{"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=American+Rhododendron+Society\u0026page=2\u0026view=compact","prev":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=American+Rhododendron+Society\u0026page=1\u0026view=compact","next":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=American+Rhododendron+Society\u0026page=3\u0026view=compact","last":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=American+Rhododendron+Society\u0026page=3\u0026view=compact"},"meta":{"pages":{"current_page":2,"next_page":3,"prev_page":1,"total_pages":3,"limit_value":10,"offset_value":10,"total_count":21,"first_page?":false,"last_page?":false}},"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. 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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. 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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"],"access_terms_ssm":["See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"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"],"access_terms_ssm":["See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"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. 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The catalogs have all been placed\n         together, and the notebooks' original order has been\n         maintained.","The papers are arranged in three series: 1) Correspondence\n         Files (Boxes 1-8), 2) Papers re the Joseph Gable Study Group\n         (Boxes 9-11), 3) Nursery and Supply Catalogs (Boxes\n         12-17).","George W. Ring is employed by the U.S. Department of\n         Transportation as a highway research engineer and has been a\n         rhododendron enthusiast and hybridizer since about 1964. He\n         has served as the Eastern Chairman of the American\n         Rhododendron Society Ratings Committee, the Chairman of the\n         Gable Study Group, a Director and past President of the\n         Potomac Valley Chapter, and former President of the American\n         Rhododendron Society.","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities","The papers of \n         George Ring IIIof \n         Fairfax, Virginia, consist of 2,832 items\n         (17 Hollinger boxes, 5.5 linear feet), 1925-1987, chiefly\n         correspondence, printed material, working notebooks, and\n         questionnaires, all pertaining to his membership in the \n         American Rhododendron Societyand his\n         interest in the hybridizers of rhododendrons, both\n         contemporary and past.","Ring's correspondence with other rhododendron enthusiasts\n         and members of the \n         American Rhododendron Society, arranged\n         alphabetically by correspondent or topic, constitute the first\n         series of his papers and includes such general topics as\n         advice about growing rhododendrons, the exchange of plants,\n         pollen, seed, and cuttings, orders from nurseries, articles in\n         the \n         Bulletin, and requests that he give talks before various\n         plant societies. Files on several rhododendron projects are\n         also found in this first series.","The most prominent topic in this collection is the stellar\n         contributions of nurseryman and fruit grower \n         Joseph Benson Gable(1886-1972) of \n         Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, in pioneering\n         the development of hardy hybrids of rhododendrons, such as\n         those found in his own special collection at \"Little\n         Woods.\"","Several files in the first series discuss the efforts of\n         the \n         Gable Study Group, a committee of the \n         Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society, formed in 1973, whose objective was to\n         establish a listing of Gable evergreen azaleas and\n         rhododendrons known to be growing in gardens and arboretums.\n         Among these are: correspondence of \n         Caroline Gable, especially about locating\n         old letters between \n         Guy Nearingand Gable; \n         Phil Livingstoneabout the Gable chapter\n         in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; \n         Orlando Prideabout Gable (November 19,\n         1978) and copies of Gable letters (November 28, 1978); \n         Maletta Yatesabout Gable's collaborative\n         relationship with her husband, \n         Henry Yates; and talks by \n         George Ringabout the contributions of\n         Gable (July 1980 and n.d.). Much of the material pertaining to\n         Joe Gableis located in the second series,\n         which will be described later. The results of the work of the \n         Gable Study Groupwas later published as a\n         chapter in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers. \n         George Ringwas the chairman of the \n         Gable Study Group.","Other studies or surveys represented in Ring's papers\n         include: \n         Hybrids and Hybridizersin the correspondence of \n         Phil Livingstonand \n         Frank West; the \n         Nearing Study Group(see also \n         Emil Bohnel, September 11, 1980); the\n         Rating Project which attempted to rate various rhododendrons\n         according to their performance in severe cold and heat\n         conditions (Ring was the \n         Eastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee); and the \"Good Doer\" Rhododendron Survey\n         of all \n         American Rhododendron Societychapters.\n         This survey resulted in a compilation of rhododendrons and\n         azaleas which grow best for each area of the country to be\n         included in the national \n         American Rhododendron Societybook of\n         \"good doers.\"","Talks by \n         George Ringinclude: \"Value of \n         R. Yakusinianumfor\n         Hybridizing\" (October 24, 1982); \"Rhododendrons and Hot\n         Weather\" (September 1980); \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Instructions\" (June 1980); \"The Gable Azaleas\" (July 1980);\n         \"Rhododendron Hybridizing\" (1979); \"Small Rhododendrons and\n         Azaleas for Rock Gardens in the Washington, D.C. Area\"\n         (January 29, 1978); \"Species vs Hybrids\" (January 14, 1978);\n         \"Talk for Peg\" (April 28, 1977); and \"Talk Given at Anna\n         Arundel Community College (September 1975).","Other undated talks include: \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Introductions,\" \"The Best of the East for Western Gardens,\"\n         \"Who is a Hybridizer?, \"An Absolutely Up-to-Date Method of\n         Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas from Seed,\" \"Hybrids and\n         Species Selected by Joseph Gable,\" \"Culture of Rhododendrons\n         and Azaleas,\" and \"Hybridizing and Growing Rhododendrons.\"","Other topics include: Ring's correspondence with \n         Japanese nurserymen such as \n         Kenichi Arisumi, \n         Koichiro Wada(see also \n         Walter Beasley, December 2, 1982), and \n         Hideo Suzuki; the \n         International Rhododendron Body( \n         Ralph Sangster, June 19, 1983); \n         Taiwanspecies of rhododendrons (John\n         Patrick, May 21, 1973); \"A Fifty Year Report on Rhododendrons\n         in Western Pennsylvania\" by \n         Orlando Pride; \"hardy\" forms of\n         rhododendron species ( \n         Esther Berry, December 1, 1977); and a\n         photograph of \n         John Wister, \n         Frank West, \n         Raymondand \n         Jane Goodrichand \n         George Ring, 1975 (see \n         John Wister).","The second series contains several notebooks of research\n         material pertaining to \n         Joseph Gableand his career as a\n         hybridizer and other material which formed the basis for two\n         chapters in the book, \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers, \"Joseph Benson Gable\" and \"Contemporary\n         Hybridizers.\"","Several of these notebooks contain copies of old letters\n         between Gable and \n         Guy Nearing(1890-?), who corresponded\n         (ca. 1930-1950) about hybridizing thousands of rhododendrons\n         and exchanged ideas and methods, and letters between Gable and\n         Henryand \n         Maletta Yatesof \n         Frostburg, Maryland. Yates collaborated\n         with Gable for many years, growing many of Gable's seedlings\n         and developing several azalea and rhododendron hybrids from\n         them.","Other notebooks include: one with articles about\n         rhododendrons from \n         The National Horticultural Magazine(1932-1952); four of \n         Joe Gable's own working notebooks\n         concerning rhododendrons, including notes of his hybrids\n         (1925-1935), a rhododendron bed list (1932), inventory (1936)\n         and azalea cuttings (1936); a notebook containing the\n         questionnaires sent out to Eastern rhododendron hybridizers in\n         order to identify contemporary hybridizers working to develop\n         attractive plants hardy for particular areas of the country\n         for a chapter in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; a working notebook for \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; a notebook containing the \n         Gable Study GroupReturns used for the\n         Gable chapter; and a Gable notebook which contains transcripts\n         of the notebooks and file cards kept by Gable and other\n         miscellaneous material relevant to the \n         Gable Study Group.","A third series contains an alphabetical arrangement of\n         various nursery and supply company catalogs.","See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","University of Virginia. 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J.","Shammarello, Anthony","Sheild,\n                     Francis Warren","Shevchenko,\n                     Terry","Skonieczny,\n                     Jim","Smith,\n                     A.W.","Smith,\n                     Cecil","Spady, Herbert\n                     A.","Steele,\n                     Dick","Suzuki,\n                     Hideo","Thomson,\n                     William","Ticknor,\n                     Robert L.","Tolstead, W.\n                     L.","Wada K.","Ward, Cyril\n                     H.","West,\n                     Franklin Howard","White,\n                     Frank","Wildfong,\n                     Milton","Wister, John\n                     C.","Withers, D.\n                     D.","Wrzesinski, Conrad J.","Yates,\n                     Maletta","Gable,\n                  Joseph","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["George Ring III Papers \n 1925-1987"],"collection_ssim":["George Ring III Papers \n 1925-1987"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["10553-h"],"unitid_tesim":["10553-h"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":["George Ring III"],"creator_ssim":["George Ring III"],"creator_persname_ssim":["George Ring III","Joseph Benson Gable","Caroline Gable","Guy Nearing","Phil Livingstone","Orlando Pride","Maletta Yates","Henry Yates","George Ring","Joe Gable","Phil Livingston","Frank West","Emil Bohnel","Kenichi Arisumi","Koichiro Wada","Walter Beasley","Hideo Suzuki","Ralph Sangster","Esther Berry","John Wister","Raymond","Jane Goodrich","Joseph Gable","Henry","Arisumi,\n                     Kenichi","Baldanza,\n                     Sam","Beasley,\n                     Walter G.","Behring,\n                     Rudy","Berry,\n                     Esther","Binford,\n                     Janet","Bohnel, Emil\n                     V.","Brockenbrough, Edwin C.","Case, L.\n                     C.","Childers, M.\n                  M.","A.\n                  A.","Clarke,\n                     George","Clarke, J.\n                     Harold","Cox, Peter\n                     A.","Davis, Ross\n                     B., Jr.","Delp,\n                     Weldon","Deul, Carl\n                     A.","Elliott,\n                     Jim","Fetterhoff,\n                     Bill","Foster, H.\n                     Lincoln","Fuller,\n                     Henry","Gable,\n                     Caroline","Gartrell, R.\n                  D.","Groszkiewicz,\n                     Ted","Haag, Russ","Velma","Hinerman, D.\n                     L.","Hobbie,\n                     Dietrich","H. 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Special\n            Collections Dept.","American Rhododendron Society","Gable Study Group","Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society","Nearing Study Group","Eastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee","International Rhododendron Body","American Horticultural\n                     Society","Azalea Society of America","Berry Garden","Bovees Nursery","Dexter Rhododendron Cultivar","Robin Hill Azaleas","Potomac Valley\n                  Chapter","Holly Hills, Inc.","LEM Nursery","Linwood Hardy Azaleas","Massachusetts Chapter","National Arboretum","Pacific Rhododendron Society","Planting Fields Arboretum","Pollen Bank","Potomac Valley Chapter","Royal Horticultural Society","Species Foundation","University of Washington\n                     Arboretum","Gable Rhododendron Study\n                  Group","Gable Study\n                  Group"],"access_terms_ssm":["See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Mr. George Ring III of Fairfax, Virginia, gave his\n            papers to the Library on February 10, 1988."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["2832 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\u003eThe original alphabetical arrangement of this collection\n         has been preserved, with the individual folders in reverse\n         chronological order. The catalogs have all been placed\n         together, and the notebooks' original order has been\n         maintained.