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Botanical specimens book, approximately 1840s

 Collection
Identifier: 1962-002

Content Description

A book containing pressed botanical specimens, such as flowers, grains, and other plants, with handwritten descriptions of where they were gathered. No other information is known about its original provenance or owner. Many pages in the original book were blank.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1840s

Access

The physical object no longer exists, but the digital copy can be viewed by anyone.

Use and Copyright

This material is under copyright. The item and its copyright is owned by The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the respository.

Extent

1 item : 56 pages

Language of Materials

English

Condition Description

Poor. The book is so old and in such poor condition that the pages have been digitized to preserve what information could be preserved and gathered through image capture.

Cultural context

Geographic

Title
Botanical specimens book, approximately 1840s
Status
Completed
Author
Marc Carlson
Date
2017-11-9
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository

Contact:
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496