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Title: Frank C. Vasek papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1954-1999, undated
Collection Number: UA 365
Creator:
Vasek, Frank C.
Extent:
2.5 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The Frank C. Vasek papers contain articles, reports, correspondence, photographs, and other material from Vasek's tenure as
life sciences professor at the University of California, Riverside. The bulk of the collection consists of information on
plants from California and other areas.
Languages: The collection is in English.
This collection is open for research, with the exception of select files that are restricted.
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. Frank C. Vasek papers (UA 365). Special Collections & University Archives, University
of California, Riverside.
Provenance unknown.
Processed by Andrea Hoff, University Archivist, in August 2019.
Frank C. Vasek was a professor in the department of Botany at the University of California, Riverside.
He received a B.S. from Ohio University in 1950. He went on to earn his Ph.D. from U.C.L.A. in 1955 and began teaching at
UC, Riverside in 1954. He served as Chair of the department of Biology from 1970-1974. He also played a key role in establishing
the Botanic Gardens at UCR, acting as the first director from 1962-1967.
Vasek is known for his research about ancient creosote rings. In the late 1970s, he discovered what is possibly the oldest
creosote bush ring in the Mojave Desert, which he named 'King Clone.' It was thought to be the oldest living plant in the
world at an estimated 11,700 years old.
The Frank C. Vasek papers contain articles, reports, correspondence, photographs, and other material from Vasek's tenure as
life sciences professor at the University of California, Riverside. The bulk of the collection consists of information on
plants from California and other areas.
The Frank C. Vasek papers are arranged into four series as follows:
- Series 1. Publications, 1956-1996, undated
- Series 2. Correspondence, 1954-1989
- Series 3. Creosotes and King Clone materials, 1981-1988, undated
- Series 4. Other professional activities, 1964-1999, undated
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Desert plants
Life sciences
Universities and colleges -- Faculty
Articles
Correspondence
Photographs
Reports