Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation collection, 1938-2007 bulk 1952-1998.

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Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation collection, 1938-2007 bulk 1952-1998.

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The Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation Collection spans the years 1938-2007, with the bulk of the material falling between 1952 and 1998. The collection contains material relating to the Foundation's administration and to its work to identify and promote shade trees, California native plants, and drought-tolerant plants appropriate to California's Mediterranean climate. The collection includes newsletters, minutes of the Board of Trustees, patent records, project plans, specimen data sheets, and a large series of photographs documenting both Foundation staff and horticultural specimens. Also present is a small series of ephemera and realia and a 16mm print of "Native Trees and Shrubs for California Gardens."

47.4 linear ft.

University of California, Davis, Shields Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7010596

University of California, Davis, Shields Library

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University of California, Davis. Library

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Mostly 19th and early 20th century programs, including a large group of souvenir programs. From the description of Theatre programs collection: United States, 1800-2005. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 77008484 Material was collected by the Department of Special Collections as part of the African American History Collection. From the description of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. statements, speeches, and other material, 1963-1969. (University ...

Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation.

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The Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation (SHRF) was founded in 1952 by a small group committed to improving western horticulture. Named after the location of its original headquarters on Verde Vista Lane in Saratoga, California, the SHRF grew out of nurseryman Ray Hartman's vision of a horticultural experiment station for developing hardy, reliable trees and shrubs for the California landscape. Hartman engaged his longtime friend Maunsell Van Rensselaer, a horticulturalist, and a handful o...