Iowa State University. Department of Botany records
Scope and Content
The collection Consists of materials related to the Department of Botany. Records include news clippings, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, subject files, biographical files, administrative records, class project records, seminar records, lantern slides, and faculty papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1886-2014, undated
Creator
- Iowa State University. Department of Botany (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Open for research.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Consult Special Collections and University Archives
Biography/Profile
The Department of Botany was established in 1870 with Charles E. Bessey serving as head. In 1871, the Department first offered graduate courses for a M.S. degree in botany, and J.C. Arthur, in 1877, received the first M.S. degree issued by Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University). In 1914, the Department initiated a Ph.D. program, and again the Department held the distinction for awarding the first Ph.D. degree at Iowa State, given to Leslie Kenoyer in 1916. In 1918, Ada Hayden became the first woman Ph.D. at Iowa State College (University).
In 1957, an undergraduate curriculum in plant pathology was initiated in the College of Agriculture and the name of the department was changed to the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. A decade later, the department was moved to a new building, Bessey Hall. The Department of Botany became a separate entity again within the College of Sciences and Humanities after the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology split into two departments in 1979.
In 2003, the Department of Botany was merged with the departments of Animal Ecology and Zoology and Genetics to form the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology.
Extent
8.39 Linear Feet (in 10 document (letter), 1 document (legal), 6 half-document (letter), 1 half-document (legal), and 5 large lantern slide boxes)
Abstract
The Department of Botany was established at Iowa State in 1870 with Charles E. Bessey serving as head. The first graduate degree issued by Iowa State was received by botany student J.C. Arthur in 1877. The Department of Botany also holds the distinction of graduating Iowa State's first Ph.D. student, Leslie Kenoyer in 1916, and first female Ph.D. student, Ada Hayden in 1918. In 2003, the Department of Botany was merged with the departments of Animal Ecology and Zoology and Genetics to form the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology. The collection contains news clippings, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, subject files, biographical files, administrative records, class project records, seminar records, and lantern slides.
Processing Information
Released on 2019-04-22.
Subject
- Iowa State University. Department of Botany (Organization)
- Title
- RS 13/5. Iowa State University. Department of Botany records, 1886-2014, undated.
- Date
- March 5, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository
403 Parks Library
701 Morrill Road
Iowa State University
Ames Iowa 50011-2102 United States
(515) 294-6672
archives@iastate.edu