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National Park Service cooperative agreement: Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation records, 1991-2001.

Collection Identifier: I A-7
Abstract: In 1991 the Arnold Arboretum signed a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service (NPS) with the purpose of setting up a structure to collaborate on a range of programs and services in the area of historic landscape preservation. One of the goals of the original collaboration was to establish the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation as a joint venture of the NPS and the Arnold Arboretum. After extensive planning and research, the administrative complications of joining a...

Neighborhood and Community collection

Collection Identifier: I A-9
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.

Oakes Ames papers

Collection Identifier: I B ODA
Abstract:

Compiled primarily during his tenure as supervisor of the Arnold Arboretum, the papers of Oakes Ames consist of correspondence, budgets, photographs, and biographical material. Ames served as supervisor of the Arnold Arboretum from 1927-1935; a period marked by the diversity of research and an increase in staff participation in teaching at Harvard.

Office of the Horticulturist records, 1938-1996.

Collection Identifier: IV A-3.0
Overview: This collection represents the work of the horticulturists who served from 1938 to 1998. The bulk of the material is from Donald Wyman, who served as the Arnold Arboretum horticulturist from 1935-1970, and Gary Koller, who served as the Arnold Arboretum horticulturist from 1976-1996. There is also some material from Gordon P. DeWolf, Jr. (Arnold Arboretum Horticulturist from1970-1976) and Robert S. Hebb (assistant horticulturist from 1970-1974). These papers reflect years of dedication to...

Papers of Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1938-1953 (inclusive).

Collection Identifier: IV A-4 BJF.
Overview:

The Beatrix Farrand papers include biographical material, obituaries, correspondence (1938-1953) and some published works, which were mainly acquired during the years of her employment as a landscape garden consultant (1946-1950) at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Jamaica Plain, MA.

Papers of Ernest Jesse Palmer, 1875-1962

Collection Identifier: III EJP
Overview: Originally from England, the Palmer family settled in Missouri when E. J. Palmer was 14 years old. Largely self-taught, Palmer began collecting plants for the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Palmer continued work as a plant collector for Charles Sprague Sargent and the Arnold Arboretum, beginning in 1921. Palmer’s relationship with the arboretum continued and he published several works and proved instrumental in the arboretums collection of early Native American artifacts. Palmer’s collection...

Papers of Frank N. Meyer, 1906-1914: Guide.

Collection Identifier: III FNM
Overview: This small collection consists of copies of letters written by Frank Meyer, two field notebooks, and photographs and negatives. Born in Amsterdam, Meyer was a restless man who travelled and lived around the world, especially in America and East Asia. Much of Meyer’s collecting and work in Asia focused on fruit trees and edible plants. The materials in this collection primarily document Meyer’s research and travel in Asia between 1906 and 1914, though there are some biographical materials, as...

Papers of Franklin Post Metcalf

Collection Identifier: Weld Hill-II A-14
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...

Papers of Gary Koller,

Collection Identifier: IV A-3 GK
Overview:

The Koller papers span the years of 1976 to 2000, covering his years as Managing Horticulturist and Supervisor of Living Collections at the Arnold Arboretum. Included are biographical materials, correspondence, memos, information on his professional activities, planting lists, and lecture notes.

Papers of John George Jack, 1861-1949.

Collection Identifier: II A-3 JGJ
Overview:

Compiled by J. G. Jack, primarily during his tenure at the Arnold arboretum, this collection consists of biographical information and correspondence, as well as publications, images, and research notes. J. G. Jack worked as a lecturer at the Arnold Arboretum and was the first staff member, after Sargent, to visit Asia. The collection covers the time period from 1887-1949, with most materials coming from the 1930’s.

Papers of John S. Burley, 1950- , 1986-1998: Guide.

Collection Identifier: IIA-15
Overview:

This collection focuses on the work John S. Burley completed as Research Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Arnold Arboretum. It contains correspondence, administrative documents, and reports dating between 1986 and 1998.

Papers of Joseph Hers, 1919-1992: Guide.

Collection Identifier: III JH
Overview: This small collection consists of letters written by Joseph Hers and photographs taken during Hers’ trips to Asia. Hers, a Belgian citizen, originally went to China as an interpreter with the Belgium Ministry of Foreign Affairs, though he would eventually hold several jobs in that country. Despite describing his own knowledge of botany as “very limited,” between 1919 and 1924, Hers compiled and sent to the Arnold Arboretum over 2000 plant specimens. The materials in this collection primarily...

Papers of William Purdom, 1909-1912: Guide.

