Seibert, Russell H. (Russell Howard), 1908-2000
Variant namesRussell J. Seibert was a horticulturist, botanist, and director of Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. in botany from George Washington University in St. Louis. Water lilies were his original area of research interest, and Dr. Seibert had a long association with Shaw Gardens in St. Louis.
In the 1940s he joined the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and began research in plant genetics in Haiti, Peru, and Costa Rica. In 1950 he became head of the arboretum department at the Los Angeles Botanical Gardens. In 1955 he became director of Longwood Gardens, a position he held until his retirement in 1979.
From the description of Papers, 1927-1929. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122458708
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| creatorOf | Seibert, Russell Jacob. Horticultura Peirceana Chester County's horticultural heritage, the Peirce Arboretum (Peirce's Park) located and preserved on Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pa. / by R.J. Seibert. | Longwood Gardens Library | |
| creatorOf | Seibert, Russell J., 1914- . Papers, 1927-1929. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| referencedIn | Longwood Gardens, Inc. Office of Director. Records, 1955-1979. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| creatorOf | Seibert, Russell H. (Russell Howard), 1908-2000. Russell Seibert collection, 1961-1990. | Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library |
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| associatedWith | American Horticultural Council. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Baker Furniture Company (Holland Mich.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Chamber of Commerce (Kalamazoo, Mich.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Citizens' Task Force (Kalamazoo, Mich.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Connable, Alfred. | person |
| associatedWith | Kalamazoo State Hospital (Mich.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Longwood Gardens, Inc. Office of Director. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, Pa.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ministerial Alliance (Kalamazoo, Mich.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Outlook Club (Kalamazoo, Mich.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Peirce Arboretum. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Praus, Alexis A. | person |
| associatedWith | Sweet, Lucien. | person |
| associatedWith | Western Michigan University. Archives and Regional History Collections. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1908-07-03
Death 2000-02-06
