Herbarium records, 1915-1991.

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Herbarium records, 1915-1991.

Series 1 primarily consists of inquiries received from other institutions. Series 2 contains personal correspondence of Helen Gilkey. Series 3 consists of lists of exchange specimens sent to and received from other institutions and individuals. Series 7 & 8 consist of correspondence regarding plant specimens sent or received by the Herbarium.

8 microfilm reels.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7548798

Oregon State University Libraries

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Chambers, Kenton Lee, 1929-....

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Oregon State University. Herbarium

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Since its establishment in the early 1880s, the Herbarium has served as the chief repository for Oregon State University's collection of flora as well as a laboratory for the study and identification of plants and fungi. Managed since 1883 by a curator under the auspices of the Department of Botany and Horticulture, the focus of the Herbarium has shifted away from the traditional role of student instruction and more toward the acquisition and cataloging of Pacific Northwest plant specimens. As a...

Gilkey, Helen M., 1886-1972

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Helen Margaret Gilkey was born on March 6, 1886, in Montesano, Washington. She moved with her family to Corvallis in 1903. She received her MA at Oregon Agricultural College in 1911 and her PhD at University of California at Berkeley in 1915. From 1915 until 1918, she worked as a scientific illustrator at Berkeley. Curator of the herbarium at OAC from 1918 until 1951, Gilkey was also a Professor of Botany. She had 44 publications to her credit, 10 on vascular plant taxonomy and 10 on Tuberales. ...