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Five early contributors to the UBC Herbarium van der Pouw Kraan, Ashley
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to delve into the histories of five of the early contributors to The UBC Herbarium. This research will fill some of the gaps the UBC Herbarium currently has in its history, and allow for a deeper understanding of the people who contributed to the Herbarium’s collections. The primary argument my paper focuses on is the reason these five contributors partook in the collecting of botanical samples, and what drove them along in their studies. My research methods consisted mostly of analyzing primary and secondary sources, either written by the collectors themselves, or by people who were interested in their work. For supplementary information, secondary sources focused on the subjects of botany, natural history, and the history of British Columbia were also analyzed. These methods opened up the histories of most of the collectors for scrutiny. It was found that the five contributors collected for the joy of being in nature, and to preserve knowledge of nature for future generations. [Note: Title taken from UBC Geography's end of term conference program of March 25, 2014]
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Five early contributors to the UBC Herbarium
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| Date Issued |
2014
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| Description |
The
purpose
of
this
paper
is
to
delve
into
the
histories
of
five
of
the
early
contributors
to
The
UBC
Herbarium.
This
research
will
fill
some
of
the
gaps
the
UBC
Herbarium
currently
has
in
its
history,
and
allow
for
a
deeper
understanding
of
the
people
who
contributed
to
the
Herbarium’s
collections.
The
primary
argument
my
paper
focuses
on
is
the
reason
these
five
contributors
partook
in
the
collecting
of
botanical
samples,
and
what
drove
them
along
in
their
studies.
My
research
methods
consisted
mostly
of
analyzing
primary
and
secondary
sources,
either
written
by
the
collectors
themselves,
or
by
people
who
were
interested
in
their
work.
For
supplementary
information,
secondary
sources
focused
on
the
subjects
of
botany,
natural
history,
and
the
history
of
British
Columbia
were
also
analyzed.
These
methods
opened
up
the
histories
of
most
of
the
collectors
for
scrutiny.
It
was
found
that
the
five
contributors
collected
for
the
joy
of
being
in
nature,
and
to
preserve
knowledge
of
nature
for
future
generations. [Note: Title taken from UBC Geography's end of term conference program of March 25, 2014]
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eng
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| Date Available |
2014-07-21
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0103578
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| Affiliation | |
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| Peer Review Status |
Unreviewed
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| Scholarly Level |
Undergraduate
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