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Karl Sax (1892-1973) papers, 1938-2001.
FOUND IN:
Arnold Arboretum Archives
Collection Identifier: I B KS
Abstract:
The papers of Karl Sax were compiled primarily during his tenure as Director of the Arnold Arboretum from 1946 to 1954, though their contents reflect both his administrative work and his research in cytology, horticulture, and genetics. Originally from Washington, Sax spent many years studying and researching in Maine and Massachusetts. Sax’s tenure at the Arboretum was filled with challenges, as his administration dealt with both the controversial “Bailey Plan” and redeveloping a collection...
Richard A. Howard papers
FOUND IN:
Arnold Arboretum Archives
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.
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- Creator
- Howard, Richard A. (Richard Alden) 1
- Sax, Karl, Director, (1892-1973) 1
- Subject
- Agriculture -- Experimentation 1
- Apples 1
- Arnold Arboretm Visiting Committee 1
- Botany, economic 1
- Centennial 1
- Cytology 1
- Dwarf shrubs 1
- Dwarf trees 1
- Fertilization of plants 1
- Grafting 1
- Gypsy moth 1
- Icacinaceae 1
- Jungle survival 1
- Nurseries (Horticulture) 1
- Photographs 1
- Plant accessions 1
- Plant breeding -- Research 1
- Plant genetics 1
- Plant propagation 1
- Planting (Plant culture) 1
- Plants -- Effect of radiation on 1
- Plants, Flowering of 1
- Pollination 1
- Survival skills 1
- Tropical plants 1 ∧ less
- Names
- Bailey, Irving W. (Irving Widmer), 1884-1967 1
- Howard, Richard A. (Richard Alden) 1
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