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe papers are arranged in three series: 1) Correspondence\n         Files (Boxes 1-8), 2) Papers re the Joseph Gable Study Group\n         (Boxes 9-11), 3) Nursery and Supply Catalogs (Boxes\n         12-17).\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Organization"],"arrangement_tesim":["The original alphabetical arrangement of this collection\n         has been preserved, with the individual folders in reverse\n         chronological order. The catalogs have all been placed\n         together, and the notebooks' original order has been\n         maintained.","The papers are arranged in three series: 1) Correspondence\n         Files (Boxes 1-8), 2) Papers re the Joseph Gable Study Group\n         (Boxes 9-11), 3) Nursery and Supply Catalogs (Boxes\n         12-17)."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGeorge W. Ring is employed by the U.S. Department of\n         Transportation as a highway research engineer and has been a\n         rhododendron enthusiast and hybridizer since about 1964. He\n         has served as the Eastern Chairman of the American\n         Rhododendron Society Ratings Committee, the Chairman of the\n         Gable Study Group, a Director and past President of the\n         Potomac Valley Chapter, and former President of the American\n         Rhododendron Society.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["George W. Ring is employed by the U.S. Department of\n         Transportation as a highway research engineer and has been a\n         rhododendron enthusiast and hybridizer since about 1964. He\n         has served as the Eastern Chairman of the American\n         Rhododendron Society Ratings Committee, the Chairman of the\n         Gable Study Group, a Director and past President of the\n         Potomac Valley Chapter, and former President of the American\n         Rhododendron Society."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGeorge Ring III\n            Papers, Accession 10553-h, Special Collections Department, University of\n         Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"prefercite_tesim":["George Ring III\n            Papers, Accession 10553-h, 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 \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring III\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFairfax, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, consist of 2,832 items\n         (17 Hollinger boxes, 5.5 linear feet), 1925-1987, chiefly\n         correspondence, printed material, working notebooks, and\n         questionnaires, all pertaining to his membership in the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003eand his\n         interest in the hybridizers of rhododendrons, both\n         contemporary and past.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eRing's correspondence with other rhododendron enthusiasts\n         and members of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, arranged\n         alphabetically by correspondent or topic, constitute the first\n         series of his papers and includes such general topics as\n         advice about growing rhododendrons, the exchange of plants,\n         pollen, seed, and cuttings, orders from nurseries, articles in\n         the \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBulletin\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, and requests that he give talks before various\n         plant societies. Files on several rhododendron projects are\n         also found in this first series.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe most prominent topic in this collection is the stellar\n         contributions of nurseryman and fruit grower \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Benson Gable\u003c/persname\u003e(1886-1972) of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eStewartstown, Pennsylvania\u003c/geogname\u003e, in pioneering\n         the development of hardy hybrids of rhododendrons, such as\n         those found in his own special collection at \"Little\n         Woods.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeveral files in the first series discuss the efforts of\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003e, a committee of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003ePotomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, formed in 1973, whose objective was to\n         establish a listing of Gable evergreen azaleas and\n         rhododendrons known to be growing in gardens and arboretums.\n         Among these are: correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCaroline Gable\u003c/persname\u003e, especially about locating\n         old letters between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGuy Nearing\u003c/persname\u003eand Gable; \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePhil Livingstone\u003c/persname\u003eabout the Gable chapter\n         in \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eOrlando Pride\u003c/persname\u003eabout Gable (November 19,\n         1978) and copies of Gable letters (November 28, 1978); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMaletta Yates\u003c/persname\u003eabout Gable's collaborative\n         relationship with her husband, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Yates\u003c/persname\u003e; and talks by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring\u003c/persname\u003eabout the contributions of\n         Gable (July 1980 and n.d.). Much of the material pertaining to\n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoe Gable\u003c/persname\u003eis located in the second series,\n         which will be described later. The results of the work of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003ewas later published as a\n         chapter in \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring\u003c/persname\u003ewas the chairman of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eOther studies or surveys represented in Ring's papers\n         include: \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ein the correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePhil Livingston\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrank West\u003c/persname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNearing Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003e(see also \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEmil Bohnel\u003c/persname\u003e, September 11, 1980); the\n         Rating Project which attempted to rate various rhododendrons\n         according to their performance in severe cold and heat\n         conditions (Ring was the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eEastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e); and the \"Good Doer\" Rhododendron Survey\n         of all \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003echapters.\n         This survey resulted in a compilation of rhododendrons and\n         azaleas which grow best for each area of the country to be\n         included in the national \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003ebook of\n         \"good doers.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eTalks by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring\u003c/persname\u003einclude: \"Value of \n         \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eR. Yakusinianum\u003c/emph\u003efor\n         Hybridizing\" (October 24, 1982); \"Rhododendrons and Hot\n         Weather\" (September 1980); \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Instructions\" (June 1980); \"The Gable Azaleas\" (July 1980);\n         \"Rhododendron Hybridizing\" (1979); \"Small Rhododendrons and\n         Azaleas for Rock Gardens in the Washington, D.C. Area\"\n         (January 29, 1978); \"Species vs Hybrids\" (January 14, 1978);\n         \"Talk for Peg\" (April 28, 1977); and \"Talk Given at Anna\n         Arundel Community College (September 1975).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eOther undated talks include: \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Introductions,\" \"The Best of the East for Western Gardens,\"\n         \"Who is a Hybridizer?, \"An Absolutely Up-to-Date Method of\n         Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas from Seed,\" \"Hybrids and\n         Species Selected by Joseph Gable,\" \"Culture of Rhododendrons\n         and Azaleas,\" and \"Hybridizing and Growing Rhododendrons.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eOther topics include: Ring's correspondence with \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eJapan\u003c/geogname\u003eese nurserymen such as \n         \u003cpersname\u003eKenichi Arisumi\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eKoichiro Wada\u003c/persname\u003e(see also \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Beasley\u003c/persname\u003e, December 2, 1982), and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHideo Suzuki\u003c/persname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eInternational Rhododendron Body\u003c/corpname\u003e( \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRalph Sangster\u003c/persname\u003e, June 19, 1983); \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eTaiwan\u003c/geogname\u003especies of rhododendrons (John\n         Patrick, May 21, 1973); \"A Fifty Year Report on Rhododendrons\n         in Western Pennsylvania\" by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eOrlando Pride\u003c/persname\u003e; \"hardy\" forms of\n         rhododendron species ( \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEsther Berry\u003c/persname\u003e, December 1, 1977); and a\n         photograph of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Wister\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrank West\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname normal=\"Raymond Goodrich\"\u003eRaymond\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJane Goodrich\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring\u003c/persname\u003e, 1975 (see \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Wister\u003c/persname\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe second series contains several notebooks of research\n         material pertaining to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Gable\u003c/persname\u003eand his career as a\n         hybridizer and other material which formed the basis for two\n         chapters in the book, \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, \"Joseph Benson Gable\" and \"Contemporary\n         Hybridizers.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeveral of these notebooks contain copies of old letters\n         between Gable and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGuy Nearing\u003c/persname\u003e(1890-?), who corresponded\n         (ca. 1930-1950) about hybridizing thousands of rhododendrons\n         and exchanged ideas and methods, and letters between Gable and\n         \u003cpersname normal=\"Henry Yates\"\u003eHenry\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMaletta Yates\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFrostburg, Maryland\u003c/geogname\u003e. Yates collaborated\n         with Gable for many years, growing many of Gable's seedlings\n         and developing several azalea and rhododendron hybrids from\n         them.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eOther notebooks include: one with articles about\n         rhododendrons from \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe National Horticultural Magazine\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(1932-1952); four of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoe Gable\u003c/persname\u003e's own working notebooks\n         concerning rhododendrons, including notes of his hybrids\n         (1925-1935), a rhododendron bed list (1932), inventory (1936)\n         and azalea cuttings (1936); a notebook containing the\n         questionnaires sent out to Eastern rhododendron hybridizers in\n         order to identify contemporary hybridizers working to develop\n         attractive plants hardy for particular areas of the country\n         for a chapter in \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; a working notebook for \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; a notebook containing the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003eReturns used for the\n         Gable chapter; and a Gable notebook which contains transcripts\n         of the notebooks and file cards kept by Gable and other\n         miscellaneous material relevant to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eA third series contains an alphabetical arrangement of\n         various nursery and supply company catalogs.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The papers of \n         George Ring IIIof \n         Fairfax, Virginia, consist of 2,832 items\n         (17 Hollinger boxes, 5.5 linear feet), 1925-1987, chiefly\n         correspondence, printed material, working notebooks, and\n         questionnaires, all pertaining to his membership in the \n         American Rhododendron Societyand his\n         interest in the hybridizers of rhododendrons, both\n         contemporary and past.","Ring's correspondence with other rhododendron enthusiasts\n         and members of the \n         American Rhododendron Society, arranged\n         alphabetically by correspondent or topic, constitute the first\n         series of his papers and includes such general topics as\n         advice about growing rhododendrons, the exchange of plants,\n         pollen, seed, and cuttings, orders from nurseries, articles in\n         the \n         Bulletin, and requests that he give talks before various\n         plant societies. Files on several rhododendron projects are\n         also found in this first series.","The most prominent topic in this collection is the stellar\n         contributions of nurseryman and fruit grower \n         Joseph Benson Gable(1886-1972) of \n         Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, in pioneering\n         the development of hardy hybrids of rhododendrons, such as\n         those found in his own special collection at \"Little\n         Woods.