Johnnie Anderson's Botany & Zoology Drawings

Another drawing-focused publication from Public Collectors—this time dedicated t to a young man's Botany and Zoology homework, circa 1931. From the back cover: Johnnie Anderson was the father of a late relative of my spouse Jen Blair. I believe that he made these drawings as a student in 1931. He would have been 19 or 20 years old at the time, and was taking Botany and Zoology classes at University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.  I uncovered these drawings while cleaning out the home and storage units of my spouse’s late aunt and uncle, which contained the belongings of other relatives that predeceased them. A binder containing these drawings—as well as numerous writings about the specimens featured—was found in a banker box, well-preserved and likely hidden from eyes and light for decades.  Johnnie Anderson’s drawings are so meticulous that at first glance, I assumed they might have been printed classroom materials. Upon closer inspection I realized that they were hand drawn with great ca