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Raymond J. Pool, Botany Papers

Title: Raymond J. Pool, Botany Papers

Creator: Pool, Raymond J. (Raymond John), 1882-1967

Dates: 1900-1967

Quantity: 24 boxes (10 linear feet)

Collection Number: RG 12-07-12

Language: English

Restrictions: None

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Preferred Citation: Botnical Seminar, Student Life Records (RG 12-07-05). Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.

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Biography:

Born near Wabash, Nebraska, on 23 April 1882, Raymond John Pool was the third of five brothers. He attended public school for a time in Plattsmouth and then completed his high school education at Weeping Water, Nebraska. Pool served in the 1st Infantry, Company D, of the Nebraska National Guard from 1901 to 1903, and he received an honorable discharge with the rank of 1st Lieutenant. During high school he met Charles Bessey, the noted Nebraska botanist and founder of the University of Nebraska's Botany Department. This early meeting and subsequent encouragement from his parents, William and Mary Pool, convinced Pool to pursue his interests in botany and forestry. Pool attended the University of Nebraska where, under the tutelage of Charles Bessey, he received his A.B. in 1907, A.M. in 1908, and Ph.D. in 1913. While attending the University of Nebraska, Pool met Martha (May) Strangland, whom he married on 30 June 1909.

Pool spent his career teaching botany at the University, beginning as an instructor of botany in 1907. In 1911, Pool became an assistant professor and curator of the University Herbarium. The University promoted him to Professor of Botany in 1914. Following Charles Bessey's death in 1915, Pool became Chairman of the Botany Department, a position he held until his retirement in 1948. Besides teaching at UNL, Pool taught at the University of Michigan's Biological Station in 1910. He also taught at Colorado State Teachers College in the summers from 1922 to 1924. After his retirement from UNL, Pool taught as a visiting professor at the University of Illinois, Carbondale, from 1955 to 1956.

Besides teaching, Pool had various other botanical and related scientific pursuits. He served as the Director of the State Botanical Survey of Nebraska from 1907 to 1948. Some of his early research focused on the effects of air pollution on plant growth. He served as a consultant to several large organizations engaged in smelting ores in the western United States, Canada, and Mexico. In 1920, the Federal Court in Utah appointed Pool to the Salt Lake Smelter Commission, where he examined the effects of air pollution on the Salt Lake Valley vegetation. Pool became an official delegate to the Fifth International Botanical Congress at Cambridge University, England, in 1930. He was active in a number of international, national, and local scientific societies and organizations, including the Ecological Society of America, the American Society of Plant Taxonomists, the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, and Phi Beta Kappa. Pool was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and served as President of the American Microscopical Society in 1941.

As a researcher and author, Pool wrote numerous articles and several books with vegetation as a central theme. Some of his best-known works include Flowers and Flowering Plants, Marching with the Grasses, and A Study of the Vegetation of the Sandhills of Nebraska. He received numerous awards, including the Lincoln Kiwanis Club Service Medal for Distinguished Service in 1954 and the Sons and Daughters of Nebraska Distinguished Service Medal in 1961. Posthumously, Pool was elected to the Builders of Nebraska Hall of Fame.

Pool died at the age of 84 on 2 February 1967.

Scope and Content:

The papers of Raymond J. Pool relate to his work as a botanist and professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, and published materials by Pool, as well as botanical sketches and resource materials, class and field notes, and biographical items. Also included in the collection are photographs and negatives, lantern slides, and glass plate negatives. Of particular interest are the field notes and photographic materials related to his work on the Salt Lake Smelter Commission in 1920. The Pool papers document the career of a noted American botanist and the changing environmental landscape of Nebraska and parts of the western United States.