\"","Several files in the first series discuss the efforts of\n         the \n         Gable Study Group, a committee of the \n         Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society, formed in 1973, whose objective was to\n         establish a listing of Gable evergreen azaleas and\n         rhododendrons known to be growing in gardens and arboretums.\n         Among these are: correspondence of \n         Caroline Gable, especially about locating\n         old letters between \n         Guy Nearingand Gable; \n         Phil Livingstoneabout the Gable chapter\n         in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; \n         Orlando Prideabout Gable (November 19,\n         1978) and copies of Gable letters (November 28, 1978); \n         Maletta Yatesabout Gable's collaborative\n         relationship with her husband, \n         Henry Yates; and talks by \n         George Ringabout the contributions of\n         Gable (July 1980 and n.d.). Much of the material pertaining to\n         Joe Gableis located in the second series,\n         which will be described later. The results of the work of the \n         Gable Study Groupwas later published as a\n         chapter in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers. \n         George Ringwas the chairman of the \n         Gable Study Group.","Other studies or surveys represented in Ring's papers\n         include: \n         Hybrids and Hybridizersin the correspondence of \n         Phil Livingstonand \n         Frank West; the \n         Nearing Study Group(see also \n         Emil Bohnel, September 11, 1980); the\n         Rating Project which attempted to rate various rhododendrons\n         according to their performance in severe cold and heat\n         conditions (Ring was the \n         Eastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee); and the \"Good Doer\" Rhododendron Survey\n         of all \n         American Rhododendron Societychapters.\n         This survey resulted in a compilation of rhododendrons and\n         azaleas which grow best for each area of the country to be\n         included in the national \n         American Rhododendron Societybook of\n         \"good doers.\"","Talks by \n         George Ringinclude: \"Value of \n         R. Yakusinianumfor\n         Hybridizing\" (October 24, 1982); \"Rhododendrons and Hot\n         Weather\" (September 1980); \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Instructions\" (June 1980); \"The Gable Azaleas\" (July 1980);\n         \"Rhododendron Hybridizing\" (1979); \"Small Rhododendrons and\n         Azaleas for Rock Gardens in the Washington, D.C. Area\"\n         (January 29, 1978); \"Species vs Hybrids\" (January 14, 1978);\n         \"Talk for Peg\" (April 28, 1977); and \"Talk Given at Anna\n         Arundel Community College (September 1975).","Other undated talks include: \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Introductions,\" \"The Best of the East for Western Gardens,\"\n         \"Who is a Hybridizer?, \"An Absolutely Up-to-Date Method of\n         Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas from Seed,\" \"Hybrids and\n         Species Selected by Joseph Gable,\" \"Culture of Rhododendrons\n         and Azaleas,\" and \"Hybridizing and Growing Rhododendrons.\"","Other topics include: Ring's correspondence with \n         Japanese nurserymen such as \n         Kenichi Arisumi, \n         Koichiro Wada(see also \n         Walter Beasley, December 2, 1982), and \n         Hideo Suzuki; the \n         International Rhododendron Body( \n         Ralph Sangster, June 19, 1983); \n         Taiwanspecies of rhododendrons (John\n         Patrick, May 21, 1973); \"A Fifty Year Report on Rhododendrons\n         in Western Pennsylvania\" by \n         Orlando Pride; \"hardy\" forms of\n         rhododendron species ( \n         Esther Berry, December 1, 1977); and a\n         photograph of \n         John Wister, \n         Frank West, \n         Raymondand \n         Jane Goodrichand \n         George Ring, 1975 (see \n         John Wister).","The second series contains several notebooks of research\n         material pertaining to \n         Joseph Gableand his career as a\n         hybridizer and other material which formed the basis for two\n         chapters in the book, \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers, \"Joseph Benson Gable\" and \"Contemporary\n         Hybridizers.\"","Several of these notebooks contain copies of old letters\n         between Gable and \n         Guy Nearing(1890-?), who corresponded\n         (ca. 1930-1950) about hybridizing thousands of rhododendrons\n         and exchanged ideas and methods, and letters between Gable and\n         Henryand \n         Maletta Yatesof \n         Frostburg, Maryland. Yates collaborated\n         with Gable for many years, growing many of Gable's seedlings\n         and developing several azalea and rhododendron hybrids from\n         them.","Other notebooks include: one with articles about\n         rhododendrons from \n         The National Horticultural Magazine(1932-1952); four of \n         Joe Gable's own working notebooks\n         concerning rhododendrons, including notes of his hybrids\n         (1925-1935), a rhododendron bed list (1932), inventory (1936)\n         and azalea cuttings (1936); a notebook containing the\n         questionnaires sent out to Eastern rhododendron hybridizers in\n         order to identify contemporary hybridizers working to develop\n         attractive plants hardy for particular areas of the country\n         for a chapter in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; a working notebook for \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; a notebook containing the \n         Gable Study GroupReturns used for the\n         Gable chapter; and a Gable notebook which contains transcripts\n         of the notebooks and file cards kept by Gable and other\n         miscellaneous material relevant to the \n         Gable Study Group.","A third series contains an alphabetical arrangement of\n         various nursery and supply company catalogs."],"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. 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J.","Shammarello, Anthony","Sheild,\n                     Francis Warren","Shevchenko,\n                     Terry","Skonieczny,\n                     Jim","Smith,\n                     A.W.","Smith,\n                     Cecil","Spady, Herbert\n                     A.","Steele,\n                     Dick","Suzuki,\n                     Hideo","Thomson,\n                     William","Ticknor,\n                     Robert L.","Tolstead, W.\n                     L.","Wada K.","Ward, Cyril\n                     H.","West,\n                     Franklin Howard","White,\n                     Frank","Wildfong,\n                     Milton","Wister, John\n                     C.","Withers, D.\n                     D.","Wrzesinski, Conrad J.","Yates,\n                     Maletta","Gable,\n                  Joseph"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":137,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-08-14T22:57:07.540Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viu_viu01844","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01844","_root_":"viu_viu01844","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01844","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu01844.xml","title_ssm":["George Ring III Papers \n 1925-1987"],"title_tesim":["George Ring III Papers \n 1925-1987"],"normalized_title_ssm":["George Ring III Papers \n 1925-1987"],"text":["George Ring III Papers \n 1925-1987","10553-h","2832 items","Collection is open to research.","The original alphabetical arrangement of this collection\n         has been preserved, with the individual folders in reverse\n         chronological order. The catalogs have all been placed\n         together, and the notebooks' original order has been\n         maintained.","The papers are arranged in three series: 1) Correspondence\n         Files (Boxes 1-8), 2) Papers re the Joseph Gable Study Group\n         (Boxes 9-11), 3) Nursery and Supply Catalogs (Boxes\n         12-17).","George W. Ring is employed by the U.S. Department of\n         Transportation as a highway research engineer and has been a\n         rhododendron enthusiast and hybridizer since about 1964. He\n         has served as the Eastern Chairman of the American\n         Rhododendron Society Ratings Committee, the Chairman of the\n         Gable Study Group, a Director and past President of the\n         Potomac Valley Chapter, and former President of the American\n         Rhododendron Society.","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities","The papers of \n         George Ring IIIof \n         Fairfax, Virginia, consist of 2,832 items\n         (17 Hollinger boxes, 5.5 linear feet), 1925-1987, chiefly\n         correspondence, printed material, working notebooks, and\n         questionnaires, all pertaining to his membership in the \n         American Rhododendron Societyand his\n         interest in the hybridizers of rhododendrons, both\n         contemporary and past.","Ring's correspondence with other rhododendron enthusiasts\n         and members of the \n         American Rhododendron Society, arranged\n         alphabetically by correspondent or topic, constitute the first\n         series of his papers and includes such general topics as\n         advice about growing rhododendrons, the exchange of plants,\n         pollen, seed, and cuttings, orders from nurseries, articles in\n         the \n         Bulletin, and requests that he give talks before various\n         plant societies. Files on several rhododendron projects are\n         also found in this first series.","The most prominent topic in this collection is the stellar\n         contributions of nurseryman and fruit grower \n         Joseph Benson Gable(1886-1972) of \n         Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, in pioneering\n         the development of hardy hybrids of rhododendrons, such as\n         those found in his own special collection at \"Little\n         Woods.\"","Several files in the first series discuss the efforts of\n         the \n         Gable Study Group, a committee of the \n         Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society, formed in 1973, whose objective was to\n         establish a listing of Gable evergreen azaleas and\n         rhododendrons known to be growing in gardens and arboretums.\n         Among these are: correspondence of \n         Caroline Gable, especially about locating\n         old letters between \n         Guy Nearingand Gable; \n         Phil Livingstoneabout the Gable chapter\n         in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; \n         Orlando Prideabout Gable (November 19,\n         1978) and copies of Gable letters (November 28, 1978); \n         Maletta Yatesabout Gable's collaborative\n         relationship with her husband, \n         Henry Yates; and talks by \n         George Ringabout the contributions of\n         Gable (July 1980 and n.d.). Much of the material pertaining to\n         Joe Gableis located in the second series,\n         which will be described later. The results of the work of the \n         Gable Study Groupwas later published as a\n         chapter in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers. \n         George Ringwas the chairman of the \n         Gable Study Group.","Other studies or surveys represented in Ring's papers\n         include: \n         Hybrids and Hybridizersin the correspondence of \n         Phil Livingstonand \n         Frank West; the \n         Nearing Study Group(see also \n         Emil Bohnel, September 11, 1980); the\n         Rating Project which attempted to rate various rhododendrons\n         according to their performance in severe cold and heat\n         conditions (Ring was the \n         Eastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee); and the \"Good Doer\" Rhododendron Survey\n         of all \n         American Rhododendron Societychapters.\n         This survey resulted in a compilation of rhododendrons and\n         azaleas which grow best for each area of the country to be\n         included in the national \n         American Rhododendron Societybook of\n         \"good doers.\"","Talks by \n         George Ringinclude: \"Value of \n         R. Yakusinianumfor\n         Hybridizing\" (October 24, 1982); \"Rhododendrons and Hot\n         Weather\" (September 1980); \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Instructions\" (June 1980); \"The Gable Azaleas\" (July 1980);\n         \"Rhododendron Hybridizing\" (1979); \"Small Rhododendrons and\n         Azaleas for Rock Gardens in the Washington, D.C. Area\"\n         (January 29, 1978); \"Species vs Hybrids\" (January 14, 1978);\n         \"Talk for Peg\" (April 28, 1977); and \"Talk Given at Anna\n         Arundel Community College (September 1975).","Other undated talks include: \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Introductions,\" \"The Best of the East for Western Gardens,\"\n         \"Who is a Hybridizer?, \"An Absolutely Up-to-Date Method of\n         Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas from Seed,\" \"Hybrids and\n         Species Selected by Joseph Gable,\" \"Culture of Rhododendrons\n         and Azaleas,\" and \"Hybridizing and Growing Rhododendrons.