Francis R. McCabe Oregon Wild Flower Notebook, ca. 1930

Overview of the Collection

Creator
McCabe, Francis R.
Title
Francis R. McCabe Oregon Wild Flower Notebook
Dates
ca. 1930 (inclusive)
Quantity
.16 cubic feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
OLPb074MCC
Summary
This notebook of pressed and identified Oregon wild flowers was created by Francis R. McCabe for a Boy Scouts of America Botany Merit Badge for Troop 20 of Albany, Oregon.
Repository
Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives

Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Francis R. McCabe graduated from Oregon State University in 1934 with a degree in forestry management. He died in Portland, Oregon in 1999. It is likely that McCabe assembled this notebook as a teenager prior to enrolling at Oregon State University. In the introduction to the notebook, McCabe describes the importance of preserving plants that are becoming endangered.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

A single notebook of pressed flowers with identifications.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The Francis R. McCabe Oregon Wild Flower Notebook (OLPb074MCC), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Location of Collection

S

Acquisition Information

Purchased by Lewis & Clark College in 2012.

Processing Note

Processed in 2012.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Botany
  • Wild flowers--Oregon

Personal Names

  • McCabe, Francis R.--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Boy Scouts of America

Geographical Names

  • Albany (Or.)