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Accession #MC2011/113
TopicPlant Analysis Notebook: Ikenberry, Mt. Morris College, 1888,
KeywordsBotany, Natural Sciences,
TitleBotany Notebook: Ikenberry, Mt. Morris College
LocationMt. Morris Cabinet, IIS
CitationBotany Notebook: Ikenberry, Mt. Morris College, MC2011/113, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana.
AccessResearchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials.
ProvenanceArchives' Shelves, North Shelving Unit, IS
Scope and Content

About 150 plants are recorded in this personal notebook kept by W. Lewis Ikenberry, thought to be a student at Mt. Morris College, Illinois.  The book spans 21 April 1888 through 30 May 1893.  The preprinted formatted notebook is entitled, “APGAR’S PLANT ANALYSIS: Adapted to Gray’s Botanies," by E. A. and A. C. Apgar. Although preformatted, the individual fills in the blanks.  W. Lewis Ikenberry, from Waterlook Iowa, filled this book out in detail, including localities where specimens were found.

One notebook

Date of Accession21 March 2011
Bio History NoteExamples of localities where plant pecimens were found:

College campus, Mt. Morris, Ilinois, May 9, 1988.

Pine Creek 3 mi. W. Mt. Morris, May 16, 1888.

Rock River below Oregon,Illinois,June 2, 1888

Cedar River, opp J. Murphy, Waterloo, Iowa, July 4, 1892

Cascade Glenn, Ann Arbor, Michigan,May 30,  1893.

 

About 150  plants are described and recorded. 

Archivist NoteDescription prepared by Jeanine M. Wine 21 March 2011.
 


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