Papers of the Arnold Family 1781-1868

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Papers of the Arnold Family 1781-1868

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This collection consists of correspondence between the administration of the Arnold Arboretum and the Fogg Art Museum regarding the loan of the painting of James Arnold and his family; biographical sketches of Arnold; a printed copy of his will; printed funeral sermons for Arnold and his wife; information on Henry H. Crapo, an associate; information about Arnold's home in New Bedford; genealogical information about the Rotch and Arnold families; reproduction photographs, paintings and engravings of James Arnold and a framed picture of Arnold's daughter.

0.5 linear ft. 1 box

Harvard University, Arnold Arboretum, Horticultural Library, Jamacia Plain

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Arnold Arboretum

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The planning for the Arnold Arboretum Centennial celebration began in 1967 when Dr. Richard A. Howard, Arboretum Director from 1954-1978, appointed committees of supporters and visiting-committee members to raise funds for the upcoming event. The week-long celebration (May 21-28, 1972) opened with a banquet in a downtown Boston hotel that featured an address by William T. Stearn, famous taxonomist and botanist from the British Museum of Natural History. Events included a daylong symposium on "Po...

Arnold Family

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James Arnold, son of Thomas and Mary (Brown) Arnold, was born in Providence, Rhode Island on September 9, 1781. His parents were members of the Society of Friends and he was raised in the Quaker faith. He came to New Bedford, Massachusetts as a youth to enter into the business of William Rotch, Jr. a merchant of the city whose family had established the whaling industry in New England prior to the American Revolution. Arnold later became a partner and married Rotch's dau...

Arnold, James, 1781-1868

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