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Guide to the Botanical Club of Wisconsin, Alvin and Mae Peterson Chapter Records, 1978-1979 MISC MSS 351

Guide to the Botanical Club of Wisconsin, Alvin and Mae Peterson Chapter Records, 1978-1979

MISC MSS 351

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

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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.

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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

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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

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