Botanical specimen book, 1875.

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Botanical specimen book, 1875.

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This collection contains a volume of botanical speciments collected by Cora Belle Keith Pierce. Pierce collected the sixty-three plant samples on or near the Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University) from April through September 1875 as a requirement for her sophomore year botany classes. Many of the samples are labeled with each plant's order, genus, species, habitat, and date collected. Some items are left unidentified. Several samples, including mosses and some flowering specimens, are pressed between thin pieces of cardboard and were not inserted into the book.

0.21 linear ft. (1 v. in four-fold enclosure).

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7081600

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Iowa State University

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On March 22, 1948, Iowa State College (University) sponsored a 90th anniversary celebration in honor of the founding of the college, which occurred on the same date in 1858 when the charter act establishing a state agricultural college became law. The celebration included a symposium, luncheon, departmental open houses, and a dinner. From the description of 90th anniversary collection, 1947-1948. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 54799482 In 1958, Iowa State Colle...

Pierce, Cora Belle Keith (1859-1885).

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Cora Belle Keith was born on August 31, 1859. She attended Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University) starting in 1874 and received her B.S. in 1877. She married Thomas A. Pierce on August 31, 1882, and became a homemaker in Vinton, Iowa. In 1883, she gave birth to a daughter, Cora A. Pierce. Cora Belle Keith Pierce died less than two years later on February 19, 1885. From the description of Botanical specimen book, 1875. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 226969034 ...

Pierce, Cora Belle Keith (1859-1885).

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Cora Belle Keith was born on August 31, 1859. She attended Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University) starting in 1874 and received her B.S. in 1877. She married Thomas A. Pierce on August 31, 1882, and became a homemaker in Vinton, Iowa. In 1883, she gave birth to a daughter, Cora A. Pierce. Cora Belle Keith Pierce died less than two years later on February 19, 1885. From the description of Botanical specimen book, 1875. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 226969034 ...