\"","Other topics include: Ring's correspondence with \n         Japanese nurserymen such as \n         Kenichi Arisumi, \n         Koichiro Wada(see also \n         Walter Beasley, December 2, 1982), and \n         Hideo Suzuki; the \n         International Rhododendron Body( \n         Ralph Sangster, June 19, 1983); \n         Taiwanspecies of rhododendrons (John\n         Patrick, May 21, 1973); \"A Fifty Year Report on Rhododendrons\n         in Western Pennsylvania\" by \n         Orlando Pride; \"hardy\" forms of\n         rhododendron species ( \n         Esther Berry, December 1, 1977); and a\n         photograph of \n         John Wister, \n         Frank West, \n         Raymondand \n         Jane Goodrichand \n         George Ring, 1975 (see \n         John Wister).","The second series contains several notebooks of research\n         material pertaining to \n         Joseph Gableand his career as a\n         hybridizer and other material which formed the basis for two\n         chapters in the book, \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers, \"Joseph Benson Gable\" and \"Contemporary\n         Hybridizers.\"","Several of these notebooks contain copies of old letters\n         between Gable and \n         Guy Nearing(1890-?), who corresponded\n         (ca. 1930-1950) about hybridizing thousands of rhododendrons\n         and exchanged ideas and methods, and letters between Gable and\n         Henryand \n         Maletta Yatesof \n         Frostburg, Maryland. Yates collaborated\n         with Gable for many years, growing many of Gable's seedlings\n         and developing several azalea and rhododendron hybrids from\n         them.","Other notebooks include: one with articles about\n         rhododendrons from \n         The National Horticultural Magazine(1932-1952); four of \n         Joe Gable's own working notebooks\n         concerning rhododendrons, including notes of his hybrids\n         (1925-1935), a rhododendron bed list (1932), inventory (1936)\n         and azalea cuttings (1936); a notebook containing the\n         questionnaires sent out to Eastern rhododendron hybridizers in\n         order to identify contemporary hybridizers working to develop\n         attractive plants hardy for particular areas of the country\n         for a chapter in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; a working notebook for \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; a notebook containing the \n         Gable Study GroupReturns used for the\n         Gable chapter; and a Gable notebook which contains transcripts\n         of the notebooks and file cards kept by Gable and other\n         miscellaneous material relevant to the \n         Gable Study Group.","A third series contains an alphabetical arrangement of\n         various nursery and supply company catalogs.","See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","University of Virginia. Library. 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J.","Shammarello, Anthony","Sheild,\n                     Francis Warren","Shevchenko,\n                     Terry","Skonieczny,\n                     Jim","Smith,\n                     A.W.","Smith,\n                     Cecil","Spady, Herbert\n                     A.","Steele,\n                     Dick","Suzuki,\n                     Hideo","Thomson,\n                     William","Ticknor,\n                     Robert L.","Tolstead, W.\n                     L.","Wada K.","Ward, Cyril\n                     H.","West,\n                     Franklin Howard","White,\n                     Frank","Wildfong,\n                     Milton","Wister, John\n                     C.","Withers, D.\n                     D.","Wrzesinski, Conrad J.","Yates,\n                     Maletta","Gable,\n                  Joseph","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["George Ring III Papers \n 1925-1987"],"collection_ssim":["George Ring III Papers \n 1925-1987"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["10553-h"],"unitid_tesim":["10553-h"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":["George Ring III"],"creator_ssim":["George Ring III"],"creator_persname_ssim":["George Ring III","Joseph Benson Gable","Caroline Gable","Guy Nearing","Phil Livingstone","Orlando Pride","Maletta Yates","Henry Yates","George Ring","Joe Gable","Phil Livingston","Frank West","Emil Bohnel","Kenichi Arisumi","Koichiro Wada","Walter Beasley","Hideo Suzuki","Ralph Sangster","Esther Berry","John Wister","Raymond","Jane Goodrich","Joseph Gable","Henry","Arisumi,\n                     Kenichi","Baldanza,\n                     Sam","Beasley,\n                     Walter G.","Behring,\n                     Rudy","Berry,\n                     Esther","Binford,\n                     Janet","Bohnel, Emil\n                     V.","Brockenbrough, Edwin C.","Case, L.\n                     C.","Childers, M.\n                  M.","A.\n                  A.","Clarke,\n                     George","Clarke, J.\n                     Harold","Cox, Peter\n                     A.","Davis, Ross\n                     B., Jr.","Delp,\n                     Weldon","Deul, Carl\n                     A.","Elliott,\n                     Jim","Fetterhoff,\n                     Bill","Foster, H.\n                     Lincoln","Fuller,\n                     Henry","Gable,\n                     Caroline","Gartrell, R.\n                  D.","Groszkiewicz,\n                     Ted","Haag, Russ","Velma","Hinerman, D.\n                     L.","Hobbie,\n                     Dietrich","H. 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J.","Shammarello, Anthony","Sheild,\n                     Francis Warren","Shevchenko,\n                     Terry","Skonieczny,\n                     Jim","Smith,\n                     A.W.","Smith,\n                     Cecil","Spady, Herbert\n                     A.","Steele,\n                     Dick","Suzuki,\n                     Hideo","Thomson,\n                     William","Ticknor,\n                     Robert L.","Tolstead, W.\n                     L.","Wada K.","Ward, Cyril\n                     H.","West,\n                     Franklin Howard","White,\n                     Frank","Wildfong,\n                     Milton","Wister, John\n                     C.","Withers, D.\n                     D.","Wrzesinski, Conrad J.","Yates,\n                     Maletta","Gable,\n                  Joseph","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","American Rhododendron Society","Gable Study Group","Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society","Nearing Study Group","Eastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee","International Rhododendron Body","American Horticultural\n                     Society","Azalea Society of America","Berry Garden","Bovees Nursery","Dexter Rhododendron Cultivar","Robin Hill Azaleas","Potomac Valley\n                  Chapter","Holly Hills, Inc.","LEM Nursery","Linwood Hardy Azaleas","Massachusetts Chapter","National Arboretum","Pacific Rhododendron Society","Planting Fields Arboretum","Pollen Bank","Potomac Valley Chapter","Royal Horticultural Society","Species Foundation","University of Washington\n                     Arboretum","Gable Rhododendron Study\n                  Group","Gable Study\n                  Group"],"access_terms_ssm":["See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Mr. George Ring III of Fairfax, Virginia, gave his\n            papers to the Library on February 10, 1988."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["2832 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\u003eThe original alphabetical arrangement of this collection\n         has been preserved, with the individual folders in reverse\n         chronological order. The catalogs have all been placed\n         together, and the notebooks' original order has been\n         maintained.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe papers are arranged in three series: 1) Correspondence\n         Files (Boxes 1-8), 2) Papers re the Joseph Gable Study Group\n         (Boxes 9-11), 3) Nursery and Supply Catalogs (Boxes\n         12-17).\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Organization"],"arrangement_tesim":["The original alphabetical arrangement of this collection\n         has been preserved, with the individual folders in reverse\n         chronological order. The catalogs have all been placed\n         together, and the notebooks' original order has been\n         maintained.","The papers are arranged in three series: 1) Correspondence\n         Files (Boxes 1-8), 2) Papers re the Joseph Gable Study Group\n         (Boxes 9-11), 3) Nursery and Supply Catalogs (Boxes\n         12-17)."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGeorge W. Ring is employed by the U.S. Department of\n         Transportation as a highway research engineer and has been a\n         rhododendron enthusiast and hybridizer since about 1964. He\n         has served as the Eastern Chairman of the American\n         Rhododendron Society Ratings Committee, the Chairman of the\n         Gable Study Group, a Director and past President of the\n         Potomac Valley Chapter, and former President of the American\n         Rhododendron Society.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["George W. Ring is employed by the U.S. Department of\n         Transportation as a highway research engineer and has been a\n         rhododendron enthusiast and hybridizer since about 1964. He\n         has served as the Eastern Chairman of the American\n         Rhododendron Society Ratings Committee, the Chairman of the\n         Gable Study Group, a Director and past President of the\n         Potomac Valley Chapter, and former President of the American\n         Rhododendron Society."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGeorge Ring III\n            Papers, Accession 10553-h, Special Collections Department, University of\n         Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"prefercite_tesim":["George Ring III\n            Papers, Accession 10553-h, 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 \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring III\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFairfax, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, consist of 2,832 items\n         (17 Hollinger boxes, 5.5 linear feet), 1925-1987, chiefly\n         correspondence, printed material, working notebooks, and\n         questionnaires, all pertaining to his membership in the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003eand his\n         interest in the hybridizers of rhododendrons, both\n         contemporary and past.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eRing's correspondence with other rhododendron enthusiasts\n         and members of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, arranged\n         alphabetically by correspondent or topic, constitute the first\n         series of his papers and includes such general topics as\n         advice about growing rhododendrons, the exchange of plants,\n         pollen, seed, and cuttings, orders from nurseries, articles in\n         the \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBulletin\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, and requests that he give talks before various\n         plant societies. Files on several rhododendron projects are\n         also found in this first series.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe most prominent topic in this collection is the stellar\n         contributions of nurseryman and fruit grower \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Benson Gable\u003c/persname\u003e(1886-1972) of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eStewartstown, Pennsylvania\u003c/geogname\u003e, in pioneering\n         the development of hardy hybrids of rhododendrons, such as\n         those found in his own special collection at \"Little\n         Woods.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeveral files in the first series discuss the efforts of\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003e, a committee of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003ePotomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, formed in 1973, whose objective was to\n         establish a listing of Gable evergreen azaleas and\n         rhododendrons known to be growing in gardens and arboretums.