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"A History of Some of the English Oaks on the WSU Campus and Their Spread to the South Pullman Area", 2025

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Spencer, David Neil, 1944-
Title
"A History of Some of the English Oaks on the WSU Campus and Their Spread to the South Pullman Area"
Dates
2025 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 Linear feet of shelf space, (1 Folder)
Collection Number
Cage 5167 (collection)
Summary
A brief lineage of select English oaks in Pullman, Washington
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

David Neil Spencer (1944-) was raised in Pullman, received his B.S. in Zoology at WSU in 1966, and returned to Pullman as a family physician in the early 1970s after military service and completing medical school at University of Washington. He retired in the mid 2000s.

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Content Description

A short paper, written by David Neil Spencer, on the history of several English elms in the Pullman, Washington area, which are descended from trees planted on the WSU campus in its first decades.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply. Contents are property of the original creator.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

"A History of Some of the English Oaks on the WSU Campus and Their Spread to the South Pullman Area", 2025 (Cage 5167)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Larry Clark of Washington State Magazine donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries on Feb. 4, 2025, where it was processed without an accession number. Dave Spencer is his father-in-law.

Processing Note

University Archivist Mark O’English processed this collection in Feb. 2025. A few slight clarifications (primarily location specifics) were added to the original born-digital document with the approval of the donor.

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Subject Terms

  • English oak -- Washington (State) -- Pullman -- History

Personal Names

  • Spencer, David Neil, 1944- -- Archives

Corporate Names

  • State College of Washington -- History
  • Washington State University -- History
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