Papers of Gretchen Harshbarger, 1926-1989.

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Papers of Gretchen Harshbarger, 1926-1989.

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The papers consist of clippings, correspondence, photographs, writings, and other documents pertaining to Harshbarger's professional activities as well as information about her education, family, and awards. Included also are landscape designs she developed for Iowa City clients, including plans for churches, the city of Iowa City, a school, and many residential properties.

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Iowa Women's Archives

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Project Green (Iowa City, Iowa)

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Project Green grew out of Citizens for a Better Iowa City in March 1968. The group has planted hundreds of trees and shrubs, created downtown parks, and worked to encourage cooperative efforts to conserve natural areas and beautify the Iowa City area. From the description of Project Green records, 1967-1998. (Iowa Sate Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 48838242 ...

Harshbarger, Gretchen, 1906-

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Professional landscape architect, author, and photographer; author of The flower family album (1940) and McCall's garden book (1968); garden editor of Household magazine and American homes; president of the Garden Writers' Association of American and the American Hemerocallis Society; recipient of numerous national and local awards for her contributions to horticulture. A resident of Iowa City, Iowa, Harshbarger is noted for founding Project Green in that community. She died in 1989. ...