\n         Among these are: correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCaroline Gable\u003c/persname\u003e, especially about locating\n         old letters between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGuy Nearing\u003c/persname\u003eand Gable; \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePhil Livingstone\u003c/persname\u003eabout the Gable chapter\n         in \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eOrlando Pride\u003c/persname\u003eabout Gable (November 19,\n         1978) and copies of Gable letters (November 28, 1978); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMaletta Yates\u003c/persname\u003eabout Gable's collaborative\n         relationship with her husband, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Yates\u003c/persname\u003e; and talks by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring\u003c/persname\u003eabout the contributions of\n         Gable (July 1980 and n.d.). Much of the material pertaining to\n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoe Gable\u003c/persname\u003eis located in the second series,\n         which will be described later. The results of the work of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003ewas later published as a\n         chapter in \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring\u003c/persname\u003ewas the chairman of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eOther studies or surveys represented in Ring's papers\n         include: \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ein the correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePhil Livingston\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrank West\u003c/persname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNearing Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003e(see also \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEmil Bohnel\u003c/persname\u003e, September 11, 1980); the\n         Rating Project which attempted to rate various rhododendrons\n         according to their performance in severe cold and heat\n         conditions (Ring was the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eEastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e); and the \"Good Doer\" Rhododendron Survey\n         of all \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003echapters.\n         This survey resulted in a compilation of rhododendrons and\n         azaleas which grow best for each area of the country to be\n         included in the national \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003ebook of\n         \"good doers.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eTalks by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring\u003c/persname\u003einclude: \"Value of \n         \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eR. Yakusinianum\u003c/emph\u003efor\n         Hybridizing\" (October 24, 1982); \"Rhododendrons and Hot\n         Weather\" (September 1980); \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Instructions\" (June 1980); \"The Gable Azaleas\" (July 1980);\n         \"Rhododendron Hybridizing\" (1979); \"Small Rhododendrons and\n         Azaleas for Rock Gardens in the Washington, D.C. Area\"\n         (January 29, 1978); \"Species vs Hybrids\" (January 14, 1978);\n         \"Talk for Peg\" (April 28, 1977); and \"Talk Given at Anna\n         Arundel Community College (September 1975).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eOther undated talks include: \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Introductions,\" \"The Best of the East for Western Gardens,\"\n         \"Who is a Hybridizer?, \"An Absolutely Up-to-Date Method of\n         Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas from Seed,\" \"Hybrids and\n         Species Selected by Joseph Gable,\" \"Culture of Rhododendrons\n         and Azaleas,\" and \"Hybridizing and Growing Rhododendrons.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eOther topics include: Ring's correspondence with \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eJapan\u003c/geogname\u003eese nurserymen such as \n         \u003cpersname\u003eKenichi Arisumi\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eKoichiro Wada\u003c/persname\u003e(see also \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Beasley\u003c/persname\u003e, December 2, 1982), and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHideo Suzuki\u003c/persname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eInternational Rhododendron Body\u003c/corpname\u003e( \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRalph Sangster\u003c/persname\u003e, June 19, 1983); \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eTaiwan\u003c/geogname\u003especies of rhododendrons (John\n         Patrick, May 21, 1973); \"A Fifty Year Report on Rhododendrons\n         in Western Pennsylvania\" by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eOrlando Pride\u003c/persname\u003e; \"hardy\" forms of\n         rhododendron species ( \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEsther Berry\u003c/persname\u003e, December 1, 1977); and a\n         photograph of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Wister\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrank West\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname normal=\"Raymond Goodrich\"\u003eRaymond\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJane Goodrich\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring\u003c/persname\u003e, 1975 (see \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Wister\u003c/persname\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe second series contains several notebooks of research\n         material pertaining to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Gable\u003c/persname\u003eand his career as a\n         hybridizer and other material which formed the basis for two\n         chapters in the book, \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, \"Joseph Benson Gable\" and \"Contemporary\n         Hybridizers.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeveral of these notebooks contain copies of old letters\n         between Gable and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGuy Nearing\u003c/persname\u003e(1890-?), who corresponded\n         (ca. 1930-1950) about hybridizing thousands of rhododendrons\n         and exchanged ideas and methods, and letters between Gable and\n         \u003cpersname normal=\"Henry Yates\"\u003eHenry\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMaletta Yates\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFrostburg, Maryland\u003c/geogname\u003e. 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Files on several rhododendron projects are\n         also found in this first series.","The most prominent topic in this collection is the stellar\n         contributions of nurseryman and fruit grower \n         Joseph Benson Gable(1886-1972) of \n         Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, in pioneering\n         the development of hardy hybrids of rhododendrons, such as\n         those found in his own special collection at \"Little\n         Woods.\"","Several files in the first series discuss the efforts of\n         the \n         Gable Study Group, a committee of the \n         Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society, formed in 1973, whose objective was to\n         establish a listing of Gable evergreen azaleas and\n         rhododendrons known to be growing in gardens and arboretums.\n         Among these are: correspondence of \n         Caroline Gable, especially about locating\n         old letters between \n         Guy Nearingand Gable; \n         Phil Livingstoneabout the Gable chapter\n         in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; \n         Orlando Prideabout Gable (November 19,\n         1978) and copies of Gable letters (November 28, 1978); \n         Maletta Yatesabout Gable's collaborative\n         relationship with her husband, \n         Henry Yates; and talks by \n         George Ringabout the contributions of\n         Gable (July 1980 and n.d.). Much of the material pertaining to\n         Joe Gableis located in the second series,\n         which will be described later. The results of the work of the \n         Gable Study Groupwas later published as a\n         chapter in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers. \n         George Ringwas the chairman of the \n         Gable Study Group.","Other studies or surveys represented in Ring's papers\n         include: \n         Hybrids and Hybridizersin the correspondence of \n         Phil Livingstonand \n         Frank West; the \n         Nearing Study Group(see also \n         Emil Bohnel, September 11, 1980); the\n         Rating Project which attempted to rate various rhododendrons\n         according to their performance in severe cold and heat\n         conditions (Ring was the \n         Eastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee); and the \"Good Doer\" Rhododendron Survey\n         of all \n         American Rhododendron Societychapters.\n         This survey resulted in a compilation of rhododendrons and\n         azaleas which grow best for each area of the country to be\n         included in the national \n         American Rhododendron Societybook of\n         \"good doers.\"","Talks by \n         George Ringinclude: \"Value of \n         R. Yakusinianumfor\n         Hybridizing\" (October 24, 1982); \"Rhododendrons and Hot\n         Weather\" (September 1980); \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Instructions\" (June 1980); \"The Gable Azaleas\" (July 1980);\n         \"Rhododendron Hybridizing\" (1979); \"Small Rhododendrons and\n         Azaleas for Rock Gardens in the Washington, D.C. 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Yates collaborated\n         with Gable for many years, growing many of Gable's seedlings\n         and developing several azalea and rhododendron hybrids from\n         them.","Other notebooks include: one with articles about\n         rhododendrons from \n         The National Horticultural Magazine(1932-1952); four of \n         Joe Gable's own working notebooks\n         concerning rhododendrons, including notes of his hybrids\n         (1925-1935), a rhododendron bed list (1932), inventory (1936)\n         and azalea cuttings (1936); a notebook containing the\n         questionnaires sent out to Eastern rhododendron hybridizers in\n         order to identify contemporary hybridizers working to develop\n         attractive plants hardy for particular areas of the country\n         for a chapter in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; a working notebook for \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; a notebook containing the \n         Gable Study GroupReturns used for the\n         Gable chapter; and a Gable notebook which contains transcripts\n         of the notebooks and file cards kept by Gable and other\n         miscellaneous material relevant to the \n         Gable Study Group.","A third series contains an alphabetical arrangement of\n         various nursery and supply company catalogs."],"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. 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Roaneand Miss \n         Josephine de N. Henryof the \n         Henry Foundation for Botanical Research,\n         who co-authored \"The Species of Rhododendron Native to North\n         America\" with Roane.","Martha Ann Kotila Roane(1921-1996) was\n         born in \n         Munising, Michigan, to \n         John Ernest Kotila(1893-1951), who was\n         also a plant pathologist, and \n         Matha Olsen Kotila(d.1941). She attended \n         Michigan State University(1940-1944,\n         B.S.), the \n         University of Minnesota(1945-1946, M.S.),\n         the \n         University of Michigan(1946-1947,\n         graduate studies), and the \n         Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State\n         University(1968-1971, Ph.D.). 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Roane(1921-1996), retired\n         Adjunct Professor, \n         Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State\n         University, Department of Plant Pathology,\n         Physiology, and Weed Science, and member of the \n         American Rhododendron Society, Middle\n         Atlantic Chapter, ca. 1901-1989, containing 740 items (4\n         Hollinger boxes, 1.5 linear shelf feet), pertaining to her\n         study of rhododendrons, and containing manuscripts,\n         typescripts, correspondence, negatives and photographs of\n         microscopic views of rhododendrons, news clippings, and\n         electrostatic copies of printed journal articles. The earliest\n         dated materials are copies of articles and monographs about\n         rhododendron research by leading experts in the field.","There are also individual files on publication by \n         Martha K. Roaneconcerning rhododendrons\n         which include: \"Chromosome Numbers for Ericaceae in \n         Virginia, \" \n         Compendium of Rhododendron \u0026 Azalea\n         Diseases, \"The Ericales of \n         Virginia, \" \"The Lycopodiums -Running\n         Pine, Ground Cedar and Other Club Mosses\" in \n         The Virginia Explorer, \"Native American\n         Rhododendrons: A Botanical Treasure,\" \"A Revision of Kalmia,\n         Menziesia, and Rhododendron in \n         Virginia\" and \"The Species of\n         Rhododendron Native to \n         North America. \" Other notable files\n         include one with general correspondence about rhododendrons;\n         the \n         American Rhododendron SocietyMeeting in\n         1988; Diseases of Rhododendron and Azalea Slide Set Syllabus\n         file; a miscellaneous papers file containing a vita for Roane,\n         a copy of the notice of her death in the \n         Mid-Atlantic Rhododendron News and Notes,\n         news clippings, organizational bulletins, and a press release\n         regarding the publication of a monograph on Chestnut Blight by\n         Roane and two other researchers; and two folders of\n         correspondence between \n         Martha K. Roaneand Miss \n         Josephine de N. Henryof the \n         Henry Foundation for Botanical Research,\n         who co-authored \"The Species of Rhododendron Native to North\n         America\" with Roane.","Martha Ann Kotila Roane(1921-1996) was\n         born in \n         Munising, Michigan, to \n         John Ernest Kotila(1893-1951), who was\n         also a plant pathologist, and \n         Matha Olsen Kotila(d.1941). She attended \n         Michigan State University(1940-1944,\n         B.S.), the \n         University of Minnesota(1945-1946, M.S.),\n         the \n         University of Michigan(1946-1947,\n         graduate studies), and the \n         Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State\n         University(1968-1971, Ph.D.). 