Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Cage 113
Sharsmith, Carl, 1903-1994
Carl William Sharsmith Papers
1937-1939
0.5 Linear feet of shelf space
1 Box
Carl William Sharsmith's papers consist of his
correspondence, mostly relative to work at the Washington State University
herbarium, and his lists of the botanical specimens he collected while at Washington
State University.
Collection materials are inEnglish
Carl William Sharsmith was born in New York, New York in 1903. He studied botany at
the University of California in the 1930s and received the Ph.D. in 1940. He held a
position combining duties as herbarium curator and botany instructor at Washington
State University from 1937 to 1939. From 1940 to 1946 he was with the University of
Minnesota, and from 1950 onward at San Jose State College. His principal interest
was in alpine vegetation.
Sharsmith's years at Washington State proved to be a frustrating time. He found
himself required to teach many classes, while also attempting to complete a doctoral
dissertation and administer a herbarium with a large backlog of work. He
inadvertently became involved in a quarrel with the university administration when
the University President cancelled planned field trips. He also felt a sense of
isolation at Pullman, where he was far from the alpine vegetation which held his
major interest. Moreover, the lack of cultural opportunities, especially
performances of serious music, added to this feeling of isolation. After two years
he left this position. Ironically, many of the problems which had vexed him, and
which had also prompted his immediate predecessors to leave Washington State, were
then alleviated by changes in the policies regarding research, teaching, and
administration of the herbarium.
Sharsmith's papers consist of his correspondence, mostly relative to work at the
university herbarium, and his lists of the botanical specimens he collected while at
Washington State University.
The correspondence is arranged in a chronological sequence, with the botanical
collection lists in a separate folder. An index to the correspondents has been
compiled.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
[Item description]
Carl William Sharsmith Papers, 1937-1939 (Cage 113)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The papers were transferred to the Washington State University Library in 1975 from the W.S.U. Ownbey Herbarium.
This collection was arranged and indexed by Robert Catale in February 1976 and further description was added by Lawrence Stark in June 1976.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Sharsmith, Carl William, 1903-1994 -- Archives
Ball, Carleton R. (Carleton Roy), 1873-1958
Constance, Lincoln, 1909-2001
Hitchcock, C. Leo (Charles Leo), 1902-1986
Howell, John Thomas, 1903-1994
Johnson, Arthur Monrad, 1878-
Ownbey, Marion, 1910-1974
Smith, Charles Piper, 1877-
Marion Ownbey Herbarium
Washington State University -- Faculty -- Archives
Botanists -- Washington (State) -- Correspondence
Botany -- Research -- Northwest, Pacific
Colleges and Universities
Washington (State)
Science
Correspondence
1
1
40 items
1937
1
2
175 items
1938
1
3
140 items
1939
Lists of Specimens
1
4
13 pages
Lists of Specimens Collected, 1937-1939
Additional material received Aug. 29, 1982
1
Addendum
3 items
Correspondence with C.C. Todd and E.O. Holland, 1939
1
Addendum
9 items
Correspondence with J.W. Thompson, 1938
Index To Correspondents
Correspondent
[Folders]
Alm, Carl G.
[3]
Adams, Ed
[1,3]
Allen, Jessie M.
[1,3]
Andres, Heinrich
[2]
Artman, C.E.
[3]
Arwidsson, Th.
[3]
Bacigalupi, Rimo
[2,3]
Ball, Carleton R.
[1]
Barkely, Fred A.
[2,3]
Barnard, Frank T.
[1]
Beath, O.R.
[1]
Benjamin, Curtis G.
[2]
Benson, Lyman
[1,2,3]
Betka, R.G.
[2]
Binns, John H.
[3]
Blake, Sidney F.
[1,2,3]
Bokforlags Aktiebolaget Thule
[2]
Boner, Luana
[3]
Bonestell and Co.
[2]
Brewrink, Captain P.
[1,2,3]
Bright, John
[1,2,3]
Caldwell, E.J.
[3]
Carter, Annetta
[2]
Chase, Agnes
[1,2]
Coleman, Edith A.
[3]
Constance, Lincoln
[1,2,3]
Daubenmire, Rexford F.
[2,3]
Davies, Una
[3]
Davis, Ray J.
[2,3]
Detling, Leroy E.
[1,3]
Epling, Carl C.
[1,2,3]
Ewan, Joseph
[2,3]
Eyerdam, Walter J.
[2]
Fassett, Norman C.
[2]
Freese, Carl R.
[3]
Ferris, Roxana S.
[3]
Fiker, Charles
[2,3]
Freeman, O.W.
[2]
Gierisch, Ralph K.
[2]
Gleason, H.A.
[3]
Gould, Frank W.
[3]
Green, W.J.
[2,3]
Greenman, J.M.
[2,3]
Hamblen, Frances G.
[2,3]
Harwell, C.A.
[2]
Hassler, Mildred
[2,3]
Helgeson, E.A.
[2]
Hermann, F.J.
[2,3]
Hermann, Elizabeth McKay
[2]
Hitchcock, C. Leo
[1,2,3]
Hoagland, Henry V.
[2]
Hoffman, W.V.
[2]
Holland, Ernest O.
[2,add.]
Hoover, Robert F.
[3]
Howell, John Thomas
[1,2,3]
Hysslop, G.
[2]
Jeffers, D.S.
[3]
Johnson, A.M.
[2,3]
Johnston, Ivan M.
[2]
Keck, David D.
[2]
Killip, E.P.
[3]
Klastersky, Ivan
[2,3]
Kulin, Arthur
[3]
Lemmon, Paul E.
[2,3]
Leonard, Lewis Y.
[3]
Levan, Albert
[3]
Lewis, C.
[1]
Lewis, Clarence McK.
[1]
Looff, Ethel H.
[2]
Maguire, Bassett
[2,3]
Marie-Victorin, Frere
[1,2,3]
Mason, Herbert L.
[1,2,3]
Mathias, Mildred see Hassler, Mildred
[2,3]
Merriam, W.B.
[2]
Merrill, George M.
[3]
Morrison, B.Y.
[2]
Moss, E.H.
[3]
Muencher, W.C.
[2,3]
Munz, Phillip H.
[2,3]
Nail, Jack R.
[1]
Nelson, Aven
[2,3]
Otis, Jean
[3]
Ownbey, Marion
[1,2,3]
Peck, Morton E.
[1,2,3]
Pennell, Francis W.
[2,3]
Pool, Raymond J.
[3]
Reed, Merton J.
[3]
Rossbach, George B.
[2,3]
Rouleau, Ernest
[2,3]
Samuelsson, G.
[2,3]
St. John, Harold
[2]
Scheffer, Theodore H.
[2,3]
Simmons, Jennie
[2]
Slipp, A.W.
[1]
Sloanaker, J.L.
[2,3]
Smith, Charles Piper
[2,3]
Smith, Harold
[2]
Smith, L.B.
[3]
Spencer Lens Co.
[2]
Stacey, J.W.
[2]
Stebbins, G. Ledyard Jr.
[1,2]
Strechert (G.E.) and Co.
[3]
Tees, Grace M.
[2]
Thompson, J.W.
[add.]
Todd, C.C.
[add.]
Townsend, Edward C.
[1]
Travis, Mildred T.
[3]
Weatherby, Charles A.
[2,3]
Weigle, W.G.
[1,2]
Wiegand, Kenneth M.
[1,2]
Weldert, Virginia
[3]
Westmore, Hal G.
[3]
Wherry, Edgar T.
[2]
Wilson, Carrie
[3]
Wittrock, G.L.
[3]
Wolf, C.B.
[3]