Virginia deMorat Smith Scheetz papers, 1941-1968,-1947-1968 (bulk)
Collection Number: 21-18-1108
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Virginia deMorat Smith Scheetz papers, 1941-1968,-1947-1968 (bulk)
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
21-18-1108
Abstract:
Includes notes from classes in ornithology, floriculture, and conservation; Cornell
University Laboratory of Ornithology newsletter, printed and promotional material,
newspaper clippings, photographs, two tapes of bird calls by Myles North, and correspondence,
minutes, and balance sheets of the Advisory Council; notes and correspondence regarding
Scheetz' speeches; correspondence, minutes, newsletter, and yearbook of the Pennsylvania
Horticultural Society; material on the Garden Club of America and the Garden Club
Federation of Pennsylvania; and other correspondence, printed material, and miscellaneous
papers of Virginia Scheetz.
Creator:
Scheetz, Virginia deMorat Smith.
Quanitities:
3.2 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Two interests of Mrs. Virginia deMorat Smith Scheetz were ornithology and horticulture,
and her papers are divided into these two basic categories.
The wife of a Cornell University trustee, Francis Harley Scheetz, Jr., Mrs. Scheetz
came to Cornell in the summers of 1947, 1948, 1950, and 1952, taking courses in ornithology
with Dr. Arthur A. Allen and his wife Elsa G. Allen and forming lasting friendships
not only with the Allens but with others connected with the Laboratory of Ornithology,
as is reflected in the correspondence. These courses so excited Mrs. Scheetz' interest
in ornithology that she in turn influenced others with her enthusiasm, giving talks
on ornithology to organizations such as schools, garden clubs, and church groups,
primarily in the Northeast area.
Her class notes and notebooks while Dr. Allen's student, plus class notes from two
other courses, one in floriculture and one in conservation, are of special interest
in this collection. Correspondence with Laboratory of Ornithology personalities such
as Arthur and Elsa Allen, Sally Hoyt (Spofford), Peter Paul Kellogg, O.S. Pettingill,
Charles Sibley, Myles North, Gustav Swanson, and Cornell administrators Dale R. Corson
and Arthur Peterson constitute another area worthy of note, since Mrs. Scheetz served
as a member of the Advisory Council, later Administrative Board, of the Laboratory
of Ornithology during the period 1956 to 1960 and 1961 to 1964.
The minutes of the meetings of the aforementioned Advisory Council, the Laboratory's
newsletter, of which Mrs. Scheetz was editor for five years, and general material
from Cornell's Laboratory of Ornithology, such as promotional handouts for the Lab
and its various sound and photography projects, articles about the Laboratory and
by staff members, news clippings, photographs, two tapes of bird calls by Myles North,
and general correspondence concerning speech arrangements and reflecting her influence
on others concerning ornithology, rounds out this part of the collection.
Also included in this section on ornithology are the notes on 3" by 5" cards that
Mrs. Scheetz used for her speeches during the years 1948 to 1968. They merit special
attention, as they give not only an outline of the speech, but indicate where and
when the speech was given and include remarks on slides and records used. These slides
and records were products of the Laboratory of Ornithology.
The latter part of the collection is devoted to Mrs. Scheetz' horticultural interests:
material from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Garden Club of America, and
Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania. This material includes correspondence, minutes
of the Executive Board meetings of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society on which
Mrs. Scheetz served, newsletters, yearbooks, and various pieces of literature on House
and Garden tours, Garden Club shows, and other activities of these groups in which
Mrs. Scheetz participated.
| Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | Boxes 7-8 |
| Garden Clubs | Box 8 |
| General | Box 8 |
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Virginia deMorat Smith Scheetz Papers, #21-18-1108. Division of Rare and Manuscript
Collections, Cornell University Library.
Amateur ornithologist, horticulturist. Virginia Scheetz was the wife of Cornell University
Trustee Francis Harley Scheetz. She took ornithology courses from Arthur A. Allen
and Elsa G. Allen in the summers of 1947, 1948, 1950, and 1952, and later spoke on
ornithology at schools, garden clubs, and church groups. Her other interests included
horticulture and floriculture.
Access restricted to the permission of the University Archivist.
Names:
Allen, Arthur A. (Arthur Augustus), 1885-1964.
Allen, Elsa Guerdrum, 1888-1969.
North, Myles E. W.
Cornell University. Laboratory of Ornithology
Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania
Garden Club of America
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Subjects:
Women ornithologists.
Ornithology.
Horticulture.
Floriculture.
Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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Series I. Ornithology
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Class notes
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Ornithology A9, Summer 1947 , Dr. Allen
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1947 |
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Autograph notes, grades
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Special Problems in Ornithology under Dr. Arthur A. Allen,
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July 7-Aug. 14, 1948 |
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Autograph notes
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
History and Literature of Ornithology, Dr. E.A. Allen,
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1948 |
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Autograph notes
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Complete Bibliography of Books and partial one of articles edited ... Dr. Elliott
Cones
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Autograph notes
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Special Problems in Ornithology under Dr. Arthur A. Allen,
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July 5-Aug. 12, 1950 |
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Autograph notes
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Special Problems in Ornithology: Short Birds,
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July 7-29, 1952 |
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Autograph notes, 3x5 notes
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Floriculture,
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1947 |
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Autograph notes
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Conservation, Prof. Oliver Hewitt,
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1950 |
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Autograph notes
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Ornithology laboratory notebook,
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1947 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Ornithology laboratory notebook,
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1948 |
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Laboratory of Ornithology
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Advisory Council/Administrative Board
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Advisory Council correspondence,
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1947-1950 |
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Arthur A. Allen, Elsa G. Allen
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| Box 2 | Folder 2 |
Advisory Council correspondence,
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1951-1955 |
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Arthur A. Allen, Charles G. Sibley, Deane W. Malott
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| Box 2 | Folder 3 |
Advisory Council correspondence,
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1954-1955 |
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Sapsucker Woods, Arthur A. Allen
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| Box 2 | Folder 4 |
Advisory Council correspondence,
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1956 |
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Sapsucker Woods, scientific collecting, Arthur A. Allen, Sally Hoyt (Mrs. Southgate),
Charles G. Sibley
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| Box 2 | Folder 5 |
Advisory Council correspondence,
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1957 |
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Photographs, Arthur A. Allen, Elsa Allen, Sally Hoyt, Peter Paul Kellogg, Arthur H.
Peterson
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| Box 2 | Folder 6 |
Advisory Council correspondence,
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1958 |
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Arthur A. Allen, Sally Hoyt, Peter Paul Kellogg, Arthur H. Peterson, Charles G. Sibley
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| Box 2 | Folder 7 |
Advisory Council correspondence,
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1959-1960 |
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Arthur A. Allen, Elsa Allen, Sally Hoyt, Peter Paul Kellogg, Myles North, Gustav Swanson
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| Box 2 | Folder 8 |
Advisory Council correspondence,
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1961-1962 |
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Arthur A. Allen, Elsa Allen, Sally Hoyt, Peter Paul Kellogg, Myles North
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| Box 2 | Folder 9 |
Advisory Council correspondence,
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1963 |
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Sally Hoyt, Myles North
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| Box 2 | Folder 10 |
Advisory Council correspondence,
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1964 |
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Elsa Allen, Dale R. Corson, Sally Hoyt, Myles North, O.S. Pettingill, Jr.
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| Box 2 | Folder 11 |
Advisory Council correspondence,
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1965 |
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Elsa Allen, Sally Hoyt, Douglas A. Lancaster
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| Box 2 | Folder 12 |
Advisory Council correspondence,
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1966-1968 |
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Elsa Allen, O.S. Pettingill, Jr.
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| Box 2 | Folder 13 |
Advisory Council correspondence,
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n.d. |
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Elsa Allen, Charles Sibley, Jack Syme
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| Box 3 | Folder 1 |
"Friends through Birds," correspondence,
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1947-1963 |
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Christmas cards, Arthur A. Allen, Byrl and Paul Kellogg, Percival Dodge
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| Box 3 | Folder 2 |
Advisory Council, minutes of meetings,
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1955-1956 |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 |
Advisory Council, minutes of meetings,
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1957 |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 |
Advisory Council, minutes of meetings,
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1958 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 |
Advisory Council, minutes of meetings,
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1959 |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 |
Advisory Council, minutes of meetings,
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1960 |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 |
Advisory Council, minutes of meetings,
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1962-1963 |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 |
Advisory Council, minutes of meetings,
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1964 |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 |
David Allen and Bird Photo's Inc., correspondence, reports,
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1964 |
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Bird photography, O.S. Pettingill, Jr., David G. Allen
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| Box 3 | Folder 10 |
Advisory Council, minutes of meetings,
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1965 |
| Box 3 | Folder 11 |
Advisory Council, minutes of meetings,
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1966 |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 |
Administrative Board reports and financial statements,
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1963-1966 |
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Newsletter
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| Box 4 | Folder 2 |
Advisory Council (autograph notes),
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1955-1956 |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 |
Newsletter,
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1956-1961 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 |
Newsletter,
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1962-1966 |
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General
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| Box 4 | Folder 5 |
