Scope and Content This herbarium contains 40 identified botanical specimens common to the Eastern United States, collected by Hoover most likely during a summer Boy Scout session in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The project was inspired by Dr. E. M. Gress (1876-1968), Pennsylvania State Botanist, who promoted the importance of young boys obtaining knowledge of herbarium practices. The herbarium contains details of each pressing including: order, genus, species, common name, location, and date found. The records...

Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains biographical information about Mary Gibson Henry, noted field botanist and plants woman. The majority of the collection consists of articles Mary Gibson Henry wrote related to her botanical studies. Most of the articles contained herein are reprinted versions of those which originally appeared in notable botanical journals and magazines. The collection also contains a Catalogue of Rare Native Plants and Shrubs that she collected and two brochures about the Henry...