Herbarium of the Allan Hancock Foundation, The University of Southern California: The Herbarium of Nina (née Hosler) Loomis was formally transferred from Dr. Irene McCulloch to AHFH on 23 December 1977; Dr. McCulloch had curated the collection since Mrs. Loomis' death in 1963. The specimens were accessioned during the summer of 1978. An obituary of Mrs. Loomis appears in Phycologica 5 (4): 211 (1966). -- Robert Setzer, 1978 Origin: .