Lilla Irvin Leach papers, 1892-1971 1930-1963.

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Lilla Irvin Leach papers, 1892-1971 1930-1963.

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Collection comprises incoming and outgoing correspondence, literary manuscripts and writings, notebooks and travel diaries, and several photographs by American botanist Lilla Irvin Leach reflecting her career as a botanist, primarily in the Pacific Northwest, and her interests conservation, horticulture, and gardening. Collection also includes writings by her husband John R. Leach and others.

2 linear ft. (4 containers)

University of Oregon Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7311134

University of Oregon Libraries

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Leach, Lilla Irvin, 1886-1980

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Lilla Irvin Leach (1886-1980) was a field botanist who specialized in Oregon flora from 1915-1945. She discovered more than a dozen species and two new genera, Kalmiopsis leachiana and Bensoniella oregana. Lilla and her husband John Roy Leach (1882-1972) purchased a tract of land in southeast Portland where they developed a botanical garden named Sleepy Hollow. From the description of Lilla Irvin Leach papers, 1892-1971 1930-1963. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id:...

Leach, John Roy, 1882-1972

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