The University of Chicago Library > The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center > Finding Aids > Guide to Harry Detjen, Wild Flowers, Shrubs and Trees of the Puget Sound Area 1939-1940
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| Title: | Detjen, Harry. Wild Flowers, Shrubs and Trees of the Puget Sound Area |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1939-1940 |
| Manuscript Number: | Crerar Ms 399 |
| Size: | 4 linear feet (6 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of 306 mounted photographs in 6 volumes titled Wild Flowers, shrubs and trees of the Puget Sound area; photographed in their natural habitat by Harry Detjen. Crerar Manuscript 399. |
The collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Detjen, Harry. Wild Flowers, Shrubs and Trees of the Puget Sound Area, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Harry Detjen (1901-1995) was a photographer in Seattle, Washington. The 306 mounted photographs in this collection are numbered, and all but the final volume contains fifty photographs each. The verso of each page contains handwritten descriptions such as the scientific and popular names of the specimen, reproduction scale (ranging between a third of to four times natural size, although natural size is the most common), as well as the location and date of the photograph. Not all photographs have all these types of information.
The collection’s call number in the John Crerar Library was L581.9797 V001, v.1-6.
John Crerar Library, Records. 1856-1984
| Box 1 | Volume 1, Plates 1-50 |
| Box 2 | Volume 2, Plates 51-100 |
| Box 3 | Volume 3, Plates 101-150 |
| Box 4 | Volume 4, Plates 151-200 |
| Box 5 | Volume 5, Plates 201-250 |
| Box 6 | Volume 6, Plates 251-306 |