Subjects:

Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915

Pool, Raymond J. (Raymond John), 1882-1967 -- Archives

Botany

Botany -- Nebraska

Flowers

Plant ecology

Trees -- Nebraska

Series Description: Series 1: Correspondence Boxes 1-2

The bulk of the correspondence is between Pool and various colleagues at other institutions, as well as some amateur scientists, and generally relates to Pool's botanical research. Included is Pool's correspondence within the University of Nebraska, as well as that with family and friends. Of special interest is the correspondence from the 1920s dealing with his work on the Salt Lake Smelter Commission. Other interesting items include a letter from the American Institute of Sacred Literature (21 Feb. 1924) and a letter from the Tennessee Evolution Case Fund (29 Sept. 1926) asking Pool to support their efforts in reconciling the controversy over the theory of evolution.

Series 2: Manuscripts Boxes 2-6

The manuscripts in this series consist of drafts of Pool's published articles and books, as well as reports sent to various organizations and agencies, addresses, and speeches. Notable manuscripts include Handbook of Nebraska Trees, Flowers and Flowering Plants, and White Man Versus the Prairie. Also included in this series is the 1926 report about his observations on the Salt Lake Smelter Commission.

Series 3: Articles and Reprints Boxes 6-8

This series consists of published articles and reprints from various magazines and professional journals. Bibliographies of Pool's works are also included in this series. The published articles are arranged chronologically. For books written or edited by Pool, see resources listed below.

Series 4: Class and Field Notes Boxes 8-11, Oversize

This section of the collection contains field notes from Pool's botanical surveys and other research projects. Also included in this series are class notes taken by Pool as a student and lecture notes he used while teaching classes at UNL. This series contains Pool's field notes from the 1920 Salt Lake Smelter Commission project. There are also lists of publications that would be of value to students studying taxonomy, specifically for North America.

Series 5: Botanical Sketches and Illustrations Boxes 11-16, Oversize

Pool used a number of these sketches and illustrations in his published works. Some of the sketches are hand drawn in pencil or ink while others are finalized reproductions. Other items of interest are the tree root distribution charts from various counties in Nebraska and across the Great Plains.

Series 6: Botanical Resource Materials Box 16

This series contains a variety of botanical resource materials, including articles and addresses by Charles Bessey and J. E. Weaver. A manuscript of Walter Kiener's master's thesis is also included in this section. Kiener is another noted botanist and was a student of Raymond Pool.

Series 7: Biographical and Miscellany Box 17, oversize

Biographical and genealogical materials are located in this series. Other items include newspaper clippings, souvenir post cards from Pool's travels, and membership cards and certificates from various organizations Pool took part in. This series also contains Pool's 1918 application for a U.S. Army commission.

Series 8: Photographs and Negatives Boxes 18-24, oversize

The bulk of the photographic materials in this collection relate to Pool's botanical research. Most of the photos were taken during Pool's travels through the western United States and through Europe. Pool visited Colorado a number of times and took many photos of the alpine vegetation. It was on one of these visits that he met Walter Kiener and convinced him to come to UNL to study botany. Photographs of Pool and his wife are located in this series. Of special interest are the photographs and negatives taken by Pool during his work on the Salt Lake Smelter Commission from 1920. They show the effects of sulpher dioxide pollution on area plant growth. Also of interest are the photographs and negatives from 1918 of the Nebraska National Forest near Halsey, Nebraska. The last seven folders of this series contain glass plate negatives. The lantern slides in this series consist entirely of images from Nebraska between the years 1909 and 1912. Most of the images are of plants or landscapes and are arranged alphabetically by county. Of special interest are two images of sod houses. The bulk of the images come from Cherry and Thomas counties in Nebraska.

