Mollie Blassingame herbarium
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Mollie Blassingame herbarium
- Date
- 1855 June 23
- Creator
- Blossingame, Mollie
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Botanical specimens--Collection and preservation
- Plant collecting
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 46m33 : [identification of item], Mollie Blossingame herbarium, 1855 June 23, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Mary "Mollie" Susan Blassingame was born in February 1838, in Madison County, Alabama. She was the daughter of Robert Blassingame (1794-1870) and Alice Blassingame (1804-1870). Blassingame spent her childhood in Alabama and later moved to Texas. In 1857, she married Augustus D. Russell (1836-1912); they had four children, including her last child Ward Russell. Blassingame died in February 1911, in Kaufman, Tx.
- Scope and Content
- The Mollie Blassingame herbarium (dated 1855 June 23; 0.1 cubic feet; 1 item) comprises a handwritten herbarium that documents plant life in Texas. It pairs dried plants with their classifications, occasionally including poetry and quotations. Blassingame created the herbarium while attending the Moulton Female Institute of Moulton, Texas.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.
Contents of the Collection
Herbarium, 1855 June 23
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Table of Contents
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