T. Wherry

52

4 Colorado Agricultural College Herbarium. Exchange List, 1896
1

5
Constance, Lincoln. Papers 1934-1939, consisting of 1) list of plants collected, 1934-1935

2) Correspondence, 1935-1939

Correspondents include: D. R. Crookshanks, Gladys DeNeff, Mae E. Dennis, Vivian L. Dotts, Walter S. Flory Jr., David D. Keck, F. B. Laney, E. G. MacFarleane, E. H. Moss, Leslie Muller, Adolf Pascher, E. M. Phillipson, Charles Piper Smith, Edward C. Townsend, Fred A. Warren, Ed Zaring, and U. H. Zuberbuhler.

3

33

6 Cotton, J. S. List of plants, with collection numbers, 1902
1

7
Cronquist, Arthur. Correspondence, 1948-1951

Correspondents include: Alan J. Beetle, Charles A. Berger, Sidney F. Blake, J. P. M. Brenan, J. H. Christ, Robert T. Clausen, Earl L. Core, Ray T. Davis, Joseph A. Ewan, Roxana Ferris, R. K. Godfrey, H. T. Harkness, John Thomas Howell, Donal G. Huttleston, Louis H. Jordal, David D. Keck, George H. M. Lawrence, Ernst Mayr, Gerald Ownbey, K. F. Parker, A. E. Porsild, C. L. Porter, H. W. Rickett, Ernest Rouleau, John Thieret and Oswald Tippo.

45

8 Crow, John H. List of Plants Collected, Cooper River Delta, Alaska, 1963
1

9 Darlington, Henry T. Plants collected in the Blue Mountains, annotated list; notes on itinerary and map of route, 1963.
5

10 Daubenmire, Rexford. Plants collected on Freezout Mountain, twelve miles east of Clarika, 1961.
1

11 Davis, Jared. Field Notebook, 1951-1953
1

12 Eggleston, Willard W. Plants collected in Washington, 1916
1

13 Fiker, Charles B. Catalogue of the Charles B. Fiker Collection of Okanogam County Plants donated to the State College in 1935
1

14 Fye, R. E. Field Notebooks, 1951
1

Container Folder Description Items

15 Gehrman, Kenneth H. Field Notebooks, 1949
1

16 Harris, S. W. Field Notebooks, 1950-1951
1

17 Hatch, Winslow R. Field Notebooks, Central America and Caribbean, and some related correspondence, 1937-1945
20

18 Horner, Donald. Robert Messinger Horner 1854-1910 [draft essay], n.d., and some related correspondence, 1949
4

19
Howell, Thomas J. Papers, consisting of

1) catalog, presumably of 1881

2) catalog of 1883

3) list of plants in Herbarium of E. L. Greene, presumed to be in Howell’s hand
4) notes for a Flora, also presumed to be in Howell’s hand.

4

20 Huntley, M. C. Field Notebooks, 1952
1

2
21 Johansen, Carl. Vetches and Vetch-like Plants of Northwestern Washington with keys and descriptions of Vicia and Lathuyrus, [draft essay] n. d.
2

22 Jones, George Neville. A Preliminary Report on the Weed Flora of Washington, [draft essay] 1927
1

23 Jones, George Neville. Weeds of Washington, [draft essay] 1931
1

24 Jones, Quentin. Filed Data on Alaskan Plant Collection, 1951
1

25 Keys to the Species of Bromus, n. d.
1

26 King, James R. Field Notebook, 1951-1952
1

27 Kreager, Frank O. Plants of Northeastern Washington, 1902. Catalog, determiniations by C. V. Piper, and field notebook.
5

28 Larrison, Earl. Plants collectd on the Janiper Forest Preeserve, October 1975
1

29 Lingenfetter, Richard L. Lists of plants collected and notes, 1948-1949
100

30 Long, William. List of Plants collected at the Mt. Stuart Region, Chelan County, 1947
1

31 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1896-1911. Correspondents include E. R. Lake, R. A. Cooley, and Rex Hunt
20

Container Folder Description Items

32 Mooman, J. G. List of Plants Collected, ca. 1957
2

33 Moore, William R. Jacqueline P. Plants of Texas Collected by William R. and Jacqueline P. More, 1941
1

34 Murphey, James R. Field Notebook, 1947
1

35 Notes on the history of the nomenclature dispute, n.d.
2

36 Otis, Ira C. Herbarium of Mr. Ira C. Otis, ca. 1936
1

37 Parker, Charles S. List of Plants Collected During Spring and Summer, 1922
1

38 Pollock, W. M. West Virginia Plants, [catalog] ca. 1895
1

3
39 Reed, Robert M. Wind River Mountains Collection Data; list, with notes, 1966
1