Container List: Series 1: CorrespondenceBox 1. Folder 1. Correspondence, 1906-1919 Box 1. Folder 2. Correspondence, 1920-1929 Box 1. Folder 3. Correspondence, 1930-1936 Box 1. Folder 4. Correspondence, 1937-1941 Box 1. Folder 5. Correspondence, 1942-1945 Box 1. Folder 6. Correspondence, 1946-1948 Box 2. Folder 1. Correspondence, 1949-1951 Box 2. Folder 2. Correspondence, 1952-1956, undated Series 2: ManuscriptsBox 2. Folder 3. Manuscript, "A Key to the Orders, Families, and Genera of Fungi," 1907 Box 2. Folder 4. Manuscript, "A Key to the Orders, Families, and Genera of Fungi" copy 2, 1907 Box 2. Folder 5. Manuscript, "A Study of the Vegetation of the Sandhills of Nebraska" draft 1, 1913 Box 2. Folder 6. Manuscript, "A Study of the Vegetation of the Sandhills of Nebraska" draft 2, 1913 Box 2. Folder 7. Manuscript, "A Study of the Vegetation of the Sandhills of Nebraska" draft 3, 1913 Box 3. Folder 1. Manuscript, "A Study of the Vegetation of the Sandhills of Nebraska" draft 4, 1913 Box 3. Folder 2. Manuscript, "A Study of the Vegetation of the Sandhills of Nebraska" final draft, 1913 Box 3. Folder 3. Manuscript, "A Study of the Vegetation of the Sandhills of Nebraska" final draft, copy 2, 1913 Box 3. Folder 4. Manuscript, "The Invastion of a Planted Prairie Grove," 1914 Box 3. Folder 5. Manuscript, "A Brief Sketch of the Life and Work of a Great Botanist," 1915 Box 3. Folder 6. Manuscript, "The fuel situation in Nebraska and the need for greater wood production," 1918 Box 3. Folder 7. Manuscript, "Handbook of Nebraska Trees" draft 1, 1919 Box 3. Folder 8. Manuscript, "Handbook of Nebraska Trees" draft 2, 1919 Box 4. Folder 1. Manuscript, "Handbook of Nebraska Trees" draft 3, 1919 Box 4. Folder 2. Manuscript, "Report on conditions in the Murray, Garfield and Tooele Districts," 1925-1926 Box 4. Folder 3. Manuscript, "Report on the development and environmental relations of crops and other vegetation in the Great Salt Lake Valley..." draft 1, 1926 Box 4. Folder 4. Manuscript, "Report on the development and environmental relations of crops and other vegetation in the Great Salt Lake Valley..." draft 2, 1926 Box 4. Folder 5. Manuscript, "Report on the development and environmental relations of crops and other vegetation in the Great Salt Lake Valley..." draft 3, 1926 Box 4. Folder 6. Manuscript, "Flowers and Flowering Plants" draft 1, part 1, 1929 Box 4. Folder 7. Manuscript, "Flowers and Flowering Plants" draft 1, part 2, 1929 Box 4. Folder 8. Manuscript, "Flowers and Flowering Plants" draft 1, part 3, 1929 Box 5. Folder 1. Manuscript, "Flowers and Flowering Plants" draft 2, part 1, 1929 Box 5. Folder 2. Manuscript, "Flowers and Flowering Plants" draft 2, part 2, 1929 Box 5. Folder 3. Manuscript, "Flowers and Flowering Plants" draft 2, part 3, 1929 Box 5. Folder 4. Manuscript, "Flowers and Flowering Plants" draft 2, part 4, 1929 Box 5. Folder 5. Manuscript, "The evolution and differentiation of laboratory teaching in the botanical sciences," 1935 Box 5. Folder 6. Manuscript, "Some reactions of the vegetation in the towns and cities of Nebraska to the Great Drought," 1939 Box 5. Folder 7. Manuscript, "White Man Versus the Prairie," 1940 Box 5. Folder 8. Manuscript, "Frederic Edward Clements (1874-1945)," 1946 Box 5. Folder 9. Manuscript, "Hybrid Corn - A masterpiece of American Research," 1947 Box 5. Folder 10. Manuscript, "The Management of Sandhills Range Study," 1948 Box 5. Folder 11. Manuscript, "The University of Nebraska Department of