Flowers, Walter E., -1952

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Death 1952
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Biographical notes:

Walters Flowers came to Spokane in 1902. He attended Whitworth College and later taught botany there. He was an honorary curator at the Eastern Washington State Historical Society several years before his death in 1952.

From the guide to the Walter E. Flowers Botanical Studies, 1925, (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives)

Walter E. Flowers was born in Nebraska, came to Spokane in 1902 and held a long term position as a Botany professor at Whitworth College. He was also an honorary curator for the Grace Campbell Memorial Museum (predecessor to E.W.S.H.S.) and donated collections of butterflies, insects, photographs of mushrooms and related plants.

From the description of Papers, 1915-1919. (Eastern Washington State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 43027366

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  • Botanical artists
  • Botanical illustration
  • Botanical illustration
  • Botany
  • Botany
  • Universities and colleges
  • College teachers
  • Environmental Conditions
  • Floriculture
  • Flowers in art
  • Fungi
  • History
  • Natural history illustration
  • Spokane
  • Washington (State)
  • Wild flowers

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  • Botanists

Places:

  • Spokane (Wash.) (as recorded)
  • Washington (State) (as recorded)