John C. Tacoma Mushroom Collection

Mss 019
1,329 slides

ABSTRACT
The John C. Tacoma Mushroom Slide Collection, 1968-1978, consist of 1,329 slides of mushrooms common to the Midwest region. The slides were taken mainly in Indiana and its state parks during a 10-year period by John C. Tacoma, also known as the "Mushroom Man."

DISCLAIMER
All identification of the images was done by John C. Tacoma. Information about an image is presented as written by John C. Tacoma. The question marks (?) in the series listing mean Tacoma was unsure of the identification but recorded his best guess.

Any incorrect identification of an image is not the responsibility of the Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives. For questions concerning mushrooms, their identification, or their cultivation, we recommend the following sites be consulted:

International Mycological Association (http://lsb380.plbio.lsu.edu/ima/)

International Society for Mushroom Science (http://www.hri.ac.uk/isms)

Penn State Mushroom Spawn Laboratory (http://mushroomspawn.cas.psu.edu/)

ACCESS

Copyright, 1997, Indiana University

Copyrights to the images from the John C. Tacoma Mushroom Collection are held by Indiana University, received by assignment from the Estate of John C. Tacoma.

Permission is hereby granted to reproduce and distribute copies of these images for nonprofit educational and nonprofit library purposes, provided that the copies are distributed at or below cost, and that the reproduction includes this notice:

"Photograph by John C. Tacoma, copyright held by Indiana University." This permission is in addition to rights granted under Section 107, 108, and other provisions of the U.S. Copyright Act.

For further information about this site, please contact the Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, IUPUI University Libraries, 755 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202.

PREFERRED CITATION
Cite as: John C. Tacoma Mushroom Slide Collection, 1968-1978, Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, IUPUI University Library, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.

ACQUISITION
Presented by John C. Tacoma, Franklin, IN, August 1993. A1997/98-009
Processed by Brenda L. Burk, January 1998.