Botany...," 1950 Box 5. Folder 12. Manuscript, "Fifty Years on the Nebraska National Forest," 1953 Box 6. Folder 1. Manuscript, "Nebraska Botanists," 1953 Box 6. Folder 2. Manuscript, "Conspicuous Flowering Plants of a Floral Frontier," undated Box 6. Folder 3. Manuscript, "Dendrology," undated Box 6. Folder 4. Manuscript,"Marching on the Grasses," undated Box 6. Folder 5. Manuscript, "Our Prairie Heritage," undated Box 6. Folder 6. Manuscript, "Recent Contributions to Society of the Natural Resources," undated Box 6. Folder 7. Manuscript, "The Restless Maze of Life," undated Box 6. Folder 8. Manuscript, "Science and Liberal Education," undated Box 6. Folder 9. Manuscript, "Water, Water, Water," undated Box 6. Folder 10. Manuscript, untitled, undated Series 3: PublicationsBox 6. Folder 11. Publications, 1908-1911 Box 6. Folder 12. Publications, 1908-1915 Box 7. Folder 1. Publications, 1912-1914 Box 7. Folder 2. Publications, 1915-1919 Box 7. Folder 3. Publications, 1919-1927 Box 7. Folder 4. Publications, 1929 Box 7. Folder 5. Publications, 1935-1957 Box 8. Folder 1. Publications, 1957, 1966 Box 8. Folder 2. Bibliographies Series 4: Class and Field NotesBox 8. Folder 3. Botany notes, 1900-1901 Box 8. Folder 4. Examinations for advanced degrees, 1900-1915 Box 8. Folder 5. Field notes, Botany part 1, 1901 Box 8. Folder 6. Field notes, Botany, part 2, 1901 Box 8. Folder 7. Field notes, Forestry III, 1904 Box 8. Folder 8. Class notes, 1906-1907 Box 8. Folder 9. Field notes, Colorado, "The Sage Brush Formation," 1907 Box 8. Folder 10. Field notes, Sandhills vegetation, 1911 Box 8. Folder 11. Leaf form and arrangement, 1911 Box 8. Folder 12. Soils, Halsey, Nebraska, 1911 Box 8. Folder 13. Directions, plant ecology laboratory and field work, 1911-1912 Box 9. Folder 1. Notes, Sandhills vegetation, 1912 Box 9. Folder 2. Forms, Sandhill xerophytes, 1912 Box 9. Folder 3. Lecture notes, 1912-1916 Box 9. Folder 4. Suggestions, plant ecology laboratory and field work, 1914-1915 Box 9. Folder 5. Notes, Botany II, 1915 Box 9. Folder 6. Lecture notes, 1919-1926 Box 9. Folder 7. Field notes, Salt Lake Smelter Commission, 1920 (see also oversize box 4, map case 06-03) Box 9. Folder 8. Budget materials, Botany Department, 1926-1946 Box 9. Folder 9. Forestry lectures, 1933 Box 9. Folder 10. Publication lists, taxonomy of vascular plants of North America, 1934 Box 9. Folder 11. Bibliography, taxonomic botanical literature on the seed plants and ferns of North America, 1934 Box 10. Folder 1. Biology I, 1935-1945 Box 10. Folder 2. Biology II, 1935-1946 Box 10. Folder 3. Inventories, plant specimen, 1938-1940 Box 10. Folder 4. Notes, 1941-1949 Box 10. Folder 5. Advanced degrees, Botany, 1884-1967, 1950-1967 Box 10. Folder 6. Ancient Civilizations, part 1 Box 10. Folder 7. Ancient Civilizations, part 2 Box 10. Folder 8. Botany, Field work in Box 10. Folder 9. Botany, History of, part 1 Box 10. Folder 10. Botany, History of, part 2 Box 11. Folder 1. Composite tribes Box 11. Folder 2. Evolutionary thought Box 11. Folder 3. Examination questions Box 11. Folder 4. Lab work, horticulture Box 11. Folder 5. Plant physics Box 11. Folder 6. Weeping Water Valley, vegetation Box 11. Folder 7. Yucca glauca ecology Box 11. Folder 8. Zoology, history of Box 11. Folder 9. Micellaneous Box 11. Folder 10. Micellaneous Box 11. Folder 11. Lecture notes Series 5: Botanical Sketches and IllustrationsBox 11. Folder 12. Root distribution charts, Ford County, Kansas Box 11. Folder 13. Root