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1. Helen Gilkey in the Herbarium
Helen Gilkey in the Herbarium
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Gilkey, who received her bachelor's and master's degrees from OAC (1907 and 1911), was curator of the herbarium from 1918 to 1951. In 1915 she was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in botany from the University of California, Berkeley. She also served as professor of botany at Oregon State and was an accomplished botanical illustrator and author, best known for her research on truffles. OSU’s Herbarium was established in the early 1880s. At the time of this photo, the Herbarium was located on the third floor of what is now Strand Agriculture Hall. Today it is located in Cordley Hall, contains more than 405,000 vascular plant, bryophyte, algal and fungal specimens, and is comprised of collections from OSU, the University of Oregon, and Willamette University.
2. Dr. Helen Gilkey of the Herbarium, May 28, 1952
Dr. Helen Gilkey of the Herbarium, May 28, 1952
3. Dr. Helen Gilkey of the Herbarium, May 28, 1952
Dr. Helen Gilkey of the Herbarium, May 28, 1952
4. Albert N. Steward
Albert N. Steward
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Steward attended Oregon Agricultural College in 1917-1918 and 1919-1920 and earned a BS in Agriculture in 1921. In 1921, he became a faculty member in botany at the University of Nanking in Nanking, China. He and his wife, Celia Belle Speak Steward, were appointed as educational missionaries by the Methodist Board of Missions. He returned to the United States for several years in the late 1920s to complete AM and PhD degrees in biology at Harvard University. Steward spent most of the 1930s and 1940s in China and was interned at Chapei Camp in Shanghai from 1943 to 1945. He returned to the United States permanently in 1950. Albert N. Steward was appointed by Oregon State College as Associate Professor of Botany, Herbarium Curator, and Associate Botanist for the Agricultural Experiment Station in 1951. He held these positions until his death in 1959.
5. Botany exhibit during Senior Weekend, circa 1955
Botany exhibit during Senior Weekend, circa 1955
6. Botany Class
Botany Class
7. Dr. Ron Cameron removing sample from tree trunk section, circa 1963
Dr. Ron Cameron removing sample from tree trunk section, circa 1963
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Dr. H. Ronald Cameron was a Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology from 1955- 1988.
8. E. R. Lake
E. R. Lake
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Edward Ralph Lake was a former Head of Botany at Oregon Agricultural College.
9. Botany laboratory
Botany laboratory
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Dr. Helen Gilkey with students. Helen Margaret Gilkey received her Master's degree in Botany from Oregon Agricultural College in 1911. She served as the Curator of the Herbarium for 33 years, introducing about 50,000 new plant specimen.
10. Helen Gilkey, circa 1940
Helen Gilkey, circa 1940
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Helen Margaret Gilkey was born on March 6, 1886, in Montesano, Washington. She moved with her family to Corvallis in 1903. She received her MA at Oregon Agricultural College in 1911 and her PhD at University of California at Berkeley in 1915. From 1915 until 1918, she worked as a scientific illustrator at Berkeley. Curator of the herbarium at OAC from 1918 until 1951, Gilkey was also a Professor of Botany. She had 44 publications to her credit, 10 on vascular plant taxonomy and 10 on Tuberales. Gilkey died in 1972.
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