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Correspondence re: spring meeting, Charlottesville, Va., 1959 Ju1.-1961 April

 File — Box: 3

Content Description

From the Collection:

This collection consists of the records of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society. Correspondence, minutes, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to various activities of the chapter. The additions to this collection include information about regional chapters other than the Mid-Atlantic Chapter.

A major portion of the records deals with the administration of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, such as the election of officers, finances, and programs for annual meetings. Minutes, newsletters of various chapters, inventories, catalogs, logbooks and studies of various members, printed articles, maps, and obituaries are also present.

The correspondence pertains to the registration of new hybrids, seed exchange, research on rhododendrons, publications, and rhododendron gardens.

Original guides to collection - MSS 10553 - https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u1750298 MSS 10553-a - https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u1750303

Guides for previous additions with the collection numbers MSS 10553-b through MSS 10553-bu can be found in the catalog

Dates

  • Creation: 1959 Ju1.-1961 April

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Series: 4.5 Cubic Feet (9 letter size document boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States