Henry Shaw School of Botany Records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: WUA-01-wua00133

Staff Only

This collection is comprised of correspondence, programs, publications, and copies of documents that chronicle the founding and early history of the Henry Shaw School of Botany.

Dates

Creation: 1885-1923

Creator

Henry Shaw School of Botany (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

15 items

1 boxes

Additional Description

Historical Information

The Henry Shaw School of Botany at Washington University was founded on November 6, 1885 to provide first-hand instruction for both undergraduate and graduate students of botany. The school was endowed by the generous donation of Henry Shaw (1800-89), a prosperous cutlery maker who founded the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1858 and deeded it to the city of St. Louis upon his death in 1889. Shaw further augmented his gift of the Shaw School of Botany with the endowment of a professorship named after George Engelmann, a physician, noted botanist, and Shaw’s close advisor.