RS 21-7-140 Frank W. George Botanical Specimen Book

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