Adams Jewett, M.D.

…and Elizabeth Adams (1772-1816). 16 Adams Jewett was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in 1826 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1827. As part of commencement ceremonies, Jewett gave a…

Charles Ferson Durant

(1805-1873) The pleasure experienced [in the study of algae] is ample remuneration for the patient industry required in its pursuit. The gay iridescent plants seem tempting; the shore scenery is…

Henry Roland Totten

…aubleti; II. Developement of the seed in the cleistogamic flower of Specularia perfoliata.” Totten studied fungi for his Doctoral thesis (1923), “Description, life history, and mycorrhizal character of Rhizopogon parasiticus…

Rachel Milner Fell Treakle

…University to McCormick 27 October 2020. Illinois State Marriage Records. Online index. Illinois State Public Record Offices. . Ancestry.com. Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,…

Spreading the Herbarium Gospel

…Man’s Beard,” instead. It’s in the olive family! You can buy one at the Botanical Garden! I hope to have inspired at least a few acquaintances to Go Native.) Stewartia…

Welcome, new Herbarium students!

…Class of 2023, majoring in biology and minoring in chemistry. In addition to making digital images of specimens for our online catalog, he will be learning to file newly accessioned…

Charles Wright

…“In addition to its documentation of the new boundary, the survey report was notable for its natural history content, including paleontology, botany, ichthyology, ornithology and mammology.”3 Upon his return home…

Carroll Emory Wood, Jr.

…in the Salem, Virginia school system.”2 Carroll Emory Wood, Jr. earned Bachelor of Science degree from Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia in 1941.1 “During college Carroll had a strong interest…