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Seminarium Botanicum of the University of Idaho records

 Collection
Identifier: MG 5078

Scope and Contents

Minutes, certificates, constitutions, correspondence, and other papers of a botanical science club at the University of Idaho; also tape recording of Ernst Bessey's reminiscence of its founding.

Dates

  • Creation: 1958-1963

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Ernst Athearn Bessey was a botanist, plant pathologist, and mycologist. He served as a professor of mycology and botany and dean of the graduate school at Michigan State University. He also worked with the United States Department of Agriculture at various times and Louisiana State University. He was a key member of the Seminarium Botanicum club at the University of Nebraska.

Extent

26 items

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Materials relating to the botanical science club and a tape recording of Ernst Besey reminiscing of its founding. Includes minutes, certificates, constitutions, correspondence, and other materials.

Title
Guide to Seminarium Botanicum of the University of Idaho records
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Kelley Moulton.
Date
2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository