Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Stanford University, Dudley Herbarium, records
- Dates:
- 1895-1995
- Extent:
- 3 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains correspondence, conference materials, biographical materials, publications, and photographs related to the Dudley Herbarium.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Dudley Herbarium was the herbarium of the Stanford University National History Museum and the former Division of Systematic Biology. The herbarium was home to the plant specimen collection that was started by botanist William Russel Dudley who was head of the Stanford Botany Department from 1892 to 1911.
It was in the 1960's that Stanford Provost Frederick E. Terman made the decision to terminate support to the Division of Systematic Biology. Due to this decision, various parts of the collection was transferred to other institutions. This included the transfer of 850,000 specimens of the Dudley Herbarium to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco in 1976.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-11-19 09:35:44 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022