| Record Group | 005-05-51 |
| Department or Office: | Biology Department |
| Title: | Plants of Mount Rainier |
| Dates: | 1914 |
| Size: | 0.25 cubic feet. |
| 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: | The scrapbook contains dried plant samples identified and glued to scrapbook pages believed to have been obtained by Washington State Normal School (presently Central Washington University) students at Mount Rainier during the summer of 1914. Information listed on cover states the samples were located at Camp 88 Indian Henry Park and named according to Professor Pipers Flora of the State of Washington, 1906 edition, by J. B. Tarleton. |
| Restrictions: | Open to public. |