Scope and Contents: This collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Papers of Franklin Post Metcalf Series II: Manuscript Papers - Flora of China The bulk of the materials in Series 1 consist of copies of letters from Franklin P. Metcalf to Dr. F.A. McClure from 1939-1940. In addition there are items of memorabilia including a small photograph of F.P. Metcalf and his business cards, photographs and a c.v. of his son John E. Metcalf, an economist, and extracts from...

Scope and Contents: Olmsted's papers are held at the Library of Congress, Olmsted's plans, maps and drawings are at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at 99 Warren Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The material in this collection, assembled primarily during the late 1970s through 1990, is primarily used to support the management of the...

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This collection contains studies completed by various municipal and state agencies concerning transportation and park issues affecting the Arboretum as well as reports, news clippings, pamphlets, correspondence, proposals, surveys, and studies related to the relationship between the Arnold Arboretum and the communities of and personalities associated with Jamaica Plain, Boston, Roslindale, Brookline, and Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Scope and Contents: The McKelvey papers span the years 1919-1964 and include articles, research papers and notes, correspondence, photographs, maps and manuscripts. The collection reflects her activities as a member of the Arboretum Visiting committee, a research associate working with lilacs and yuccas, and a botanical explorer of the Southwestern United States. Dedicated to the Arnold...

Scope and Contents: The McKelvey papers span the years 1919-1964 and include articles, research papers and notes, correspondence, photographs, maps and manuscripts. The collection reflects her activities as a member of the Arboretum Visiting committee, a research associate working with lilacs and yuccas, and a botanical explorer of the Southwestern United States. Dedicated to the Arnold...

Scope and Contents note:

This collection contains studies completed by various municipal and state agencies concerning transportation and park issues affecting the Arboretum as well as reports, news clippings, pamphlets, correspondence, proposals, surveys, and studies related to the relationship between the Arnold Arboretum and the communities of and personalities associated with Jamaica Plain, Boston, Roslindale, Brookline, and Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Scope and Contents note:

This collection contains studies completed by various municipal and state agencies concerning transportation and park issues affecting the Arboretum as well as reports, news clippings, pamphlets, correspondence, proposals, surveys, and studies related to the relationship between the Arnold Arboretum and the communities of and personalities associated with Jamaica Plain, Boston, Roslindale, Brookline, and Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

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This collection contains photographs, correspondence, and financial statements from Purdom’s expeditions. 173 images of eastern Asia, taken from 1909-1912, have been digitized and are available on VIA.

Scope and Contents: Olmsted's papers are held at the Library of Congress, Olmsted's plans, maps and drawings are at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at 99 Warren Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The material in this collection, assembled primarily during the late 1970s through 1990, is primarily used to support the management of the...

Scope and Contents note: This series consists of audiovisual materials related to or depicting ILS activities. The majority of the series consists of images of ILS conventions in various locations. Files also include images of lilac cultivars, lilac collections, festivals, and parades. There is also a small amount of video footage. Whenever possible, materials have been maintained in the arrangement in which they were received. This series is described to folder level, however, a detailed item list is available from...

Scope and Contents note: This series consists of audiovisual materials related to or depicting ILS activities. The majority of the series consists of images of ILS conventions in various locations. Files also include images of lilac cultivars, lilac collections, festivals, and parades. There is also a small amount of video footage. Whenever possible, materials have been maintained in the arrangement in which they were received. This series is described to folder level, however, a detailed item list is available from...

Scope and Contents: Olmsted's papers are held at the Library of Congress, Olmsted's plans, maps and drawings are at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at 99 Warren Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The material in this collection, assembled primarily during the late 1970s through 1990, is primarily used to support the management of the...

Scope and Contents: Olmsted's papers are held at the Library of Congress, Olmsted's plans, maps and drawings are at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at 99 Warren Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The material in this collection, assembled primarily during the late 1970s through 1990, is primarily used to support the management of the...

Scope and Contents: The collection includes the correspondences of members of the International Commission for the Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants (ICNCP). The ICNCP drafted a nomenclature code in October of 1952 and members of this commission continued to discuss improvements to the code in the coming years. The goal of the ICNCP was to establish uniformity for the naming of cultivars. The bulk of the collection contains correspondences and documents that pertain to the registration of national and...

Scope and Contents: The McKelvey papers span the years 1919-1964 and include articles, research papers and notes, correspondence, photographs, maps and manuscripts. The collection reflects her activities as a member of the Arboretum Visiting committee, a research associate working with lilacs and yuccas, and a botanical explorer of the Southwestern United States. Dedicated to the Arnold...

Scope and Contents: Olmsted's papers are held at the Library of Congress, Olmsted's plans, maps and drawings are at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at 99 Warren Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The material in this collection, assembled primarily during the late 1970s through 1990, is primarily used to support the management of the...

Scope and Contents: The Richard E. Weaver, Jr. Papers and Correspondence Archival Series consists of 8 boxes. Weaver arranged the 108 folders alphabetically beginning with "A" in Box 1 to "Su" in Box 8. The collection includes manuscripts, corrspondence, plant lists, and records of plant expeditions. The majority of the contents include plant information regarding the Arnold Arboretum, R. Weaver's correspondence with colleagues and to those with plant inquiries, and also Arboretum and Case Estate business and...

Scope and Contents: This collection contains information related to Harvard Forest headquartered in Petersham, MA. Materials in Series I and III were placed on deposit at the Arnold Arboretum in 2002 for safe keeping [see box 1 for correspondence regarding deposit]. The History series encompasses Jo Proctor's manuscript for a 1981 article on the history of Harvard Forest as well as chapter 6 “The Harvard School of Forestry” from an unidentified book. Photocopies of Petersham Proprietor records from...

Scope and Contents: Olmsted's papers are held at the Library of Congress, Olmsted's plans, maps and drawings are at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at 99 Warren Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The material in this collection, assembled primarily during the late 1970s through 1990, is primarily used to support the management of the...

Scope and Contents: Olmsted's papers are held at the Library of Congress, Olmsted's plans, maps and drawings are at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at 99 Warren Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The material in this collection, assembled primarily during the late 1970s through 1990, is primarily used to support the management of the...

Scope and Contents: Olmsted's papers are held at the Library of Congress, Olmsted's plans, maps and drawings are at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at 99 Warren Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The material in this collection, assembled primarily during the late 1970s through 1990, is primarily used to support the management of the...

Scope and Contents: Olmsted's papers are held at the Library of Congress, Olmsted's plans, maps and drawings are at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at 99 Warren Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The material in this collection, assembled primarily during the late 1970s through 1990, is primarily used to support the management of the...

Scope and Contents: Olmsted's papers are held at the Library of Congress, Olmsted's plans, maps and drawings are at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at 99 Warren Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The material in this collection, assembled primarily during the late 1970s through 1990, is primarily used to support the management of the...

Scope and Contents: The Richard E. Weaver, Jr. Papers and Correspondence Archival Series consists of 8 boxes. Weaver arranged the 108 folders alphabetically beginning with "A" in Box 1 to "Su" in Box 8. The collection includes manuscripts, corrspondence, plant lists, and records of plant expeditions. The majority of the contents include plant information regarding the Arnold Arboretum, R. Weaver's correspondence with colleagues and to those with plant inquiries, and also Arboretum and Case Estate business and...

Scope and Contents: The collection includes published guides, books, articles, and maps that provide basic information about the Arnold Arboretum to visitors and the local community. The earliest guides in the collection have a copyright date of 1900 and dates continue to the present. Many of the guides and maps are included in successive editions of the same publication. Study of the guides reveal changes in the landscape and its interpretation. The guides are currently housed in three boxes...