Michaux Garden records, 1943-1949.

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Michaux Garden records, 1943-1949.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36794081

Records consist of correspondence, plats, and other items. Correspondence (1946-1949) chiefly consists of letters between Mrs. Ellison A. Williams, chairman of the Michaux Garden Committee of the Garden Club, and various government officials including Senator Burnet R. Maybank and Representative L. Mendel Rivers. Letters concern the Garden Club's efforts to acquire and preserve the site of a garden (or nursery) near Charleston (S.C.) established by the French botanist Andre Michaux (1746-1802). Plats (1943) are of the Charleston Army Air Base and a tract of land there which was the site of the Michaux Garden. Other items include newspaper clippings; and notes tracing title to the property on which the Michaux Garden was located.

ca. 50 items.

South Carolina Historical Society

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Garden Club of Charleston.

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Charleston, S.C. club founded in 1922 to advance gardening in the city. From the description of Michaux Garden records, 1943-1949. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794081 ...

Michaux, André, 1746-1802

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André Michaux was a French botanist and traveler. From the guide to the Botanical journal in North America, 1787-1796, 1787-1796, (American Philosophical Society) From the guide to the Documents on his botanizing in the United States, 1785-1807, 1785-1807, (American Philosophical Society) André Michaux, French botanist, was the first botanical explorer to travel widely in North America. André Michaux's botanical career started off amidst difficult times; his wife ...