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Donald B. Zobel Papers, 1995-2003
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Zobel, Donald B.
- Title
- Donald B. Zobel Papers
- Dates
- 1995-2003 (inclusive)19952003
- Quantity
- 0.12 cubic foot, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MSS Zobel
- Summary
- The Donald B. Zobel Papers consist of materials reflecting Zobel's involvement with the Oregon Flora Project, specifically the Oregon Plant Atlas. Zobel was a faculty member in the Botany and Plant Pathology Department from 1968 until his retirement in 2003.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Donald B. Zobel was a faculty member in the Oregon State University Department of Botany and Plant Pathology from 1968 until his retirement in 2003. Zobel's research area was forest ecology; he worked on projects concerning the water relations of trees in the Himalayas and in North America and the recovery of plants buried by volcanic debris at Mount St. Helens.
The Oregon Flora Project began in 1994 as a project to compile and provide information about Oregon's vascular plans to a general audience and botanical specialists. The Oregon Plant Atlas is an interactive mapping project that displays plant distributions.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Donald B. Zobel Papers reflect Zobel's involvement with the Oregon Flora Project. The Papers includes correspondence, grant proposals, meeting minutes and agendas, publications and research notes documenting Zobel's work on the Oregon Plant Atlas component of the Flora Project. The collection also includes issues of the Oregon Flora Newsletter.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Future Additions
Additions to the collection are expected.
Related Materials
Other materials pertaining to Oregon botanical studies are available in the records of the Botany and Plant Pathology Department (RG 054) and the Herbarium (RG 117) as well as the papers of botany faculty Harold J. Evans, Helen Gilkey, Henry P. Hansen, William Evans Lawrence, Harry K. Phinney, Albert N. Steward, and Roy A. Young.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Botany--Oregon.
- Plants--Oregon--Identification.
Corporate Names
- Oregon Flora Project.
Finding
aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.
2009
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
