California women in botany

By

Carter, Annetta, 1907-1991
Constance, Lincoln, 1909-2001
DeDecker, Mary
Holleuffer, Carol.
McClintock, Elizabeth May, 1912-
Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.

Type

Book

Publication info

Berkeley, Calif, University of California, c1987

Notes

Includes supplementary material.

Interview is part of the Women in Botany Project.

Three women botanists discuss their careers as hebarium curators, collectors of plant specimens, and conservationsists of flora and habitat.

Annetta Carter: Herbarium Botanist, Collector and Interpreter of Baja California plants. | Discusses the UC Dept. of Botany and Herbarium, 1930's-1980's; Baja California trips with Annie Alexander and Louise Kellogg, 1940's.

Mary DeDecker: Botanist and Conservationist of the Inyo Region. | Discusses interest in Inyo region flora; struggles with Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power to preserve Owens Valley environment; conservation work with Bureau of Land Management and National Park Se

Elizabeth McClintock: California Academy of Sciences Curator, Ornamental Plant Specialist. | Discusses career as herbarium curator; collecting ornamental plants; conservation of rare native plants in San Francisco.

Subjects

Baja California , Botanists , Botany , California , Conservation of natural resources , Dept. of Botany , Oral histories , University of California, Berkeley , Women botanists

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.19163
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51427182