Botanical specimens book, approximately 1840s
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.
Source
- Murray, Esther Utzig, 1903-1973 (Donor, Person)
- 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
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu