{"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Mrs.+Skinner\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Judy+Young","last":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Mrs.+Skinner\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Judy+Young\u0026page=1"},"meta":{"pages":{"current_page":1,"next_page":null,"prev_page":null,"total_pages":1,"limit_value":10,"offset_value":0,"total_count":1,"first_page?":true,"last_page?":true}},"data":[{"id":"viu_viu01863","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner Papers \n         1932-1984","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01863#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Mrs. Skinner","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01863#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eThe papers of the noted botanist and former director of the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner(1907-1984) of Hendersonville, North Carolina, consist of 2,716 items (10 Hollinger boxes, 3 linear feet), 1932-1984. This collection contains correspondence, printed material, articles, talks, photographs, newsclippings, and bound volumes, much of it pertaining to his life's work with ornamental plants (especially the azaleas native to North America), his memberships and activities in professional and horticultural organizations, and his directorship and continuing interest in the Morris Arboretum at the University of Pennsylvania, and the National Arboretum.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01863#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viu_viu01863","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01863","_root_":"viu_viu01863","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01863","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu01863.xml","title_ssm":["Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner Papers \n         1932-1984"],"title_tesim":["Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner Papers \n         1932-1984"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner Papers \n         1932-1984"],"text":["Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner Papers \n         1932-1984","10553-ad","2716 items","Collection is open to research.","Dr. Skinner's original folder arrangement, in reverse\n         chronological order, and headings have been maintained as much\n         as possible. The collection is organized into three series: 1)\n         correspondence files; 2) topical files; and 3) bound\n         volumes.","This biographical information was taken from \n         Who's Who in America, Vol. II, 1974-1975, 38th edition, p. 2851.","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities","The papers of the noted botanist and former director of the\n         National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., Dr. \n         Henry Thomas Skinner(1907-1984) of \n         Hendersonville, North Carolina, consist\n         of 2,716 items (10 Hollinger boxes, 3 linear feet), 1932-1984.\n         This collection contains correspondence, printed material,\n         articles, talks, photographs, newsclippings, and bound\n         volumes, much of it pertaining to his life's work with\n         ornamental plants (especially the azaleas native to \n         North America), his memberships and\n         activities in professional and horticultural organizations,\n         and his directorship and continuing interest in the \n         Morris Arboretum at the University of\n         Pennsylvania, and the \n         National Arboretum.","These are the personal files of Dr. Skinner, and do not\n         contain any official files kept by him while an employee of\n         the United States Department of Agriculture. Only a small\n         quantity of his correspondence deals directly with his\n         professional tenure at the \n         Morris Arboretum or the National\n         Arboretum. The majority of his letters are dated\n         after his retirement in 1972 and include such general topics\n         as: horticultural meetings, agendas, and programs;\n         preservation of native flora and ecological systems;\n         invitations to speak; requests for advice; awards given to\n         Skinner; thank you's; requests to write government agencies in\n         support of environmental issues; fundraising for various\n         groups; plant identification, care, and propagation; and other\n         plant-related topics.","Dr. Skinner conducted an extensive study and collection of\n         wild species of azalea growing throughout the whole eastern\n         part of the \n         United Statesduring the spring and summer\n         of 1951. This resulted in his dissertation, \n         Character Patterns in the Early Flowering Azaleas of\n            the Southern United States(1952), written for the University of Pennsylvania.\n         Other bound volumes in the collection pertaining to this\n         research are two Southern collecting trip record books, an\n         expense book, and a notebook regarding routes taken on the\n         collecting trip. There are also two topical folders concerning\n         native azaleas, one of which contains an article, \"In Search\n         of Native Azaleas,\" printed in the \n         Morris Arboretum Bulletinin 1955.","A selective description of the contents and correspondents\n         of the more important correspondence files is given below\n         under each folder heading. For a complete list of all folder\n         headings, consult the box listing at the end of this\n         guide.","A: \n         American Association of Botanical Gardens \u0026\n         Arboreta, Inc.and the location of papers for its\n         history (1982 Oct. 31); \n         Acacia Fraternity at Cornell; the \n         University Botanical Gardens of Asheville,\n         Inc.; \n         Gregory Nace; invitation to do a talk for\n         the \n         Arthur Hoyt Scott Foundation(1980 Jan.\n         17); \n         Jane Akers; \n         Joseph Oppe; \n         American Association of Nurserymen; \n         Joe Adams; \n         Historic Annapolis, Inc.; Mrs. \n         Patrick Armsley; the \n         Prince George Audubon Society; and\n         \"Arboreta -Some Thoughts on Their Significance and Possible\n         Areas of Contribution\" (1973 Feb. 20).","American Horticultural\n            Society: seed program, the \"new\" AHS Azalea Handbook (1980\n         Jan. 4); symposiums; \n         Donald Wymanand \n         James Harlow, concerning the argument\n         over the publication agreement concerning \n         The Peonies(1961 \u0026 1977-1978); Magnolia Checklist (1976 Jan.\n         5); \n         Plant Science Data Center; and the\n         \"Bibliography of Cultivar Name Registration.\"","B: \n         Bowman's Hill State Wildflower Preserve; \n         Robert Barham; \n         Janet Bowers Bothwell; \n         Bowers Foundation; \n         Alex Benisatto; \n         Malcolm S. Barnes; \n         Gordon A. Brandes( \n         Filoli Center); \n         Ray Brush; \n         Hortus III; \n         W. P. Bebbington\u0026 \"Vascular Flora of\n         Hitchcock Woods\" (1976); \n         Clarence F. Bent; \n         Richard A. Brown; \n         Hal Brace; \"A Comment on Ivy,\" by Skinner\n         (n.d.); \n         Buildings of England Group; a gift of\n         books to the \n         Royal Horticultural Society Gardenat\n         Wisley; and biographical information on \n         Clement Gray Bowers(1973 Jun. 6).","Boxwood Society: paragraph in honor of \n         Edgar Anderson(1984 May 11); discussion\n         of \"Morris Dwarf\" \u0026 \"Morris Midget\" (1981 Feb. 3);\n         \"Comments on Some of the Better Known Boxwood Varieties\" by\n         Skinner (1977 Sept. 29); boxwood registration form (1976 Jul.\n         3); \"The Boxwoods of Birr Castle, Ireland\" (1975 Sept. 14) and\n         \"Notes on Some Forms of Japanese Boxwood\" (n.d.) both by\n         Skinner.","C: list of former winners of\n         the \n         Norman Jay Coleman Award(1983 Oct.) and\n         Skinner's recommendation that \n         John Creechbe given the award (1983 Dec.\n         20); Skinner's advice regarding the \n         National Arboretumto \n         Marc Cathey(1981 Jun. 12); \n         William A.V. Cecil; and \n         Dan Coleman.","Cornell Plantations: \n         Ralph Curtis Memorialfundraising\n         (1982-1984); \"Inventory of Plant Materials\" (1981 Aug. 11); \n         Janet Bothwell(1980); and photograph of \n         CornellClass of 1936 (1976 Mar. 3).","D: \n         James Deane, editor of \n         Living Wilderness, regarding \n         Martha Prince's manuscript about the \n         Nantahala Forestcontroversy (1977 Apr.\n         7); and \n         Francis DeVos.","E: \n         Harold Epsteinand the \n         American Rock Garden Societytalk (1975\n         Jan. 30).","F: \n         Bill Flemer, III; \n         Truman Fossum; \n         Henry Fuller; \n         William H. Frederick, Jr.; \n         Lionel Fortescue; \n         Rhododendron bakeri(1975 Jun.\n         3 \u0026 17); \"The Time Has Come,\" by \n         Henry Fullerand other material about\n         native azaleas (1974 Feb. 15, Mar. 25, \u0026 following).","G: \n         Fred C. Galle; Kerume azaleas lists\n         (1983); \n         Garden Club of America; \n         The Azalea Book(1980 Nov. 25); Mrs. Johnson's watercolor paintings\n         of native azaleas (1978 Nov. 9); \n         Gulf Stream Nurseryand \n         Bob Talley; \n         Gary Gerlach; \n         Roger Groundsand liriopogons (1975 Jan.\n         30, Feb. 22, Mar. 3, and Apr. 14); \n         Mary A. Gambleand boxwoods (1974 Oct.\n         26); and \"The Edgar Anderson Balkan Boxwoods\" by Gamble (1974\n         Jan.).","H: \n         Polly Hill; \n         Herb Society of America; \n         Arthur W. Holweg; Horticultural Tour of\n         Eastern United States (1977 Oct.); \n         Edward W. Hughes; \n         Frederic Heutte; \n         Harold Hillier \u0026 Sons; \n         Walter Hodgeand \n         Hortus III(1974 Jun. 18); \n         E. D. Hirsch, Jr., concerning a test\n         garden for rhododendrons at the \n         University of Virginia(1973 Nov. 4);\n         dwarf conifers and \n         Humphrey Welch(1973 Apr. 10 \u0026 19);\n         the \n         Holly Society of Americaand the\n         registration of \"Lydia Morris\" (1973).","International Dendrology\n            Society: newsletters, minutes, \u0026 etc.; and a\n         photograph of an IDS tour group (1975).","I-J: \n         Marion Jull; \n         Marion Johnston; and \n         Lady Bird Johnson(1966 May 22, \u0026 1973\n         Feb. 28).","K: \n         Austin C. Kennell; \n         Frank P. Knight; \n         August Kehr; \n         Steven Kristoph; \n         John S. Sheppardand the use of\n         rhododendrons for erosion control (1976 Aug. 29); and \n         Joseph Kettinger.","L: \n         Kathleen Lahr; \n         Clarence E. Lewis; \n         Elizabeth Lawrenceconcerning the \"Morris\n         Dwarf\" vs. \"Morris Midget\" (1980); \n         Lynn Lowrey; \n         George Lee's death (1978 Apr.); Skinner's\n         review and comments concerning the Recommended Plant List\n         printout (1973 Aug. 15, \u0026 1978 Jan. 12); \n         Ladew Topiary Gardens; \n         Bob Lederer; \n         P. S. Leathartwith Skinner's list of\n         \"Notable Exotics Grown in the United States\" (1976 Apr. 5); \n         Marion Flookregarding phloxes; \n         Dick Lighty; the distribution of native\n         azaleas (1975 Aug. 18); Skinner's \n         Longwood Gardenlecture; \n         Adile Lovett; \n         Richard M. Lewis; and Plant Questionnaire\n         criticisms (1974 Jan. 3).","M: \n         Betty Miller; \n         Philip R. Milroyregarding the\n         preservation of plants on the old \"Meadows\" estate of \n         Fletcher, North Carolina(1982 May 10\n         \u0026 Jun. 3); \n         Kenneth Knox; Champion Big Trees of North\n         Carolina (1982 Jan.); \n         Alfred S. Martin; \n         Brian Mulligan; \n         Skip March; \n         Loy Marks; \n         J.C. McDanielregarding a Checklist of\n         Cultivated Magnolias (1976 Jan. 5 \u0026 15); book donations to\n         Wisley Gardens(1974); \n         International Dendrology Societytours;\n         controversy over restuarants at the \n         Hiram M. Chittenden Locks\n         Garden(1973).","Morris Arboretum: \n         Paul W. Meyer; Plan for the Development\n         of the \n         Morris Arboretum; Fact sheet; \n         J. J. Willaman; native azaleas; \n         George L. McNew; and \n         Gordon A. Brandes.","N: \n         North Carolina Botanical Garden; \n         Northwest Ornamental Horticultural Society,\n         Inc.; Dr. \n         Frederick G. Meyer; and \n         National Council of State Garden\n         Clubs.","National Arboretum: \n         Rhododendron japonicum(1984\n         May 9 \u0026 16); \n         Theodore R. Dudley; special plant\n         distribution lists; seed lists; photograph of \n         National Arboretum Advisory\n         CouncilMeeting (1979 Jun. 14); and Skinner's\n         comments regarding Dudley's Biota of North America Committee\n         Rhododendron Listing (1978 Dec. 8).","O: \n         Joseph W. Oppe; \n         Rhododendron japonicum(1984\n         Jul. 29); \n         Michael MacCaskey; and \n         Ortho Books, \n         Chevron Chemical Company.","P: \n         Martha Prince; \n         Ben Parry; \n         Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; \n         Mateo Lettunich; \n         J.B. Paton; \n         Martha Prince's \"To Save A Mountain\"\n         (1977 Oct. 1); the \n         Nantahala National Forestclear cutting\n         controversy (1976-1977); and the \n         Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.","R: \n         Royal Society of Arts; the \n         American Rhododendron Society; the \n         American Rock Garden Society; the \n         Republican National Committee; \n         Martha K. Roane; and \n         Allan H. Reid.","Royal Horticultural Society: \n         John Cowell; plant name changes such as \n         Rhododendron japonicum(1984\n         Sept. 6); \n         Suzanne Lucas; \n         Frances Perry; \n         Veitch Memorial Medal(1983 Oct. 13); \"The\n         Royal Horticultural Society\" by \n         Suzanne Wolstenholme(1983 Mar.-Apr.); \n         Chris Brickell; \n         Chelsea Show; Lord \n         Charles Aberconway; and \n         John Hamer.","Rhododendron: \n         Marshall Asher; \n         Bill Tietjenand the seed exchange; \n         Austin C. Kennell; \n         William H. Gensel; \n         Norton Booth; Dr. \n         Donald Kellam, Jr.; and \n         Phil Cofer.","S: \n         Bess Shippyand her interest in ivies; \n         Sutton Valence School; \n         Stephen F. Smith; \n         Harrison M. Symmes; \n         Franklin Styerregarding the \n         American Association of Nurserymen to Stabilize\n         Nomenclature; \n         Louise G. Smith; \n         Brian Savage; \n         Henri Schaepmanconcerning Shippy's book\n         on ivies (1975); plant names and comments by Skinner (1974\n         Nov. 16); \n         Russell Seibert; and \n         J. R. Schramm.","T: \n         Tryon Men's Garden Club; \n         Patand \n         Tom Tinsleyregarding landscaping his\n         business (1977 Jan. 21); Time-Life Books \n         Shade Gardens; \n         Bob Talley; \n         Jacques L. Legendre Garden(1974 May 13);\n         and \n         Margaretta Taylorregarding the \n         Encyclopedia of Gardening(1978 Jan. 28).","V: \n         Charles Van Ravenswaay, director of \n         Wintherthur; Skinner's comments regarding\n         the Pine Checklist (1976 Aug. 9); \n         Derk Visser; and the \n         Winterthur Museum.","W: \n         James Morton Smith; \n         Winterthur Museum \u0026 Gardens; \n         Gertrudeand \n         John Wister; \n         Jim Wells; \n         William Paca Garden(1980 May); \n         Jim Harlowand \n         The Peoniescontroversy (1978 Nov. 21); \n         Conrad J. Wrzesinski; \n         Anne Wood; \n         W. G. Waters; \n         Elfriede Walker; \n         Robert Walpole; \n         Helen H. Whiting; \n         Williamsburg GardenSymposiums; \n         Thomas Wheeldon; \n         Donald Wyman; \n         Joseph A. Witt; \n         Humphrey J. Welch; and \n         Whitemarsh Parkconservation (1972 Dec.\n         1).","Y-Z: \n         Wilbur H. Youngman; \n         David N. Yerkes; and \n         Isabel Zucker.","Dr. Skinner's second series of files are topical and only\n         the contents and correspondents of a few will be described\n         here. The following folders furnish additional insight into\n         Skinner's career: Awards, Biographical Sketches, Photographs,\n         Publicity, the Scrapbook File, and Social Functions.","The Azalea Handbook of the American Horticultural Society\n         folder contains correspondence from \n         Fred Galle, \n         Frederic P. Lee, \n         Harlan P. Kelsey, \n         Wendell H. Camp, and \n         David Leach. The file on the \n         Nantahala National Forestincludes\n         correspondence from \n         Martha Prince, \n         S. I. Hayakawa, \n         Herman E. Talmadge, and \n         George McGovern; and discusses the\n         Roadless Area Review and Evaluation and the \n         Southern Highlands Coalition.","Skinner's article, \"In Search of Native Azaleas,\" is found\n         in the Native Azaleas folder, together with the correspondence\n         of \n         W. H. Camp, \n         W. P. Lemmon, and \n         S. D. Coleman.","Dr. Skinner was chiefly responsible for the production of\n         the \n         United States Department of Agriculture's\n         Plant Hardiness Zone Map, and the same folder also contains\n         \"The Geographic Charting of Plant Climatic Adaptability\" by\n         Skinner.","His interest in rhododendrons is represented by several\n         folders pertaining to that plant. A \"Guide to Dexter\n         Rhododendrons\" is found in Rhododendron and Azalea Varieties; \n         Rhododendron Japonicumcontains\n         correspondence from Dr. \n         Edward Vossand \n         R. K. Brummittconcerning the Botanical\n         Code; and the \n         American Rhododendron Society Quarterly\n            Bulletincontains \n         Martha Roane's article \"The Species of\n         Rhododendron Native to North America,\" with letters also from \n         Edward C. Egan, \n         Jim Wells, and \n         King \u0026 Patonof \n         Scotland.","Donald Voss, \n         Edwin K. Parker, and \n         Paul W. Meyerwrite concerning\n         Rhododendron Registration, while \n         Judy Youngand \n         Karen S. Gundersoncorrespond regarding\n         the \n         Rhododendron Species Foundation.","Dr. Skinner's Scrapbook File includes the following: \n         Alfred S. Martin, \n         Jack Brooks, \n         Earl L. Butz, \n         Karl Loevenich, \n         John Mack Carter, \n         Frederick P. Lee, \n         John C. Wister, \n         H. F. Du Pont, \n         Ezra Taft Benson, \n         Fred J. Chittenden, and \n         Anthony Montague Rowefor Sir \n         Winston Churchill.","The bound volumes of this collection include those\n         connected with Skinner's native azalea collecting trip in\n         1951, several notebooks concerning rhododendrons and azaleas,\n         and his thesis and dissertation.","See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Morris Arboretum at the University of\n         Pennsylvania","National Arboretum","Morris Arboretum or the National\n         Arboretum","American Association of Botanical Gardens \u0026\n         Arboreta, Inc.","Acacia Fraternity at Cornell","University Botanical Gardens of Asheville,\n         Inc.","Arthur Hoyt Scott Foundation","American Association of Nurserymen","Historic Annapolis, Inc.","Prince George Audubon Society","American Horticultural\n            Society","Plant Science Data Center","Bowman's Hill State Wildflower Preserve","Filoli Center","Buildings of England Group","Royal Horticultural Society Garden","Boxwood Society","Norman Jay Coleman Award","Cornell Plantations","Ralph Curtis Memorial","Cornell","American Rock Garden Society","Garden Club of America","Gulf Stream Nursery","Herb Society of America","Harold Hillier \u0026 Sons","University of Virginia","Holly Society of America","International Dendrology\n            Society","Ladew Topiary Gardens","Longwood Garden","Wisley Gardens","International Dendrology Society","Hiram M. Chittenden Locks\n         Garden","Morris Arboretum","North Carolina Botanical Garden","Northwest Ornamental Horticultural Society,\n         Inc.","National Council of State Garden\n         Clubs","National Arboretum Advisory\n         Council","Chevron Chemical Company","Nantahala National Forest","Pennsylvania Horticultural Society","Royal Society of Arts","American Rhododendron Society","Republican National Committee","Royal Horticultural Society","Veitch Memorial Medal","Sutton Valence School","American Association of Nurserymen to Stabilize\n         Nomenclature","Tryon Men's Garden Club","Jacques L. Legendre Garden","Wintherthur","Winterthur Museum","Winterthur Museum \u0026 Gardens","William Paca Garden","Williamsburg Garden","Southern Highlands Coalition","United States Department of Agriculture","King \u0026 Paton","Rhododendron Species Foundation","Henry Thomas Skinner","Gregory Nace","Jane Akers","Joseph Oppe","Joe Adams","Patrick Armsley","Donald Wyman","James Harlow","Robert Barham","Janet Bowers Bothwell","Bowers Foundation","Alex Benisatto","Malcolm S. Barnes","Gordon A. Brandes","Ray Brush","W. P. Bebbington","Clarence F. Bent","Richard A. Brown","Hal Brace","Clement Gray Bowers","Edgar Anderson","John Creech","Marc Cathey","William A.V. Cecil","Dan Coleman","Janet Bothwell","James Deane","Martha Prince","Francis DeVos","Harold Epstein","Bill Flemer, III","Truman Fossum","Henry Fuller","William H. Frederick, Jr.","Lionel Fortescue","Fred C. Galle","Bob Talley","Gary Gerlach","Roger Grounds","Mary A. Gamble","Polly Hill","Arthur W. Holweg","Edward W. Hughes","Frederic Heutte","Walter Hodge","E. D. Hirsch, Jr.","Humphrey Welch","Marion Jull","Marion Johnston","Lady Bird Johnson","Austin C. Kennell","Frank P. Knight","August Kehr","Steven Kristoph","John S. Sheppard","Joseph Kettinger","Kathleen Lahr","Clarence E. Lewis","Elizabeth Lawrence","Lynn Lowrey","George Lee","Bob Lederer","P. S. Leathart","Marion Flook","Dick Lighty","Adile Lovett","Richard M. Lewis","Betty Miller","Philip R. Milroy","Kenneth Knox","Alfred S. Martin","Brian Mulligan","Skip March","Loy Marks","J.C. McDaniel","Paul W. Meyer","J. J. Willaman","George L. McNew","Frederick G. Meyer","Theodore R. Dudley","Joseph W. Oppe","Michael MacCaskey","Ortho Books","Ben Parry","Mateo Lettunich","J.B. Paton","Martha K. Roane","Allan H. Reid","John Cowell","Suzanne Lucas","Frances Perry","Suzanne Wolstenholme","Chris Brickell","Chelsea Show","Charles Aberconway","John Hamer","Marshall Asher","Bill Tietjen","William H. Gensel","Norton Booth","Donald Kellam, Jr.","Phil Cofer","Bess Shippy","Stephen F. Smith","Harrison M. Symmes","Franklin Styer","Louise G. Smith","Brian Savage","Henri Schaepman","Russell Seibert","J. R. Schramm","Pat","Tom Tinsley","Margaretta Taylor","Charles Van Ravenswaay","Derk Visser","James Morton Smith","Gertrude","John Wister","Jim Wells","Jim Harlow","Conrad J. Wrzesinski","Anne Wood","W. G. Waters","Elfriede Walker","Robert Walpole","Helen H. Whiting","Thomas Wheeldon","Joseph A. Witt","Humphrey J. Welch","Wilbur H. Youngman","David N. Yerkes","Isabel Zucker","Fred Galle","Frederic P. Lee","Harlan P. Kelsey","Wendell H. Camp","David Leach","S. I. Hayakawa","Herman E. Talmadge","George McGovern","W. H. Camp","W. P. Lemmon","S. D. Coleman","Edward Voss","R. K. Brummitt","Martha Roane","Edward C. Egan","Donald Voss","Edwin K. Parker","Judy Young","Karen S. Gunderson","Jack Brooks","Earl L. Butz","Karl Loevenich","John Mack Carter","Frederick P. Lee","John C. Wister","H. F. Du Pont","Ezra Taft Benson","Fred J. Chittenden","Anthony Montague Rowe","Winston Churchill","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner Papers \n         1932-1984"],"collection_ssim":["Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner Papers \n         1932-1984"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["10553-ad"],"unitid_tesim":["10553-ad"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":["Mrs. Skinner"],"creator_ssim":["Mrs. Skinner"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Henry Thomas Skinner","Gregory Nace","Jane Akers","Joseph Oppe","Joe Adams","Patrick Armsley","Donald Wyman","James Harlow","Robert Barham","Janet Bowers Bothwell","Bowers Foundation","Alex Benisatto","Malcolm S. Barnes","Gordon A. Brandes","Ray Brush","W. P. Bebbington","Clarence F. Bent","Richard A. Brown","Hal Brace","Clement Gray Bowers","Edgar Anderson","John Creech","Marc Cathey","William A.V. Cecil","Dan Coleman","Janet Bothwell","James Deane","Martha Prince","Francis DeVos","Harold Epstein","Bill Flemer, III","Truman Fossum","Henry Fuller","William H. Frederick, Jr.","Lionel Fortescue","Fred C. Galle","Bob Talley","Gary Gerlach","Roger Grounds","Mary A. Gamble","Polly Hill","Arthur W. Holweg","Edward W. Hughes","Frederic Heutte","Walter Hodge","E. D. Hirsch, Jr.","Humphrey Welch","Marion Jull","Marion Johnston","Lady Bird Johnson","Austin C. Kennell","Frank P. Knight","August Kehr","Steven Kristoph","John S. Sheppard","Joseph Kettinger","Kathleen Lahr","Clarence E. Lewis","Elizabeth Lawrence","Lynn Lowrey","George Lee","Bob Lederer","P. S. Leathart","Marion Flook","Dick Lighty","Adile Lovett","Richard M. Lewis","Betty Miller","Philip R. Milroy","Kenneth Knox","Alfred S. Martin","Brian Mulligan","Skip March","Loy Marks","J.C. McDaniel","Paul W. Meyer","J. J. Willaman","George L. McNew","Frederick G. Meyer","Theodore R. Dudley","Joseph W. Oppe","Michael MacCaskey","Ortho Books","Ben Parry","Mateo Lettunich","J.B. Paton","Martha K. Roane","Allan H. Reid","John Cowell","Suzanne Lucas","Frances Perry","Suzanne Wolstenholme","Chris Brickell","Chelsea Show","Charles Aberconway","John Hamer","Marshall Asher","Bill Tietjen","William H. Gensel","Norton Booth","Donald Kellam, Jr.","Phil Cofer","Bess Shippy","Stephen F. Smith","Harrison M. Symmes","Franklin Styer","Louise G. Smith","Brian Savage","Henri Schaepman","Russell Seibert","J. R. Schramm","Pat","Tom Tinsley","Margaretta Taylor","Charles Van Ravenswaay","Derk Visser","James Morton Smith","Gertrude","John Wister","Jim Wells","Jim Harlow","Conrad J. Wrzesinski","Anne Wood","W. G. Waters","Elfriede Walker","Robert Walpole","Helen H. Whiting","Thomas Wheeldon","Joseph A. Witt","Humphrey J. Welch","Wilbur H. Youngman","David N. Yerkes","Isabel Zucker","Fred Galle","Frederic P. Lee","Harlan P. Kelsey","Wendell H. Camp","David Leach","S. I. Hayakawa","Herman E. Talmadge","George McGovern","W. H. Camp","W. P. Lemmon","S. D. Coleman","Edward Voss","R. K. Brummitt","Martha Roane","Edward C. Egan","Donald Voss","Edwin K. Parker","Judy Young","Karen S. Gunderson","Jack Brooks","Earl L. Butz","Karl Loevenich","John Mack Carter","Frederick P. Lee","John C. Wister","H. F. Du Pont","Ezra Taft Benson","Fred J. Chittenden","Anthony Montague Rowe","Winston Churchill"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Morris Arboretum at the University of\n         Pennsylvania","National Arboretum","Morris Arboretum or the National\n         Arboretum","American Association of Botanical Gardens \u0026\n         Arboreta, Inc.","Acacia Fraternity at Cornell","University Botanical Gardens of Asheville,\n         Inc.","Arthur Hoyt Scott Foundation","American Association of Nurserymen","Historic Annapolis, Inc.","Prince George Audubon Society","American Horticultural\n            Society","Plant Science Data Center","Bowman's Hill State Wildflower Preserve","Filoli Center","Buildings of England Group","Royal Horticultural Society Garden","Boxwood Society","Norman Jay Coleman Award","Cornell Plantations","Ralph Curtis Memorial","Cornell","American Rock Garden Society","Garden Club of America","Gulf Stream Nursery","Herb Society of America","Harold Hillier \u0026 Sons","University of Virginia","Holly Society of America","International Dendrology\n            Society","Ladew Topiary Gardens","Longwood Garden","Wisley Gardens","International Dendrology Society","Hiram M. 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Hughes","Frederic Heutte","Walter Hodge","E. D. Hirsch, Jr.","Humphrey Welch","Marion Jull","Marion Johnston","Lady Bird Johnson","Austin C. Kennell","Frank P. Knight","August Kehr","Steven Kristoph","John S. Sheppard","Joseph Kettinger","Kathleen Lahr","Clarence E. Lewis","Elizabeth Lawrence","Lynn Lowrey","George Lee","Bob Lederer","P. S. Leathart","Marion Flook","Dick Lighty","Adile Lovett","Richard M. Lewis","Betty Miller","Philip R. Milroy","Kenneth Knox","Alfred S. Martin","Brian Mulligan","Skip March","Loy Marks","J.C. McDaniel","Paul W. Meyer","J. J. Willaman","George L. McNew","Frederick G. Meyer","Theodore R. Dudley","Joseph W. Oppe","Michael MacCaskey","Ortho Books","Ben Parry","Mateo Lettunich","J.B. Paton","Martha K. Roane","Allan H. Reid","John Cowell","Suzanne Lucas","Frances Perry","Suzanne Wolstenholme","Chris Brickell","Chelsea Show","Charles Aberconway","John Hamer","Marshall Asher","Bill Tietjen","William H. Gensel","Norton Booth","Donald Kellam, Jr.","Phil Cofer","Bess Shippy","Stephen F. Smith","Harrison M. Symmes","Franklin Styer","Louise G. Smith","Brian Savage","Henri Schaepman","Russell Seibert","J. R. Schramm","Pat","Tom Tinsley","Margaretta Taylor","Charles Van Ravenswaay","Derk Visser","James Morton Smith","Gertrude","John Wister","Jim Wells","Jim Harlow","Conrad J. Wrzesinski","Anne Wood","W. G. Waters","Elfriede Walker","Robert Walpole","Helen H. Whiting","Thomas Wheeldon","Joseph A. Witt","Humphrey J. Welch","Wilbur H. Youngman","David N. Yerkes","Isabel Zucker","Fred Galle","Frederic P. Lee","Harlan P. Kelsey","Wendell H. Camp","David Leach","S. I. Hayakawa","Herman E. Talmadge","George McGovern","W. H. Camp","W. P. Lemmon","S. D. Coleman","Edward Voss","R. K. Brummitt","Martha Roane","Edward C. Egan","Donald Voss","Edwin K. Parker","Judy Young","Karen S. Gunderson","Jack Brooks","Earl L. Butz","Karl Loevenich","John Mack Carter","Frederick P. Lee","John C. Wister","H. F. Du Pont","Ezra Taft Benson","Fred J. Chittenden","Anthony Montague Rowe","Winston Churchill","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Morris Arboretum at the University of\n         Pennsylvania","National Arboretum","Morris Arboretum or the National\n         Arboretum","American Association of Botanical Gardens \u0026\n         Arboreta, Inc.","Acacia Fraternity at Cornell","University Botanical Gardens of Asheville,\n         Inc.","Arthur Hoyt Scott Foundation","American Association of Nurserymen","Historic Annapolis, Inc.","Prince George Audubon Society","American Horticultural\n            Society","Plant Science Data Center","Bowman's Hill State Wildflower Preserve","Filoli Center","Buildings of England Group","Royal Horticultural Society Garden","Boxwood Society","Norman Jay Coleman Award","Cornell Plantations","Ralph Curtis Memorial","Cornell","American Rock Garden Society","Garden Club of America","Gulf Stream Nursery","Herb Society of America","Harold Hillier \u0026 Sons","University of Virginia","Holly Society of America","International Dendrology\n            Society","Ladew Topiary Gardens","Longwood Garden","Wisley Gardens","International Dendrology Society","Hiram M. Chittenden Locks\n         Garden","Morris Arboretum","North Carolina Botanical Garden","Northwest Ornamental Horticultural Society,\n         Inc.","National Council of State Garden\n         Clubs","National Arboretum Advisory\n         Council","Chevron Chemical Company","Nantahala National Forest","Pennsylvania Horticultural Society","Royal Society of Arts","American Rhododendron Society","Republican National Committee","Royal Horticultural Society","Veitch Memorial Medal","Sutton Valence School","American Association of Nurserymen to Stabilize\n         Nomenclature","Tryon Men's Garden Club","Jacques L. Legendre Garden","Wintherthur","Winterthur Museum","Winterthur Museum \u0026 Gardens","William Paca Garden","Williamsburg Garden","Southern Highlands Coalition","United States Department of Agriculture","King \u0026 Paton","Rhododendron Species Foundation"],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner Papers were given to the\n            Library, without restrictions, by Mrs. Skinner of\n            Hendersonville, North Carolina on May 6, 1987."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["2716 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDr. Skinner's original folder arrangement, in reverse\n         chronological order, and headings have been maintained as much\n         as possible. The collection is organized into three series: 1)\n         correspondence files; 2) topical files; and 3) bound\n         volumes.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Organization"],"arrangement_tesim":["Dr. Skinner's original folder arrangement, in reverse\n         chronological order, and headings have been maintained as much\n         as possible. The collection is organized into three series: 1)\n         correspondence files; 2) topical files; and 3) bound\n         volumes."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis biographical information was taken from \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho's Who in America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, Vol. II, 1974-1975, 38th edition, p. 2851.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Sketch"],"bioghist_tesim":["This biographical information was taken from \n         Who's Who in America, Vol. II, 1974-1975, 38th edition, p. 2851."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDr. Henry Thomas Skinner\n            Papers, Accession 10553-ad, Special Collections Department, University of\n         Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"prefercite_tesim":["Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner\n            Papers, Accession 10553-ad, Special Collections Department, University of\n         Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe papers of the noted botanist and former director of the\n         National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Thomas Skinner\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1984) of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eHendersonville, North Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003e, consist\n         of 2,716 items (10 Hollinger boxes, 3 linear feet), 1932-1984.\n         This collection contains correspondence, printed material,\n         articles, talks, photographs, newsclippings, and bound\n         volumes, much of it pertaining to his life's work with\n         ornamental plants (especially the azaleas native to \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eNorth America\u003c/geogname\u003e), his memberships and\n         activities in professional and horticultural organizations,\n         and his directorship and continuing interest in the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eMorris Arboretum at the University of\n         Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003e, and the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Arboretum\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThese are the personal files of Dr. Skinner, and do not\n         contain any official files kept by him while an employee of\n         the United States Department of Agriculture. Only a small\n         quantity of his correspondence deals directly with his\n         professional tenure at the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eMorris Arboretum or the National\n         Arboretum\u003c/corpname\u003e. The majority of his letters are dated\n         after his retirement in 1972 and include such general topics\n         as: horticultural meetings, agendas, and programs;\n         preservation of native flora and ecological systems;\n         invitations to speak; requests for advice; awards given to\n         Skinner; thank you's; requests to write government agencies in\n         support of environmental issues; fundraising for various\n         groups; plant identification, care, and propagation; and other\n         plant-related topics.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eDr. Skinner conducted an extensive study and collection of\n         wild species of azalea growing throughout the whole eastern\n         part of the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003eduring the spring and summer\n         of 1951. This resulted in his dissertation, \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCharacter Patterns in the Early Flowering Azaleas of\n            the Southern United States\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(1952), written for the University of Pennsylvania.\n         Other bound volumes in the collection pertaining to this\n         research are two Southern collecting trip record books, an\n         expense book, and a notebook regarding routes taken on the\n         collecting trip. There are also two topical folders concerning\n         native azaleas, one of which contains an article, \"In Search\n         of Native Azaleas,\" printed in the \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMorris Arboretum Bulletin\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ein 1955.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eA selective description of the contents and correspondents\n         of the more important correspondence files is given below\n         under each folder heading. For a complete list of all folder\n         headings, consult the box listing at the end of this\n         guide.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eA\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Association of Botanical Gardens \u0026amp;\n         Arboreta, Inc.\u003c/corpname\u003eand the location of papers for its\n         history (1982 Oct. 31); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAcacia Fraternity at Cornell\u003c/corpname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity Botanical Gardens of Asheville,\n         Inc.\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGregory Nace\u003c/persname\u003e; invitation to do a talk for\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eArthur Hoyt Scott Foundation\u003c/corpname\u003e(1980 Jan.\n         17); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJane Akers\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Oppe\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Association of Nurserymen\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoe Adams\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHistoric Annapolis, Inc.\u003c/corpname\u003e; Mrs. \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePatrick Armsley\u003c/persname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003ePrince George Audubon Society\u003c/corpname\u003e; and\n         \"Arboreta -Some Thoughts on Their Significance and Possible\n         Areas of Contribution\" (1973 Feb. 20).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003ccorpname\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eAmerican Horticultural\n            Society\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/corpname\u003e: seed program, the \"new\" AHS Azalea Handbook (1980\n         Jan. 4); symposiums; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Wyman\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Harlow\u003c/persname\u003e, concerning the argument\n         over the publication agreement concerning \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Peonies\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(1961 \u0026amp; 1977-1978); Magnolia Checklist (1976 Jan.\n         5); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003ePlant Science Data Center\u003c/corpname\u003e; and the\n         \"Bibliography of Cultivar Name Registration.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eB\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBowman's Hill State Wildflower Preserve\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Barham\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJanet Bowers Bothwell\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBowers Foundation\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAlex Benisatto\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMalcolm S. Barnes\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGordon A. Brandes\u003c/persname\u003e( \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eFiloli Center\u003c/corpname\u003e); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRay Brush\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHortus III\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eW. P. Bebbington\u003c/persname\u003e\u0026amp; \"Vascular Flora of\n         Hitchcock Woods\" (1976); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClarence F. Bent\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRichard A. Brown\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHal Brace\u003c/persname\u003e; \"A Comment on Ivy,\" by Skinner\n         (n.d.); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBuildings of England Group\u003c/corpname\u003e; a gift of\n         books to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRoyal Horticultural Society Garden\u003c/corpname\u003eat\n         Wisley; and biographical information on \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Gray Bowers\u003c/persname\u003e(1973 Jun. 6).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003ccorpname\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eBoxwood Society\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/corpname\u003e: paragraph in honor of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdgar Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e(1984 May 11); discussion\n         of \"Morris Dwarf\" \u0026amp; \"Morris Midget\" (1981 Feb. 3);\n         \"Comments on Some of the Better Known Boxwood Varieties\" by\n         Skinner (1977 Sept. 29); boxwood registration form (1976 Jul.\n         3); \"The Boxwoods of Birr Castle, Ireland\" (1975 Sept. 14) and\n         \"Notes on Some Forms of Japanese Boxwood\" (n.d.) both by\n         Skinner.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eC\u003c/emph\u003e: list of former winners of\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNorman Jay Coleman Award\u003c/corpname\u003e(1983 Oct.) and\n         Skinner's recommendation that \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Creech\u003c/persname\u003ebe given the award (1983 Dec.\n         20); Skinner's advice regarding the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Arboretum\u003c/corpname\u003eto \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMarc Cathey\u003c/persname\u003e(1981 Jun. 12); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam A.V. Cecil\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDan Coleman\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003ccorpname\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eCornell Plantations\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/corpname\u003e: \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRalph Curtis Memorial\u003c/corpname\u003efundraising\n         (1982-1984); \"Inventory of Plant Materials\" (1981 Aug. 11); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJanet Bothwell\u003c/persname\u003e(1980); and photograph of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eCornell\u003c/corpname\u003eClass of 1936 (1976 Mar. 3).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eD\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Deane\u003c/persname\u003e, editor of \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLiving Wilderness\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, regarding \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMartha Prince\u003c/persname\u003e's manuscript about the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eNantahala Forest\u003c/geogname\u003econtroversy (1977 Apr.\n         7); and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrancis DeVos\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eE\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHarold Epstein\u003c/persname\u003eand the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rock Garden Society\u003c/corpname\u003etalk (1975\n         Jan. 30).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eF\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBill Flemer, III\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eTruman Fossum\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Fuller\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam H. Frederick, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eLionel Fortescue\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eRhododendron bakeri\u003c/emph\u003e(1975 Jun.\n         3 \u0026amp; 17); \"The Time Has Come,\" by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Fuller\u003c/persname\u003eand other material about\n         native azaleas (1974 Feb. 15, Mar. 25, \u0026amp; following).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eG\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFred C. Galle\u003c/persname\u003e; Kerume azaleas lists\n         (1983); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGarden Club of America\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Azalea Book\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(1980 Nov. 25); Mrs. Johnson's watercolor paintings\n         of native azaleas (1978 Nov. 9); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGulf Stream Nursery\u003c/corpname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBob Talley\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGary Gerlach\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRoger Grounds\u003c/persname\u003eand liriopogons (1975 Jan.\n         30, Feb. 22, Mar. 3, and Apr. 14); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary A. Gamble\u003c/persname\u003eand boxwoods (1974 Oct.\n         26); and \"The Edgar Anderson Balkan Boxwoods\" by Gamble (1974\n         Jan.).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eH\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePolly Hill\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHerb Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eArthur W. Holweg\u003c/persname\u003e; Horticultural Tour of\n         Eastern United States (1977 Oct.); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward W. Hughes\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrederic Heutte\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHarold Hillier \u0026amp; Sons\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Hodge\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHortus III\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(1974 Jun. 18); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eE. D. Hirsch, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, concerning a test\n         garden for rhododendrons at the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e(1973 Nov. 4);\n         dwarf conifers and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHumphrey Welch\u003c/persname\u003e(1973 Apr. 10 \u0026amp; 19);\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHolly Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003eand the\n         registration of \"Lydia Morris\" (1973).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003ccorpname\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eInternational Dendrology\n            Society\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/corpname\u003e: newsletters, minutes, \u0026amp; etc.; and a\n         photograph of an IDS tour group (1975).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eI-J\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMarion Jull\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMarion Johnston\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eLady Bird Johnson\u003c/persname\u003e(1966 May 22, \u0026amp; 1973\n         Feb. 28).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eK\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAustin C. Kennell\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrank P. Knight\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAugust Kehr\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSteven Kristoph\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn S. Sheppard\u003c/persname\u003eand the use of\n         rhododendrons for erosion control (1976 Aug. 29); and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Kettinger\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eL\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eKathleen Lahr\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClarence E. Lewis\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElizabeth Lawrence\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the \"Morris\n         Dwarf\" vs. \"Morris Midget\" (1980); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eLynn Lowrey\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Lee\u003c/persname\u003e's death (1978 Apr.); Skinner's\n         review and comments concerning the Recommended Plant List\n         printout (1973 Aug. 15, \u0026amp; 1978 Jan. 12); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eLadew Topiary Gardens\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBob Lederer\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eP. S. Leathart\u003c/persname\u003ewith Skinner's list of\n         \"Notable Exotics Grown in the United States\" (1976 Apr. 5); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMarion Flook\u003c/persname\u003eregarding phloxes; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDick Lighty\u003c/persname\u003e; the distribution of native\n         azaleas (1975 Aug. 18); Skinner's \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eLongwood Garden\u003c/corpname\u003electure; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAdile Lovett\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRichard M. Lewis\u003c/persname\u003e; and Plant Questionnaire\n         criticisms (1974 Jan. 3).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eM\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBetty Miller\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePhilip R. Milroy\u003c/persname\u003eregarding the\n         preservation of plants on the old \"Meadows\" estate of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFletcher, North Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003e(1982 May 10\n         \u0026amp; Jun. 3); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eKenneth Knox\u003c/persname\u003e; Champion Big Trees of North\n         Carolina (1982 Jan.); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAlfred S. Martin\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBrian Mulligan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSkip March\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eLoy Marks\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ.C. McDaniel\u003c/persname\u003eregarding a Checklist of\n         Cultivated Magnolias (1976 Jan. 5 \u0026amp; 15); book donations to\n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWisley Gardens\u003c/corpname\u003e(1974); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eInternational Dendrology Society\u003c/corpname\u003etours;\n         controversy over restuarants at the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHiram M. Chittenden Locks\n         Garden\u003c/corpname\u003e(1973).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003ccorpname\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eMorris Arboretum\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/corpname\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePaul W. Meyer\u003c/persname\u003e; Plan for the Development\n         of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eMorris Arboretum\u003c/corpname\u003e; Fact sheet; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ. J. Willaman\u003c/persname\u003e; native azaleas; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge L. McNew\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGordon A. Brandes\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eN\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNorth Carolina Botanical Garden\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNorthwest Ornamental Horticultural Society,\n         Inc.\u003c/corpname\u003e; Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrederick G. Meyer\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Council of State Garden\n         Clubs\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003ccorpname\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eNational Arboretum\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/corpname\u003e: \n         \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eRhododendron japonicum\u003c/emph\u003e(1984\n         May 9 \u0026amp; 16); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eTheodore R. Dudley\u003c/persname\u003e; special plant\n         distribution lists; seed lists; photograph of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Arboretum Advisory\n         Council\u003c/corpname\u003eMeeting (1979 Jun. 14); and Skinner's\n         comments regarding Dudley's Biota of North America Committee\n         Rhododendron Listing (1978 Dec. 8).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eO\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph W. Oppe\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eRhododendron japonicum\u003c/emph\u003e(1984\n         Jul. 29); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMichael MacCaskey\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eOrtho Books\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eChevron Chemical Company\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eP\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMartha Prince\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBen Parry\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePacific Tropical Botanical Garden\u003c/geogname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMateo Lettunich\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ.B. Paton\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMartha Prince\u003c/persname\u003e's \"To Save A Mountain\"\n         (1977 Oct. 1); the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNantahala National Forest\u003c/corpname\u003eclear cutting\n         controversy (1976-1977); and the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003ePennsylvania Horticultural Society\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eR\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRoyal Society of Arts\u003c/corpname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rock Garden Society\u003c/corpname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRepublican National Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMartha K. Roane\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAllan H. Reid\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003ccorpname\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eRoyal Horticultural Society\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/corpname\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Cowell\u003c/persname\u003e; plant name changes such as \n         \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eRhododendron japonicum\u003c/emph\u003e(1984\n         Sept. 6); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSuzanne Lucas\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Perry\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVeitch Memorial Medal\u003c/corpname\u003e(1983 Oct. 13); \"The\n         Royal Horticultural Society\" by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSuzanne Wolstenholme\u003c/persname\u003e(1983 Mar.-Apr.); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eChris Brickell\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eChelsea Show\u003c/persname\u003e; Lord \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Aberconway\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Hamer\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eRhododendron\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMarshall Asher\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBill Tietjen\u003c/persname\u003eand the seed exchange; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAustin C. Kennell\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam H. Gensel\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNorton Booth\u003c/persname\u003e; Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Kellam, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePhil Cofer\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eS\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBess Shippy\u003c/persname\u003eand her interest in ivies; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eSutton Valence School\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStephen F. Smith\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHarrison M. Symmes\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFranklin Styer\u003c/persname\u003eregarding the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Association of Nurserymen to Stabilize\n         Nomenclature\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eLouise G. Smith\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBrian Savage\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenri Schaepman\u003c/persname\u003econcerning Shippy's book\n         on ivies (1975); plant names and comments by Skinner (1974\n         Nov. 16); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRussell Seibert\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ. R. Schramm\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eT\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eTryon Men's Garden Club\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname normal=\"Pat Tinsley\"\u003ePat\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eTom Tinsley\u003c/persname\u003eregarding landscaping his\n         business (1977 Jan. 21); Time-Life Books \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eShade Gardens\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBob Talley\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eJacques L. Legendre Garden\u003c/corpname\u003e(1974 May 13);\n         and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMargaretta Taylor\u003c/persname\u003eregarding the \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEncyclopedia of Gardening\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(1978 Jan. 28).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eV\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Van Ravenswaay\u003c/persname\u003e, director of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWintherthur\u003c/corpname\u003e; Skinner's comments regarding\n         the Pine Checklist (1976 Aug. 9); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDerk Visser\u003c/persname\u003e; and the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWinterthur Museum\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eW\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morton Smith\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWinterthur Museum \u0026amp; Gardens\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname normal=\"Getrude Wister\"\u003eGertrude\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Wister\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJim Wells\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWilliam Paca Garden\u003c/corpname\u003e(1980 May); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJim Harlow\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Peonies\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003econtroversy (1978 Nov. 21); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eConrad J. Wrzesinski\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAnne Wood\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eW. G. Waters\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElfriede Walker\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Walpole\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHelen H. Whiting\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWilliamsburg Garden\u003c/corpname\u003eSymposiums; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Wheeldon\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Wyman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph A. Witt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHumphrey J. Welch\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhitemarsh Park\u003c/geogname\u003econservation (1972 Dec.\n         1).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eY-Z\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilbur H. Youngman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDavid N. Yerkes\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabel Zucker\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eDr. Skinner's second series of files are topical and only\n         the contents and correspondents of a few will be described\n         here. The following folders furnish additional insight into\n         Skinner's career: Awards, Biographical Sketches, Photographs,\n         Publicity, the Scrapbook File, and Social Functions.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe Azalea Handbook of the American Horticultural Society\n         folder contains correspondence from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFred Galle\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrederic P. Lee\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHarlan P. Kelsey\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWendell H. Camp\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Leach\u003c/persname\u003e. The file on the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNantahala National Forest\u003c/corpname\u003eincludes\n         correspondence from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMartha Prince\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. I. Hayakawa\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHerman E. Talmadge\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge McGovern\u003c/persname\u003e; and discusses the\n         Roadless Area Review and Evaluation and the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eSouthern Highlands Coalition\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSkinner's article, \"In Search of Native Azaleas,\" is found\n         in the Native Azaleas folder, together with the correspondence\n         of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eW. H. Camp\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eW. P. Lemmon\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. D. Coleman\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eDr. Skinner was chiefly responsible for the production of\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eUnited States Department of Agriculture\u003c/corpname\u003e's\n         Plant Hardiness Zone Map, and the same folder also contains\n         \"The Geographic Charting of Plant Climatic Adaptability\" by\n         Skinner.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eHis interest in rhododendrons is represented by several\n         folders pertaining to that plant. A \"Guide to Dexter\n         Rhododendrons\" is found in Rhododendron and Azalea Varieties; \n         \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eRhododendron Japonicum\u003c/emph\u003econtains\n         correspondence from Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Voss\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eR. K. Brummitt\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the Botanical\n         Code; and the \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society Quarterly\n            Bulletin\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003econtains \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMartha Roane\u003c/persname\u003e's article \"The Species of\n         Rhododendron Native to North America,\" with letters also from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward C. Egan\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJim Wells\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eKing \u0026amp; Paton\u003c/corpname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eScotland\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eDonald Voss\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin K. Parker\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePaul W. Meyer\u003c/persname\u003ewrite concerning\n         Rhododendron Registration, while \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJudy Young\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eKaren S. Gunderson\u003c/persname\u003ecorrespond regarding\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRhododendron Species Foundation\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eDr. Skinner's Scrapbook File includes the following: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAlfred S. Martin\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJack Brooks\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEarl L. Butz\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eKarl Loevenich\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Mack Carter\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrederick P. Lee\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn C. Wister\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eH. F. Du Pont\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEzra Taft Benson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFred J. Chittenden\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAnthony Montague Rowe\u003c/persname\u003efor Sir \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWinston Churchill\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe bound volumes of this collection include those\n         connected with Skinner's native azalea collecting trip in\n         1951, several notebooks concerning rhododendrons and azaleas,\n         and his thesis and dissertation.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The papers of the noted botanist and former director of the\n         National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., Dr. \n         Henry Thomas Skinner(1907-1984) of \n         Hendersonville, North Carolina, consist\n         of 2,716 items (10 Hollinger boxes, 3 linear feet), 1932-1984.\n         This collection contains correspondence, printed material,\n         articles, talks, photographs, newsclippings, and bound\n         volumes, much of it pertaining to his life's work with\n         ornamental plants (especially the azaleas native to \n         North America), his memberships and\n         activities in professional and horticultural organizations,\n         and his directorship and continuing interest in the \n         Morris Arboretum at the University of\n         Pennsylvania, and the \n         National Arboretum.","These are the personal files of Dr. Skinner, and do not\n         contain any official files kept by him while an employee of\n         the United States Department of Agriculture. Only a small\n         quantity of his correspondence deals directly with his\n         professional tenure at the \n         Morris Arboretum or the National\n         Arboretum. The majority of his letters are dated\n         after his retirement in 1972 and include such general topics\n         as: horticultural meetings, agendas, and programs;\n         preservation of native flora and ecological systems;\n         invitations to speak; requests for advice; awards given to\n         Skinner; thank you's; requests to write government agencies in\n         support of environmental issues; fundraising for various\n         groups; plant identification, care, and propagation; and other\n         plant-related topics.","Dr. Skinner conducted an extensive study and collection of\n         wild species of azalea growing throughout the whole eastern\n         part of the \n         United Statesduring the spring and summer\n         of 1951. This resulted in his dissertation, \n         Character Patterns in the Early Flowering Azaleas of\n            the Southern United States(1952), written for the University of Pennsylvania.\n         Other bound volumes in the collection pertaining to this\n         research are two Southern collecting trip record books, an\n         expense book, and a notebook regarding routes taken on the\n         collecting trip. There are also two topical folders concerning\n         native azaleas, one of which contains an article, \"In Search\n         of Native Azaleas,\" printed in the \n         Morris Arboretum Bulletinin 1955.","A selective description of the contents and correspondents\n         of the more important correspondence files is given below\n         under each folder heading. For a complete list of all folder\n         headings, consult the box listing at the end of this\n         guide.","A: \n         American Association of Botanical Gardens \u0026\n         Arboreta, Inc.and the location of papers for its\n         history (1982 Oct. 31); \n         Acacia Fraternity at Cornell; the \n         University Botanical Gardens of Asheville,\n         Inc.; \n         Gregory Nace; invitation to do a talk for\n         the \n         Arthur Hoyt Scott Foundation(1980 Jan.\n         17); \n         Jane Akers; \n         Joseph Oppe; \n         American Association of Nurserymen; \n         Joe Adams; \n         Historic Annapolis, Inc.; Mrs. \n         Patrick Armsley; the \n         Prince George Audubon Society; and\n         \"Arboreta -Some Thoughts on Their Significance and Possible\n         Areas of Contribution\" (1973 Feb. 20).","American Horticultural\n            Society: seed program, the \"new\" AHS Azalea Handbook (1980\n         Jan. 4); symposiums; \n         Donald Wymanand \n         James Harlow, concerning the argument\n         over the publication agreement concerning \n         The Peonies(1961 \u0026 1977-1978); Magnolia Checklist (1976 Jan.\n         5); \n         Plant Science Data Center; and the\n         \"Bibliography of Cultivar Name Registration.\"","B: \n         Bowman's Hill State Wildflower Preserve; \n         Robert Barham; \n         Janet Bowers Bothwell; \n         Bowers Foundation; \n         Alex Benisatto; \n         Malcolm S. Barnes; \n         Gordon A. Brandes( \n         Filoli Center); \n         Ray Brush; \n         Hortus III; \n         W. P. Bebbington\u0026 \"Vascular Flora of\n         Hitchcock Woods\" (1976); \n         Clarence F. Bent; \n         Richard A. Brown; \n         Hal Brace; \"A Comment on Ivy,\" by Skinner\n         (n.d.); \n         Buildings of England Group; a gift of\n         books to the \n         Royal Horticultural Society Gardenat\n         Wisley; and biographical information on \n         Clement Gray Bowers(1973 Jun. 6).","Boxwood Society: paragraph in honor of \n         Edgar Anderson(1984 May 11); discussion\n         of \"Morris Dwarf\" \u0026 \"Morris Midget\" (1981 Feb. 3);\n         \"Comments on Some of the Better Known Boxwood Varieties\" by\n         Skinner (1977 Sept. 29); boxwood registration form (1976 Jul.\n         3); \"The Boxwoods of Birr Castle, Ireland\" (1975 Sept. 14) and\n         \"Notes on Some Forms of Japanese Boxwood\" (n.d.) both by\n         Skinner.","C: list of former winners of\n         the \n         Norman Jay Coleman Award(1983 Oct.) and\n         Skinner's recommendation that \n         John Creechbe given the award (1983 Dec.\n         20); Skinner's advice regarding the \n         National Arboretumto \n         Marc Cathey(1981 Jun. 12); \n         William A.V. Cecil; and \n         Dan Coleman.","Cornell Plantations: \n         Ralph Curtis Memorialfundraising\n         (1982-1984); \"Inventory of Plant Materials\" (1981 Aug. 11); \n         Janet Bothwell(1980); and photograph of \n         CornellClass of 1936 (1976 Mar. 3).","D: \n         James Deane, editor of \n         Living Wilderness, regarding \n         Martha Prince's manuscript about the \n         Nantahala Forestcontroversy (1977 Apr.\n         7); and \n         Francis DeVos.","E: \n         Harold Epsteinand the \n         American Rock Garden Societytalk (1975\n         Jan. 30).","F: \n         Bill Flemer, III; \n         Truman Fossum; \n         Henry Fuller; \n         William H. Frederick, Jr.; \n         Lionel Fortescue; \n         Rhododendron bakeri(1975 Jun.\n         3 \u0026 17); \"The Time Has Come,\" by \n         Henry Fullerand other material about\n         native azaleas (1974 Feb. 15, Mar. 25, \u0026 following).","G: \n         Fred C. Galle; Kerume azaleas lists\n         (1983); \n         Garden Club of America; \n         The Azalea Book(1980 Nov. 25); Mrs. Johnson's watercolor paintings\n         of native azaleas (1978 Nov. 9); \n         Gulf Stream Nurseryand \n         Bob Talley; \n         Gary Gerlach; \n         Roger Groundsand liriopogons (1975 Jan.\n         30, Feb. 22, Mar. 3, and Apr. 14); \n         Mary A. Gambleand boxwoods (1974 Oct.\n         26); and \"The Edgar Anderson Balkan Boxwoods\" by Gamble (1974\n         Jan.).","H: \n         Polly Hill; \n         Herb Society of America; \n         Arthur W. Holweg; Horticultural Tour of\n         Eastern United States (1977 Oct.); \n         Edward W. Hughes; \n         Frederic Heutte; \n         Harold Hillier \u0026 Sons; \n         Walter Hodgeand \n         Hortus III(1974 Jun. 18); \n         E. D. Hirsch, Jr., concerning a test\n         garden for rhododendrons at the \n         University of Virginia(1973 Nov. 4);\n         dwarf conifers and \n         Humphrey Welch(1973 Apr. 10 \u0026 19);\n         the \n         Holly Society of Americaand the\n         registration of \"Lydia Morris\" (1973).","International Dendrology\n            Society: newsletters, minutes, \u0026 etc.; and a\n         photograph of an IDS tour group (1975).","I-J: \n         Marion Jull; \n         Marion Johnston; and \n         Lady Bird Johnson(1966 May 22, \u0026 1973\n         Feb. 28).","K: \n         Austin C. Kennell; \n         Frank P. Knight; \n         August Kehr; \n         Steven Kristoph; \n         John S. Sheppardand the use of\n         rhododendrons for erosion control (1976 Aug. 29); and \n         Joseph Kettinger.","L: \n         Kathleen Lahr; \n         Clarence E. Lewis; \n         Elizabeth Lawrenceconcerning the \"Morris\n         Dwarf\" vs. \"Morris Midget\" (1980); \n         Lynn Lowrey; \n         George Lee's death (1978 Apr.); Skinner's\n         review and comments concerning the Recommended Plant List\n         printout (1973 Aug. 15, \u0026 1978 Jan. 12); \n         Ladew Topiary Gardens; \n         Bob Lederer; \n         P. S. Leathartwith Skinner's list of\n         \"Notable Exotics Grown in the United States\" (1976 Apr. 5); \n         Marion Flookregarding phloxes; \n         Dick Lighty; the distribution of native\n         azaleas (1975 Aug. 18); Skinner's \n         Longwood Gardenlecture; \n         Adile Lovett; \n         Richard M. Lewis; and Plant Questionnaire\n         criticisms (1974 Jan. 3).","M: \n         Betty Miller; \n         Philip R. Milroyregarding the\n         preservation of plants on the old \"Meadows\" estate of \n         Fletcher, North Carolina(1982 May 10\n         \u0026 Jun. 3); \n         Kenneth Knox; Champion Big Trees of North\n         Carolina (1982 Jan.); \n         Alfred S. Martin; \n         Brian Mulligan; \n         Skip March; \n         Loy Marks; \n         J.C. McDanielregarding a Checklist of\n         Cultivated Magnolias (1976 Jan. 5 \u0026 15); book donations to\n         Wisley Gardens(1974); \n         International Dendrology Societytours;\n         controversy over restuarants at the \n         Hiram M. Chittenden Locks\n         Garden(1973).","Morris Arboretum: \n         Paul W. Meyer; Plan for the Development\n         of the \n         Morris Arboretum; Fact sheet; \n         J. J. Willaman; native azaleas; \n         George L. McNew; and \n         Gordon A. Brandes.","N: \n         North Carolina Botanical Garden; \n         Northwest Ornamental Horticultural Society,\n         Inc.; Dr. \n         Frederick G. Meyer; and \n         National Council of State Garden\n         Clubs.","National Arboretum: \n         Rhododendron japonicum(1984\n         May 9 \u0026 16); \n         Theodore R. Dudley; special plant\n         distribution lists; seed lists; photograph of \n         National Arboretum Advisory\n         CouncilMeeting (1979 Jun. 14); and Skinner's\n         comments regarding Dudley's Biota of North America Committee\n         Rhododendron Listing (1978 Dec. 8).","O: \n         Joseph W. Oppe; \n         Rhododendron japonicum(1984\n         Jul. 29); \n         Michael MacCaskey; and \n         Ortho Books, \n         Chevron Chemical Company.","P: \n         Martha Prince; \n         Ben Parry; \n         Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; \n         Mateo Lettunich; \n         J.B. Paton; \n         Martha Prince's \"To Save A Mountain\"\n         (1977 Oct. 1); the \n         Nantahala National Forestclear cutting\n         controversy (1976-1977); and the \n         Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.","R: \n         Royal Society of Arts; the \n         American Rhododendron Society; the \n         American Rock Garden Society; the \n         Republican National Committee; \n         Martha K. Roane; and \n         Allan H. Reid.","Royal Horticultural Society: \n         John Cowell; plant name changes such as \n         Rhododendron japonicum(1984\n         Sept. 6); \n         Suzanne Lucas; \n         Frances Perry; \n         Veitch Memorial Medal(1983 Oct. 13); \"The\n         Royal Horticultural Society\" by \n         Suzanne Wolstenholme(1983 Mar.-Apr.); \n         Chris Brickell; \n         Chelsea Show; Lord \n         Charles Aberconway; and \n         John Hamer.","Rhododendron: \n         Marshall Asher; \n         Bill Tietjenand the seed exchange; \n         Austin C. Kennell; \n         William H. Gensel; \n         Norton Booth; Dr. \n         Donald Kellam, Jr.; and \n         Phil Cofer.","S: \n         Bess Shippyand her interest in ivies; \n         Sutton Valence School; \n         Stephen F. Smith; \n         Harrison M. Symmes; \n         Franklin Styerregarding the \n         American Association of Nurserymen to Stabilize\n         Nomenclature; \n         Louise G. Smith; \n         Brian Savage; \n         Henri Schaepmanconcerning Shippy's book\n         on ivies (1975); plant names and comments by Skinner (1974\n         Nov. 16); \n         Russell Seibert; and \n         J. R. Schramm.","T: \n         Tryon Men's Garden Club; \n         Patand \n         Tom Tinsleyregarding landscaping his\n         business (1977 Jan. 21); Time-Life Books \n         Shade Gardens; \n         Bob Talley; \n         Jacques L. Legendre Garden(1974 May 13);\n         and \n         Margaretta Taylorregarding the \n         Encyclopedia of Gardening(1978 Jan. 28).","V: \n         Charles Van Ravenswaay, director of \n         Wintherthur; Skinner's comments regarding\n         the Pine Checklist (1976 Aug. 9); \n         Derk Visser; and the \n         Winterthur Museum.","W: \n         James Morton Smith; \n         Winterthur Museum \u0026 Gardens; \n         Gertrudeand \n         John Wister; \n         Jim Wells; \n         William Paca Garden(1980 May); \n         Jim Harlowand \n         The Peoniescontroversy (1978 Nov. 21); \n         Conrad J. Wrzesinski; \n         Anne Wood; \n         W. G. Waters; \n         Elfriede Walker; \n         Robert Walpole; \n         Helen H. Whiting; \n         Williamsburg GardenSymposiums; \n         Thomas Wheeldon; \n         Donald Wyman; \n         Joseph A. Witt; \n         Humphrey J. Welch; and \n         Whitemarsh Parkconservation (1972 Dec.\n         1).","Y-Z: \n         Wilbur H. Youngman; \n         David N. Yerkes; and \n         Isabel Zucker.","Dr. Skinner's second series of files are topical and only\n         the contents and correspondents of a few will be described\n         here. The following folders furnish additional insight into\n         Skinner's career: Awards, Biographical Sketches, Photographs,\n         Publicity, the Scrapbook File, and Social Functions.","The Azalea Handbook of the American Horticultural Society\n         folder contains correspondence from \n         Fred Galle, \n         Frederic P. Lee, \n         Harlan P. Kelsey, \n         Wendell H. Camp, and \n         David Leach. The file on the \n         Nantahala National Forestincludes\n         correspondence from \n         Martha Prince, \n         S. I. Hayakawa, \n         Herman E. Talmadge, and \n         George McGovern; and discusses the\n         Roadless Area Review and Evaluation and the \n         Southern Highlands Coalition.","Skinner's article, \"In Search of Native Azaleas,\" is found\n         in the Native Azaleas folder, together with the correspondence\n         of \n         W. H. Camp, \n         W. P. Lemmon, and \n         S. D. Coleman.","Dr. Skinner was chiefly responsible for the production of\n         the \n         United States Department of Agriculture's\n         Plant Hardiness Zone Map, and the same folder also contains\n         \"The Geographic Charting of Plant Climatic Adaptability\" by\n         Skinner.","His interest in rhododendrons is represented by several\n         folders pertaining to that plant. A \"Guide to Dexter\n         Rhododendrons\" is found in Rhododendron and Azalea Varieties; \n         Rhododendron Japonicumcontains\n         correspondence from Dr. \n         Edward Vossand \n         R. K. Brummittconcerning the Botanical\n         Code; and the \n         American Rhododendron Society Quarterly\n            Bulletincontains \n         Martha Roane's article \"The Species of\n         Rhododendron Native to North America,\" with letters also from \n         Edward C. Egan, \n         Jim Wells, and \n         King \u0026 Patonof \n         Scotland.","Donald Voss, \n         Edwin K. Parker, and \n         Paul W. Meyerwrite concerning\n         Rhododendron Registration, while \n         Judy Youngand \n         Karen S. Gundersoncorrespond regarding\n         the \n         Rhododendron Species Foundation.","Dr. Skinner's Scrapbook File includes the following: \n         Alfred S. Martin, \n         Jack Brooks, \n         Earl L. Butz, \n         Karl Loevenich, \n         John Mack Carter, \n         Frederick P. Lee, \n         John C. Wister, \n         H. F. Du Pont, \n         Ezra Taft Benson, \n         Fred J. Chittenden, and \n         Anthony Montague Rowefor Sir \n         Winston Churchill.","The bound volumes of this collection include those\n         connected with Skinner's native azalea collecting trip in\n         1951, several notebooks concerning rhododendrons and azaleas,\n         and his thesis and dissertation."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n            \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n      "],"corpname_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. 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Gensel","Norton Booth","Donald Kellam, Jr.","Phil Cofer","Bess Shippy","Stephen F. Smith","Harrison M. Symmes","Franklin Styer","Louise G. Smith","Brian Savage","Henri Schaepman","Russell Seibert","J. R. Schramm","Pat","Tom Tinsley","Margaretta Taylor","Charles Van Ravenswaay","Derk Visser","James Morton Smith","Gertrude","John Wister","Jim Wells","Jim Harlow","Conrad J. Wrzesinski","Anne Wood","W. G. Waters","Elfriede Walker","Robert Walpole","Helen H. Whiting","Thomas Wheeldon","Joseph A. Witt","Humphrey J. Welch","Wilbur H. Youngman","David N. Yerkes","Isabel Zucker","Fred Galle","Frederic P. Lee","Harlan P. Kelsey","Wendell H. Camp","David Leach","S. I. Hayakawa","Herman E. Talmadge","George McGovern","W. H. Camp","W. P. Lemmon","S. D. Coleman","Edward Voss","R. K. Brummitt","Martha Roane","Edward C. Egan","Donald Voss","Edwin K. Parker","Judy Young","Karen S. Gunderson","Jack Brooks","Earl L. Butz","Karl Loevenich","John Mack Carter","Frederick P. Lee","John C. Wister","H. F. 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The collection is organized into three series: 1)\n         correspondence files; 2) topical files; and 3) bound\n         volumes.","This biographical information was taken from \n         Who's Who in America, Vol. II, 1974-1975, 38th edition, p. 2851.","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities","The papers of the noted botanist and former director of the\n         National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., Dr. \n         Henry Thomas Skinner(1907-1984) of \n         Hendersonville, North Carolina, consist\n         of 2,716 items (10 Hollinger boxes, 3 linear feet), 1932-1984.\n         This collection contains correspondence, printed material,\n         articles, talks, photographs, newsclippings, and bound\n         volumes, much of it pertaining to his life's work with\n         ornamental plants (especially the azaleas native to \n         North America), his memberships and\n         activities in professional and horticultural organizations,\n         and his directorship and continuing interest in the \n         Morris Arboretum at the University of\n         Pennsylvania, and the \n         National Arboretum.","These are the personal files of Dr. Skinner, and do not\n         contain any official files kept by him while an employee of\n         the United States Department of Agriculture. Only a small\n         quantity of his correspondence deals directly with his\n         professional tenure at the \n         Morris Arboretum or the National\n         Arboretum. The majority of his letters are dated\n         after his retirement in 1972 and include such general topics\n         as: horticultural meetings, agendas, and programs;\n         preservation of native flora and ecological systems;\n         invitations to speak; requests for advice; awards given to\n         Skinner; thank you's; requests to write government agencies in\n         support of environmental issues; fundraising for various\n         groups; plant identification, care, and propagation; and other\n         plant-related topics.","Dr. Skinner conducted an extensive study and collection of\n         wild species of azalea growing throughout the whole eastern\n         part of the \n         United Statesduring the spring and summer\n         of 1951. This resulted in his dissertation, \n         Character Patterns in the Early Flowering Azaleas of\n            the Southern United States(1952), written for the University of Pennsylvania.\n         Other bound volumes in the collection pertaining to this\n         research are two Southern collecting trip record books, an\n         expense book, and a notebook regarding routes taken on the\n         collecting trip. There are also two topical folders concerning\n         native azaleas, one of which contains an article, \"In Search\n         of Native Azaleas,\" printed in the \n         Morris Arboretum Bulletinin 1955.","A selective description of the contents and correspondents\n         of the more important correspondence files is given below\n         under each folder heading. For a complete list of all folder\n         headings, consult the box listing at the end of this\n         guide.","A: \n         American Association of Botanical Gardens \u0026\n         Arboreta, Inc.and the location of papers for its\n         history (1982 Oct. 31); \n         Acacia Fraternity at Cornell; the \n         University Botanical Gardens of Asheville,\n         Inc.; \n         Gregory Nace; invitation to do a talk for\n         the \n         Arthur Hoyt Scott Foundation(1980 Jan.\n         17); \n         Jane Akers; \n         Joseph Oppe; \n         American Association of Nurserymen; \n         Joe Adams; \n         Historic Annapolis, Inc.; Mrs. \n         Patrick Armsley; the \n         Prince George Audubon Society; and\n         \"Arboreta -Some Thoughts on Their Significance and Possible\n         Areas of Contribution\" (1973 Feb. 20).","American Horticultural\n            Society: seed program, the \"new\" AHS Azalea Handbook (1980\n         Jan. 4); symposiums; \n         Donald Wymanand \n         James Harlow, concerning the argument\n         over the publication agreement concerning \n         The Peonies(1961 \u0026 1977-1978); Magnolia Checklist (1976 Jan.\n         5); \n         Plant Science Data Center; and the\n         \"Bibliography of Cultivar Name Registration.\"","B: \n         Bowman's Hill State Wildflower Preserve; \n         Robert Barham; \n         Janet Bowers Bothwell; \n         Bowers Foundation; \n         Alex Benisatto; \n         Malcolm S. Barnes; \n         Gordon A. Brandes( \n         Filoli Center); \n         Ray Brush; \n         Hortus III; \n         W. P. Bebbington\u0026 \"Vascular Flora of\n         Hitchcock Woods\" (1976); \n         Clarence F. Bent; \n         Richard A. Brown; \n         Hal Brace; \"A Comment on Ivy,\" by Skinner\n         (n.d.); \n         Buildings of England Group; a gift of\n         books to the \n         Royal Horticultural Society Gardenat\n         Wisley; and biographical information on \n         Clement Gray Bowers(1973 Jun. 6).","Boxwood Society: paragraph in honor of \n         Edgar Anderson(1984 May 11); discussion\n         of \"Morris Dwarf\" \u0026 \"Morris Midget\" (1981 Feb. 3);\n         \"Comments on Some of the Better Known Boxwood Varieties\" by\n         Skinner (1977 Sept. 29); boxwood registration form (1976 Jul.\n         3); \"The Boxwoods of Birr Castle, Ireland\" (1975 Sept. 14) and\n         \"Notes on Some Forms of Japanese Boxwood\" (n.d.) both by\n         Skinner.","C: list of former winners of\n         the \n         Norman Jay Coleman Award(1983 Oct.) and\n         Skinner's recommendation that \n         John Creechbe given the award (1983 Dec.\n         20); Skinner's advice regarding the \n         National Arboretumto \n         Marc Cathey(1981 Jun. 12); \n         William A.V. Cecil; and \n         Dan Coleman.","Cornell Plantations: \n         Ralph Curtis Memorialfundraising\n         (1982-1984); \"Inventory of Plant Materials\" (1981 Aug. 11); \n         Janet Bothwell(1980); and photograph of \n         CornellClass of 1936 (1976 Mar. 3).","D: \n         James Deane, editor of \n         Living Wilderness, regarding \n         Martha Prince's manuscript about the \n         Nantahala Forestcontroversy (1977 Apr.\n         7); and \n         Francis DeVos.","E: \n         Harold Epsteinand the \n         American Rock Garden Societytalk (1975\n         Jan. 30).","F: \n         Bill Flemer, III; \n         Truman Fossum; \n         Henry Fuller; \n         William H. Frederick, Jr.; \n         Lionel Fortescue; \n         Rhododendron bakeri(1975 Jun.\n         3 \u0026 17); \"The Time Has Come,\" by \n         Henry Fullerand other material about\n         native azaleas (1974 Feb. 15, Mar. 25, \u0026 following).","G: \n         Fred C. Galle; Kerume azaleas lists\n         (1983); \n         Garden Club of America; \n         The Azalea Book(1980 Nov. 25); Mrs. Johnson's watercolor paintings\n         of native azaleas (1978 Nov. 9); \n         Gulf Stream Nurseryand \n         Bob Talley; \n         Gary Gerlach; \n         Roger Groundsand liriopogons (1975 Jan.\n         30, Feb. 22, Mar. 3, and Apr. 14); \n         Mary A. Gambleand boxwoods (1974 Oct.\n         26); and \"The Edgar Anderson Balkan Boxwoods\" by Gamble (1974\n         Jan.).","H: \n         Polly Hill; \n         Herb Society of America; \n         Arthur W. Holweg; Horticultural Tour of\n         Eastern United States (1977 Oct.); \n         Edward W. Hughes; \n         Frederic Heutte; \n         Harold Hillier \u0026 Sons; \n         Walter Hodgeand \n         Hortus III(1974 Jun. 18); \n         E. D. Hirsch, Jr., concerning a test\n         garden for rhododendrons at the \n         University of Virginia(1973 Nov. 4);\n         dwarf conifers and \n         Humphrey Welch(1973 Apr. 10 \u0026 19);\n         the \n         Holly Society of Americaand the\n         registration of \"Lydia Morris\" (1973).","International Dendrology\n            Society: newsletters, minutes, \u0026 etc.; and a\n         photograph of an IDS tour group (1975).","I-J: \n         Marion Jull; \n         Marion Johnston; and \n         Lady Bird Johnson(1966 May 22, \u0026 1973\n         Feb. 28).","K: \n         Austin C. Kennell; \n         Frank P. Knight; \n         August Kehr; \n         Steven Kristoph; \n         John S. Sheppardand the use of\n         rhododendrons for erosion control (1976 Aug. 29); and \n         Joseph Kettinger.","L: \n         Kathleen Lahr; \n         Clarence E. Lewis; \n         Elizabeth Lawrenceconcerning the \"Morris\n         Dwarf\" vs. \"Morris Midget\" (1980); \n         Lynn Lowrey; \n         George Lee's death (1978 Apr.); Skinner's\n         review and comments concerning the Recommended Plant List\n         printout (1973 Aug. 15, \u0026 1978 Jan. 12); \n         Ladew Topiary Gardens; \n         Bob Lederer; \n         P. S. Leathartwith Skinner's list of\n         \"Notable Exotics Grown in the United States\" (1976 Apr. 5); \n         Marion Flookregarding phloxes; \n         Dick Lighty; the distribution of native\n         azaleas (1975 Aug. 18); Skinner's \n         Longwood Gardenlecture; \n         Adile Lovett; \n         Richard M. Lewis; and Plant Questionnaire\n         criticisms (1974 Jan. 3).","M: \n         Betty Miller; \n         Philip R. Milroyregarding the\n         preservation of plants on the old \"Meadows\" estate of \n         Fletcher, North Carolina(1982 May 10\n         \u0026 Jun. 3); \n         Kenneth Knox; Champion Big Trees of North\n         Carolina (1982 Jan.); \n         Alfred S. Martin; \n         Brian Mulligan; \n         Skip March; \n         Loy Marks; \n         J.C. McDanielregarding a Checklist of\n         Cultivated Magnolias (1976 Jan. 5 \u0026 15); book donations to\n         Wisley Gardens(1974); \n         International Dendrology Societytours;\n         controversy over restuarants at the \n         Hiram M. Chittenden Locks\n         Garden(1973).","Morris Arboretum: \n         Paul W. Meyer; Plan for the Development\n         of the \n         Morris Arboretum; Fact sheet; \n         J. J. Willaman; native azaleas; \n         George L. McNew; and \n         Gordon A. Brandes.","N: \n         North Carolina Botanical Garden; \n         Northwest Ornamental Horticultural Society,\n         Inc.; Dr. \n         Frederick G. Meyer; and \n         National Council of State Garden\n         Clubs.","National Arboretum: \n         Rhododendron japonicum(1984\n         May 9 \u0026 16); \n         Theodore R. Dudley; special plant\n         distribution lists; seed lists; photograph of \n         National Arboretum Advisory\n         CouncilMeeting (1979 Jun. 14); and Skinner's\n         comments regarding Dudley's Biota of North America Committee\n         Rhododendron Listing (1978 Dec. 8).","O: \n         Joseph W. Oppe; \n         Rhododendron japonicum(1984\n         Jul. 29); \n         Michael MacCaskey; and \n         Ortho Books, \n         Chevron Chemical Company.","P: \n         Martha Prince; \n         Ben Parry; \n         Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; \n         Mateo Lettunich; \n         J.B. Paton; \n         Martha Prince's \"To Save A Mountain\"\n         (1977 Oct. 1); the \n         Nantahala National Forestclear cutting\n         controversy (1976-1977); and the \n         Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.","R: \n         Royal Society of Arts; the \n         American Rhododendron Society; the \n         American Rock Garden Society; the \n         Republican National Committee; \n         Martha K. Roane; and \n         Allan H. Reid.","Royal Horticultural Society: \n         John Cowell; plant name changes such as \n         Rhododendron japonicum(1984\n         Sept. 6); \n         Suzanne Lucas; \n         Frances Perry; \n         Veitch Memorial Medal(1983 Oct. 13); \"The\n         Royal Horticultural Society\" by \n         Suzanne Wolstenholme(1983 Mar.-Apr.); \n         Chris Brickell; \n         Chelsea Show; Lord \n         Charles Aberconway; and \n         John Hamer.","Rhododendron: \n         Marshall Asher; \n         Bill Tietjenand the seed exchange; \n         Austin C. Kennell; \n         William H. Gensel; \n         Norton Booth; Dr. \n         Donald Kellam, Jr.; and \n         Phil Cofer.","S: \n         Bess Shippyand her interest in ivies; \n         Sutton Valence School; \n         Stephen F. Smith; \n         Harrison M. Symmes; \n         Franklin Styerregarding the \n         American Association of Nurserymen to Stabilize\n         Nomenclature; \n         Louise G. Smith; \n         Brian Savage; \n         Henri Schaepmanconcerning Shippy's book\n         on ivies (1975); plant names and comments by Skinner (1974\n         Nov. 16); \n         Russell Seibert; and \n         J. R. Schramm.","T: \n         Tryon Men's Garden Club; \n         Patand \n         Tom Tinsleyregarding landscaping his\n         business (1977 Jan. 21); Time-Life Books \n         Shade Gardens; \n         Bob Talley; \n         Jacques L. Legendre Garden(1974 May 13);\n         and \n         Margaretta Taylorregarding the \n         Encyclopedia of Gardening(1978 Jan. 28).","V: \n         Charles Van Ravenswaay, director of \n         Wintherthur; Skinner's comments regarding\n         the Pine Checklist (1976 Aug. 9); \n         Derk Visser; and the \n         Winterthur Museum.","W: \n         James Morton Smith; \n         Winterthur Museum \u0026 Gardens; \n         Gertrudeand \n         John Wister; \n         Jim Wells; \n         William Paca Garden(1980 May); \n         Jim Harlowand \n         The Peoniescontroversy (1978 Nov. 21); \n         Conrad J. Wrzesinski; \n         Anne Wood; \n         W. G. Waters; \n         Elfriede Walker; \n         Robert Walpole; \n         Helen H. Whiting; \n         Williamsburg GardenSymposiums; \n         Thomas Wheeldon; \n         Donald Wyman; \n         Joseph A. Witt; \n         Humphrey J. Welch; and \n         Whitemarsh Parkconservation (1972 Dec.\n         1).","Y-Z: \n         Wilbur H. Youngman; \n         David N. Yerkes; and \n         Isabel Zucker.","Dr. Skinner's second series of files are topical and only\n         the contents and correspondents of a few will be described\n         here. The following folders furnish additional insight into\n         Skinner's career: Awards, Biographical Sketches, Photographs,\n         Publicity, the Scrapbook File, and Social Functions.","The Azalea Handbook of the American Horticultural Society\n         folder contains correspondence from \n         Fred Galle, \n         Frederic P. Lee, \n         Harlan P. Kelsey, \n         Wendell H. Camp, and \n         David Leach. The file on the \n         Nantahala National Forestincludes\n         correspondence from \n         Martha Prince, \n         S. I. Hayakawa, \n         Herman E. Talmadge, and \n         George McGovern; and discusses the\n         Roadless Area Review and Evaluation and the \n         Southern Highlands Coalition.","Skinner's article, \"In Search of Native Azaleas,\" is found\n         in the Native Azaleas folder, together with the correspondence\n         of \n         W. H. Camp, \n         W. P. Lemmon, and \n         S. D. Coleman.","Dr. Skinner was chiefly responsible for the production of\n         the \n         United States Department of Agriculture's\n         Plant Hardiness Zone Map, and the same folder also contains\n         \"The Geographic Charting of Plant Climatic Adaptability\" by\n         Skinner.","His interest in rhododendrons is represented by several\n         folders pertaining to that plant. A \"Guide to Dexter\n         Rhododendrons\" is found in Rhododendron and Azalea Varieties; \n         Rhododendron Japonicumcontains\n         correspondence from Dr. \n         Edward Vossand \n         R. K. Brummittconcerning the Botanical\n         Code; and the \n         American Rhododendron Society Quarterly\n            Bulletincontains \n         Martha Roane's article \"The Species of\n         Rhododendron Native to North America,\" with letters also from \n         Edward C. Egan, \n         Jim Wells, and \n         King \u0026 Patonof \n         Scotland.","Donald Voss, \n         Edwin K. Parker, and \n         Paul W. Meyerwrite concerning\n         Rhododendron Registration, while \n         Judy Youngand \n         Karen S. Gundersoncorrespond regarding\n         the \n         Rhododendron Species Foundation.","Dr. Skinner's Scrapbook File includes the following: \n         Alfred S. Martin, \n         Jack Brooks, \n         Earl L. Butz, \n         Karl Loevenich, \n         John Mack Carter, \n         Frederick P. Lee, \n         John C. Wister, \n         H. F. Du Pont, \n         Ezra Taft Benson, \n         Fred J. Chittenden, and \n         Anthony Montague Rowefor Sir \n         Winston Churchill.","The bound volumes of this collection include those\n         connected with Skinner's native azalea collecting trip in\n         1951, several notebooks concerning rhododendrons and azaleas,\n         and his thesis and dissertation.","See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Morris Arboretum at the University of\n         Pennsylvania","National Arboretum","Morris Arboretum or the National\n         Arboretum","American Association of Botanical Gardens \u0026\n         Arboreta, Inc.","Acacia Fraternity at Cornell","University Botanical Gardens of Asheville,\n         Inc.","Arthur Hoyt Scott Foundation","American Association of Nurserymen","Historic Annapolis, Inc.","Prince George Audubon Society","American Horticultural\n            Society","Plant Science Data Center","Bowman's Hill State Wildflower Preserve","Filoli Center","Buildings of England Group","Royal Horticultural Society Garden","Boxwood Society","Norman Jay Coleman Award","Cornell Plantations","Ralph Curtis Memorial","Cornell","American Rock Garden Society","Garden Club of America","Gulf Stream Nursery","Herb Society of America","Harold Hillier \u0026 Sons","University of Virginia","Holly Society of America","International Dendrology\n            Society","Ladew Topiary Gardens","Longwood Garden","Wisley Gardens","International Dendrology Society","Hiram M. Chittenden Locks\n         Garden","Morris Arboretum","North Carolina Botanical Garden","Northwest Ornamental Horticultural Society,\n         Inc.","National Council of State Garden\n         Clubs","National Arboretum Advisory\n         Council","Chevron Chemical Company","Nantahala National Forest","Pennsylvania Horticultural Society","Royal Society of Arts","American Rhododendron Society","Republican National Committee","Royal Horticultural Society","Veitch Memorial Medal","Sutton Valence School","American Association of Nurserymen to Stabilize\n         Nomenclature","Tryon Men's Garden Club","Jacques L. Legendre Garden","Wintherthur","Winterthur Museum","Winterthur Museum \u0026 Gardens","William Paca Garden","Williamsburg Garden","Southern Highlands Coalition","United States Department of Agriculture","King \u0026 Paton","Rhododendron Species Foundation","Henry Thomas Skinner","Gregory Nace","Jane Akers","Joseph Oppe","Joe Adams","Patrick Armsley","Donald Wyman","James Harlow","Robert Barham","Janet Bowers Bothwell","Bowers Foundation","Alex Benisatto","Malcolm S. Barnes","Gordon A. Brandes","Ray Brush","W. P. Bebbington","Clarence F. Bent","Richard A. Brown","Hal Brace","Clement Gray Bowers","Edgar Anderson","John Creech","Marc Cathey","William A.V. Cecil","Dan Coleman","Janet Bothwell","James Deane","Martha Prince","Francis DeVos","Harold Epstein","Bill Flemer, III","Truman Fossum","Henry Fuller","William H. Frederick, Jr.","Lionel Fortescue","Fred C. Galle","Bob Talley","Gary Gerlach","Roger Grounds","Mary A. Gamble","Polly Hill","Arthur W. Holweg","Edward W. Hughes","Frederic Heutte","Walter Hodge","E. D. Hirsch, Jr.","Humphrey Welch","Marion Jull","Marion Johnston","Lady Bird Johnson","Austin C. Kennell","Frank P. Knight","August Kehr","Steven Kristoph","John S. Sheppard","Joseph Kettinger","Kathleen Lahr","Clarence E. Lewis","Elizabeth Lawrence","Lynn Lowrey","George Lee","Bob Lederer","P. S. Leathart","Marion Flook","Dick Lighty","Adile Lovett","Richard M. Lewis","Betty Miller","Philip R. Milroy","Kenneth Knox","Alfred S. Martin","Brian Mulligan","Skip March","Loy Marks","J.C. McDaniel","Paul W. Meyer","J. J. Willaman","George L. McNew","Frederick G. Meyer","Theodore R. Dudley","Joseph W. Oppe","Michael MacCaskey","Ortho Books","Ben Parry","Mateo Lettunich","J.B. Paton","Martha K. Roane","Allan H. Reid","John Cowell","Suzanne Lucas","Frances Perry","Suzanne Wolstenholme","Chris Brickell","Chelsea Show","Charles Aberconway","John Hamer","Marshall Asher","Bill Tietjen","William H. Gensel","Norton Booth","Donald Kellam, Jr.","Phil Cofer","Bess Shippy","Stephen F. Smith","Harrison M. Symmes","Franklin Styer","Louise G. Smith","Brian Savage","Henri Schaepman","Russell Seibert","J. R. Schramm","Pat","Tom Tinsley","Margaretta Taylor","Charles Van Ravenswaay","Derk Visser","James Morton Smith","Gertrude","John Wister","Jim Wells","Jim Harlow","Conrad J. Wrzesinski","Anne Wood","W. G. Waters","Elfriede Walker","Robert Walpole","Helen H. Whiting","Thomas Wheeldon","Joseph A. Witt","Humphrey J. Welch","Wilbur H. Youngman","David N. Yerkes","Isabel Zucker","Fred Galle","Frederic P. Lee","Harlan P. Kelsey","Wendell H. Camp","David Leach","S. I. Hayakawa","Herman E. Talmadge","George McGovern","W. H. Camp","W. P. Lemmon","S. D. Coleman","Edward Voss","R. K. Brummitt","Martha Roane","Edward C. Egan","Donald Voss","Edwin K. Parker","Judy Young","Karen S. Gunderson","Jack Brooks","Earl L. Butz","Karl Loevenich","John Mack Carter","Frederick P. Lee","John C. Wister","H. F. Du Pont","Ezra Taft Benson","Fred J. Chittenden","Anthony Montague Rowe","Winston Churchill","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner Papers \n         1932-1984"],"collection_ssim":["Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner Papers \n         1932-1984"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["10553-ad"],"unitid_tesim":["10553-ad"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":["Mrs. Skinner"],"creator_ssim":["Mrs. Skinner"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Henry Thomas Skinner","Gregory Nace","Jane Akers","Joseph Oppe","Joe Adams","Patrick Armsley","Donald Wyman","James Harlow","Robert Barham","Janet Bowers Bothwell","Bowers Foundation","Alex Benisatto","Malcolm S. Barnes","Gordon A. Brandes","Ray Brush","W. P. Bebbington","Clarence F. Bent","Richard A. Brown","Hal Brace","Clement Gray Bowers","Edgar Anderson","John Creech","Marc Cathey","William A.V. Cecil","Dan Coleman","Janet Bothwell","James Deane","Martha Prince","Francis DeVos","Harold Epstein","Bill Flemer, III","Truman Fossum","Henry Fuller","William H. Frederick, Jr.","Lionel Fortescue","Fred C. Galle","Bob Talley","Gary Gerlach","Roger Grounds","Mary A. Gamble","Polly Hill","Arthur W. Holweg","Edward W. Hughes","Frederic Heutte","Walter Hodge","E. D. Hirsch, Jr.","Humphrey Welch","Marion Jull","Marion Johnston","Lady Bird Johnson","Austin C. Kennell","Frank P. Knight","August Kehr","Steven Kristoph","John S. Sheppard","Joseph Kettinger","Kathleen Lahr","Clarence E. Lewis","Elizabeth Lawrence","Lynn Lowrey","George Lee","Bob Lederer","P. S. Leathart","Marion Flook","Dick Lighty","Adile Lovett","Richard M. Lewis","Betty Miller","Philip R. Milroy","Kenneth Knox","Alfred S. Martin","Brian Mulligan","Skip March","Loy Marks","J.C. McDaniel","Paul W. Meyer","J. J. Willaman","George L. McNew","Frederick G. Meyer","Theodore R. Dudley","Joseph W. Oppe","Michael MacCaskey","Ortho Books","Ben Parry","Mateo Lettunich","J.B. Paton","Martha K. Roane","Allan H. Reid","John Cowell","Suzanne Lucas","Frances Perry","Suzanne Wolstenholme","Chris Brickell","Chelsea Show","Charles Aberconway","John Hamer","Marshall Asher","Bill Tietjen","William H. Gensel","Norton Booth","Donald Kellam, Jr.","Phil Cofer","Bess Shippy","Stephen F. Smith","Harrison M. Symmes","Franklin Styer","Louise G. Smith","Brian Savage","Henri Schaepman","Russell Seibert","J. R. Schramm","Pat","Tom Tinsley","Margaretta Taylor","Charles Van Ravenswaay","Derk Visser","James Morton Smith","Gertrude","John Wister","Jim Wells","Jim Harlow","Conrad J. Wrzesinski","Anne Wood","W. G. Waters","Elfriede Walker","Robert Walpole","Helen H. Whiting","Thomas Wheeldon","Joseph A. Witt","Humphrey J. Welch","Wilbur H. Youngman","David N. Yerkes","Isabel Zucker","Fred Galle","Frederic P. Lee","Harlan P. Kelsey","Wendell H. Camp","David Leach","S. I. Hayakawa","Herman E. Talmadge","George McGovern","W. H. Camp","W. P. Lemmon","S. D. Coleman","Edward Voss","R. K. Brummitt","Martha Roane","Edward C. Egan","Donald Voss","Edwin K. Parker","Judy Young","Karen S. Gunderson","Jack Brooks","Earl L. Butz","Karl Loevenich","John Mack Carter","Frederick P. Lee","John C. Wister","H. F. Du Pont","Ezra Taft Benson","Fred J. Chittenden","Anthony Montague Rowe","Winston Churchill"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Morris Arboretum at the University of\n         Pennsylvania","National Arboretum","Morris Arboretum or the National\n         Arboretum","American Association of Botanical Gardens \u0026\n         Arboreta, Inc.","Acacia Fraternity at Cornell","University Botanical Gardens of Asheville,\n         Inc.","Arthur Hoyt Scott Foundation","American Association of Nurserymen","Historic Annapolis, Inc.","Prince George Audubon Society","American Horticultural\n            Society","Plant Science Data Center","Bowman's Hill State Wildflower Preserve","Filoli Center","Buildings of England Group","Royal Horticultural Society Garden","Boxwood Society","Norman Jay Coleman Award","Cornell Plantations","Ralph Curtis Memorial","Cornell","American Rock Garden Society","Garden Club of America","Gulf Stream Nursery","Herb Society of America","Harold Hillier \u0026 Sons","University of Virginia","Holly Society of America","International Dendrology\n            Society","Ladew Topiary Gardens","Longwood Garden","Wisley Gardens","International Dendrology Society","Hiram M. Chittenden Locks\n         Garden","Morris Arboretum","North Carolina Botanical Garden","Northwest Ornamental Horticultural Society,\n         Inc.","National Council of State Garden\n         Clubs","National Arboretum Advisory\n         Council","Chevron Chemical Company","Nantahala National Forest","Pennsylvania Horticultural Society","Royal Society of Arts","American Rhododendron Society","Republican National Committee","Royal Horticultural Society","Veitch Memorial Medal","Sutton Valence School","American Association of Nurserymen to Stabilize\n         Nomenclature","Tryon Men's Garden Club","Jacques L. Legendre Garden","Wintherthur","Winterthur Museum","Winterthur Museum \u0026 Gardens","William Paca Garden","Williamsburg Garden","Southern Highlands Coalition","United States Department of Agriculture","King \u0026 Paton","Rhododendron Species Foundation"],"creators_ssim":["Henry Thomas Skinner","Gregory Nace","Jane Akers","Joseph Oppe","Joe Adams","Patrick Armsley","Donald Wyman","James Harlow","Robert Barham","Janet Bowers Bothwell","Bowers Foundation","Alex Benisatto","Malcolm S. Barnes","Gordon A. Brandes","Ray Brush","W. P. Bebbington","Clarence F. Bent","Richard A. Brown","Hal Brace","Clement Gray Bowers","Edgar Anderson","John Creech","Marc Cathey","William A.V. Cecil","Dan Coleman","Janet Bothwell","James Deane","Martha Prince","Francis DeVos","Harold Epstein","Bill Flemer, III","Truman Fossum","Henry Fuller","William H. Frederick, Jr.","Lionel Fortescue","Fred C. Galle","Bob Talley","Gary Gerlach","Roger Grounds","Mary A. Gamble","Polly Hill","Arthur W. Holweg","Edward W. Hughes","Frederic Heutte","Walter Hodge","E. D. Hirsch, Jr.","Humphrey Welch","Marion Jull","Marion Johnston","Lady Bird Johnson","Austin C. Kennell","Frank P. Knight","August Kehr","Steven Kristoph","John S. Sheppard","Joseph Kettinger","Kathleen Lahr","Clarence E. Lewis","Elizabeth Lawrence","Lynn Lowrey","George Lee","Bob Lederer","P. S. Leathart","Marion Flook","Dick Lighty","Adile Lovett","Richard M. Lewis","Betty Miller","Philip R. Milroy","Kenneth Knox","Alfred S. Martin","Brian Mulligan","Skip March","Loy Marks","J.C. McDaniel","Paul W. Meyer","J. J. Willaman","George L. McNew","Frederick G. Meyer","Theodore R. Dudley","Joseph W. Oppe","Michael MacCaskey","Ortho Books","Ben Parry","Mateo Lettunich","J.B. Paton","Martha K. Roane","Allan H. Reid","John Cowell","Suzanne Lucas","Frances Perry","Suzanne Wolstenholme","Chris Brickell","Chelsea Show","Charles Aberconway","John Hamer","Marshall Asher","Bill Tietjen","William H. Gensel","Norton Booth","Donald Kellam, Jr.","Phil Cofer","Bess Shippy","Stephen F. Smith","Harrison M. Symmes","Franklin Styer","Louise G. Smith","Brian Savage","Henri Schaepman","Russell Seibert","J. R. Schramm","Pat","Tom Tinsley","Margaretta Taylor","Charles Van Ravenswaay","Derk Visser","James Morton Smith","Gertrude","John Wister","Jim Wells","Jim Harlow","Conrad J. Wrzesinski","Anne Wood","W. G. Waters","Elfriede Walker","Robert Walpole","Helen H. Whiting","Thomas Wheeldon","Joseph A. Witt","Humphrey J. Welch","Wilbur H. Youngman","David N. Yerkes","Isabel Zucker","Fred Galle","Frederic P. Lee","Harlan P. Kelsey","Wendell H. Camp","David Leach","S. I. Hayakawa","Herman E. Talmadge","George McGovern","W. H. Camp","W. P. Lemmon","S. D. Coleman","Edward Voss","R. K. Brummitt","Martha Roane","Edward C. Egan","Donald Voss","Edwin K. Parker","Judy Young","Karen S. Gunderson","Jack Brooks","Earl L. Butz","Karl Loevenich","John Mack Carter","Frederick P. Lee","John C. Wister","H. F. Du Pont","Ezra Taft Benson","Fred J. Chittenden","Anthony Montague Rowe","Winston Churchill","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Morris Arboretum at the University of\n         Pennsylvania","National Arboretum","Morris Arboretum or the National\n         Arboretum","American Association of Botanical Gardens \u0026\n         Arboreta, Inc.","Acacia Fraternity at Cornell","University Botanical Gardens of Asheville,\n         Inc.","Arthur Hoyt Scott Foundation","American Association of Nurserymen","Historic Annapolis, Inc.","Prince George Audubon Society","American Horticultural\n            Society","Plant Science Data Center","Bowman's Hill State Wildflower Preserve","Filoli Center","Buildings of England Group","Royal Horticultural Society Garden","Boxwood Society","Norman Jay Coleman Award","Cornell Plantations","Ralph Curtis Memorial","Cornell","American Rock Garden Society","Garden Club of America","Gulf Stream Nursery","Herb Society of America","Harold Hillier \u0026 Sons","University of Virginia","Holly Society of America","International Dendrology\n            Society","Ladew Topiary Gardens","Longwood Garden","Wisley Gardens","International Dendrology Society","Hiram M. Chittenden Locks\n         Garden","Morris Arboretum","North Carolina Botanical Garden","Northwest Ornamental Horticultural Society,\n         Inc.","National Council of State Garden\n         Clubs","National Arboretum Advisory\n         Council","Chevron Chemical Company","Nantahala National Forest","Pennsylvania Horticultural Society","Royal Society of Arts","American Rhododendron Society","Republican National Committee","Royal Horticultural Society","Veitch Memorial Medal","Sutton Valence School","American Association of Nurserymen to Stabilize\n         Nomenclature","Tryon Men's Garden Club","Jacques L. Legendre Garden","Wintherthur","Winterthur Museum","Winterthur Museum \u0026 Gardens","William Paca Garden","Williamsburg Garden","Southern Highlands Coalition","United States Department of Agriculture","King \u0026 Paton","Rhododendron Species Foundation"],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner Papers were given to the\n            Library, without restrictions, by Mrs. Skinner of\n            Hendersonville, North Carolina on May 6, 1987."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["2716 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDr. Skinner's original folder arrangement, in reverse\n         chronological order, and headings have been maintained as much\n         as possible. The collection is organized into three series: 1)\n         correspondence files; 2) topical files; and 3) bound\n         volumes.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Organization"],"arrangement_tesim":["Dr. Skinner's original folder arrangement, in reverse\n         chronological order, and headings have been maintained as much\n         as possible. The collection is organized into three series: 1)\n         correspondence files; 2) topical files; and 3) bound\n         volumes."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis biographical information was taken from \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho's Who in America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, Vol. II, 1974-1975, 38th edition, p. 2851.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Sketch"],"bioghist_tesim":["This biographical information was taken from \n         Who's Who in America, Vol. II, 1974-1975, 38th edition, p. 2851."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDr. Henry Thomas Skinner\n            Papers, Accession 10553-ad, Special Collections Department, University of\n         Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"prefercite_tesim":["Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner\n            Papers, Accession 10553-ad, Special Collections Department, University of\n         Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe papers of the noted botanist and former director of the\n         National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Thomas Skinner\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1984) of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eHendersonville, North Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003e, consist\n         of 2,716 items (10 Hollinger boxes, 3 linear feet), 1932-1984.\n         This collection contains correspondence, printed material,\n         articles, talks, photographs, newsclippings, and bound\n         volumes, much of it pertaining to his life's work with\n         ornamental plants (especially the azaleas native to \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eNorth America\u003c/geogname\u003e), his memberships and\n         activities in professional and horticultural organizations,\n         and his directorship and continuing interest in the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eMorris Arboretum at the University of\n         Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003e, and the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Arboretum\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThese are the personal files of Dr. Skinner, and do not\n         contain any official files kept by him while an employee of\n         the United States Department of Agriculture. Only a small\n         quantity of his correspondence deals directly with his\n         professional tenure at the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eMorris Arboretum or the National\n         Arboretum\u003c/corpname\u003e. The majority of his letters are dated\n         after his retirement in 1972 and include such general topics\n         as: horticultural meetings, agendas, and programs;\n         preservation of native flora and ecological systems;\n         invitations to speak; requests for advice; awards given to\n         Skinner; thank you's; requests to write government agencies in\n         support of environmental issues; fundraising for various\n         groups; plant identification, care, and propagation; and other\n         plant-related topics.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eDr. Skinner conducted an extensive study and collection of\n         wild species of azalea growing throughout the whole eastern\n         part of the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003eduring the spring and summer\n         of 1951. This resulted in his dissertation, \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCharacter Patterns in the Early Flowering Azaleas of\n            the Southern United States\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(1952), written for the University of Pennsylvania.\n         Other bound volumes in the collection pertaining to this\n         research are two Southern collecting trip record books, an\n         expense book, and a notebook regarding routes taken on the\n         collecting trip. There are also two topical folders concerning\n         native azaleas, one of which contains an article, \"In Search\n         of Native Azaleas,\" printed in the \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMorris Arboretum Bulletin\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ein 1955.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eA selective description of the contents and correspondents\n         of the more important correspondence files is given below\n         under each folder heading. For a complete list of all folder\n         headings, consult the box listing at the end of this\n         guide.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eA\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Association of Botanical Gardens \u0026amp;\n         Arboreta, Inc.\u003c/corpname\u003eand the location of papers for its\n         history (1982 Oct. 31); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAcacia Fraternity at Cornell\u003c/corpname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity Botanical Gardens of Asheville,\n         Inc.\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGregory Nace\u003c/persname\u003e; invitation to do a talk for\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eArthur Hoyt Scott Foundation\u003c/corpname\u003e(1980 Jan.\n         17); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJane Akers\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Oppe\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Association of Nurserymen\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoe Adams\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHistoric Annapolis, Inc.\u003c/corpname\u003e; Mrs. \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePatrick Armsley\u003c/persname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003ePrince George Audubon Society\u003c/corpname\u003e; and\n         \"Arboreta -Some Thoughts on Their Significance and Possible\n         Areas of Contribution\" (1973 Feb. 20).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003ccorpname\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eAmerican Horticultural\n            Society\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/corpname\u003e: seed program, the \"new\" AHS Azalea Handbook (1980\n         Jan. 4); symposiums; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Wyman\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Harlow\u003c/persname\u003e, concerning the argument\n         over the publication agreement concerning \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Peonies\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(1961 \u0026amp; 1977-1978); Magnolia Checklist (1976 Jan.\n         5); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003ePlant Science Data Center\u003c/corpname\u003e; and the\n         \"Bibliography of Cultivar Name Registration.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eB\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBowman's Hill State Wildflower Preserve\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Barham\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJanet Bowers Bothwell\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBowers Foundation\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAlex Benisatto\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMalcolm S. Barnes\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGordon A. Brandes\u003c/persname\u003e( \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eFiloli Center\u003c/corpname\u003e); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRay Brush\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHortus III\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eW. P. Bebbington\u003c/persname\u003e\u0026amp; \"Vascular Flora of\n         Hitchcock Woods\" (1976); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClarence F. Bent\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRichard A. Brown\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHal Brace\u003c/persname\u003e; \"A Comment on Ivy,\" by Skinner\n         (n.d.); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBuildings of England Group\u003c/corpname\u003e; a gift of\n         books to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRoyal Horticultural Society Garden\u003c/corpname\u003eat\n         Wisley; and biographical information on \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Gray Bowers\u003c/persname\u003e(1973 Jun. 6).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003ccorpname\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eBoxwood Society\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/corpname\u003e: paragraph in honor of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdgar Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e(1984 May 11); discussion\n         of \"Morris Dwarf\" \u0026amp; \"Morris Midget\" (1981 Feb. 3);\n         \"Comments on Some of the Better Known Boxwood Varieties\" by\n         Skinner (1977 Sept. 29); boxwood registration form (1976 Jul.\n         3); \"The Boxwoods of Birr Castle, Ireland\" (1975 Sept. 14) and\n         \"Notes on Some Forms of Japanese Boxwood\" (n.d.) both by\n         Skinner.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eC\u003c/emph\u003e: list of former winners of\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNorman Jay Coleman Award\u003c/corpname\u003e(1983 Oct.) and\n         Skinner's recommendation that \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Creech\u003c/persname\u003ebe given the award (1983 Dec.\n         20); Skinner's advice regarding the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Arboretum\u003c/corpname\u003eto \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMarc Cathey\u003c/persname\u003e(1981 Jun. 12); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam A.V. Cecil\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDan Coleman\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003ccorpname\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eCornell Plantations\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/corpname\u003e: \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRalph Curtis Memorial\u003c/corpname\u003efundraising\n         (1982-1984); \"Inventory of Plant Materials\" (1981 Aug. 11); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJanet Bothwell\u003c/persname\u003e(1980); and photograph of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eCornell\u003c/corpname\u003eClass of 1936 (1976 Mar. 3).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eD\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Deane\u003c/persname\u003e, editor of \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLiving Wilderness\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, regarding \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMartha Prince\u003c/persname\u003e's manuscript about the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eNantahala Forest\u003c/geogname\u003econtroversy (1977 Apr.\n         7); and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrancis DeVos\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eE\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHarold Epstein\u003c/persname\u003eand the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rock Garden Society\u003c/corpname\u003etalk (1975\n         Jan. 30).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eF\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBill Flemer, III\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eTruman Fossum\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Fuller\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam H. Frederick, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eLionel Fortescue\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eRhododendron bakeri\u003c/emph\u003e(1975 Jun.\n         3 \u0026amp; 17); \"The Time Has Come,\" by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Fuller\u003c/persname\u003eand other material about\n         native azaleas (1974 Feb. 15, Mar. 25, \u0026amp; following).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eG\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFred C. Galle\u003c/persname\u003e; Kerume azaleas lists\n         (1983); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGarden Club of America\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Azalea Book\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(1980 Nov. 25); Mrs. Johnson's watercolor paintings\n         of native azaleas (1978 Nov. 9); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGulf Stream Nursery\u003c/corpname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBob Talley\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGary Gerlach\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRoger Grounds\u003c/persname\u003eand liriopogons (1975 Jan.\n         30, Feb. 22, Mar. 3, and Apr. 14); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary A. Gamble\u003c/persname\u003eand boxwoods (1974 Oct.\n         26); and \"The Edgar Anderson Balkan Boxwoods\" by Gamble (1974\n         Jan.).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eH\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePolly Hill\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHerb Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eArthur W. Holweg\u003c/persname\u003e; Horticultural Tour of\n         Eastern United States (1977 Oct.); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward W. Hughes\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrederic Heutte\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHarold Hillier \u0026amp; Sons\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Hodge\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHortus III\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(1974 Jun. 18); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eE. D. Hirsch, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, concerning a test\n         garden for rhododendrons at the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e(1973 Nov. 4);\n         dwarf conifers and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHumphrey Welch\u003c/persname\u003e(1973 Apr. 10 \u0026amp; 19);\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHolly Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003eand the\n         registration of \"Lydia Morris\" (1973).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003ccorpname\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eInternational Dendrology\n            Society\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/corpname\u003e: newsletters, minutes, \u0026amp; etc.; and a\n         photograph of an IDS tour group (1975).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eI-J\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMarion Jull\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMarion Johnston\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eLady Bird Johnson\u003c/persname\u003e(1966 May 22, \u0026amp; 1973\n         Feb. 28).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eK\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAustin C. Kennell\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrank P. Knight\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAugust Kehr\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSteven Kristoph\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn S. Sheppard\u003c/persname\u003eand the use of\n         rhododendrons for erosion control (1976 Aug. 29); and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Kettinger\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eL\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eKathleen Lahr\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClarence E. Lewis\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElizabeth Lawrence\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the \"Morris\n         Dwarf\" vs. \"Morris Midget\" (1980); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eLynn Lowrey\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Lee\u003c/persname\u003e's death (1978 Apr.); Skinner's\n         review and comments concerning the Recommended Plant List\n         printout (1973 Aug. 15, \u0026amp; 1978 Jan. 12); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eLadew Topiary Gardens\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBob Lederer\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eP. S. Leathart\u003c/persname\u003ewith Skinner's list of\n         \"Notable Exotics Grown in the United States\" (1976 Apr. 5); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMarion Flook\u003c/persname\u003eregarding phloxes; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDick Lighty\u003c/persname\u003e; the distribution of native\n         azaleas (1975 Aug. 18); Skinner's \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eLongwood Garden\u003c/corpname\u003electure; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAdile Lovett\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRichard M. Lewis\u003c/persname\u003e; and Plant Questionnaire\n         criticisms (1974 Jan. 3).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eM\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBetty Miller\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePhilip R. Milroy\u003c/persname\u003eregarding the\n         preservation of plants on the old \"Meadows\" estate of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFletcher, North Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003e(1982 May 10\n         \u0026amp; Jun. 3); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eKenneth Knox\u003c/persname\u003e; Champion Big Trees of North\n         Carolina (1982 Jan.); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAlfred S. Martin\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBrian Mulligan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSkip March\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eLoy Marks\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ.C. McDaniel\u003c/persname\u003eregarding a Checklist of\n         Cultivated Magnolias (1976 Jan. 5 \u0026amp; 15); book donations to\n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWisley Gardens\u003c/corpname\u003e(1974); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eInternational Dendrology Society\u003c/corpname\u003etours;\n         controversy over restuarants at the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHiram M. Chittenden Locks\n         Garden\u003c/corpname\u003e(1973).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003ccorpname\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eMorris Arboretum\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/corpname\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePaul W. Meyer\u003c/persname\u003e; Plan for the Development\n         of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eMorris Arboretum\u003c/corpname\u003e; Fact sheet; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ. J. Willaman\u003c/persname\u003e; native azaleas; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge L. McNew\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGordon A. Brandes\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eN\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNorth Carolina Botanical Garden\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNorthwest Ornamental Horticultural Society,\n         Inc.\u003c/corpname\u003e; Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrederick G. Meyer\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Council of State Garden\n         Clubs\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003ccorpname\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eNational Arboretum\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/corpname\u003e: \n         \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eRhododendron japonicum\u003c/emph\u003e(1984\n         May 9 \u0026amp; 16); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eTheodore R. Dudley\u003c/persname\u003e; special plant\n         distribution lists; seed lists; photograph of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Arboretum Advisory\n         Council\u003c/corpname\u003eMeeting (1979 Jun. 14); and Skinner's\n         comments regarding Dudley's Biota of North America Committee\n         Rhododendron Listing (1978 Dec. 8).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eO\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph W. Oppe\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eRhododendron japonicum\u003c/emph\u003e(1984\n         Jul. 29); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMichael MacCaskey\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eOrtho Books\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eChevron Chemical Company\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eP\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMartha Prince\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBen Parry\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePacific Tropical Botanical Garden\u003c/geogname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMateo Lettunich\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ.B. Paton\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMartha Prince\u003c/persname\u003e's \"To Save A Mountain\"\n         (1977 Oct. 1); the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNantahala National Forest\u003c/corpname\u003eclear cutting\n         controversy (1976-1977); and the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003ePennsylvania Horticultural Society\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eR\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRoyal Society of Arts\u003c/corpname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rock Garden Society\u003c/corpname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRepublican National Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMartha K. Roane\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAllan H. Reid\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003ccorpname\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eRoyal Horticultural Society\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/corpname\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Cowell\u003c/persname\u003e; plant name changes such as \n         \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eRhododendron japonicum\u003c/emph\u003e(1984\n         Sept. 6); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSuzanne Lucas\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Perry\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVeitch Memorial Medal\u003c/corpname\u003e(1983 Oct. 13); \"The\n         Royal Horticultural Society\" by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSuzanne Wolstenholme\u003c/persname\u003e(1983 Mar.-Apr.); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eChris Brickell\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eChelsea Show\u003c/persname\u003e; Lord \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Aberconway\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Hamer\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eRhododendron\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMarshall Asher\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBill Tietjen\u003c/persname\u003eand the seed exchange; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAustin C. Kennell\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam H. Gensel\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNorton Booth\u003c/persname\u003e; Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Kellam, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePhil Cofer\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eS\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBess Shippy\u003c/persname\u003eand her interest in ivies; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eSutton Valence School\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStephen F. Smith\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHarrison M. Symmes\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFranklin Styer\u003c/persname\u003eregarding the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Association of Nurserymen to Stabilize\n         Nomenclature\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eLouise G. Smith\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBrian Savage\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenri Schaepman\u003c/persname\u003econcerning Shippy's book\n         on ivies (1975); plant names and comments by Skinner (1974\n         Nov. 16); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRussell Seibert\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ. R. Schramm\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eT\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eTryon Men's Garden Club\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname normal=\"Pat Tinsley\"\u003ePat\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eTom Tinsley\u003c/persname\u003eregarding landscaping his\n         business (1977 Jan. 21); Time-Life Books \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eShade Gardens\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBob Talley\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eJacques L. Legendre Garden\u003c/corpname\u003e(1974 May 13);\n         and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMargaretta Taylor\u003c/persname\u003eregarding the \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEncyclopedia of Gardening\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(1978 Jan. 28).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eV\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Van Ravenswaay\u003c/persname\u003e, director of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWintherthur\u003c/corpname\u003e; Skinner's comments regarding\n         the Pine Checklist (1976 Aug. 9); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDerk Visser\u003c/persname\u003e; and the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWinterthur Museum\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eW\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morton Smith\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWinterthur Museum \u0026amp; Gardens\u003c/corpname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname normal=\"Getrude Wister\"\u003eGertrude\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Wister\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJim Wells\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWilliam Paca Garden\u003c/corpname\u003e(1980 May); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJim Harlow\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Peonies\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003econtroversy (1978 Nov. 21); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eConrad J. Wrzesinski\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAnne Wood\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eW. G. Waters\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElfriede Walker\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Walpole\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHelen H. Whiting\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWilliamsburg Garden\u003c/corpname\u003eSymposiums; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Wheeldon\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Wyman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph A. Witt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHumphrey J. Welch\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhitemarsh Park\u003c/geogname\u003econservation (1972 Dec.\n         1).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eY-Z\u003c/emph\u003e: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilbur H. Youngman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDavid N. Yerkes\u003c/persname\u003e; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabel Zucker\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eDr. Skinner's second series of files are topical and only\n         the contents and correspondents of a few will be described\n         here. The following folders furnish additional insight into\n         Skinner's career: Awards, Biographical Sketches, Photographs,\n         Publicity, the Scrapbook File, and Social Functions.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe Azalea Handbook of the American Horticultural Society\n         folder contains correspondence from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFred Galle\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrederic P. Lee\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHarlan P. Kelsey\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWendell H. Camp\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Leach\u003c/persname\u003e. The file on the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNantahala National Forest\u003c/corpname\u003eincludes\n         correspondence from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMartha Prince\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. I. Hayakawa\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHerman E. Talmadge\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge McGovern\u003c/persname\u003e; and discusses the\n         Roadless Area Review and Evaluation and the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eSouthern Highlands Coalition\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSkinner's article, \"In Search of Native Azaleas,\" is found\n         in the Native Azaleas folder, together with the correspondence\n         of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eW. H. Camp\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eW. P. Lemmon\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. D. Coleman\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eDr. Skinner was chiefly responsible for the production of\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eUnited States Department of Agriculture\u003c/corpname\u003e's\n         Plant Hardiness Zone Map, and the same folder also contains\n         \"The Geographic Charting of Plant Climatic Adaptability\" by\n         Skinner.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eHis interest in rhododendrons is represented by several\n         folders pertaining to that plant. A \"Guide to Dexter\n         Rhododendrons\" is found in Rhododendron and Azalea Varieties; \n         \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eRhododendron Japonicum\u003c/emph\u003econtains\n         correspondence from Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Voss\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eR. K. Brummitt\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the Botanical\n         Code; and the \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society Quarterly\n            Bulletin\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003econtains \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMartha Roane\u003c/persname\u003e's article \"The Species of\n         Rhododendron Native to North America,\" with letters also from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward C. Egan\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJim Wells\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eKing \u0026amp; Paton\u003c/corpname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eScotland\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eDonald Voss\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin K. Parker\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePaul W. Meyer\u003c/persname\u003ewrite concerning\n         Rhododendron Registration, while \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJudy Young\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eKaren S. Gunderson\u003c/persname\u003ecorrespond regarding\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRhododendron Species Foundation\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eDr. Skinner's Scrapbook File includes the following: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAlfred S. Martin\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJack Brooks\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEarl L. Butz\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eKarl Loevenich\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Mack Carter\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrederick P. Lee\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn C. Wister\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eH. F. Du Pont\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEzra Taft Benson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFred J. Chittenden\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAnthony Montague Rowe\u003c/persname\u003efor Sir \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWinston Churchill\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe bound volumes of this collection include those\n         connected with Skinner's native azalea collecting trip in\n         1951, several notebooks concerning rhododendrons and azaleas,\n         and his thesis and dissertation.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The papers of the noted botanist and former director of the\n         National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., Dr. \n         Henry Thomas Skinner(1907-1984) of \n         Hendersonville, North Carolina, consist\n         of 2,716 items (10 Hollinger boxes, 3 linear feet), 1932-1984.\n         This collection contains correspondence, printed material,\n         articles, talks, photographs, newsclippings, and bound\n         volumes, much of it pertaining to his life's work with\n         ornamental plants (especially the azaleas native to \n         North America), his memberships and\n         activities in professional and horticultural organizations,\n         and his directorship and continuing interest in the \n         Morris Arboretum at the University of\n         Pennsylvania, and the \n         National Arboretum.","These are the personal files of Dr. Skinner, and do not\n         contain any official files kept by him while an employee of\n         the United States Department of Agriculture. Only a small\n         quantity of his correspondence deals directly with his\n         professional tenure at the \n         Morris Arboretum or the National\n         Arboretum. The majority of his letters are dated\n         after his retirement in 1972 and include such general topics\n         as: horticultural meetings, agendas, and programs;\n         preservation of native flora and ecological systems;\n         invitations to speak; requests for advice; awards given to\n         Skinner; thank you's; requests to write government agencies in\n         support of environmental issues; fundraising for various\n         groups; plant identification, care, and propagation; and other\n         plant-related topics.","Dr. Skinner conducted an extensive study and collection of\n         wild species of azalea growing throughout the whole eastern\n         part of the \n         United Statesduring the spring and summer\n         of 1951. This resulted in his dissertation, \n         Character Patterns in the Early Flowering Azaleas of\n            the Southern United States(1952), written for the University of Pennsylvania.\n         Other bound volumes in the collection pertaining to this\n         research are two Southern collecting trip record books, an\n         expense book, and a notebook regarding routes taken on the\n         collecting trip. There are also two topical folders concerning\n         native azaleas, one of which contains an article, \"In Search\n         of Native Azaleas,\" printed in the \n         Morris Arboretum Bulletinin 1955.","A selective description of the contents and correspondents\n         of the more important correspondence files is given below\n         under each folder heading. For a complete list of all folder\n         headings, consult the box listing at the end of this\n         guide.","A: \n         American Association of Botanical Gardens \u0026\n         Arboreta, Inc.and the location of papers for its\n         history (1982 Oct. 31); \n         Acacia Fraternity at Cornell; the \n         University Botanical Gardens of Asheville,\n         Inc.; \n         Gregory Nace; invitation to do a talk for\n         the \n         Arthur Hoyt Scott Foundation(1980 Jan.\n         17); \n         Jane Akers; \n         Joseph Oppe; \n         American Association of Nurserymen; \n         Joe Adams; \n         Historic Annapolis, Inc.; Mrs. \n         Patrick Armsley; the \n         Prince George Audubon Society; and\n         \"Arboreta -Some Thoughts on Their Significance and Possible\n         Areas of Contribution\" (1973 Feb. 20).","American Horticultural\n            Society: seed program, the \"new\" AHS Azalea Handbook (1980\n         Jan. 4); symposiums; \n         Donald Wymanand \n         James Harlow, concerning the argument\n         over the publication agreement concerning \n         The Peonies(1961 \u0026 1977-1978); Magnolia Checklist (1976 Jan.\n         5); \n         Plant Science Data Center; and the\n         \"Bibliography of Cultivar Name Registration.\"","B: \n         Bowman's Hill State Wildflower Preserve; \n         Robert Barham; \n         Janet Bowers Bothwell; \n         Bowers Foundation; \n         Alex Benisatto; \n         Malcolm S. Barnes; \n         Gordon A. Brandes( \n         Filoli Center); \n         Ray Brush; \n         Hortus III; \n         W. P. Bebbington\u0026 \"Vascular Flora of\n         Hitchcock Woods\" (1976); \n         Clarence F. Bent; \n         Richard A. Brown; \n         Hal Brace; \"A Comment on Ivy,\" by Skinner\n         (n.d.); \n         Buildings of England Group; a gift of\n         books to the \n         Royal Horticultural Society Gardenat\n         Wisley; and biographical information on \n         Clement Gray Bowers(1973 Jun. 6).","Boxwood Society: paragraph in honor of \n         Edgar Anderson(1984 May 11); discussion\n         of \"Morris Dwarf\" \u0026 \"Morris Midget\" (1981 Feb. 3);\n         \"Comments on Some of the Better Known Boxwood Varieties\" by\n         Skinner (1977 Sept. 29); boxwood registration form (1976 Jul.\n         3); \"The Boxwoods of Birr Castle, Ireland\" (1975 Sept. 14) and\n         \"Notes on Some Forms of Japanese Boxwood\" (n.d.) both by\n         Skinner.","C: list of former winners of\n         the \n         Norman Jay Coleman Award(1983 Oct.) and\n         Skinner's recommendation that \n         John Creechbe given the award (1983 Dec.\n         20); Skinner's advice regarding the \n         National Arboretumto \n         Marc Cathey(1981 Jun. 12); \n         William A.V. Cecil; and \n         Dan Coleman.","Cornell Plantations: \n         Ralph Curtis Memorialfundraising\n         (1982-1984); \"Inventory of Plant Materials\" (1981 Aug. 11); \n         Janet Bothwell(1980); and photograph of \n         CornellClass of 1936 (1976 Mar. 3).","D: \n         James Deane, editor of \n         Living Wilderness, regarding \n         Martha Prince's manuscript about the \n         Nantahala Forestcontroversy (1977 Apr.\n         7); and \n         Francis DeVos.","E: \n         Harold Epsteinand the \n         American Rock Garden Societytalk (1975\n         Jan. 30).","F: \n         Bill Flemer, III; \n         Truman Fossum; \n         Henry Fuller; \n         William H. Frederick, Jr.; \n         Lionel Fortescue; \n         Rhododendron bakeri(1975 Jun.\n         3 \u0026 17); \"The Time Has Come,\" by \n         Henry Fullerand other material about\n         native azaleas (1974 Feb. 15, Mar. 25, \u0026 following).","G: \n         Fred C. Galle; Kerume azaleas lists\n         (1983); \n         Garden Club of America; \n         The Azalea Book(1980 Nov. 25); Mrs. Johnson's watercolor paintings\n         of native azaleas (1978 Nov. 9); \n         Gulf Stream Nurseryand \n         Bob Talley; \n         Gary Gerlach; \n         Roger Groundsand liriopogons (1975 Jan.\n         30, Feb. 22, Mar. 3, and Apr. 14); \n         Mary A. Gambleand boxwoods (1974 Oct.\n         26); and \"The Edgar Anderson Balkan Boxwoods\" by Gamble (1974\n         Jan.).","H: \n         Polly Hill; \n         Herb Society of America; \n         Arthur W. Holweg; Horticultural Tour of\n         Eastern United States (1977 Oct.); \n         Edward W. Hughes; \n         Frederic Heutte; \n         Harold Hillier \u0026 Sons; \n         Walter Hodgeand \n         Hortus III(1974 Jun. 18); \n         E. D. Hirsch, Jr., concerning a test\n         garden for rhododendrons at the \n         University of Virginia(1973 Nov. 4);\n         dwarf conifers and \n         Humphrey Welch(1973 Apr. 10 \u0026 19);\n         the \n         Holly Society of Americaand the\n         registration of \"Lydia Morris\" (1973).","International Dendrology\n            Society: newsletters, minutes, \u0026 etc.; and a\n         photograph of an IDS tour group (1975).","I-J: \n         Marion Jull; \n         Marion Johnston; and \n         Lady Bird Johnson(1966 May 22, \u0026 1973\n         Feb. 28).","K: \n         Austin C. Kennell; \n         Frank P. Knight; \n         August Kehr; \n         Steven Kristoph; \n         John S. Sheppardand the use of\n         rhododendrons for erosion control (1976 Aug. 29); and \n         Joseph Kettinger.","L: \n         Kathleen Lahr; \n         Clarence E. Lewis; \n         Elizabeth Lawrenceconcerning the \"Morris\n         Dwarf\" vs. \"Morris Midget\" (1980); \n         Lynn Lowrey; \n         George Lee's death (1978 Apr.); Skinner's\n         review and comments concerning the Recommended Plant List\n         printout (1973 Aug. 15, \u0026 1978 Jan. 12); \n         Ladew Topiary Gardens; \n         Bob Lederer; \n         P. S. Leathartwith Skinner's list of\n         \"Notable Exotics Grown in the United States\" (1976 Apr. 5); \n         Marion Flookregarding phloxes; \n         Dick Lighty; the distribution of native\n         azaleas (1975 Aug. 18); Skinner's \n         Longwood Gardenlecture; \n         Adile Lovett; \n         Richard M. Lewis; and Plant Questionnaire\n         criticisms (1974 Jan. 3).","M: \n         Betty Miller; \n         Philip R. Milroyregarding the\n         preservation of plants on the old \"Meadows\" estate of \n         Fletcher, North Carolina(1982 May 10\n         \u0026 Jun. 3); \n         Kenneth Knox; Champion Big Trees of North\n         Carolina (1982 Jan.); \n         Alfred S. Martin; \n         Brian Mulligan; \n         Skip March; \n         Loy Marks; \n         J.C. McDanielregarding a Checklist of\n         Cultivated Magnolias (1976 Jan. 5 \u0026 15); book donations to\n         Wisley Gardens(1974); \n         International Dendrology Societytours;\n         controversy over restuarants at the \n         Hiram M. Chittenden Locks\n         Garden(1973).","Morris Arboretum: \n         Paul W. Meyer; Plan for the Development\n         of the \n         Morris Arboretum; Fact sheet; \n         J. J. Willaman; native azaleas; \n         George L. McNew; and \n         Gordon A. Brandes.","N: \n         North Carolina Botanical Garden; \n         Northwest Ornamental Horticultural Society,\n         Inc.; Dr. \n         Frederick G. Meyer; and \n         National Council of State Garden\n         Clubs.","National Arboretum: \n         Rhododendron japonicum(1984\n         May 9 \u0026 16); \n         Theodore R. Dudley; special plant\n         distribution lists; seed lists; photograph of \n         National Arboretum Advisory\n         CouncilMeeting (1979 Jun. 14); and Skinner's\n         comments regarding Dudley's Biota of North America Committee\n         Rhododendron Listing (1978 Dec. 8).","O: \n         Joseph W. Oppe; \n         Rhododendron japonicum(1984\n         Jul. 29); \n         Michael MacCaskey; and \n         Ortho Books, \n         Chevron Chemical Company.","P: \n         Martha Prince; \n         Ben Parry; \n         Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; \n         Mateo Lettunich; \n         J.B. Paton; \n         Martha Prince's \"To Save A Mountain\"\n         (1977 Oct. 1); the \n         Nantahala National Forestclear cutting\n         controversy (1976-1977); and the \n         Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.","R: \n         Royal Society of Arts; the \n         American Rhododendron Society; the \n         American Rock Garden Society; the \n         Republican National Committee; \n         Martha K. Roane; and \n         Allan H. Reid.","Royal Horticultural Society: \n         John Cowell; plant name changes such as \n         Rhododendron japonicum(1984\n         Sept. 6); \n         Suzanne Lucas; \n         Frances Perry; \n         Veitch Memorial Medal(1983 Oct. 13); \"The\n         Royal Horticultural Society\" by \n         Suzanne Wolstenholme(1983 Mar.-Apr.); \n         Chris Brickell; \n         Chelsea Show; Lord \n         Charles Aberconway; and \n         John Hamer.","Rhododendron: \n         Marshall Asher; \n         Bill Tietjenand the seed exchange; \n         Austin C. Kennell; \n         William H. Gensel; \n         Norton Booth; Dr. \n         Donald Kellam, Jr.; and \n         Phil Cofer.","S: \n         Bess Shippyand her interest in ivies; \n         Sutton Valence School; \n         Stephen F. Smith; \n         Harrison M. Symmes; \n         Franklin Styerregarding the \n         American Association of Nurserymen to Stabilize\n         Nomenclature; \n         Louise G. Smith; \n         Brian Savage; \n         Henri Schaepmanconcerning Shippy's book\n         on ivies (1975); plant names and comments by Skinner (1974\n         Nov. 16); \n         Russell Seibert; and \n         J. R. Schramm.","T: \n         Tryon Men's Garden Club; \n         Patand \n         Tom Tinsleyregarding landscaping his\n         business (1977 Jan. 21); Time-Life Books \n         Shade Gardens; \n         Bob Talley; \n         Jacques L. Legendre Garden(1974 May 13);\n         and \n         Margaretta Taylorregarding the \n         Encyclopedia of Gardening(1978 Jan. 28).","V: \n         Charles Van Ravenswaay, director of \n         Wintherthur; Skinner's comments regarding\n         the Pine Checklist (1976 Aug. 9); \n         Derk Visser; and the \n         Winterthur Museum.","W: \n         James Morton Smith; \n         Winterthur Museum \u0026 Gardens; \n         Gertrudeand \n         John Wister; \n         Jim Wells; \n         William Paca Garden(1980 May); \n         Jim Harlowand \n         The Peoniescontroversy (1978 Nov. 21); \n         Conrad J. Wrzesinski; \n         Anne Wood; \n         W. G. Waters; \n         Elfriede Walker; \n         Robert Walpole; \n         Helen H. Whiting; \n         Williamsburg GardenSymposiums; \n         Thomas Wheeldon; \n         Donald Wyman; \n         Joseph A. Witt; \n         Humphrey J. Welch; and \n         Whitemarsh Parkconservation (1972 Dec.\n         1).","Y-Z: \n         Wilbur H. Youngman; \n         David N. Yerkes; and \n         Isabel Zucker.","Dr. Skinner's second series of files are topical and only\n         the contents and correspondents of a few will be described\n         here. The following folders furnish additional insight into\n         Skinner's career: Awards, Biographical Sketches, Photographs,\n         Publicity, the Scrapbook File, and Social Functions.","The Azalea Handbook of the American Horticultural Society\n         folder contains correspondence from \n         Fred Galle, \n         Frederic P. Lee, \n         Harlan P. Kelsey, \n         Wendell H. Camp, and \n         David Leach. The file on the \n         Nantahala National Forestincludes\n         correspondence from \n         Martha Prince, \n         S. I. Hayakawa, \n         Herman E. Talmadge, and \n         George McGovern; and discusses the\n         Roadless Area Review and Evaluation and the \n         Southern Highlands Coalition.","Skinner's article, \"In Search of Native Azaleas,\" is found\n         in the Native Azaleas folder, together with the correspondence\n         of \n         W. H. Camp, \n         W. P. Lemmon, and \n         S. D. Coleman.","Dr. Skinner was chiefly responsible for the production of\n         the \n         United States Department of Agriculture's\n         Plant Hardiness Zone Map, and the same folder also contains\n         \"The Geographic Charting of Plant Climatic Adaptability\" by\n         Skinner.","His interest in rhododendrons is represented by several\n         folders pertaining to that plant. A \"Guide to Dexter\n         Rhododendrons\" is found in Rhododendron and Azalea Varieties; \n         Rhododendron Japonicumcontains\n         correspondence from Dr. \n         Edward Vossand \n         R. K. Brummittconcerning the Botanical\n         Code; and the \n         American Rhododendron Society Quarterly\n            Bulletincontains \n         Martha Roane's article \"The Species of\n         Rhododendron Native to North America,\" with letters also from \n         Edward C. Egan, \n         Jim Wells, and \n         King \u0026 Patonof \n         Scotland.","Donald Voss, \n         Edwin K. Parker, and \n         Paul W. Meyerwrite concerning\n         Rhododendron Registration, while \n         Judy Youngand \n         Karen S. Gundersoncorrespond regarding\n         the \n         Rhododendron Species Foundation.","Dr. Skinner's Scrapbook File includes the following: \n         Alfred S. Martin, \n         Jack Brooks, \n         Earl L. Butz, \n         Karl Loevenich, \n         John Mack Carter, \n         Frederick P. Lee, \n         John C. Wister, \n         H. F. Du Pont, \n         Ezra Taft Benson, \n         Fred J. Chittenden, and \n         Anthony Montague Rowefor Sir \n         Winston Churchill.","The bound volumes of this collection include those\n         connected with Skinner's native azalea collecting trip in\n         1951, several notebooks concerning rhododendrons and azaleas,\n         and his thesis and dissertation."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n            \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n      "],"corpname_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. 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