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Roaneand Miss \n         Josephine de N. Henryof the \n         Henry Foundation for Botanical Research,\n         who co-authored \"The Species of Rhododendron Native to North\n         America\" with Roane.","Martha Ann Kotila Roane(1921-1996) was\n         born in \n         Munising, Michigan, to \n         John Ernest Kotila(1893-1951), who was\n         also a plant pathologist, and \n         Matha Olsen Kotila(d.1941). She attended \n         Michigan State University(1940-1944,\n         B.S.), the \n         University of Minnesota(1945-1946, M.S.),\n         the \n         University of Michigan(1946-1947,\n         graduate studies), and the \n         Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State\n         University(1968-1971, Ph.D.). 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Dr. McDonald was a member of the American Rhododendron SocietyBylaws Implementation Committee created to formulate a districting plan and to initiate a new election procedure. This is reflected in the folder called American Rhododendron Society-Districting. McDonald has also served as President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Middle Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society. She has an advanced degree in horticulture (M.S.) and a doctorate in plant genetics. More frequent correspondents are described below; the rest are summarized in the folder listing.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01175#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viu_viu01175","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01175","_root_":"viu_viu01175","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01175","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu01175.xml","title_ssm":["Papers of Dr. Sandra F.\n McDonald-American Rhododendron Society \n 1977-1997"],"title_tesim":["Papers of Dr. Sandra F.\n McDonald-American Rhododendron Society \n 1977-1997"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Papers of Dr. Sandra F.\n McDonald-American Rhododendron Society \n 1977-1997"],"text":["Papers of Dr. Sandra F.\n McDonald-American Rhododendron Society \n 1977-1997","10553-ag","ca. 700 items","This collection bears no restrictions.","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities","The papers of Dr. \n         Sandra F. McDonald, ca. 700 items (2\n         Hollinger boxes, .5 linear shelf feet), 1977-1997, consisting\n         of personal and professional correspondence files pertaining\n         to her interest in rhododendrons and the \n         American Rhododendron Society. Dr.\n         McDonald was a member of the \n         American Rhododendron SocietyBylaws\n         Implementation Committee created to formulate a districting\n         plan and to initiate a new election procedure. This is\n         reflected in the folder called \n         American Rhododendron\n         Society-Districting. McDonald has also served as\n         President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Middle Atlantic\n         Chapter of the \n         American Rhododendron Society. She has an\n         advanced degree in horticulture (M.S.) and a doctorate in\n         plant genetics. More frequent correspondents are described\n         below; the rest are summarized in the folder listing.","Her correspondence with \n         William Bedwell, President of the Middle\n         Atlantic Chapter of the \n         American Rhododendron Society, includes\n         several suggested articles and fillers for the MAC Newsletter\n         (Dr. McDonald had been receiving such material as editor of\n         the publication since the inception of the newsletter in\n         1975). They also discuss other Chapter affairs, including\n         controversy over the need to increase dues (1984; 1985 Mar 7\n         \u0026 18, Apr 25); the bronze medal given to \n         Ken McDonaldand \n         Sandra McDonaldfrom MAC (1984 Jun 13);\n         the MAC ratings committee (1984 Nov 7, 12, 14, 19, \u0026 20); \n         Sandra McDonalddeclines the editorship of\n         the \n         American Rhododendron SocietyJournal(1984 Nov 12); rhododendron ratings\n         (1985 Jan 2, Jun 3,7, \u0026 10, Nov 15, 1990 Jun 6, Nov 6);\n         heat study (1985 Jan 14, Feb 2); establishing a test garden in\n         Richmond, Virginia (1985 Jan 29, Feb 15); MAC flower show\n         (1986 Feb 4 through Mar 21); and the \"Anne Glass\" rhododendron\n         (1995 Apr 5, 10, and Jul 19).","Most of her correspondence with \n         John B. Buschmannconsists of discussions\n         about propagation of rhododendrons and material for the MAC\n         newsletter. Other topics include daylilies (1985 Jul 15 \u0026\n         Sep 21; and 1986 Jan, Mar 3); the serviceberry (1986 Apr 5,\n         Jun 9); the extremely bad weather (1986 Aug 12); and the\n         restoration of the \n         Trinity Presbyterian Church, \n         New Canton, Virginia(1987 Sep 11).","Sandra McDonald's correspondence with \n         Austin Kennelldiscusses the rhododendron\n         research fund (1983 Feb 3; 1986 Apr 16); the duties of\n         district directors (1984 Feb 17); dues increases (1984 Feb 17,\n         27, and Mar 7, 19); \n         Dick Chaiken's report (1986 Mar 28);\n         making the older MAC newsletters available (1986 Oct 30-Nov\n         25); and the convention in \n         Williamsburg(1988).","Correspondence with \n         Harry Wiseinclude the following subjects:\n         the MAC Newsletter (1983 Nov 11); rhododendron disease\n         compendium (1986 Dec 18); the \n         BlacksburgAmerican Rhododendron Societymeeting at \n         Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State\n         University, \n         Blacksburg, Virginia(1987 Jan 16, 30; Oct\n         27); nominating committee status reports (1988 Jan 27; 1989\n         Apr 4); MAC meeting ideas (1988 Feb 22, Mar 8); MAC seed\n         exchange (ca. 1988); issues discussed at the \n         American Rhododendron SocietyBoard\n         meetings (1989 Jan 9, 13 \u0026 27; Aug 24); director's report\n         (1989 Apr 4); the printing of the Breeders Roundtable (1989\n         Apr 9); native azalea auction (1989 May 10); \n         Canaan Valleymeeting (1989 Jun 13 \u0026\n         17); \"Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas in the Middle Atlantic\n         States\" by Dr. \n         Sandra McDonald(1990 Mar 5; Apr 5); ideas\n         for celebration of Earth Day at \n         Coonskin Parkand related (1990 Mar 5; Oct\n         4; 1991 Feb 8); references to the Gulf War (1990 Aug 28); ARS\n         finances (1991 Apr 5); the visit of \n         Tricia Coxand \n         Peter Cox(1991 Jun 17); and slides of\n         native azaleas (1991 Dec 23-1992 Feb 14).","See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","University of Virginia. 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They also discuss other Chapter affairs, including\n         controversy over the need to increase dues (1984; 1985 Mar 7\n         \u0026 18, Apr 25); the bronze medal given to \n         Ken McDonaldand \n         Sandra McDonaldfrom MAC (1984 Jun 13);\n         the MAC ratings committee (1984 Nov 7, 12, 14, 19, \u0026 20); \n         Sandra McDonalddeclines the editorship of\n         the \n         American Rhododendron SocietyJournal(1984 Nov 12); rhododendron ratings\n         (1985 Jan 2, Jun 3,7, \u0026 10, Nov 15, 1990 Jun 6, Nov 6);\n         heat study (1985 Jan 14, Feb 2); establishing a test garden in\n         Richmond, Virginia (1985 Jan 29, Feb 15); MAC flower show\n         (1986 Feb 4 through Mar 21); and the \"Anne Glass\" rhododendron\n         (1995 Apr 5, 10, and Jul 19).","Most of her correspondence with \n         John B. Buschmannconsists of discussions\n         about propagation of rhododendrons and material for the MAC\n         newsletter. Other topics include daylilies (1985 Jul 15 \u0026\n         Sep 21; and 1986 Jan, Mar 3); the serviceberry (1986 Apr 5,\n         Jun 9); the extremely bad weather (1986 Aug 12); and the\n         restoration of the \n         Trinity Presbyterian Church, \n         New Canton, Virginia(1987 Sep 11).","Sandra McDonald's correspondence with \n         Austin Kennelldiscusses the rhododendron\n         research fund (1983 Feb 3; 1986 Apr 16); the duties of\n         district directors (1984 Feb 17); dues increases (1984 Feb 17,\n         27, and Mar 7, 19); \n         Dick Chaiken's report (1986 Mar 28);\n         making the older MAC newsletters available (1986 Oct 30-Nov\n         25); and the convention in \n         Williamsburg(1988).","Correspondence with \n         Harry Wiseinclude the following subjects:\n         the MAC Newsletter (1983 Nov 11); rhododendron disease\n         compendium (1986 Dec 18); the \n         BlacksburgAmerican Rhododendron Societymeeting at \n         Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State\n         University, \n         Blacksburg, Virginia(1987 Jan 16, 30; Oct\n         27); nominating committee status reports (1988 Jan 27; 1989\n         Apr 4); MAC meeting ideas (1988 Feb 22, Mar 8); MAC seed\n         exchange (ca. 1988); issues discussed at the \n         American Rhododendron SocietyBoard\n         meetings (1989 Jan 9, 13 \u0026 27; Aug 24); director's report\n         (1989 Apr 4); the printing of the Breeders Roundtable (1989\n         Apr 9); native azalea auction (1989 May 10); \n         Canaan Valleymeeting (1989 Jun 13 \u0026\n         17); \"Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas in the Middle Atlantic\n         States\" by Dr. \n         Sandra McDonald(1990 Mar 5; Apr 5); ideas\n         for celebration of Earth Day at \n         Coonskin Parkand related (1990 Mar 5; Oct\n         4; 1991 Feb 8); references to the Gulf War (1990 Aug 28); ARS\n         finances (1991 Apr 5); the visit of \n         Tricia Coxand \n         Peter Cox(1991 Jun 17); and slides of\n         native azaleas (1991 Dec 23-1992 Feb 14)."],"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. 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The catalogs have all been placed\n         together, and the notebooks' original order has been\n         maintained.","The papers are arranged in three series: 1) Correspondence\n         Files (Boxes 1-8), 2) Papers re the Joseph Gable Study Group\n         (Boxes 9-11), 3) Nursery and Supply Catalogs (Boxes\n         12-17).","George W. Ring is employed by the U.S. Department of\n         Transportation as a highway research engineer and has been a\n         rhododendron enthusiast and hybridizer since about 1964. He\n         has served as the Eastern Chairman of the American\n         Rhododendron Society Ratings Committee, the Chairman of the\n         Gable Study Group, a Director and past President of the\n         Potomac Valley Chapter, and former President of the American\n         Rhododendron Society.","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities","The papers of \n         George Ring IIIof \n         Fairfax, Virginia, consist of 2,832 items\n         (17 Hollinger boxes, 5.5 linear feet), 1925-1987, chiefly\n         correspondence, printed material, working notebooks, and\n         questionnaires, all pertaining to his membership in the \n         American Rhododendron Societyand his\n         interest in the hybridizers of rhododendrons, both\n         contemporary and past.","Ring's correspondence with other rhododendron enthusiasts\n         and members of the \n         American Rhododendron Society, arranged\n         alphabetically by correspondent or topic, constitute the first\n         series of his papers and includes such general topics as\n         advice about growing rhododendrons, the exchange of plants,\n         pollen, seed, and cuttings, orders from nurseries, articles in\n         the \n         Bulletin, and requests that he give talks before various\n         plant societies. Files on several rhododendron projects are\n         also found in this first series.","The most prominent topic in this collection is the stellar\n         contributions of nurseryman and fruit grower \n         Joseph Benson Gable(1886-1972) of \n         Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, in pioneering\n         the development of hardy hybrids of rhododendrons, such as\n         those found in his own special collection at \"Little\n         Woods.\"","Several files in the first series discuss the efforts of\n         the \n         Gable Study Group, a committee of the \n         Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society, formed in 1973, whose objective was to\n         establish a listing of Gable evergreen azaleas and\n         rhododendrons known to be growing in gardens and arboretums.\n         Among these are: correspondence of \n         Caroline Gable, especially about locating\n         old letters between \n         Guy Nearingand Gable; \n         Phil Livingstoneabout the Gable chapter\n         in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; \n         Orlando Prideabout Gable (November 19,\n         1978) and copies of Gable letters (November 28, 1978); \n         Maletta Yatesabout Gable's collaborative\n         relationship with her husband, \n         Henry Yates; and talks by \n         George Ringabout the contributions of\n         Gable (July 1980 and n.d.). Much of the material pertaining to\n         Joe Gableis located in the second series,\n         which will be described later. The results of the work of the \n         Gable Study Groupwas later published as a\n         chapter in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers. \n         George Ringwas the chairman of the \n         Gable Study Group.","Other studies or surveys represented in Ring's papers\n         include: \n         Hybrids and Hybridizersin the correspondence of \n         Phil Livingstonand \n         Frank West; the \n         Nearing Study Group(see also \n         Emil Bohnel, September 11, 1980); the\n         Rating Project which attempted to rate various rhododendrons\n         according to their performance in severe cold and heat\n         conditions (Ring was the \n         Eastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee); and the \"Good Doer\" Rhododendron Survey\n         of all \n         American Rhododendron Societychapters.