Lane Community College Archives
4000 East 30th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97405
Phone: 541-463-5466
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Guide to the
Gail A. Baker Papers
1976 - 2005
M-009
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-009
Creator: Gail A. Baker
Title: Gail A. Baker Papers
Dates: 1976 – 2005 (inclusive); 1976, 2004-2005 (bulk)
Quantity: .25 cubic foot
Summary: This collection documents the career of Gail Baker, instructor of biology and botany. The collection includes records of Baker’s involvement in the Rowe-Love Herbarium project and dedication and the Mt. Pisgah Arboretum Wildflower Festival as well as selected teaching materials.
Location of Collection: Lane Community College Archives, Center Building
Biographical Note:
Gail Baker is on the faculty of the Science Department teaching biology and botany. She received a BS in biology from the University of California, Irvine (1974) and an MS in biology from San Diego State University (1977). Before coming to LCC, she was a research scientist for three universities - University of California, Irvine, University of California, Los Angeles, and Oregon State University; she also taught for six years at North Seattle Community College. She began teaching part-time at LCC in 1986 and became a full-time instructor in 1994; she retired in 2009 although she continues teaching part-time.
Content Description:
This collection focuses mainly on the Dedication of the Rowe-Love Herbarium, 2004; the Mt. Pisgah Arboretum Wildflower Festival, 2004; the alumni award for Dan Luoma, 2005; selected articles from the Native Plant Society Bulletin, 2004-2005; booklet titled “Flower Structure, inflorencence and pollination, n.d.; illustrated booklets about Field Characteristics, 1976; and Plant Family Flash Cards.
Arrangement:
Arrangement is topical.
Subjects:
Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)
Colleges and universities
Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)—Science Department
Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)—Botany
Native Plant Society of Oregon
Baker, Gail A.
Love, Rhoda M., 1932-
Luoma, Daniel
Nelson, Julie Kierstad
Related Records:
Rhoda M. Love Collection, M-008. The collection includes a memoir “My Life in Botany” written by Rhoda Love.
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
Julie Kierstad Nelson Oral History, recorded on May 16, 2004. Julie Nelson is a forest botanist for the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in California. She began her life-long interest in flowers and botany at Lane Community College. In her oral history she talks about her experiences at Lane and the college's tradition of botanical education. http://www.lanecc.edu/archives/OH-NelsonJK.html
Dan Luoma Oral History, recorded January 20, 2005. Dan Luoma was a student at Lane in botany, 1975-1977. He graduated from Oregon State University with a PhD (1988) and is an assistant professor of Forest Ecosystems and Society in the College of Forestry, specializing in mushrooms. This oral history focuses on his studies and career.
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: Gail Baker Collection, 1976-2005 (M-009), Lane Community College Archives, Eugene, Oregon
Custodial History: The records were accessioned as 2004-020.
Processing Note: Collection was processed and described in 2010 by Elizabeth Uhlig.
CONTAINER LIST
Folder Description
1 Rowe-Love Herbarium Dedication, 2004
2 Rowe-Love Herbarium Dedication, CD and photographs, 2004
3 Native Plant Society, newsletter, articles, 2004-2005
4 Mt. Pisgah Arboretum Wildflower Festival, 2004
5 Book donations to the Herbarium, 2005
6 Alumni Award, Dan Luoma, 2005
7 Miscellaneous brochures and emails. 2005
8 Flower Structure, Inflorencence and Pollination, n.d.
9 Pictorial Field Characteristics; Field Characteristics for Distinguishing Families of North West Angiosperms, by Julie Kierstad,1976
10 Plant Family Flash Cards (by Julie Kierstad?)