Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
Preliminary Guide to the Ira C. Otis Papers
circa 1920-1969
MS.1982.50
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
- Creator
- Otis, I. C.
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Ira C. Otis Papers
- ID
- MS.1982.50
- Date [inclusive]
- circa 1920-1969
- Extent
- 2 linear feet, 3 boxes.
- Location
- (MASC staff use) 2-9-18-4
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Language
- Materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection contains botanical papers of Ira C. Otis (1861-1938), combined with related papers of other scientists.
Biography/History
Ira C. Otis (1861-1938) was born in Jewelton, Wisconsin. He moved to Grays Harbor, Washington, in 1889. During his residence in the state, worked as an engineer for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, the Surveyor General's office in Olympia, the Great Northern Railroad, and the State Highway Department. Otis developed a hobby in botany, and collected specimens as well as research materials, with a focus in ferns, grasses, and water plants. In 1936, Otis donated items from his personal herbarium to the Washington State University Herbarium.
Scope and Content
This collection contains botanical papers of Ira C. Otis (1861-1938), combined with related papers of other scientists. The collection consists of research file cards and a research notebook on Tragopogon and chromatography laboratory records (dated 1965-1969).
Preliminary Inventory:
Box 1: Research notebook on Tragopogon and chromatography laboratory records (1965-1969) with the names of M. Ownbey and N. F. Belzer, and research file cards (Otis)
Box 2: Research file cards (F. L. Pickett)
Box 3: Research file cards (Otis)
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Acquisition Information
Transferred to Washington State University Libraries from the WSU Herbarium in 1982 (MS.1982.50).
Related Materials
Related Material
Fermen Layton Pickett Papers, circa 1912-1938 (Cage 87)
Francis Marion Ownbey Papers, 1934-1974 (Cage 320)
Francis Marion Ownbey Papers (MS.1981.43, MS.1982.53, MS.1985.06)
Botanical Papers, 1881-1973 (Cage 53)
Names and Subjects
Subject(s)
- Botanists--Archives
- Agriculture