\n         This survey resulted in a compilation of rhododendrons and\n         azaleas which grow best for each area of the country to be\n         included in the national \n         American Rhododendron Societybook of\n         \"good doers.\"","Talks by \n         George Ringinclude: \"Value of \n         R. Yakusinianumfor\n         Hybridizing\" (October 24, 1982); \"Rhododendrons and Hot\n         Weather\" (September 1980); \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Instructions\" (June 1980); \"The Gable Azaleas\" (July 1980);\n         \"Rhododendron Hybridizing\" (1979); \"Small Rhododendrons and\n         Azaleas for Rock Gardens in the Washington, D.C. Area\"\n         (January 29, 1978); \"Species vs Hybrids\" (January 14, 1978);\n         \"Talk for Peg\" (April 28, 1977); and \"Talk Given at Anna\n         Arundel Community College (September 1975).","Other undated talks include: \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Introductions,\" \"The Best of the East for Western Gardens,\"\n         \"Who is a Hybridizer?, \"An Absolutely Up-to-Date Method of\n         Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas from Seed,\" \"Hybrids and\n         Species Selected by Joseph Gable,\" \"Culture of Rhododendrons\n         and Azaleas,\" and \"Hybridizing and Growing Rhododendrons.\"","Other topics include: Ring's correspondence with \n         Japanese nurserymen such as \n         Kenichi Arisumi, \n         Koichiro Wada(see also \n         Walter Beasley, December 2, 1982), and \n         Hideo Suzuki; the \n         International Rhododendron Body( \n         Ralph Sangster, June 19, 1983); \n         Taiwanspecies of rhododendrons (John\n         Patrick, May 21, 1973); \"A Fifty Year Report on Rhododendrons\n         in Western Pennsylvania\" by \n         Orlando Pride; \"hardy\" forms of\n         rhododendron species ( \n         Esther Berry, December 1, 1977); and a\n         photograph of \n         John Wister, \n         Frank West, \n         Raymondand \n         Jane Goodrichand \n         George Ring, 1975 (see \n         John Wister).","The second series contains several notebooks of research\n         material pertaining to \n         Joseph Gableand his career as a\n         hybridizer and other material which formed the basis for two\n         chapters in the book, \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers, \"Joseph Benson Gable\" and \"Contemporary\n         Hybridizers.\"","Several of these notebooks contain copies of old letters\n         between Gable and \n         Guy Nearing(1890-?), who corresponded\n         (ca. 1930-1950) about hybridizing thousands of rhododendrons\n         and exchanged ideas and methods, and letters between Gable and\n         Henryand \n         Maletta Yatesof \n         Frostburg, Maryland. Yates collaborated\n         with Gable for many years, growing many of Gable's seedlings\n         and developing several azalea and rhododendron hybrids from\n         them.","Other notebooks include: one with articles about\n         rhododendrons from \n         The National Horticultural Magazine(1932-1952); four of \n         Joe Gable's own working notebooks\n         concerning rhododendrons, including notes of his hybrids\n         (1925-1935), a rhododendron bed list (1932), inventory (1936)\n         and azalea cuttings (1936); a notebook containing the\n         questionnaires sent out to Eastern rhododendron hybridizers in\n         order to identify contemporary hybridizers working to develop\n         attractive plants hardy for particular areas of the country\n         for a chapter in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; a working notebook for \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; a notebook containing the \n         Gable Study GroupReturns used for the\n         Gable chapter; and a Gable notebook which contains transcripts\n         of the notebooks and file cards kept by Gable and other\n         miscellaneous material relevant to the \n         Gable Study Group.","A third series contains an alphabetical arrangement of\n         various nursery and supply company catalogs.","See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","University of Virginia. 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Roland Schroeder,\n                  Jr.","Holsonbach,\n                     [Alin]","Kehr,\n                     August","Kellam,\n                     Don","Kennell,\n                     Austin","King, Robert\n                     P.","Kuhn,\n                     Howard","Leach, David\n                     G.","Lehmann, Carl\n                     Adam","Livingston,\n                     Phil","McDonald,\n                     Sandra","May,\n                     Marion","Maynard,\n                     Walter","Miller,\n                     George","Mossman, Frank\n                     D.","Murcott,\n                     Richard","Neal, John","Nearing, Guy\n                  G.","Oleri,\n                     Mary","Orr,\n                     Porter","Parker,\n                  Ed","Patrick,\n                     John","Pennington,\n                     Ralph W.","Phetteplace, Carl H.","Potter, Basil\n                     C.","Pride, Orlando\n                     S.","Rachinsky,\n                     Mike","Ring, Tom","Rosenthal,\n                     Jack","Sangster,\n                     Ralph C. J.","Shammarello, Anthony","Sheild,\n                     Francis Warren","Shevchenko,\n                     Terry","Skonieczny,\n                     Jim","Smith,\n                     A.W.","Smith,\n                     Cecil","Spady, Herbert\n                     A.","Steele,\n                     Dick","Suzuki,\n                     Hideo","Thomson,\n                     William","Ticknor,\n                     Robert L.","Tolstead, W.\n                     L.","Wada K.","Ward, Cyril\n                     H.","West,\n                     Franklin Howard","White,\n                     Frank","Wildfong,\n                     Milton","Wister, John\n                     C.","Withers, D.\n                     D.","Wrzesinski, Conrad J.","Yates,\n                     Maletta","Gable,\n                  Joseph","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","American Rhododendron Society","Gable Study Group","Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society","Nearing Study Group","Eastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee","International Rhododendron Body","American Horticultural\n                     Society","Azalea Society of America","Berry Garden","Bovees Nursery","Dexter Rhododendron Cultivar","Robin Hill Azaleas","Potomac Valley\n                  Chapter","Holly Hills, Inc.","LEM Nursery","Linwood Hardy Azaleas","Massachusetts Chapter","National Arboretum","Pacific Rhododendron Society","Planting Fields Arboretum","Pollen Bank","Potomac Valley Chapter","Royal Horticultural Society","Species Foundation","University of Washington\n                     Arboretum","Gable Rhododendron Study\n                  Group","Gable Study\n                  Group"],"access_terms_ssm":["See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Mr. George Ring III of Fairfax, Virginia, gave his\n            papers to the Library on February 10, 1988."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["2832 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\u003eThe original alphabetical arrangement of this collection\n         has been preserved, with the individual folders in reverse\n         chronological order. The catalogs have all been placed\n         together, and the notebooks' original order has been\n         maintained.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe papers are arranged in three series: 1) Correspondence\n         Files (Boxes 1-8), 2) Papers re the Joseph Gable Study Group\n         (Boxes 9-11), 3) Nursery and Supply Catalogs (Boxes\n         12-17).\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Organization"],"arrangement_tesim":["The original alphabetical arrangement of this collection\n         has been preserved, with the individual folders in reverse\n         chronological order. The catalogs have all been placed\n         together, and the notebooks' original order has been\n         maintained.","The papers are arranged in three series: 1) Correspondence\n         Files (Boxes 1-8), 2) Papers re the Joseph Gable Study Group\n         (Boxes 9-11), 3) Nursery and Supply Catalogs (Boxes\n         12-17)."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGeorge W. Ring is employed by the U.S. Department of\n         Transportation as a highway research engineer and has been a\n         rhododendron enthusiast and hybridizer since about 1964. He\n         has served as the Eastern Chairman of the American\n         Rhododendron Society Ratings Committee, the Chairman of the\n         Gable Study Group, a Director and past President of the\n         Potomac Valley Chapter, and former President of the American\n         Rhododendron Society.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["George W. Ring is employed by the U.S. Department of\n         Transportation as a highway research engineer and has been a\n         rhododendron enthusiast and hybridizer since about 1964. He\n         has served as the Eastern Chairman of the American\n         Rhododendron Society Ratings Committee, the Chairman of the\n         Gable Study Group, a Director and past President of the\n         Potomac Valley Chapter, and former President of the American\n         Rhododendron Society."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGeorge Ring III\n            Papers, Accession 10553-h, Special Collections Department, University of\n         Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"prefercite_tesim":["George Ring III\n            Papers, Accession 10553-h, 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 \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring III\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFairfax, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, consist of 2,832 items\n         (17 Hollinger boxes, 5.5 linear feet), 1925-1987, chiefly\n         correspondence, printed material, working notebooks, and\n         questionnaires, all pertaining to his membership in the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003eand his\n         interest in the hybridizers of rhododendrons, both\n         contemporary and past.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eRing's correspondence with other rhododendron enthusiasts\n         and members of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, arranged\n         alphabetically by correspondent or topic, constitute the first\n         series of his papers and includes such general topics as\n         advice about growing rhododendrons, the exchange of plants,\n         pollen, seed, and cuttings, orders from nurseries, articles in\n         the \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBulletin\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, and requests that he give talks before various\n         plant societies. Files on several rhododendron projects are\n         also found in this first series.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe most prominent topic in this collection is the stellar\n         contributions of nurseryman and fruit grower \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Benson Gable\u003c/persname\u003e(1886-1972) of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eStewartstown, Pennsylvania\u003c/geogname\u003e, in pioneering\n         the development of hardy hybrids of rhododendrons, such as\n         those found in his own special collection at \"Little\n         Woods.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeveral files in the first series discuss the efforts of\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003e, a committee of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003ePotomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, formed in 1973, whose objective was to\n         establish a listing of Gable evergreen azaleas and\n         rhododendrons known to be growing in gardens and arboretums.