40 Rogers, H. Thomas, et. al. Columbia River Plant Survey, 1939-1940
2

41 Smith, Leslie H. Field Notebook, Pullman Virgin Prairie, 1930, Benton and Yakima Counties, 1929
1

42 Solf, John David. List of plants collected in Alaska, ca. 1959. Letter of explanation, 1963
4

43 Sprague, Roderick. List of Plants Collected by Roderick Sprague during summer of 1922 in Snohomis, Skagit and San Juan Counties, 1922
1

44 Stevens, Jerome David. Field Notebook, Oregon, 1963
1

45 Townsend, Edwad C. Material relative to herbarium of E. C. Townsend, press clippings, reprints of article describing herbarium, ca. 1936-1937
15

Container Folder Description Items

46 Trivette, Edward. Field Notebooks, 1950-1951
2

47 Vasey, George R. List of plants collected in 1889 [ a list, presumably transcribed by C. V. Piper]
1

48 Ward, George H. Field Notebook, 1946
1

49 Washington State University. List of Plants Collected on Summer Field Trip of 1941
2

50 Weber, William A. Check lists of Plants of Washington [draft essay], n.d.
1

51 Wilson, C. B. Checklist of Shoshone County Idaho Plants Collected by C. B. Wilson, n.d.; Field Notebook, 1941.
2

52 Winecki, Lillian, et. al. Field Notebook, Yellowstone National Park, 1942
1

53 Wirsing, John M. Medicine Bow National Forest Collections, ca. 1972
1

54 Witt, Jean Gleason. Field Notebooks, List of Plants Collected, ca. 1945-1948
7

4
55 Unidentified card file listing Washington species, partially arranged by counties, with some data on type localities, written in several hands, n.d.
600

56 Wagner, Paul. Archival Material in the Marion Ownbey Herbarium, A Catalogue by P. Wagner, c. 1975
10 pages

57 Heller, A. A., Portrait, Chico, Ca. 1918; Collection Expedition Idaho, ca. 1887-1888. Northwest collection, University of Washington Libraries.
3

