Guide to the Utah State University Intermountain Herbarium photograph collection,
1932-1982

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  Overview of the Collection
   
  Historical Note
   
  Content Description
   
Use of the Collection
   
Administrative Information
   
Detailed Description of the Collection

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Utah State University. Intermountain Herbarium.
Title: Utah State University Intermountain Herbarium photograph collection
Dates: 1932-1982 ( inclusive )
1932-1960 ( bulk )
Quantity: 1 box (.25 linear ft. )
Collection Number: USU_P0119
Summary: Utah State University Intermountain Herbarium photograph collection consists of 16 photographs of Herbarium directors and staff from the 1930s to the 1980s and a series of field photographs of juniper and sagebrush with typed notes taken around 1960.
Repository: Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and Archives
Photograph Collection

Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-3000
Phone: 435 797-2663
Fax: 435 797-2880
Email: scweb@usu.edu

Languages: Collection materials are in English. 
Sponsor: Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Historical Note

The USU Intermountain Herbarium is a research facility within the Department of Biology (Botany). The collections include a wide variety of plant specimens and research focuses on taxonomy of flora in the Intermountain West. The Herbarium began in March 1932. Bassett Maguire was the first curator and the nucleus of the collection initially came from Marcus M. Jones. Arthur H. Holmgren was the second curator of the collection starting in 1943.

Content Description

The Utah State University Intermountain Herbarium photograph collection consists of 16 images of Herbarium staff from the 1930s to the 1980s and a series of field photographs of juniper and sagebrush with typed notes taken around 1960. This material was probably removed from USU Archives. The information about the images in folder 2 is quoted directly from the original image.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  Restrictions

Open to public research.

Restrictions on Use :  Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Preferred Citation :  

Utah State University Intermountain Herbarium photograph collection, 1932-1982. (P0119). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

Organized into staff and field photographs.

Acquisition Information :  

Utah State University internal transfer from U.S.U. Biology Dept.

Processing Note :  

Register completed by Daniel Davis, July 2005.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Staff
Container(s)
Description
Dates
box
foler
1 1
1:01:01: Negative and photo of Bassett Maguire, Professor of Botany 1932-1938
1:01:02: Negative and photo of Bassett Maguire
1:01:03: Bassett Maguire and Art Holmgren
1:01:04: Art Holmgren (standing) and Art Cronquist
1:01:05: Art Cronquist, Armen Takhtajai and Nora Gabrielian
1:01:06: Art Cronquist
1:01:07: George Knowlton, Professor Emeritus in Biology (Entomology). "On the field trip with L. Shultz, D. Petteys" '82? Sept.

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Field Photos
Container(s)
Description
box
foler
1 2
1:02:01: "In the foreground is the upper study unit. The background gives and idea of the degree of stocking in the studey area. The entire stand is similar to the one shown in the illustration"
1:02:02: "Lower slop with juniper seedlings in the left foreground. The seedlings are invading a spot of sagebrush that is dying out"
1:02:03: "This picture was taken midway up the slope. The stumps are from the 1953 post cut. The area has been heavily cut in the past and the tress in the background are about average for the area"
1:02:04: "Twelve inch tree with a completely rotten center. The inch of sapwood is not damaged by the rot. The entire stem is unmerchantable, due to the rot"
1:02:05: "The conk from Figure 5 showing the tomentose, furrowed condition which was described by Boyce. The yellow under surface is barely showing at the bottom of the conk. The conk is old and mature; therefore, it is darker than the bark of the tree. This same conk is shown in Figure 8"
1:02:06: "A very old conk that was on an over-mature tree. The yellowish under surface has begun to fade to a darker yellowish-brown"
1:02:07: "Multiple conks on a single stem. The fourth is directly behind the conk in the foreground. More than one conk per tree is very rare and undoubtedly, the tree is rotten beyond use"
1:02:08: "Tufted leaves and dying branches on a tree that is approximately eighteen feet in height and sixteen inches in diameter. A conk is directly in the center of the tree trunk about two feet above the ground. The rot extends more that six feet up the tree. This tree is typical of the over-mature individuals in the area"
1:02:09: "Bumping this tree produces a drum-like sound, due to the rotten center"

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Subjects

    • Personal Names :
    • Bassett, Maguire, 1904---Photographs.
    • Cronquist, Arthur--Photographs.
    • Homgren, Arthur H.--Photographs.
    • Corporate Names :
    • Utah State University. Intermountain Herbarium.
    • Geographical Names :
    • Juniper--Utah--Photographs.

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    Finding aid created by Daniel Davis, July 2005.
    ©2008