As mentioned in our other history series, biology was not part of the curriculum when UT opened its doors in 1883. However, the Board of Regents voted the School of Biology into existence in 1981. Since then, the specimens in the plant collections have grown significantly, as has the study of botany.

PART 1: THE VERY BEGINNING	PART 2: The herbaria	part 3: curator marie sophie young

PART 4: BILLIE TURNER	PART 5: BERYL SIMPSON