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University of Idaho Stillinger Herbarium Glass Lantern Slides Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PG 106

Scope and Contents

The slides were transferred from the Stillinger Herbarium in the University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources to Special Collections and Archives in January 2012. Nothing is known of the provenance of the slides, but research indicates that some slides were taken as part of a research project conducted in the Selway Game Preserve by the University of Idaho School of Forestry in 1938.

In 1938, University of Idaho master’s student Willard Leslie Robinette conducted research (funded in part by the U.S. Forest Service) in the Selway Game Preserve (now part of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area in north-central Idaho) to learn the habits of elk in the preserve, to identify plant species grazed by elk, and to point out the need of minerals in the diet of elk.

Robinette’s findings were published in 1939 in his thesis, A Study of the Range Habits of Elk on the Selway Game Preserve during the summer of 1938. Included in the thesis are photographic prints taken during Robinette’s fieldwork. A good number of matching images can be found among the Stillinger Herbarium glass lantern slides collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1938-1941

Language of Materials

This collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The manuscript group is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.

Extent

127 slides

Abstract

Glass lantern slide collection documenting flora and fauna conditions in the selected areas of the northwest region of the United States, primarily Idaho, in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The slides were transferred from the Stillinger Herbarium in the University of Idaho College of Natural Resources to Special Collections and Archives in January 2012.

Title
Guide to the University of Idaho Stillinger Herbarium Glass Lantern Slides Collection 1938-1941
Author
Finding aid prepared by Julie Monroe
Date
© March 2012
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latn
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

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