\n         Among these are: correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCaroline Gable\u003c/persname\u003e, especially about locating\n         old letters between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGuy Nearing\u003c/persname\u003eand Gable; \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePhil Livingstone\u003c/persname\u003eabout the Gable chapter\n         in \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eOrlando Pride\u003c/persname\u003eabout Gable (November 19,\n         1978) and copies of Gable letters (November 28, 1978); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMaletta Yates\u003c/persname\u003eabout Gable's collaborative\n         relationship with her husband, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Yates\u003c/persname\u003e; and talks by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring\u003c/persname\u003eabout the contributions of\n         Gable (July 1980 and n.d.). Much of the material pertaining to\n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoe Gable\u003c/persname\u003eis located in the second series,\n         which will be described later. The results of the work of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003ewas later published as a\n         chapter in \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring\u003c/persname\u003ewas the chairman of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eOther studies or surveys represented in Ring's papers\n         include: \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ein the correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePhil Livingston\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrank West\u003c/persname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNearing Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003e(see also \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEmil Bohnel\u003c/persname\u003e, September 11, 1980); the\n         Rating Project which attempted to rate various rhododendrons\n         according to their performance in severe cold and heat\n         conditions (Ring was the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eEastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e); and the \"Good Doer\" Rhododendron Survey\n         of all \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003echapters.\n         This survey resulted in a compilation of rhododendrons and\n         azaleas which grow best for each area of the country to be\n         included in the national \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003ebook of\n         \"good doers.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eTalks by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring\u003c/persname\u003einclude: \"Value of \n         \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eR. Yakusinianum\u003c/emph\u003efor\n         Hybridizing\" (October 24, 1982); \"Rhododendrons and Hot\n         Weather\" (September 1980); \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Instructions\" (June 1980); \"The Gable Azaleas\" (July 1980);\n         \"Rhododendron Hybridizing\" (1979); \"Small Rhododendrons and\n         Azaleas for Rock Gardens in the Washington, D.C. Area\"\n         (January 29, 1978); \"Species vs Hybrids\" (January 14, 1978);\n         \"Talk for Peg\" (April 28, 1977); and \"Talk Given at Anna\n         Arundel Community College (September 1975).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eOther undated talks include: \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Introductions,\" \"The Best of the East for Western Gardens,\"\n         \"Who is a Hybridizer?, \"An Absolutely Up-to-Date Method of\n         Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas from Seed,\" \"Hybrids and\n         Species Selected by Joseph Gable,\" \"Culture of Rhododendrons\n         and Azaleas,\" and \"Hybridizing and Growing Rhododendrons.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eOther topics include: Ring's correspondence with \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eJapan\u003c/geogname\u003eese nurserymen such as \n         \u003cpersname\u003eKenichi Arisumi\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eKoichiro Wada\u003c/persname\u003e(see also \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Beasley\u003c/persname\u003e, December 2, 1982), and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHideo Suzuki\u003c/persname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eInternational Rhododendron Body\u003c/corpname\u003e( \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRalph Sangster\u003c/persname\u003e, June 19, 1983); \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eTaiwan\u003c/geogname\u003especies of rhododendrons (John\n         Patrick, May 21, 1973); \"A Fifty Year Report on Rhododendrons\n         in Western Pennsylvania\" by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eOrlando Pride\u003c/persname\u003e; \"hardy\" forms of\n         rhododendron species ( \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEsther Berry\u003c/persname\u003e, December 1, 1977); and a\n         photograph of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Wister\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrank West\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname normal=\"Raymond Goodrich\"\u003eRaymond\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJane Goodrich\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring\u003c/persname\u003e, 1975 (see \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Wister\u003c/persname\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe second series contains several notebooks of research\n         material pertaining to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Gable\u003c/persname\u003eand his career as a\n         hybridizer and other material which formed the basis for two\n         chapters in the book, \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, \"Joseph Benson Gable\" and \"Contemporary\n         Hybridizers.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeveral of these notebooks contain copies of old letters\n         between Gable and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGuy Nearing\u003c/persname\u003e(1890-?), who corresponded\n         (ca. 1930-1950) about hybridizing thousands of rhododendrons\n         and exchanged ideas and methods, and letters between Gable and\n         \u003cpersname normal=\"Henry Yates\"\u003eHenry\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMaletta Yates\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFrostburg, Maryland\u003c/geogname\u003e. Yates collaborated\n         with Gable for many years, growing many of Gable's seedlings\n         and developing several azalea and rhododendron hybrids from\n         them.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eOther notebooks include: one with articles about\n         rhododendrons from \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe National Horticultural Magazine\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(1932-1952); four of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoe Gable\u003c/persname\u003e's own working notebooks\n         concerning rhododendrons, including notes of his hybrids\n         (1925-1935), a rhododendron bed list (1932), inventory (1936)\n         and azalea cuttings (1936); a notebook containing the\n         questionnaires sent out to Eastern rhododendron hybridizers in\n         order to identify contemporary hybridizers working to develop\n         attractive plants hardy for particular areas of the country\n         for a chapter in \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; a working notebook for \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; a notebook containing the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003eReturns used for the\n         Gable chapter; and a Gable notebook which contains transcripts\n         of the notebooks and file cards kept by Gable and other\n         miscellaneous material relevant to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eA third series contains an alphabetical arrangement of\n         various nursery and supply company catalogs.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The papers of \n         George Ring IIIof \n         Fairfax, Virginia, consist of 2,832 items\n         (17 Hollinger boxes, 5.5 linear feet), 1925-1987, chiefly\n         correspondence, printed material, working notebooks, and\n         questionnaires, all pertaining to his membership in the \n         American Rhododendron Societyand his\n         interest in the hybridizers of rhododendrons, both\n         contemporary and past.","Ring's correspondence with other rhododendron enthusiasts\n         and members of the \n         American Rhododendron Society, arranged\n         alphabetically by correspondent or topic, constitute the first\n         series of his papers and includes such general topics as\n         advice about growing rhododendrons, the exchange of plants,\n         pollen, seed, and cuttings, orders from nurseries, articles in\n         the \n         Bulletin, and requests that he give talks before various\n         plant societies. Files on several rhododendron projects are\n         also found in this first series.","The most prominent topic in this collection is the stellar\n         contributions of nurseryman and fruit grower \n         Joseph Benson Gable(1886-1972) of \n         Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, in pioneering\n         the development of hardy hybrids of rhododendrons, such as\n         those found in his own special collection at \"Little\n         Woods.\"","Several files in the first series discuss the efforts of\n         the \n         Gable Study Group, a committee of the \n         Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society, formed in 1973, whose objective was to\n         establish a listing of Gable evergreen azaleas and\n         rhododendrons known to be growing in gardens and arboretums.\n         Among these are: correspondence of \n         Caroline Gable, especially about locating\n         old letters between \n         Guy Nearingand Gable; \n         Phil Livingstoneabout the Gable chapter\n         in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers; \n         Orlando Prideabout Gable (November 19,\n         1978) and copies of Gable letters (November 28, 1978); \n         Maletta Yatesabout Gable's collaborative\n         relationship with her husband, \n         Henry Yates; and talks by \n         George Ringabout the contributions of\n         Gable (July 1980 and n.d.). Much of the material pertaining to\n         Joe Gableis located in the second series,\n         which will be described later. The results of the work of the \n         Gable Study Groupwas later published as a\n         chapter in \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers. \n         George Ringwas the chairman of the \n         Gable Study Group.","Other studies or surveys represented in Ring's papers\n         include: \n         Hybrids and Hybridizersin the correspondence of \n         Phil Livingstonand \n         Frank West; the \n         Nearing Study Group(see also \n         Emil Bohnel, September 11, 1980); the\n         Rating Project which attempted to rate various rhododendrons\n         according to their performance in severe cold and heat\n         conditions (Ring was the \n         Eastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee); and the \"Good Doer\" Rhododendron Survey\n         of all \n         American Rhododendron Societychapters.\n         This survey resulted in a compilation of rhododendrons and\n         azaleas which grow best for each area of the country to be\n         included in the national \n         American Rhododendron Societybook of\n         \"good doers.\"","Talks by \n         George Ringinclude: \"Value of \n         R. Yakusinianumfor\n         Hybridizing\" (October 24, 1982); \"Rhododendrons and Hot\n         Weather\" (September 1980); \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Instructions\" (June 1980); \"The Gable Azaleas\" (July 1980);\n         \"Rhododendron Hybridizing\" (1979); \"Small Rhododendrons and\n         Azaleas for Rock Gardens in the Washington, D.C. Area\"\n         (January 29, 1978); \"Species vs Hybrids\" (January 14, 1978);\n         \"Talk for Peg\" (April 28, 1977); and \"Talk Given at Anna\n         Arundel Community College (September 1975).","Other undated talks include: \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Introductions,\" \"The Best of the East for Western Gardens,\"\n         \"Who is a Hybridizer?, \"An Absolutely Up-to-Date Method of\n         Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas from Seed,\" \"Hybrids and\n         Species Selected by Joseph Gable,\" \"Culture of Rhododendrons\n         and Azaleas,\" and \"Hybridizing and Growing Rhododendrons.\"","Other topics include: Ring's correspondence with \n         Japanese nurserymen such as \n         Kenichi Arisumi, \n         Koichiro Wada(see also \n         Walter Beasley, December 2, 1982), and \n         Hideo Suzuki; the \n         International Rhododendron Body( \n         Ralph Sangster, June 19, 1983); \n         Taiwanspecies of rhododendrons (John\n         Patrick, May 21, 1973); \"A Fifty Year Report on Rhododendrons\n         in Western Pennsylvania\" by \n         Orlando Pride; \"hardy\" forms of\n         rhododendron species ( \n         Esther Berry, December 1, 1977); and a\n         photograph of \n         John Wister, \n         Frank West, \n         Raymondand \n         Jane Goodrichand \n         George Ring, 1975 (see \n         John Wister).","The second series contains several notebooks of research\n         material pertaining to \n         Joseph Gableand his career as a\n         hybridizer and other material which formed the basis for two\n         chapters in the book, \n         Hybrids and Hybridizers, \"Joseph Benson Gable\" and \"Contemporary\n         Hybridizers.\"","Several of these notebooks contain copies of old letters\n         between Gable and \n         Guy Nearing(1890-?), who corresponded\n         (ca. 1930-1950) about hybridizing thousands of rhododendrons\n         and exchanged ideas and methods, and letters between Gable and\n         Henryand \n         Maletta Yatesof \n         Frostburg, Maryland. 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