How to Identify Common N.Z. Trees & Shrubs in the Dunedin-Otago Area

[1978]

Private Collection

[Dunedin: Otago Museum]

After J. E. Holloway retired because of illness in 1944, Brenda Shore (née Slade; 1922-1993) stepped in and taught Botany until the newly appointed Geoff Baylis began his duties in the Department. Shore’s specialty field was plant anatomy and morphogenesis, which she taught until her retirement as Associate Professor in 1983. Shore (and her family) established two significant legacies: the Shore Trust, which is aimed to assist research in Botany at the University; and the Brenda Shore Award for Women, which provides funding opportunities for women who are studying at postgraduate level in the natural sciences. Shore was a skilled artist and her How to Identify Common N.Z. Trees & Shrubs in the Dunedin-Otago Area (1978) contains many fine line drawings by her.