Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 21/7/140
Frank W. George
Botanical Speciman Book, 1874
Descriptive summary
| creator: | George, Frank W. |
| title: | Botanical Specimen Book |
| dates: | 1874 |
| extent: | 0.21 linear ft. (1 volume in four-fold enclosure) |
| collection number: | RS 21/7/140 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Frank W. George Botanical Specimen Book, RS 21/7/140, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Frank W. George attended Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University) from 1873 to 1875, leaving after his junior year. His hometown was Williamstown, Iowa, approximately thirty-five miles north of Waterloo. |
Collection description
This collection (1874) contains one volume of botanical specimens collected by Frank W. George. George collected the eighty-four plant samples on or near the Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University) campus from May through October 1874 as a requirement for his sophomore year botany classes. The samples are carefully labeled with each plant's order, genus, species, habitat, and date collected. The book also contains seven samples collected and pressed by Frank George's aunt, Mary George, and given to him during his sophomore year at Iowa State. According to a note left in the book by Frank, Mary George's plants were originally collected in Kentucky in 1851. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Botanical specimen book |
1874 |