West Chester University

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  • Name

    West Chester University

  • Herbarium Code

    DWC

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Ron McColl, Special Collections Librarian, rmccoll@wcupa.edu

  • Contact

    610-436-3456

  • Address

    William Darlington Herbarium
    University Libraries
    Special Collections
    West Chester University
    25 W. Rosedale Ave.
    West Chester, PA 19383
    U.S.A.

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Historical collections of early American botanists (1820--1855); vascular plants of Europe and U.S.

    Geography: Europe and U.S.

  • Notes

    Up to date as of Sep 2017. One of the oldest institutional collections in the United States. William Darlington\'s personal scientific library and personal annotated copies of most of his published books housed in University\'s Francis Harvey Green Library, Special Collections.

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  • Number of Specimens

    20000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes
    Seed Plants
  • Date Founded

    1826

  • Updated

    30/07/2020

  • Associated Institution

    Associated garden: Robert B. Gordon Natural Area for Environmental Studies, West Chester University.

  • Important Collectors

    J. Wolle, G. Engelmann, A. Gray, C. W. Short, J. Bartram, J. Hoopes, L. D. von Schweinitz, E. Michener, W. H. Harvey, T. Nuttall, C. G. Pringle, J. C. Frémont, E. Durand, J. Torrey, W. Baldwin, C. S. Rafinesque, I. A. Lapham, S. B. Buckley, W. J. Hooker