John W. Hotson papers, 1902-1952

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hotson, J.W., 1870-
Title
John W. Hotson papers
Dates
1902-1952 (inclusive)
Quantity
6.00 cubic feet (12 boxes)
Collection Number
5341 (Accession No. 5341-001)
Summary
Papers of a University of Washington professor of mycology and pathology.
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users.

Request at UW

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

John W. Hotson joined the University of Washington Department of Botany in 1914 after receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He initiated the fungal herbarium at the University of Washington in support of his research interests as a mycologist and pathologist.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Course files, glass slides.

Includes research notes, publications, clippings, drawings, and photographs related to Hotson's interest in pathology, mycology, rusts, and Agaricaceae. A number of glass negatives document his work with a variety of bulbiferous fungi.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged in two series: Course Files and Glass Slides.

Acquisition Information

Received from David Pretty, November 28, 2001.

Processing Note

Minimally processed.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Course FilesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Hotson CV and List of Publications
undated
1
Lab Notes/Drawings
1907
1
Lab Notes/Drawings
1902
1
Lab Notes/Drawings
undated
1
Notes - Botany 142
1927
1
Class Notes
undated
1
HH Hotson
undated
1
Papers by Hugh Hotson
undated
1
US Department of Agriculture - Bibliographical Contributions
1922
1
US Department of Agriculture - Bibliographical Contributions
1928
1
Key to the Genera of Fungi - Illustrations
undated
1
Key to the Genera of Fungi
undated
1
Rusts
undated
1
Uromyces
undated
1
Rusts
undated
1
Misc. Keys Etc.
undated
1
Key to the Bryophytes
undated
1
Key to Oremental Plants
undated
1
Rusts
undated
1
Notes
undated
1
Bot. III - Forest Pathology
undated
1
Botany III
2 volumes
undated
1
Notes/Classifications
undated
2
Notes
undated
2
Wheat
undated
2
Diseases on Oats
undated
2
Tomato Diseases
undated
2
Notes - Diseases
3 volumes
undated
2
White Pine Blister Rust
undated
2
Class Notes
2 volumes
undated
2
Yeasts and Molds
undated
2
Microchemical Test for Fungi
undated
2
Zygomycetes
undated
2
Aspergillus + Penicillium
undated
2
Comycetes, Phycomycetes, Etc.
undated
2
Plant Pathology - 1 yr. course - Fitzpatrick
1940-41
2
Light Relations of Fungi
undated
2
Botany 140 - General Fungi
undated
2
Lecture Notes - Agaricaceae
4 volumes
undated
3
Lecture Notes - Agaricaceae
2 volumes
undated
3
Lab Exercises
undated
3
Physiological Chemistry 101
undated
3
Plant Physiology
undated
3
Taxonomy - Flowering Plants
undated
3
Botany III
undated
3
Laboratory Manual - Botany I
undated
3
Notes
3 volumes
undated
3
Gastromycetes
undated
3
Fungi Imperfecti
undated
3
Lichens
undated
3
Class Notes
undated
3
Mycological Notes on Basidiomycetes
undated
3
Notes
undated
3
Botany 103b
1931
3
Drawings
Box
3
Drawings
2 volumes
undated
3
Drawings - Amanitopsos
undated
4
Illustrations/Drawings
undated
4
Illustrations/Slides
undated
4
Illustrations/Photographs
undated
4
Drawings of Agaricacea
undated
4
Drawings of Elementary Morphology
undated
4
Misc. Drawings
undated
4
Drawings - Mycetoza, Schizomycetes, and Phycomycetes
undated
4
Drawings of Ascomycetes
undated

Glass SlidesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
5
Accomycetis
undated
5
Fruit Diseases – Apples
undated
5
Potato Diseases
undated
6
Agaricaceae
undated
7
Miscellaneous
undated
8
Phylum Annelida
undated
Box
8
Inocybe
undated
8
Leptonia
undated
8
Panaeolus
undated
8
Mycena
undated
8
Paxillus
undated
8
Phuleota
undated
8
Psalliota
undated
8
Pleuteus
undated
8
Psilocybe Murcida
undated
8
Russula
undated
9
Fruit Diseases
undated
Box
9
Apples
undated
9
Cherries
undated
9
Peachs
undated
9
Pears
undated
9
Plums
undated
10
Apples
undated
11
Diseases of Cereals
undated
12
Fruit Diseases
undated
Box
12
Apples
undated
12
Cherries
undated
12
Plums
undated
12
Phylum Annelida
undated
Box
12
Flammula
undated
12
Gomphidius
undated
12
Hebeloma
undated
12
Hygrophorus
undated
12
Hypholoma
undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Hotson, J. W., 1870---Archives

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • University of Washington. University Archives