Papers of Alfred J. Fordham, 1929 - 1996.

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Papers of Alfred J. Fordham, 1929 - 1996.

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The collection covers Fordham's arrival at the Arboretum in 1929 at the age of 18 and includes correspondence from the 1960s to the 1980s, primarily concerned with plant propagation issues specific to various species. Included in the collection are a bibliography, slected publications, newspaper clippings, photographs, 35mm color slides, letters of recommendation and a cassette tape interview.

8 linear inches (2 boxes).

Harvard University, Botany Libraries

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Harvard University, Botany Libraries

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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...

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Fordham, Alfred J., 1911-

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Alfred J. Fordham was born January 22, 1911, in Roslindale, Massachusetts. . Fordham's father was the superintendent of the R & J Farquhar Company, a leading nursery and importer of rare plants that were introduced by Charles Sargent and E. H. Wilson. Following the advice of his father and E.H. Wilson, Al Fordham came directly to the Arnold Arboretum as a student trainee in 1929. He would continue his association with the Arboretum until his retirement in 1977, rising to the position of chie...