| Record Group | 005-04-05 |
| Department or Office: | Biology Department |
| Title: | Botany Scrapbook |
| Dates: | ca. 1910 |
| Size: | 1 volume; 52 pages; 7 1⁄2 x 9 inches |
| Arrangement: | Arranged by type of plant |
| History: | Science classes were initially taught at Washington State Normal School not long after the school opened in 1891. In 1893, a staff member was appointed to specifically teach science courses, which included zoology and botany. The biological science department was organized in 1899 as a separate department. |
| Contents: | Scrapbook consists of dried plant life pasted to paper and identified. The scrapbook is believed to have been created by a student or faculty member of Washington State Normal School at Ellensburg sometime during the early part of the 20th century. |
| Restrictions: | Open to public. |