distribution charts, Gray County, Kansas Box 11. Folder 14. Root distribution charts, Hodgeman County, Kansas Box 11. Folder 15. Root distribution charts, Rawlings County, Kansas Box 11. Folder 16. Root distribution charts, Thomas County, Kansas Box 11. Folder 17. Root distribution charts, Chase County, Nebraska Box 11. Folder 18. Root distribution charts, Dakota County, Nebraska Box 11. Folder 19. Root distribution charts, Hitchcock County, Nebraska Box 11. Folder 20. Root distribution charts, Holt County, Nebraska Box 11. Folder 21. Root distribution charts, Merrick County, Nebraska Box 12. Folder 1. Root distribution charts, Nance County, Nebraska Box 12. Folder 2. Root distribution charts, Pawnee County, Nebraska Box 12. Folder 3. Root distribution charts, Red Willow County, Nebraska Box 12. Folder 4. Root distribution charts, Richardson County, Nebraska Box 12. Folder 5. Root distribution charts, Thurston County, Nebraska Box 12. Folder 6. Root distribution charts, Burleigh County, North Dakota Box 12. Folder 7. Root distribution charts, Kidder County, North Dakota Box 12. Folder 8. Root distribution charts, McHenry County, North Dakota Box 12. Folder 9. Root distribution charts, Beckham County, Oklahoma Box 12. Folder 10. Root distribution charts, Beadle County, South Dakota Box 12. Folder 11. Root distribution charts, Brown County, South Dakota Box 12. Folder 12. Root distribution charts, Edmunds County, South Dakota Box 12. Folder 13. Root distribution charts, Gregory County, South Dakota Box 12. Folder 14. Root distribution charts, Hyde County, South Dakota Box 12. Folder 15. Root distribution charts, Kingsbury County, South Dakota Box 12. Folder 16. Root distribution charts, Walworth County, South Dakota Box 12. Folder 17. Root distribution charts, Armstrong County, Texas Box 12. Folder 18. Root distribution charts, Gray County, Texas Box 12. Folder 19. Root distribution charts, Wheeler County, Texas Box 12. Folder 20. Maps, plant species range, Nebraska Box 13. Folder 1. Sketches, hand drawn Box 13. Folder 2. Sketches, hand drawn (see also oversize box 4) Box 13. Folder 3-6. Sketches, hand drawn Box 13. Folder 7. Figures and illustrations (see also oversize box 4) Box 13. Folder 8. Figures and illustrations Box 14. Folder 1-6. Figures and illustrations Box 15. Folder 1-7. Figures and illustrations Box 16. Folder 1. Figures and illustrations, published Box 16. Folder 2. Figures, "Conspicuous Flowering Plants of a Floral Frontier" Series 6: Botanical Resources MaterialsBox 16. Folder 3. Bessey, Charles E., Elementary Botany, 1904 Box 16. Folder 4. Bibliography Box 16. Folder 5. "Distribution of Ribes in Nebraska," 1917 Box 16. Folder 6. Field Studies in Botany, University of Michigan Box 16. Folder 7. The National Grange Box 16. Folder 8. Gunnery, Herbert J., "Regeneration of Plant Tissue in Grafts," 1936 Box 16. Folder 9. Herbarium inventory, T.A. William Collection Box 16. Folder 10. Humphrey, H.B., "Rusts of Cereal Crops," 1935 Box 16. Folder 11. Thesis, Kiener, Walter, "On the vegetation of an isolated peak in the Rocky Mountains," 1931 Box 16. Folder 12. Mulberry leaves, "to illustrate variation" Box 16. Folder 13. