Thomas R. Ashlee and Geoffrey Coope collection of flora in Idaho and Washington

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)
19321938
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

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.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

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.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

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.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Prints and Negatives, 1932-1938Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	object
1	001	Lupinus leucophyllus	1934
1	002	Primula sect. Dodecatheon	08 April 1934
1	003	Balsamorhiza sagittata	23 March 1934
1	004	Brodiaea douglasii	26 April 1934
1	005	Erysimum asperum	23 March 1934
1	006	Habenaria elyans (?)	10 July 1934
1	007	Viola adunca	14 May 1933
1	008	Unidentified	1934
1	009	Unidentified	1934
1	010	Tellima parviflora	10 April 1934
1	011	Veratrum californicum	26 June 1932
1	012	Senecio atriaproulata (?)	23 June 1933
1	013	Pachystima myrsinites	18 February 1934
1	014	Penstemon procerus	May 1934
1	015	Penstemon lyallii	24 June 1934
1	016	Young Willow	21 July 1934
1	017	Habenaria --icta (?)	10 June 1934
1	018	Frasera albieaulis	May 1934
1	019	Myosotis	14 May 1934
1	020	Berberis repens	07 April 1934
1	021	Arnica cordifolia	31 March 1934
1	022	Brodiaea douglasii	28 May 1934
1	023	Sassifraga columbiana (?) and Thalesia uniflora	07 April 1934
1	024	Cammassia esculenta	09 May 1934
1	025	Gaillardia aristata	17 June 1934
1	026	Field of Camassia (Free Meadows)	30 May 1933
1	027	Acer glabrum douglasii	03 July 1933
1	028	Portraits of an unidentified woman and man	undated
1	029	Phlox rigida.	1934
1	030	Erythronium grandiflorum	30 May 1933
1	031	Mertensia longiflora	14 May 1933
1	032	Pinus ponderosa	10 February 1934
1	033	Penstemon deustus	21 June 1933
1	034	Trillium petiolatum	10 April 1934
1	035	Gilia aggregata	30 July 1933
1	036	Castilleja angustifolia	10 June 1934
1	037	Ceanothus sanguineus	23 June 1933
1	038	Young Nighthawks	20 July 1934
1	039	Calochortus nitidus	24 June 1934
1	040	Aquilegia formosa	14 May 1934
1	041	Lobelia kalmii	30 June 1934
1	042	Lysichiton camtschatcensis	01 July 1933
1	043	Unidentified potted-plant	1934
1	044	Lake Pend d 'Oreille	1934
1	045	Penstemon glaber	14 May 1934
1	046	Lonicera ciliosa	14 May 1934
1	047	Lithospermum ruderale	31 March 1934
1	048	Clematis columbiana	1934
1	049	Philadelphus lewisii	17 June 1934
1	050	Veratrum californicum	26 June 1932
1	051	Pachystima myrsinites	18 February 1934
1	052	Smilacina amplexicaulis	23 June 1933
1	053	Epilobium angustifolium	17 June 1934
1	054	Erythronium parviflorum	30 May 1933
1	055	Adiantum pedatum	16 July 1934
1	056	Unidentified potted-plants	1934
1	057	Penstemon confertus	May 1934
1	058	Monotropa uniflora	09 July 1934
1	059	Mertensia oblongifolia	31 March 1934
1	060	Prunus demissa	23 June 1933
1	061	Polystichum munitum	20 July 1934
1	062	Unidentified Garden	1934
1	063	Calochortus elegans	10 April 1934
1	064	Unidentified	1934
1	065	Phlox speciosa
1	066	Delphinium menziesii	07 April 1934
1	067	Unidentified [5]	1934
1	068	Unidentified [6]	1934