58 Hecht, Adolf. Correspondence regarding Rudbeckia laciniate L. 1935-1937. Added November 1985, lrs
7

Container	Folder	Description	Items
1	1	Becon, Marion. Field Notebooks, 1951-1952	1
	2	Beaverhead Plants, n.d.	1
	3	Bogusch, Edwin Robert. Correspondence, 1930-1933 Correspondents include: Leroy Abrams, H. Andres, Sidney F. Blake, T. A. Bonser, Willima J. Boone, F. F. Crevecoeur, J. E. Graff, H. Hapeman, V. T. Heidenreich, Marcus E. Jones, William R. Maxon, Fermen L. Pickett, Benjamin L. Robinson, Paul Standley, Harold St. John, Henry K. Swenson, Charles A. Weatherby and Edgar T. Wherry	52
	4	Colorado Agricultural College Herbarium. Exchange List, 1896	1
	5	Constance, Lincoln. Papers 1934-1939, consisting of 1) list of plants collected, 1934-1935 2) Correspondence, 1935-1939 Correspondents include: D. R. Crookshanks, Gladys DeNeff, Mae E. Dennis, Vivian L. Dotts, Walter S. Flory Jr., David D. Keck, F. B. Laney, E. G. MacFarleane, E. H. Moss, Leslie Muller, Adolf Pascher, E. M. Phillipson, Charles Piper Smith, Edward C. Townsend, Fred A. Warren, Ed Zaring, and U. H. Zuberbuhler.	3 33
	6	Cotton, J. S. List of plants, with collection numbers, 1902	1
	7	Cronquist, Arthur. Correspondence, 1948-1951 Correspondents include: Alan J. Beetle, Charles A. Berger, Sidney F. Blake, J. P. M. Brenan, J. H. Christ, Robert T. Clausen, Earl L. Core, Ray T. Davis, Joseph A. Ewan, Roxana Ferris, R. K. Godfrey, H. T. Harkness, John Thomas Howell, Donal G. Huttleston, Louis H. Jordal, David D. Keck, George H. M. Lawrence, Ernst Mayr, Gerald Ownbey, K. F. Parker, A. E. Porsild, C. L. Porter, H. W. Rickett, Ernest Rouleau, John Thieret and Oswald Tippo.	45
	8	Crow, John H. List of Plants Collected, Cooper River Delta, Alaska, 1963	1
	9	Darlington, Henry T. Plants collected in the Blue Mountains, annotated list; notes on itinerary and map of route, 1963.	5
	10	Daubenmire, Rexford. Plants collected on Freezout Mountain, twelve miles east of Clarika, 1961.	1
	11	Davis, Jared. Field Notebook, 1951-1953	1
	12	Eggleston, Willard W. Plants collected in Washington, 1916	1
	13	Fiker, Charles B. Catalogue of the Charles B. Fiker Collection of Okanogam County Plants donated to the State College in 1935	1
	14	Fye, R. E. Field Notebooks, 1951	1
Container	Folder	Description	Items
	15	Gehrman, Kenneth H. Field Notebooks, 1949	1
	16	Harris, S. W. Field Notebooks, 1950-1951	1
	17	Hatch, Winslow R. Field Notebooks, Central America and Caribbean, and some related correspondence, 1937-1945	20
	18	Horner, Donald. Robert Messinger Horner 1854-1910 [draft essay], n.d., and some related correspondence, 1949	4
	19	Howell, Thomas J. Papers, consisting of 1) catalog, presumably of 1881 2) catalog of 1883 3) list of plants in Herbarium of E. L. Greene, presumed to be in Howell’s hand 4) notes for a Flora, also presumed to be in Howell’s hand.	4
	20	Huntley, M. C. Field Notebooks, 1952	1
2	21	Johansen, Carl. Vetches and Vetch-like Plants of Northwestern Washington with keys and descriptions of Vicia and Lathuyrus, [draft essay] n. d.	2
	22	Jones, George Neville. A Preliminary Report on the Weed Flora of Washington, [draft essay] 1927	1
	23	Jones, George Neville. Weeds of Washington, [draft essay] 1931	1
	24	Jones, Quentin. Filed Data on Alaskan Plant Collection, 1951	1
	25	Keys to the Species of Bromus, n. d.	1
	26	King, James R. Field Notebook, 1951-1952	1
	27	Kreager, Frank O. Plants of Northeastern Washington, 1902. Catalog, determiniations by C. V. Piper, and field notebook.	5
	28	Larrison, Earl. Plants collectd on the Janiper Forest Preeserve, October 1975	1
	29	Lingenfetter, Richard L. Lists of plants collected and notes, 1948-1949	100
	30	Long, William. List of Plants collected at the Mt. Stuart Region, Chelan County, 1947	1
	31	Miscellaneous correspondence, 1896-1911. Correspondents include E. R. Lake, R. A. Cooley, and Rex Hunt	20
Container	Folder	Description	Items
	32	Mooman, J. G. List of Plants Collected, ca. 1957	2
	33	Moore, William R. Jacqueline P. Plants of Texas Collected by William R. and Jacqueline P. More, 1941	1
	34	Murphey, James R. Field Notebook, 1947	1
	35	Notes on the history of the nomenclature dispute, n.d.	2
	36	Otis, Ira C. Herbarium of Mr. Ira C. Otis, ca. 1936	1
	37	Parker, Charles S. List of Plants Collected During Spring and Summer, 1922	1
	38	Pollock, W. M. West Virginia Plants, [catalog] ca. 1895	1
3	39	Reed, Robert M. Wind River Mountains Collection Data; list, with notes, 1966	1
	40	Rogers, H. Thomas, et. al. Columbia River Plant Survey, 1939-1940	2
	41	Smith, Leslie H. Field Notebook, Pullman Virgin Prairie, 1930, Benton and Yakima Counties, 1929	1
	42	Solf, John David. List of plants collected in Alaska, ca. 1959. Letter of explanation, 1963	4
	43	Sprague, Roderick. List of Plants Collected by Roderick Sprague during summer of 1922 in Snohomis, Skagit and San Juan Counties, 1922	1
	44	Stevens, Jerome David. Field Notebook, Oregon, 1963	1
	45	Townsend, Edwad C. Material relative to herbarium of E. C. Townsend, press clippings, reprints of article describing herbarium, ca. 1936-1937	15
Container	Folder	Description	Items
	46	Trivette, Edward. Field Notebooks, 1950-1951	2
	47	Vasey, George R. List of plants collected in 1889 [ a list, presumably transcribed by C. V. Piper]	1
	48	Ward, George H. Field Notebook, 1946	1
	49	Washington State University. List of Plants Collected on Summer Field Trip of 1941	2
	50	Weber, William A. Check lists of Plants of Washington [draft essay], n.d.	1
	51	Wilson, C. B. Checklist of Shoshone County Idaho Plants Collected by C. B. Wilson, n.d.; Field Notebook, 1941.	2
	52	Winecki, Lillian, et. al. Field Notebook, Yellowstone National Park, 1942	1
	53	Wirsing, John M. Medicine Bow National Forest Collections, ca. 1972	1
	54	Witt, Jean Gleason. Field Notebooks, List of Plants Collected, ca. 1945-1948	7
4	55	Unidentified card file listing Washington species, partially arranged by counties, with some data on type localities, written in several hands, n.d.	600
	56	Wagner, Paul. Archival Material in the Marion Ownbey Herbarium, A Catalogue by P. Wagner, c. 1975	10 pages
	57	Heller, A. A., Portrait, Chico, Ca. 1918; Collection Expedition Idaho, ca. 1887-1888. Northwest collection, University of Washington Libraries.	3
	58	Hecht, Adolf. Correspondence regarding Rudbeckia laciniate L. 1935-1937. Added November 1985, lrs	7