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Thomas R. Ashlee and Geoffrey Coope collection of flora in Idaho and Washington, 1932-1938

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Ashlee, Thomas R.; Coope, Geoffrey
Title
Thomas R. Ashlee and Geoffrey Coope collection of flora in Idaho and Washington
Dates
1932-1938 (inclusive)
Quantity
.5 linear feet
Collection Number
PG 129
Summary
Glass plate negatives, film negatives, and prints of plants photographed in Idaho and Washington.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Thomas R. Ashlee and Geoffrey Coope worked at the University of Idaho during the 1930s. Ashlee was the University of Idaho florist, and Coope was a faculty member of the English Department.

Ashlee studied under Dr. F. B. Laney at U of I. In 1928 he was conducting a graduate study under Dr. Laney on the local flora of Latah County as well as the greater North Idaho. Ashlee published a booklet called "A Contribution to the Latah Flora of Idaho" in 1932.

Coope was a member of the Oregon Agricultural College before coming to teach English at U of I. He was very active in the theater community on campus, and even wrote "All Reasons Now Resigned." Additionally, Coope was the photographer seven of the University of Idaho President portraits (PG 2, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives).

In 1933, Coope and Ashlee partnered in an effort to teach others about the local plant life in an in-depth way. The two professors sponsored an exhibit of Idaho wildflowers which was on display in U of I Library. The display included photographic plates of specimens they went out and found.

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Content Description

In 1933, Coope and Ashlee sponsored an exhibit of Idaho wildflowers. This display included photographic plates of specimens they went out and photographed, and was displayed for a time at U of I Library. This collection contains many of those plates and other photographic prints and negatives of Idaho and Washington flora.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

Alternative Forms Available

Most of the materials in this collection have been digitized, and available for viewing in the Flora of Idaho and Washington digital collection.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Materials are arranged in one series labeled Prints and Negatives. The items with this series were left in the order in which they were recieved.

Acquisition Information

These materials were transferred to U of I Library Special Collections and Archives in 2023 from India Young, of the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Botany
  • Natural resources
  • Nature
  • Nature photography
  • Photography of plants

Finding aid prepared by Sara Szobody.
2023

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