Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium records, 1935-1960.

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Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium records, 1935-1960.

Minutes of the Bailey Hortorium Advisory Committee, and correspondence and manuscripts about the hortorium. Also, photocopy of "Aims, Ideals, and Purposes of the Hortorium," by L. H. Bailey (typescript), 1935.

10 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7905057

Cornell University Library

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Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954.

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Liberty Hyde Bailey was instrumental in separating Horticulture from Botany and establishing it as a distinct scientific pursuit. Born on a farm in Michigan in 1858, Liberty Hyde Bailey graduated from the Michigan Agricultural College with a degree in botany. After working with the renowned botanist Asa Gray at Harvard, he returned to Michigan to teach horticulture and landscape gardening. In 1888, he came to Cornell to build a new curriculum in practical and experimental horticulture. In 1904, ...

Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium

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