Collection Identifier: III WP
Overview:

Compiled by plant explorer William Purdom, this collection consists primarily of correspondence. There are some photographs and documents relating to expedition expenses. Purdom was dispatched to Asia to collect plants for the first time by C. S. Sargent in 1909. Though he would return to Asia later, this collection is comprised of materials dating from 1909-1912.

Pennsylvania Chestnut Tree Blight Commission Photographs collection, 1913.

Collection Identifier: VI CBC
Overview:

This collection documents the effects that chestnut blight, also known as chestnut tree bark disease, had on chestnut trees throughout Pennsylvania. The photos of primarily diseased chestnut trees were taken by the Pennsylvania Chestnut Tree Blight Commission ca. 1912 and 1913.

Peter Shaw Ashton papers

Collection Identifier: I B PSA
Abstract:

The Peter Shaw Ashton papers document Ashton's work as Director of the Arnold Arboretum, 1978-1987. The collection consists primarily of administrative records including agendas and reports, budgets, and documentation of special projects.

Plant Sale and Giveaway records, 1973, 1978 – .

Collection Identifier: I H-2 PSG
Overview:

The collection consists of materials related to the planning and execution of the Arboretum Plant Sale and Giveaway during the thirty-four years of its existence. Materials include correspondence, meeting notes, financial records, and plant descriptions, as well as final drafts of the catalogs produced for each sale. The collection ranges from 1973-2009, with materials from 1998-2000 being particularly replete.

Records,

Collection Identifier: VII C
Scope and Contents: This collection contains records of the Arnold Arboretum Centennial celebration between 1970-1973. These records were solicited and assembled as an archival collection in 1973 by Sheila Connor, the Arboretum research archivist. Subsequent additions were made and further preservation work completed in April of 2000. There are 5 boxes of memoranda and notes between Arboretum staff members and individuals from other organizations involved with Centennial...

Records,

Collection Identifier: V C-1
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...

Records, 1995-1996

Collection Identifier: VI LMP
Scope and Contents:

These records include copies of the original deed and correspondence from the park's creation. Also included is some contemporary correspondence regarding the park. In addition, there are recent color photographs of the park taken by Gary Koler, an Arnold Arboretum horticulturalist, and a folder with a small amount of biographical material on James Russell Lowell.

Records of Post Office Square,

Collection Identifier: VI POS
Scope and Contents: The bulk of the materials consist of photographs relating to the Park at Post Office Square project, including photographs of the loaned trees in situ at the Arnold Arboretum, photographs of the trees being moved, and photographs of the trees being transplanted at Post Office Square. In addition there is a folder of correspondence, a PR kit, news clippings, and maps of the plantings. Correspondents include:Cook, Robert; Del...

Records of Soil Surveys, 1978-1984.

Collection Identifier: IV B-1
Scope and Contents:

Included are surveys for Bristol and Essex counties and the Arnold Arboretum of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Also included are sixteen sectional survey maps for the southern part of Essex County, Massachusetts and a survey map for the Arnold Arboretum.

Records of the Bussey Institution, 1883-1994

Collection Identifier: REQUEST AS: VI BI
Scope and Contents: The histories of the Bussey Institution and the Arnold Arboretum are often intertwined. The Arboretum was established on what had been Bussey Institution land and at different periods the two institutions shared staff (including administrators) and facilities. This collection consists of correspondence (both original and photocopies), university reports about the institution (both original and photocopies), photographs of the buildings and grounds, articles about the institution and other...

Records of the Bussey Street Gates Project, 1997-2003: Guide.

Collection Identifier: ID-3C
Overview:

This collection was created after the completion of the Bussey Street Gates project. The Bussey Street Gates project was a major gate restoration project undertaken by the Arboretum in 2002, affecting primarily the Bussey and Walter Street Gates. The collection is largely correspondence (letters, memoranda, and e-mails), submittals, plans, and contracts. The collection spans 1997-2003.

Records of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society,

Collection Identifier: VI MHS
Scope and Contents: Most of the material consists of records and minutes of various committee meetings. While the earliest records in the collection cover the years 1939 and 1940, and there is some material from the 1970s and 80s. The bulk of the records span the 1960s. The collection is organized into the following five series: Series I: Prize Committee Series II: Committee on Exhibitions Series III: Awards Committee Series IV: Meeting Notes of...

Records of the Visiting Committee,

Collection Identifier: I E-2
Scope and Contents: The Records of the Arnold Arboretum Visiting Committee includes membership lists, meeting notes and agendas, reports with the Visiting Committee's recommendations, and correspondence between the director of the Arnold Arboretum and various members. The earliest available records for the Arnold Arboretum's Visiting Committee are from 1909. Also included are Arnold Arboretum publications, photos, and public relations materials included in the folders that are given to the Committee members at...