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, "April Field Program," 1915 Box 16. Folder 14. Weaver, J.E. and R.W. Darland, "Yields and Consumption of Forage in Three Pasture-Types: an Ecological Analysis," 1945 Box 16. Folder 15. Weaver, J.E. and George R. Harmon, "Quantity of living plant materials in prairie soils in relation to run-off and soil erosion," 1935 Box 16. Folder 16. White, J.B., addresses, 1945 Box 16. Folder 17. Winter, Jack Mack, "An Analysis of the Flowering Plants of Nebraska," 1936 Box 16. Folder 18. Miscellaneous (see also oversize box 4) Series 7: Biographical and MiscellanyBox 17. Folder 1. Biographical sketches Box 17. Folder 2. Family genealogy Box 17. Folder 3. Application, U.S. Army commission, 1918 Box 17. Folder 4. Applications, sabbatical leave, 1932 Box 17. Folder 5. Contracts and agreements Box 17. Folder 6. Certificates, membership cards Box 17. Folder 7. Program, Nebraska National Forest anniversary Box 17. Folder 8. Maps (see also oversize box 4) Box 17. Folder 9. Plates, Carl Von Linne Box 17. Folder 10. Souvenir postcards Box 17. Folder 11. Receipts Box 17. Folder 12. Newspaper clippings, press releases Box 17. Folder 13. Artifacts, misc. Box 18. Folder 1. Biographical sketches Series 8: Photographs and NegativesBox 18. Folder 2. Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico Box 18. Folder 3. Bessey Hall, University of Nebraska, construction Box 18. Folder 4. California, 1924 Box 18. Folder 5. Colleges, universities Box 18. Folder 6-12. Colorado Box 19. Folder 1-2. Colorado Box 19. Folder 3. Colorado, Long's Peak Box 19. Folder 4. Colorado, mosses and lichens Box 19. Folder 5. Colorado, Ourey, Silverton, Delta, 1909 Box 19. Folder 6. Colorado, Pikes Peak, 1914 Box 19. Folder 7. Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, 1914 Box 19. Folder 8. Conservation, general Box 19. Folder 9. Conservation, general Box 19. Folder 10. Store display, Eastman Kodak Box 20. Folder 1-6. Europe, 1925 Box 20. Folder 7. Europe, Norway, 1925 Box 20. Folder 8. Figures Box 20. Folder 9. Figures for books Box 20. Folder 10. Figures for books Box 20. Folder 11. Figures from books Box 20. Folder 12. Figures from books Box 20. Folder 13. Figures from books Box 20. Folder 14. Figures from books Box 20. Folder 15. Figures from books Box 20. Folder 16. Figures from books Box 20. Folder 17. Figures from books Box 20. Folder 18. Figures from books Box 20. Folder 19. Figures from books Box 20. Folder 20. Figures from books Box 21. Folder 1. Figures from books Box 21. Folder 2. Friends, colleagues Box 21. Folder 3. Graduate assistants Box 21. Folder 4. Kansas, 1914 Box 21. Folder 5. Maine, Piscataquis County, spruce trees Box 21. Folder 6. Massachusetts, Charleston, Longfellow's house Box 21. Folder 7. Michigan Biological Station, Mackinac Island, 1910 Box 21. Folder 8. Mountains Box 21. Folder 9. Nebraska Box 21. Folder 10. Nebraska Box 21. Folder 11. Nebraska, Arbor Lodge Box 21. Folder 12. Nebraska, Cherry County, 1912 Box 21. Folder 13. Nebraska Hall, University of Nebraska, 1914 Box 21. Folder 14. Nebraska, Halsey, Nebraska National Forest and Nursery, 1918 Box 21. Folder 15. Nebraska, Halsey, Nebraska National Forest and Nursery, 1918 Box 21. Folder 16. Nebraska, lumber pine Box 21. Folder 17. Nebraska, Peru Box 21. Folder 18. Nebraska, Wabash Box 21. Folder 19. New Mexico, 1917 Box 21. Folder 20. New York, Yonkers, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Box 22. Folder 1. Oregon, Mt. Hood, Washington, Mt. Rainier, 1924 Box 22. Folder 2. Pinque Park, 1916 Box 22. Folder 3. Plants Box 22. Folder 4. Plants Box 22. Folder 5. Plants Box 22. Folder 6. Plants Box 22. Folder 7. Plants Box 22. Folder 8. Plants Box 22. Folder 9. Plants Box 22. Folder 10. Plants Box 22. Folder 11. Plants Box 22. Folder 