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Francis R. McCabe Oregon Wild Flower Notebook, ca. 1930
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- McCabe, Francis R.
- Title
- Francis R. McCabe Oregon Wild Flower Notebook
- Dates
- ca. 1930 (inclusive)19301930
- Quantity
- .16 cubic feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- OLPb074MCC
- Summary
- This notebook of pressed and identified Oregon wild flowers was created by Francis R. McCabe for a Boy Scouts of America Botany Merit Badge for Troop 20 of Albany, Oregon.
- Repository
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Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Francis R. McCabe graduated from Oregon State University in 1934 with a degree in forestry management. He died in Portland, Oregon in 1999. It is likely that McCabe assembled this notebook as a teenager prior to enrolling at Oregon State University. In the introduction to the notebook, McCabe describes the importance of preserving plants that are becoming endangered.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
A single notebook of pressed flowers with identifications.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
The Francis R. McCabe Oregon Wild Flower Notebook (OLPb074MCC), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Botany
- Wild flowers--Oregon
Personal Names
- McCabe, Francis R.--Archives
Corporate Names
- Boy Scouts of America
Geographical Names
- Albany (Or.)