Papers of the Middle Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society [manuscript], 1931-1981.

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Papers of the Middle Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society [manuscript], 1931-1981.

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Papers contain correspondence, by-laws, financial record books, minutes of the national Board of Directors' meetings, records of the Awards and Publications committees, and membership lists. Middle Atlantic chapter papers contain the records of the Secretary Treasurer, membership lists and correspondence. Topics include a controversy over the transfer of Research and Education Funds to the Research Foundation Account, the 1961 International Rhododendron Conference, national conventions especially 1980, the 1970 Pacific conference, the pollen bank, and the rhododendron rating project to classify varieties by height, hardiness, etc. Also the species glossary, the seed exchange program, the establishment of the Oregon test garden, the formation of the Middle Atlantic chapter, gold medal nominations for outstanding contributors to the society, a commemorative stamp, and the maintenance of rhododendron habitats in the Great Smokies. Correspondents include Dr. J. Harold Clarke, Edward B. Dunn, Fred C. Galle, Ruth Hansen, August Kehr, David Goheen Leach, Alfred S. Martin, Dr. Carl H. Phetteplace, George W. Ring, III, and Dr. Robert L. Ticknor.

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