Craig, William N, 1862-1947
Person
Biography
William Nichol Craig (1890-1947) was born in England and was a horticulturalist in Weymounth, Massachusetts. He married Mae Christine Reeves in 1896 and with her had two sons, Donald W. and Norman T. Donald W. predeceased his father in 1945. According to William Craig's Massachusetts U.S. Mason Membership Card, 1733-1990 he died on April 21, 1947.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Letter from Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms, Sandy, Oregon to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, July 20, 1942 Digital
FOUND IN:
Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Plant Materials and Beatrix Farrand Agent Accounts
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Sub-Group:
Beatrix Farrand Correspondence on Plant Material
File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 57Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:de Graaff 1942.07.20
Scope and Contents:
Handsigned typescript letter from Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms, to Beatrix Farrand tells her he can supply the bulbs for the National Gallery of Art and more bulbs to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks. He suggest bulbs for Beatrix Farrand's cottage in Santa Barbara, California and a bulb substitution to consider for Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine. He reports William Craig, a horticulturalist, says the substitution bulbs work well in the Vermont climate. He says the daffodils planted at Reed...