1	069	Habenaria orbiculata	11 July 1934
1	070	Monarda menthifolia	30 June 1934
1	071	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	21 April 1934
1	072	Allium geyeri and Sisyrinchium idahoense [1]	1934
1	073	Allium geyeri and Sisyrinchium idahoense [2]	1934
1	074	Allium geyeri and Sisyrinchium idahoense [3]	1934
1	075	Nuphar polysepala	02 August 1932
1	076	Cogswellia	12 May 1934
1	077	Unidentified [7]	1934
1	078	Veratrum californicum [3]	10 June 1934
1	079	Dodecatheon saulgau (?)	31 March 1934
1	080	Rosa nutkana	22 April 1934
1	081	Calochortus apiculatus	19 June 1933
1	082	Oenothera pallida	20 June 1932
1	083	Penstemon eriantherus [1]	19 June 1933
1	084	Hydrophyllum capitatum	10 April 1934
1	085	Polygonum bistortoides	09 May 1934
1	086	Unidentified [8]	1934
1	087	Nuphar polysepala [2]	20 August 1932
1	088	Woodsia scopulina	22 April 1934
1	089	Unidentified [9]	1934
1	090	Clarkia pulchella	05 July 1934
1	091	Veratrum californicum [4]	17 June 1934
1	092	Penstemon eriantherus [2]	18 June 1932
1	093	Penstemon scouleri	19 June 1933
1	094	Juniperus	03 July 1933
1	095	Clintonia uniflora	10 June 1934
1	096	Dodecatheon oulgare (?)	11 April 1934
1	097	Lupinus leucophyllus	15 May 1934
1	098	Nest of Sparrows	07 July 1934
1	099	Solidago lepida	14 July 1934
1	100	Erythronium grandiflorum [2]	1934
1	101	Sisyrinchium grandiflorum	10 February 1934
1	102	Penstemon procerus	14 May 1934
1	103	Paeonia brownii	14 May 1934
1	104	Berberis repens	13 July 1934
1	105	Erythronium grandiflorum [3]	07 April 1934
1	106	Aster conspicuus	17 June 1934
1	107	Synthyris reniformis	17 March 1934
1	108	Phlox longifolia	23 March 1934
1	109	Iris missouriensis	12 May 1934
1	110	Boykinia occidentalis	14 July 1934
1	111	Physocarpus malvaceus	23 June 1933
1	112	Pyrola aphylla	21 July 1934
1	113	Abies lasiocarpa	27 June 1933
1	114	Anemone piperi	30 May 1933
1	115	Iris	25 May 1933
1	116	Wasp's Nest	22 July 1934
1	117	Allium sp	03 June 1933
1	118	Oenothera	1934
1	119	Lonicera oilicosa	21 June 1933
1	120	Rubus parviflorus	24 June 1934
1	121	Xerophyllum tenax	1934
1	122	Unidentified man on horse	1934
1	123	Heuchera glabella	19 June 1933
1	124	Fragaria bracteata	30 May 1933
1	125	Pyrola picta	25 July 1932
1	126	Castilleja angustifolia	07 April 1934
1	127	Valeriana sitchensis	03 June 1933
1	128	Senecio atriapiculatus	21 April 1934
1	129	Galium boreale	19 July 1934
1	130	Wyethia amplexicaulis	12 May 1934
1	131	Clematis columbiana	14 May 1933
1	132	Goodyera menziesii	16 July 1934
1	133	Frasera fastigiata	21 April 1934
1	134	Penstemon procerus	May 1934
1	135	Porcupine	1934
1	136	Devil's Club	1934
1	137	Physocarpus malvaceus	19 May 1934
1	138	Lupinus wyethii	14 May 1934
1	139	Unidentified	1934
1	140	Mertensia menhanacea	26 April 1934
1	141	Fragaria bracteata	21 April 1934
1	142	Unidentified man with child	undated
1	143	Fragaria bracteata	21 April 1934
1	144	University of Idaho campus	1938
1	145	Scientific Names Notecard	1934
1	146	Letter from Herma A. Baggley to Thomas R. Ashlee	10 September 1934

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Subject Terms

Botany
Natural resources
Nature
Nature photography
Photography of plants

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