Promotional material,
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1960, 1963, 1968 |
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Advertisements
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| Box 4 | Folder 6 |
Promotional material,
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1958 |
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Photographs, slides
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| Box 4 | Folder 7 |
Printed matter, articles,
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1949-1963 |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 |
Newspaper articles,
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1948-1965 |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 |
Photographs,
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1947-1948 |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 |
Miscellaneous: invitation, program, lists,
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1957, 1962, 1965 |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 |
Tapes recordings of bird calls (2 reels),
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1961, 1963 |
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Myles North
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Mrs. Scheetz' speeches
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| Box 6 | Folder 1 |
Correspondence, speech arrangements,
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1948, 1951-1952 |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 |
Correspondence, speech arrangements,
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1953 |
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Century Club, Scranton, Penna.; Garden Club of Bala Cynwyd
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| Box 6 | Folder 3 |
Correspondence, speech arrangements,
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1954 |
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Women's Club of Ardmore, Penna.; Penna. School of Horticulture
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| Box 6 | Folder 4 |
Correspondence, speech arrangements,
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1955 |
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Raymond J. Middleton, Bird Club of Philadelphia, Penna. Society of the Colonial Dames
of America
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| Box 6 | Folder 5 |
Correspondence, speech arrangements,
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1956 |
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Landsdowne Garden Club
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| Box 6 | Folder 6 |
Correspondence, speech arrangements,
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1957 |
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Emmaus Garden Club, Norwood Horticultural Society
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| Box 6 | Folder 7 |
Correspondence, speech arrangements,
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1958 |
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Cosmopolitan Club of Philadelphia, York Society of Farm Women
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| Box 6 | Folder 8 |
Correspondence, speech arrangements,
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1959 |
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Hanover Garden Club
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| Box 6 | Folder 9 |
Correspondence, speech arrangements,
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1960 |
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Garden Club of Englewood, Therson Civic Association, Morristown Garden Club
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| Box 6 | Folder 10 |
Correspondence, speech arrangements,
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1961 |
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Garden Club of New York
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| Box 6 | Folder 11 |
Correspondence, speech arrangements,
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1962 |
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New York Botanical Garden
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| Box 6 | Folder 12 |
Correspondence, speech arrangements,
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1963-1964 |
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Delaware Federation of Garden Clubs
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| Box 6 | Folder 13 |
Correspondence, speech arrangements,
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n.d. |
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General
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| Box 7 | Folder 1 |
Correspondence, Arizona,
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1960-1965 |
| Box 7 | Folder 2 |
Correspondence, Arizona,
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1964 |
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Field cards, autograph check list, brochures, newsletter
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| Box 7 | Folder 3 |
Correspondence, Wyoming,
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1965-1967 |
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Brochure, field cards
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| Box 7 | Folder 4 |
Wyoming, manual,
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1939 |
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Otto McCreary
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| Box 7 | Folder 5 |
Miscellaneous,
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1955, 1967 |
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Field cards, membership cards, notes, brochure, bird cards
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Series II. Horticulture
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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
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| Box 7 | Folder 6 |
Correspondence,
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1952, 1956-1964 |
| Box 7 | Folder 7 |
Correspondence,
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1965 |
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Ernesta D. Bulford
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| Box 7 | Folder 8 |
Minutes of meetings,
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1959-1961 |
| Box 7 | Folder 9 |
Minutes of meetings,
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1962-1964 |
| Box 8 | Folder 1 |
Medal: correspondence, citations,
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1941, 1953, 1956, 1960 |
| Box 8 | Folder 2 |
Newsletters,
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1962, 1965 |
| Box 8 | Folder 3 |
Yearbooks,
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1942, 1957-1960, 1964 |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 |
Other publications, brochures, printed material,
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1957-1964 |
| Box 8 | Folder 5 |
Other printed material (articles, brochures)
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Independence Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Garden Clubs
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| Box 8 | Folder 6 |
The Garden Club of America: Wissahicken Garden Club: Correspondence,
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1961-1963 |
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Percival Dodge
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| Box 8 | Folder 7 |
The Garden Club of America: pamphlet, bulletin,
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1952-1966 |
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Percival Dodge
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| Box 8 | Folder 8 |
Chart and photos,
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1963 |
| Box 8 | Folder 9 |
Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania: correspondence, autograph report, records,
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1948-1953 |
| Box 8 | Folder 10 |
Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania: lists, brochures,
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1952, 1958 |
| Box 8 | Folder 11 |
Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania: "Home and Garden Tour": correspondence, brochure,
article,
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1954 |
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General
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| Box 8 | Folder 12 |
Articles, pamphlets,
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1943, 1951, 1954, 1958, 1961 |
| Box 8 | Folder 13 |
Membership cards, pamphlets, postcards,
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1967-1968 |