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William Ralston Pancoast (1900–1993) herbarium

 Collection
Identifier: HIBDARC-0394

Scope and Contents

One (1) "Herbarium and Record of Analysis" folder, created by William Pancoast from 4/19/1917–5/23/1917, consisting of a commercially pre-printed folder with one (1) folded, printed page of directions and keys for use and twenty-seven (28) folded, printed form pages holding herbarium specimens and their analyses, and one printed page of the donor's notes on the Pancoast family.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917

Biographical / Historical

William Ralston Pancoast (1900–1993) was a high school student when he created this herbarium in 1917. This herbarium, created in a commercially-produced folder, gives insight to how botany was taught in general education in the early 1900s.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Processing Information

This collection was digitized by Nancy Janda in 2026. This finding aid was created by Nancy Janda in 2026.

Title
Guide to the William Ralston Pancoast (1900–1993) herbarium
Author
Nancy L. Janda
Date
2026
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository

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