Harriet George Barclay Explained

Harriet George Barclay (31 August 1901 - 25 May 1990) was an American botanist, plant ecologist,[1] nature conservationist, and artist.

Biography

Barclay was a professor at the University of Tulsa.[2] She later became Chair of the Botany Department in 1953.[3]

She also taught at universities across America: Colorado,[4] Arkansas, Illinois, and North Carolina.[5]

Harriet George Barclay collected over 35,000[6] plants from 6 different continents,[7] including 15,000 different specimens from South America while conducting research there.[8]

She has over 2,000 specimens on record as identified or collected.[9] [10]

Degrees

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Positions

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Accomplishments

Barclay was instrumental in getting the Nature Conservancy in Washington, D.C. to lease land to the University of Tulsa for Redbud Valley Nature Preserve - the first project of its kind in Oklahoma.[14] [15]

Awards and honors

Interesting facts

Quotes

"A trip has no value if you come home and forget it" - Harriet George Barclay.[23]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: In Memorium . Buck, Paul . oknativeplants.org . 2021-03-20 . 2020-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200903234446/https://www.oknativeplants.org/uploads/4/6/0/5/46053599/vol05no4_1990.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: The University of Tulsa Archival Catalog: Harriet George Barclay archive, 1921-1986 . utulsa.as.atlas-sys.com.
  3. Web site: The University of Tulsa Archival Catalog: Harriet George Barclay archive, 1921-1986 . utulsa.as.atlas-sys.com.
  4. Web site: Diversity at RMBL. Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory.
  5. Web site: Harriet Barclay, retired botany professor, dies . Spalding, Cathy . tulsaworld.com. 26 May 1990 .
  6. Web site: Barclay, Harriet : 1976 . Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
  7. Web site: In Memorium . Buck, Paul . oknativeplants.org . 2021-03-20 . 2020-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200903234446/https://www.oknativeplants.org/uploads/4/6/0/5/46053599/vol05no4_1990.pdf . dead .
  8. Web site: Harriet George Barclay, Tributes to a Teacher . ESA Historical Records Committee . Ecological Society of America.
  9. Web site: Harriet George Barclay: Specimens . bionomia.net.
  10. Web site: Harriet George Barclay: Overview . bionomia.net.
  11. Web site: Harriet George Barclay, Tributes to a Teacher . ESA Historical Records Committee . Ecological Society of America.
  12. Web site: The University of Tulsa Archival Catalog: Harriet George Barclay archive, 1921-1986 . utulsa.as.atlas-sys.com.
  13. Web site: Harriet Barclay, retired botany professor, dies . Spalding, Cathy . tulsaworld.com. 26 May 1990 .
  14. Web site: Redbud Valley History: Redbud Valley Nature Preserve—–Dreams Do Come True! . oxleynaturecenter.org.
  15. Web site: Barclay, Harriet : 1976 . Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
  16. Web site: Barclay, Harriet : 1976 . Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
  17. Web site: Barclay, Harriet : 1976 . Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
  18. Web site: In Memorium . Buck, Paul . oknativeplants.org . 2021-03-20 . 2020-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200903234446/https://www.oknativeplants.org/uploads/4/6/0/5/46053599/vol05no4_1990.pdf . dead .
  19. Web site: Harriet Barclay, retired botany professor, dies . Spalding, Cathy . tulsaworld.com. 26 May 1990 .
  20. Web site: Harriet George Barclay, Tributes to a Teacher . ESA Historical Records Committee . Ecological Society of America.
  21. Web site: Barclay, Harriet : 1976 . Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
  22. Web site: Harriet Barclay, retired botany professor, dies . Spalding, Cathy . tulsaworld.com. 26 May 1990 .
  23. Web site: Harriet Barclay, retired botany professor, dies . Spalding, Cathy . tulsaworld.com. 26 May 1990 .