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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Earl A. Brooks Ornithological Notes

2.8 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 10 in. (6 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 4 in.)
Ornithological notes by Brooks, who was one of four brothers renowned for their studies in biology at WVU around the turn of the century, and after whom Brooks Hall is named. Earl Brooks, WVU Class of 1897, later went to seminary and became a Presbyterian minister before receiving an appointment as professor of Natural Sciences at Boston University. While a student at WVU he began compiling a study of birds of Upshur County. Later this compilation was expanded and published as A Check List of West Virginia Birds, a book that is considered a pioneering classic in the field of ornithology. The collection consists of separate notebooks kept on individual birds that are entitled by the common English name of the bird and also classified in standard scientific fashion according to genus and species. The notebooks are numbered according to the system prescribed by the American Ornithologists Union and each contains a state map with observed sites marked recording field observations by Brooks and his co-workers of nesting sites and habits. These notebooks provided the basis for several publications ca. 1900-16 by Brooks and were later used by Dr. George Hall in a subsequent book on birds of West Virginia.
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Earl A. Brooks Ornithological Notes 2.8 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 10 in. (6 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 4 in.)

Brooks, Earle Amos, 1871-1952
Ornithological notes by Brooks, who was one of four brothers renowned for their studies in biology at WVU around the turn of the century, and after whom Brooks Hall is named. Earl Brooks, WVU Class of 1897, later went to seminary and became a Presbyterian minister before receiving an appointment as professor of Natural Sciences at Boston University. While a student at WVU he began compiling a study of birds of Upshur County. Later this compilation was expanded and published as A Check List of West Virginia Birds, a book that is considered a pioneering classic in the field of ornithology. The collection consists of separate notebooks kept on individual birds that are entitled by the common English name of the bird and also classified in standard scientific fashion according to genus and species. The notebooks are numbered according to the system prescribed by the American Ornithologists Union and each contains a state map with observed sites marked recording field observations by Brooks and his co-workers of nesting sites and habits. These notebooks provided the basis for several publications ca. 1900-16 by Brooks and were later used by Dr. George Hall in a subsequent book on birds of West Virginia.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

John E. Reed Plant Encyclopedic Scrapbooks

22.5 Linear Feet 18 record cartons, 15 in. each

This collection includes 153 handmade scrapbooks in which John E. Reed gathered and pasted newspaper and magazine articles, pamphlets, pictures, definitions, and handwritten notes about different plants. These scrapbooks are alphabetized by the botanical/scientific names of each plant, and the collection also includes four index books for reference. It also includes copies of two pages of correspondence between John Reed and William H. Witte with background about the scrapbooks (Box 1).

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John E. Reed Plant Encyclopedic Scrapbooks 22.5 Linear Feet 18 record cartons, 15 in. each

West Virginia University. Department of Biology

This collection includes 153 handmade scrapbooks in which John E. Reed gathered and pasted newspaper and magazine articles, pamphlets, pictures, definitions, and handwritten notes about different plants. These scrapbooks are alphabetized by the botanical/scientific names of each plant, and the collection also includes four index books for reference. It also includes copies of two pages of correspondence between John Reed and William H. Witte with background about the scrapbooks (Box 1).

George Mason University

Lord Fairfax Community College Herbarium notebooks collection

7 Linear Feet 16 binders
16 notebooks containing over 4000 pages of notes about the Lord Fairfax Community College Herbarium specimen collection, created circa 1973 - 1992.
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Lord Fairfax Community College Herbarium notebooks collection 7 Linear Feet 16 binders

Lord Fairfax Community College
16 notebooks containing over 4000 pages of notes about the Lord Fairfax Community College Herbarium specimen collection, created circa 1973 - 1992.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Perry D. Strausbaugh (1886-1965) Papers

3.3 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each)

Four boxes of correspondence from 1920-1948.

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Perry D. Strausbaugh (1886-1965) Papers 3.3 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each)

Strausbaugh, Perry Daniel, 1886-1965

Four boxes of correspondence from 1920-1948.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Perry D. Strausbaugh (1886-1965) Papers

4.2 Linear Feet Summary: 4 ft. 2 in. (10 document cases, 5 in. each)

Papers of P. D. Strausbaugh, former head of the Department of Botany, author of a biology textbook, and professor of Botany at WVU.

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Perry D. Strausbaugh (1886-1965) Papers 4.2 Linear Feet Summary: 4 ft. 2 in. (10 document cases, 5 in. each)

Strausbaugh, Perry Daniel, 1886-1965

Papers of P. D. Strausbaugh, former head of the Department of Botany, author of a biology textbook, and professor of Botany at WVU.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Robert C. Spangler (1892-1974) Papers

3.5 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 5 1/2 in. (4 document cases, 5 in, each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (6 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 wrapped ledger, 1 in.)
Correspondence, research notes, photographs, and other papers of a former Professor of Biology at West Virginia University (1914-1955). Includes some materials relating to Spangler's theory of sex determination and his famous debate in 1922 with William Jennings Bryan regarding the theory of evolution. Bryan had offered a $100.00 prize to any professor who could reconcile evolution with the Bible and Spangler took up the challenge.
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Robert C. Spangler (1892-1974) Papers 3.5 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 5 1/2 in. (4 document cases, 5 in, each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (6 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 wrapped ledger, 1 in.)

Spangler, Robert C., 1892-1974
Correspondence, research notes, photographs, and other papers of a former Professor of Biology at West Virginia University (1914-1955). Includes some materials relating to Spangler's theory of sex determination and his famous debate in 1922 with William Jennings Bryan regarding the theory of evolution. Bryan had offered a $100.00 prize to any professor who could reconcile evolution with the Bible and Spangler took up the challenge.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia University, Department of Biology, Newsletters

.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case)
Newsletters of the West Virginia University Department of Biology (1957-1965, scattered issues 1995-2009). Newsletters contain information regarding the activities of Biology Department faculty, staff, students, and alumni; programs and events of the Biology Department; and biology, botany, and science related events and discoveries in the region. Includes issue of newsletter which was drafted but not published (1999). Also contains newsletters of the Phi Epsilson Phi national botany fraternity (1950-1957) and a mailing list for the Southern Applachian Botanical Club (1954).
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West Virginia University, Department of Biology, Newsletters .25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case)

West Virginia University. Department of Biology
Newsletters of the West Virginia University Department of Biology (1957-1965, scattered issues 1995-2009). Newsletters contain information regarding the activities of Biology Department faculty, staff, students, and alumni; programs and events of the Biology Department; and biology, botany, and science related events and discoveries in the region. Includes issue of newsletter which was drafted but not published (1999). Also contains newsletters of the Phi Epsilson Phi national botany fraternity (1950-1957) and a mailing list for the Southern Applachian Botanical Club (1954).

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