Records of the Association for the Arnold Arboretum, 1953-1958

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Records of the Association for the Arnold Arboretum, 1953-1958

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The Association for the Arnold Arboretum, Inc. was a nonprofit Massachusetts corporation founded to aid in the protection, preservation, support, and advancement of the Arnold Arboretum. The Association was organized in July 1953 in response to the controversial "Bailey Plan," which would have removed resources from Jamaica Plain to Cambridge. The records document the history, activities, and interests of this group.

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Harvard University Archives.

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