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University of Washington Department of Botany records, 1902-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Washington. Department of Botany
Title
University of Washington Department of Botany records
Dates
1902-2000 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.61 cubic ft. (9 boxes, 3 folders)
Collection Number
UW Resource No. 00309
Summary
Records documenting the faculty and activities of the University of Washington Botany Department.
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, but access to portions of the records is restricted. Contact the repository for details.

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

Prior to 1900, individual botany courses occasionally appeared in the University of Washington catalog; however, it was not until 1900 that the Department of Botany was formally established, with H.R. Foster serving as chair and sole faculty member. Science Hall (now Parrington Hall) was constructed in 1902 and the third floor, complete with lecture hall, lab space, and an herbarium, was reserved for the botany department. In 1904, the department jointly established the Puget Sound Biological Station (now Friday Harbor Laboratory) with the Department of Ecology. Masters degrees were first awarded in 1910 and the first doctoral degree was awarded in 1920, followed by a move into Johnson Hall in 1930. In February 2003, the Department of Botany merged with the Department of Zoology and the undergraduate biology program to form the Department of Biology.

Department chairs have been H.R. Foster (1900-1902); Theodore C. Frye (1903-1941); C. Leo Hitchcock (1942-1962); Richard Walker (1962-1971); Arthur R. Kruckeberg (1971-1977); Larry Bliss (1978-1987); Melinda Denton (1987-1994); and Joe Ammirati (1994-2003). Acting chairs have been H. Weston Blaser (1964-1965) and Walter Halperin (1977-1978).

The Department of Botany offered courses and supported research in the structure, ecology, physiology, classification, genetics, and evolution of plants, algae, fungi, and related organisms with emphasis on organismal, cellular, and molecular biology. Special courses and programs in the botany of the Pacific Northwest were shared with related departments.

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Content Description

Biographical features, historical features, correspondence, membership lists, grant files, committe files, reports, minutes, clippings, reprints, publications, newsletters, photographs, subject series; 1902-2000.

Includes individual papers created during the tenures of past department chairs and materials related to the department's centennial celebration in 2000.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Public records (use unrestricted when access is granted).

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 3 accessions.

  • Accession No. 04-001, Dept. of Botany Records, 1936-2000
  • Accession No. 04-034, Department of Botany Records, 1930-1997
  • Accession No. 05-042, Department of Botany Records, 1902-1986

Bibliography

Walker, Richard BA Century of Botany at the University of Washington (Seattle: Dept. of Botany, University of Washington, [2003?]).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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

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Subject Terms

  • Botanists--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Botany teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Botany--Research--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Botany--Study and teaching--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Bliss, L. C. (Lawrence C.)
  • Hitchcock, C. Leo (Charles Leo), 1902-1986
  • Kruckeberg, Arthur R
  • Walker, Richard B

Corporate Names

  • University of Washington. Department of Botany--Archives

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Kruckeberg, Arthur R (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • University of Washington. University Archives

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Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)


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