12. Plants, American Elm, summer Box 22. Folder 13. Plants, cactus, 1914, Mar. 12 Box 23. Folder 1. Chile Box 23. Folder 2. Plants, mulberry leaves Box 23. Folder 3. Plants, photomicrographs, 1935, Apr. Box 23. Folder 4. Plants, photomicrographs Box 23. Folder 5. Plants, photomicrographs Box 23. Folder 6. Plants, Ponderosa Pine scales Box 23. Folder 7. Pool, Martha (May) Box 23. Folder 8. Pool, Raymond J. (see also oversize box 4) Box 23. Folder 9. Pool, Raymond J. Box 23. Folder 10. Pool, Raymond J. and Martha (May) Box 23. Folder 11. Pool, Raymond J. and associates Box 23. Folder 12. Pool, William H. Box 23. Folder 13. Pools, Colorado(?) Box 23. Folder 14. Rocky Mountain National Park Box 23. Folder 15. Salt Lake City Box 23. Folder 16. Salt Lake Valley Box 23. Folder 17. Salt Lake Valley Box 23. Folder 18. Salt Lake Valley Box 24. Folder 1. Salt Lake Valley, buildings Box 24. Folder 2. Salt Lake Valley, vegetation Box 24. Folder 3. Scientific instruments Box 24. Folder 4. Scientific instruments Box 24. Folder 5. Scientists Box 24. Folder 6. Scientists Box 24. Folder 7. Scientists Box 24. Folder 8. Scientists Box 24. Folder 9. Staten Island Box 24. Folder 10. Students, University of Nebraska Box 24. Folder 11. South America, Brazil Box 24. Folder 12. Southern Illinois University, cottonwood tree Box 24. Folder 13. Biological Sciences building, Texas A & M Box 24. Folder 14. U.S. Forest Service Box 24. Folder 15. Miscellaneous Box 24. Folder 16. Figure from book, Harris, H.B., 1923, May 17 Box 24. Folder 17. Figures, "Leaf Histology" paper Box 24. Folder 18. Forest path Box 24. Folder 19. Mountains Box 24. Folder 20. Nebraska, Halsey, Nebraska National Forest, 1918 Box 24. Folder 21. Plants Box 24. Folder 22. Salt Lake Valley, vegetation Box 25. Folder 1. Lantern slides, Banner County, Nebraska, "East from ridge SW of Harrisburg," 1911, June Box 25. Folder 2. Lantern slides, Banner County, Nebraska, "Dug-out in Banner County, Wildcat Mts. in background," 1911, Aug. Box 25. Folder 3. Lantern slides, Cass County, Nebraska, "Xerophytic ridge at Weeping Water," 1909, Dec. Box 25. Folder 4. Lantern slides, Cass County, Nebraska, "Oak, Elm, Basswood in park, Weeping Water," 1909, Dec. Box 25. Folder 5. Lantern slides, Cass County, Nebraska, "Oak, Elm, Basswood in park, Weeping Water," 1909, Dec. Box 25. Folder 6. Lantern slides, Cherry County, Nebraska, "Blow-out core," 1910, Sept. Box 25. Folder 7. Lantern slides, Cherry County, Nebraska, "Bunch grass in Cherry County," 1910, Sept. Box 25. Folder 8. Lantern slides, Cherry County, Nebraska, "Lone grave, Snake River," 1912, July Box 25. Folder 9. Lantern slides, Cherry County, Nebraska, "West end Clear Lake," 1912, July Box 25. Folder 10. Lantern slides, Cherry County, Nebraska, "Quercus macrocarpa near Valentine," 1910, Sept. Box 25. Folder 11. Lantern slides, Cherry County, Nebraska, "Snake River falls," 1912, July Box 25. Folder 12. Lantern slides, Cherry County, Nebraska, "Dewey Lake from the south," 1912, July Box 25. Folder 13. Lantern slides, Cherry County, Nebraska, "overgraze bunch grass association," undated Box 25. Folder 14. Lantern slides, Cherry County, Nebraska, "uplands in Cherry County, bunch grass association appearing," 1912, July Box 25. Folder 15. Lantern slides, Cherry County, Nebraska, "Hackberry Lake, invading scirpus," 1912, July Box 25. Folder 16. Lantern slides, Cherry County, Nebraska, "Snake River Gorge," 1912, July Box 25. Folder 17. Lantern slides, Cherry