Record Details
Guide to the Lilla Irvin Leach Papers 1892-1971 1930-1963
Archives West
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Guide to the Lilla Irvin Leach Papers 1892-1971 1930-1963 |
| Subject | Botany--Oregon; Horticulture--Oregon; Women botanists--Oregon; Women botanists--Oregon--Correspondence; Environmental Conditions; Expeditions and Adventure; Oregon; Science; Women |
| Description | Lilla Irvin Leach (1886-1980) was a field botanist who specialized in Oregon flora from 1915-1945. She discovered more than a dozen species and two new genera, Kalmiopsis leachiana and Bensoniella oregana. Lilla and her husband John Leach purchased a tract of land in southeast Portland where they developed a botanical garden named Sleepy Hollow. The collection includes correspondence, notes, notebooks, articles, and a few photographs.; Biographical/Historical... |
| Publisher | Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries |
| Date | 1930/1963 |
| Rights | Collection is open to the public.; Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.; Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.; Archival material may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal and/or state right to privacy laws and other regulations.; Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g. a cause of action for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of Oregon assumes no responsibility.; If a researcher finds sensitive personal information in a collection, please bring it to the attention of the reading room staff. |
| Type | Collection collection |
| Identifier | http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv23046 |
| Language | eng |
| Format | 2.0 linear feet; 4 containers |
| Coverage | 1930-1963 |
