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Guide to the Botanical Club of Wisconsin, Alvin and Mae Peterson Chapter Records, 1978-1979
MISC MSS 351
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Abstract
- The Botanical Club of Wisconsin, Alvin and Mae Peterson Chapter Records, 1978-1979, collection contains records relating to the Alvin and Mae Peterson Chapter of the Botanical Club of Wisconsin, which was located in La Crosse, Wis. Materials include meeting agendas and notes, membership information, club history and organization, newsletters, correspondence, plans for club activities, and literature and information on local flora and rare plants.
- Collection Title
- Botanical Club of Wisconsin, Alvin and Mae Peterson Chapter Records
- Date of Materials
- 1978-1979
- Creator
- Botanical Club of Wisconsin. Alvin and Mae Peterson Chapter.
- Call Number
- MISC MSS 351
- Amount
- 0.01 cubic feet (1 folder)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Box
- MISC 67
- Folder
- 6
- Repository
- La Crosse Public Library Archives
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Botanical Club of Wisconsin, Alvin and Mae Peterson Chapter Records, 1978-1979, MISC MSS 351, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Historical Note
The Botanical Club of Wisconsin was organized in May 1968 under the sponsorship of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. Its aims are to stimulate and further interest in Wisconsin plants and plant life, to encourage ecological literacy and provide activites for both amateur and professional botantists.
On April 13, 1978, nine botantists met to discuss forming a local, La Crosse chapter of the Botanical Club of Wisconsin. The founding group's main goal was to further their interests in local plants and to pass that information on to interested members by way of field trips and informal seminars. The group also sought to catalog La Crosse County and driftless area plants. The group became the Alvin and Mae Peterson Chapter of the Botanical Club of Wisconsin in 1978.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
La Crosse Public Library Archives 2017 February
800 Main St.La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
(608) 789-7136
archives@lacrosselibrary.org
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Acquisitions Information
(Accession no. 2017.002) Donated by John Zoerb, September 2016
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Botanical Club of Wisconsin. Alvin and Mae Peterson Chapter.
Personal Name(s)
- Zoerb, John
Subject(s)
- Botany--Wisconsin--Societies and clubs