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Marian Webb Botanical Collection
Collection Type:
- Rare Books
Special Collection:
Yes
The Marian Webb Botanical Collection includes publications pertaining to the study of botany, including rare herbals and books related to ethnobotany, medicinal botany, and the botanical arts. The collection was established in 1986 via a bequest from Marian Catharine Webb. A Queen’s graduate (BA ‘69), Webb was a social worker at the Regional Rehabilitation Centre at Kingston General Hospital, clinical assistant in the Queen’s University Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and former Governor and Vice-President of the Dominion Drama Festival. New acquisitions continue to be made. The collection is searchable via the library catalogue.