Lane Community College Archives
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Eugene, Oregon 97405
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Guide to the
Rhoda M. Love Papers
2003
M-008
Collection processed by: Elizabeth Uhlig, 2010
Repository Name: Lane Community College Archives
4000 East 30th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97405
Phone: 541-463-5466
Fax: 541-463-3996
E-mail:
Collection Number: M-008
Creator: Rhoda M. Love
Title: Rhoda M. Love Papers
Dates: 2003
Quantity: .10 cubic foot
Summary: This collection consists of a memoir “My Life in Botany” written by Rhoda M. Love in 2003.
Location of Collection: Lane Community College Archives, Center Building
Biographical Note:
Rhoda Love was born in Seattle in 1932. She studied botany at the University of Washington where she received her BS in biology (1955) and MS in botany (1959). She made a career switch to environmental science and received a PhD in biology/ecology (1980) from the University of Oregon.
She began teaching biology in the Science Department at Lane Community College in 1966 and was instrumental in establishing the botany program and the herbarium at LCC. She taught at LCC from 1966 to 1975 and 1986 to 1995. She was active in the Native Plant Society and the Mt. Pisgah Wild Flower Show, and has written biographies and other articles about botanists.
In 2004, the LCC Rowe-Love Herbarium was dedicated and named in honor of Freeman Rowe and Rhoda Love. She is married to Glen Love and they have two children, Stanley Glen born in 1965 and Jennifer Mary in 1969.
Content Description:
This collection consists of a memoir written by Rhoda Love entitled “My Life in Botany”. It is an outline of her career in biology and botany with an emphasis on the years living in Oregon and her teaching career at Lane Community College.
Arrangement:
Arrangement is by the title.
Subjects:
Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)
Colleges and universities
Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)—Science Department
Love, Rhoda M.
Related Records:
Rhoda Love Oral History, recorded on July 19, 2004. In the oral history, Rhoda Love describes her professional career and specifically focuses on her career teaching biology and botany at Lane Community College. http://www.lanecc.edu/archives/OH-LoveR.htm
Alternative Forms Available:
A guide to the collection is also available on the repository’s website, on the Northwest Digital Archives website, and on an in-house database.
Administrative Information:
Restrictions on Access: The collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use: There are no restrictions on use
Preferred Citation: Rhoda Love Collection, 2003 (M-008), Lane Community College Archives, Eugene, Oregon
Custodial History: The records were accessioned as 2004-021.
Processing Note: Collection was processed and described in 2010 by Elizabeth Uhlig.
CONTAINER LIST
Folder Description
1 “My Life in Botany” by Rhoda Love, November 2003.