The Beecher Crampton Herbarium; Saving a Botanical Legacy

9709919院长比彻克兰普顿植物标本馆收藏（AHUC）包含由B收集的历史标本。1945年至今，来自加利福尼亚州中央谷（尤其是春天的池塘）的克兰普顿。这些标本记录了曾经构成中央谷的栖息地的多样性，也是研究人员在该地区规划栖息地保护项目的重要参考来源。1984年Crampton教授退休后，该收藏品没有馆长，导致其于1988年转移到J.M.塔克植物标本馆（DAV）在加州大学戴维斯分校校园。这两个联合的收藏品现在被称为加州大学戴维斯分校植物标本馆。然而，这两个收藏从来没有插入，许多安装的标本遭受了严重的昆虫破坏。克兰普顿植物标本馆包括38，428个标本。15，000 - 17，000未装裱标本。许多已安装的标本需要修理或重新安装，未安装的标本需要贴标签和安装。 现在有强大的校园支持植物标本馆，这NSF资金将购买新的情况下，存储妥善策划的集合，并提供两个集合的intercolation。学生将参与该项目，这将使一套有价值的标本提供给科学界。

9709919 Dean The Beecher Crampton Herbarium Collection (AHUC) contains historical specimens collected by B. Crampton from Califomia's Central Valley (especially vernal pools) between 1945 and the present. These specimens are a record of the diversity of habitats that once made up the Central Valley and are an essential reference source for researchers planning habitat preservation projects in the region. Upon the retirement of Professor Crampton in 1984, the collection was left without a curator, resulting in its move in 1988 to the J.M. Tucker Herbarium (DAV) on the UC Davis campus. The two united collections are now called the UC Davis Herbarium. However, the two collections were never intercalated, and many of the mounted specimens have suffered severe insect damage. The Crampton Herbarium consists of 38,428 mounted specimens plus ca. 15,000-17,000 unmounted specimens. Many of the mounted specimens require repair or remounting, and the unmounted specimens require labels and mounting. There is now strong campus support for the herbarium, This NSF funding will purchase new cases in which to store the properly curated collection and provide for the intercolation of the two collections. Students will be involved in the project, which will make a valuable set of specimens accessible to the scientific community.