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Residential Properties records

Collection Identifier: I D-3b.Residential

Richard A. Howard papers

Collection Identifier: I B RAH
Abstract:

Richard A. Howard (1917-2003) was appointed Director of the Arnold Arboretum in 1954 and would lead the institution until 1978. A prolific researcher, photographer and writer, Howard published more than 325 scientific papers and was the author of 13 books in addition to compiling the definitive Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Howard’s papers reflect over 25 years of leadership and scholarly contributions to the sciences of botany and horticulture.

Richard Edwin Weaver (1943-) papers, 1971-1983.

Collection Identifier: II A-6
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...

Science in the Pleasure Ground, exhibit, 1990- .

Collection Identifier: I G-9.1
Scope and Contents: The collection of exhibit materials includes correspondence from 1990-1996, design proposals and specifications, contracts and invoices, video and audio recordings included in the exhibit, extra trees and buildings for the model and negatives and slides of art work used. Material in Box 1 Folder 0.5 covers the period of 1991-1993 when arboretum staff were working with Richard Rabinowitz, American History Workshop, to produce a permanent...

South Street Footpath Construction Project records, 1998-2002.

Collection Identifier: ID-3c Series V
Overview: The Records of the South Street Footpath Construction Project collection was acquired by the Arboretum’s Archives in 2002 from Laura Tenny Brogna, Landscape Project Manager. The collection documents the clearing of the Arnold Arboretum’s South Street Tract and the construction of a new footpath between Washington Street and South Street. It also documents the construction of the Washington Street and South Street gates and contains correspondence, notes, photographs, drawings, and slides....

Stephanne (Silvia) Barry Sutton (1940-1997) papers, 1965-1994.

Collection Identifier: II A-5
Overview:

The Stephanne (Silvia) Barry Sutton papers reflect the years from 1965-1968 and primarily focus on the working notes and papers for Sutton's biography of Charles S. Sargent. The collection is maintained in the order created by Stephanne Sutton and obtained during her tenure.

Stephen Alan Spongberg (1942-), papers 1970-1998.

Collection Identifier: II A-11
Scope and Contents: The collection consists of eleven boxes that contain papers related to Stephen Spongberg's botanical explorations, his published material, and his active role in Arnold Arboretum administration. Included are pre-publication materials from A Reunion of Trees,extensive notes and correspondence related to his participation on the Japan and Korea and Sino-American Botanical Expeditions, and administrative papers relating to his role as editor of the ...

Susan Delano McKelvey (1883-1964) papers, 1900-2005.

Collection Identifier: II A-4
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...

“The Controversy” records, 1945-1966.

Collection Identifier: I A-3
Abstract:

The collection contains records of the legal dispute between The Association for the Arnold Arboretum, Inc. and the President and Fellows of Harvard College that became widely known as “The Arnold Arboretum Controversy.” After a protracted legal battle the outcome was finally adjudicated by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1966.

Website records, 1995-2008.

Collection Identifier: IG-5
Overview: The Arnold Arboretum website has undergone numerous revisions since its creation, including initiatives to add other projects to the website. This collection contains statistics, reports, and e-mails about Arnold Arboretum websites, as well as many printouts of actual webpages as they appeared at different times. Information includes discussions on web design, statistics on site traffic and searches, and business information from technology contractors. The collection ranges from 1995 to...

William P. Dodge diaries

Collection Identifier: VI WPD
Abstract:

Five line-a-day diaries, 1853-1860, of Quaker farmer and businessman William P. Dodge of Massachusetts.