Records, 1889-1991

Massachusetts Horticultural Society

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The Arnold Arboretum has had a long association with its sister institution the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. However, it was during Donald Wyman's tenure as Horticulturist of the Arnold Arboretum, from 1935 to 1969, that the relationship florished. In addition to being a Trustee of the Society, Wyman also served on many of the Society's committees. The various Prize Committes required visiting many Massachusetts' estates and gardens and these visits were often documented through photogra...

Fresh Pond Reservation (Cambridge, Mass.)

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Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts

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Prior to 1927 the garden clubs of the state had registered with Mr. Edward I. Farungton, Secretary of Massachusetts Horticultural Society and had been called together by him at intervals for informal meetings. As the number of clubs increased, horticulturally minded persons recognized a force which might unite as a useful factor for beauty throughout the state, A Constitution and By-Laws were accepted in 1928 and seventeen clubs became the core of the Federation. From the description...

Manning, Warren H. (Warren Henry), 1860-1938

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Landscape designer. From the description of The Mayfield Country Club report, 1915 / Warren H. Manning. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 19898879 Warren H. Manning was a well known Massachusetts landscape designer. He was a promoter of National Parks. From the guide to the Warren H. Manning Papers, 1925-1928, (Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.) Landscape architect Warren Henry Man...

Howe, Lois Lilley, 1864-1964

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Architect, of Cambridge, Mass.; attended MIT School of Architecture, the only woman in a class of 65 males, completing the program in 1890. In 1893 opened what would soon become the only all-female architectural firm in Boston and in 1894 designed her first house, the Alfred C. Potter residence in Cambridge. Her firm expanded becoming successively Lois Lilley Howe & Manning in 1913 and Howe, Manning & Almy in 1926 as draftsmen Eleanor Manning and Mary Almy were taken on as partners. The ...

Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

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Eliot served as president of Harvard University (1869-1909). From the description of Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339031 Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was President of Harvard University from March 12, 1869 to May 19, 1909. He also taught mathematics and chemistry at Harvard University (1858-1863) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865-1869). Eliot was one of the most influential educa...

Steele, Fletcher

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Architect. Full name: John Fletcher Steele. Born 1889; died 1971. From the description of Papers of Fletcher Steele, 1926-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 74986275 Fletcher Steele, landscape architect of Boston, Massachusetts. From the description of Wyoming. Cheyenne to Dubois by automobile, Dubois to Moran by wagon. Being observations made on a trip with the Bishop of Wyoming, Nathaniel Seymour Thomas and his guests /by Fletcher Steele, 1914. (Unknown). Wor...

Garden Club of America

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Cambridge Plant and Garden Club.

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The Cambridge Plant Club, originally known as the Floricultural Society, was founded in 1889 and was one of the earliest garden clubs formed in the United States. It was intended to be a club for women with an interest in the "serious study of horticulture." In 1966 the Cambridge Plant Club merged with the Cambridge Garden Club (which had been begun by younger, less-experienced gardeners in 1938) to form the Cambridge Plant and Garden Club (CPGC). Over time, the club's objectives ha...