Sonoma State University

Collecting History: A Botanical Snapshot of The Fair Field Osborn Preserve

Project Information

Abstract

Herbariums have been used to preserve plants from a given area as they are represented at the time of collection for long-term study in the form of dried and pressed specimens. With a greater interest in the integration of the humanities in science, how can herbariums be used to merge the disciplines? This project grapples with the potential addition of stories, both cultural and historical, in providing important context and enriching the herbarium collection. 

Phase One: Plant Collection; Phase Two: Creative Work Collection; Phase Three: Preservation of the Full Collection.

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Collecting History: A Botanical Snapshot of The Fairfield Osborn PreserveposterCollecting History: A Botanical Snapshot of The Fairfield Osborn PreserveTessa Thompson

 

Key Terms: herbarium, humanities, creative works, testimony, story, culture, history, digital collection, specimen

Sonoma State University acknowledges the Coast Miwok, Central and Southern Pomo, and the Wappo as the traditional stewards of our preserved lands. Let it be acknowledged that the Sonoma State University campus is located within the traditional homelands of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Sonoma State offers deep gratitude to the original stewards of this land and recognizes its immense historical, spiritual, and personal significance to the Native nations and peoples of this region.