County, Nebraska, "salix long. in wet meadow," 1912, July Box 25. Folder 18. Lantern slides, Cherry County, Nebraska, "Dad's Lake from east," 1910, Sept. Box 25. Folder 19. Lantern slides, Cherry County, Nebraska, "northeast shore of Clear Lake," 1912, July Box 25. Folder 20. Lantern slides, Garden County, Nebraska, "ranch house of Mr. Ankerry," 1912, May Box 25. Folder 21. Lantern slides, Logan County, Nebraska, "well built soddy near north edge of county," 1912, May Box 25. Folder 22. Lantern slides, Sioux County, Nebraska, "columns, Bad Lands," 1911, June Box 25. Folder 23. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "yucca, Seneca," 1911, June Box 25. Folder 24. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "Middle Loup cutting its bank near Seneca," undated Box 25. Folder 25. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "Psoralea lanceolate rhyzomes in blow-out, Seneca," 1911, July Box 25. Folder 26. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "stratified sand in blow-out near Halsey," 1912, June Box 25. Folder 27. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "deserted timber claim near Halsey," 1912, June Box 25. Folder 28. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "aspen grove 4 miles east of Halsey, north slope," 1911, June Box 25. Folder 29. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "cedar hill with native juniper," 1911, June Box 25. Folder 30. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "river flat, Middle Loup near Halsey, forest service nursery," undated Box 25. Folder 31. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "sod corn near Halsey," 1912, June Box 25. Folder 32. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "blow-out, alfalfa field," 1911, July Box 25. Folder 33. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "oxbow in Dismal River near Black's ranch house" 1912, June Box 25. Folder 34. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "blow-out near Natick, early stage," 1911, July Box 25. Folder 35. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "Pool's blow-out from north, Halsey," 1911, June Box 25. Folder 36. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "Pool's blow-out, old crater, near Halsey," 1911, June Box 25. Folder 37. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "nearly reclaimed blow-out near Halsey," undated Box 25. Folder 38. Lantern slides, Thomas County, Nebraska, "stratified sands in blow-out near Halsey," 1911, June
Related Material and Resources: Pool, Raymond J. Histological studies in the Artemisia formation. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska, 1908. _____________. The Erysiphaceae of Nebraska. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska, 1910. _____________. A study of the vegetation of the sandhills of Nebraska. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota, 1914. _____________, J.E. Weaver and F.C. Jean. Further studies in the ecotone between prairie and woodland. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska, 1918. _____________, Arthur T. Evans and Otis W. Caldwell. First course in botany; an introduction to the study of plants as related to the development of a knowledge of the universe in which we live and as a phase of modern science. New York: Ginn and Company, c1941. Several University Archives collections contain Raymond Pool correspondence. Consult the repository for further details.



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