RS 21-7-142 Wilbur N. Hunt Botanical Specimen Book

Descriptive summary

creator:	Hunt, Wilbur N.
title:	Botanical Specimen Book
dates:	1875
extent:	0.21 linear ft. (1 volume in four-fold enclosure)
collection number:	RS 21/7/142
repository:	University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

Administrative information

access:	Open for research
publication rights:	Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:	Wilbur N. Hunt Botanical Specimen Book, RS 21/7/142, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Biographical note

Wilbur N. Hunt was born to Nathan and Sarah M. Swelt Hunt in Newport, New Hampshire, on October 2, 1856. He received his B.S. (1877) in civil engineering from Iowa State College (University) and his M.D. (1893) from Drake University Medical School.

After graduation, Hunt became Deputy Auditor (1877-1881) for Story County, Iowa. He then moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he started a medical practice. He later practiced medicine in Central City, Nebraska; Bellingham, Washington; and Burlington, Washington.

Wilbur Hunt married Anna Irene Whipple of Nevada, Iowa, on May 9, 1881. Together they had five children: Sarah Irene, Ethel Leora, Clara Alice, Herbert Nathan, and Lawrence Wilbur.

Collection description

This collection (1875) contains one volume of botanical specimens collected by Wilbur N. Hunt. Hunt collected the fifty-two plant samples on or near the Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University) campus from April through June 1875, mostly likely as a requirement for his sophomore year botany class. Each sample is carefully labeled with the plant's order, genus, species, habitat, and date collected. Six unidentified specimens can be found in the book following the labeled samples.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
1	1	Botanical specimen book	1875