Papers of Ernest Braunton, 1889-1943 (bulk 1920-1937).

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Papers of Ernest Braunton, 1889-1943 (bulk 1920-1937).

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The collection contains 69 items. There are three manuscripts, including an essay about horticulturist Theodore Payne and a poem read before the Illinois Association of Los Angeles, California. The 40 items in the correspondence section are arranged by author. Most of the correspondence is composed of replies to Ernest Braunton's inquiries regarding various horticultural statistic and facts. Other letters, including those from Walter Raymond, are in regard to the operation and dissolution of the Southern California Horticultural Society. The 26 items in the ephemera section are arranged alphabetically by type. The majority of the ephemera are records and documents of the Southern California Horticultural Society. There is also a pamphlet on Point Lomos, California. Subjects in the collection include: history of agriculture in California; Horticulturalists of California; and history of horticulture in California. Notable participants include: H. M. Butterfield, Newton Drury, Gustavus Eisen, Francesco Franceschi, Theodore Lukens, Woodbridge Metcalf, Walter Raymond, Forrest Shreve, H. A. Spoehr, J. Harrison Wright, California Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Carnegie Institution of Washington's Division of Plant Biology, Los Angeles Time, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, US Bureau of Plant Industry, US Forest Service, University of California's College of Agriculture and the University of Riverside's College of Natural and Agriculture Sciences.

69 items.1 box.

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Spoehr, H. A. (Herman Augustus), 1885-1954

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Payne, Theodore.

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Shreve, Forrest, 1878-1950

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Forrest Shreve was a botanist and desert plant ecologist. He served on the staff of the Desert Botanical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution, Tucson, Arizona, from 1908 to 1929, and as director from 1929 to 1938. From the guide to the Forrest Shreve photographs, 1902-1940 (bulk 1914-1936), (University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections) Botanist, desert plant ecologist; on the staff of the Desert Botanical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution, Tucson, Arizona, fr...

Metcalf, Woodbridge, 1888-

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Southern California Horticultural Society

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Carnegie Institution of Washington. Division of Plant Biology

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University of California (1868-1952). College of Agriculture

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Rancho Santa Ana botanic garden

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Butterfield, H. M. (Harry Morton), 1887-

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Harry M. Butterfield served as an Agricultural Extension Specialist at the University of California (1914-1955); Garden Editor, for the Oakland Tribune (1955-1960); and President of the California Horticultural Society. From the description of Papers, 1860-1970. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 54859294 Biography Biographical Narrative Harry Morton Butterfield...

Raymond, Walter.

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Wright, J. Harrison.

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United States. Forest Service

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The evolution of the USDA Forest Service is rooted in the General Provision Act of l89l in which Congress authorized the President to designate particular areas of the forested public domain to be set aside as "reserves" for future use. The number and size of these reserves increased notably in l897 when the President was authorized to establish reserves in order to protect watersheds, to preserve timber, and to provide lumber for local use. There was no provision for management or...

United States. Bureau of Plant Industry

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The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) formed in 1901 as a major consolidation of several independent units that all had in common the research of plant and crop science. The BPI had a major focus on doing its experimentation on farms. For its first forty years, the main research center for BPI was the Arlington (Virginia) Experimental farm. In addidition, the bureau investigated problems related to crop pests, and it also provided instruction programs for farmers around the country. Other major are...

Braunton, Ernest.

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Ernest Braunton, horticulturist and author of The garden beautiful in California, was born in London, England in 1868. He immigrated with his parents to Iowa in 1872. He moved to Los Angeles in 1887 and married Addie M. Kirkpatrick two years later. They had five children together. Braunton's first agricultural project was Singleton Court, the home of mining millionaire John Singleton. The popularity of Singleton Court helped establish Braunton as a respected consultant of landscape design and ho...

Franceschi, Francesco, 1843-1924

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Los Angeles Times (Firm)

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Biography The Times building at First and Broadway, Los Angeles, was dynamited by union terrorists on Oct. 1, 1910; 20 employees were killed, many injured, and the building destroyed; James B. McNamara and John J. McNamara signed a confession admitting their guilt for the bombing, Dec. 2, 1911. From the guide to the Collection of photographs related to the Los Angeles Times bombing, ca. 1912, (University of California, Los Angeles...

Drury, Newton Bishop, 1889-

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Conservationist. From the description of Parks and Redwoods, 1919-1971 : oral history, 1972. With introductions by Horace M. Albright and DeWitt Nelson. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122445603 From the description of Reminiscences of Newton Bishop Drury : oral history, 1972. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309744063 Drury (1889-1978), served as director of the National Park Service from 1940 to 1950. From the descripti...

Lukens, Theodore Parker, 1848-1918

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Theodore P. Lukens was a conservationist and pioneer community leader in Pasadena, CA. Born in Ohio, he came to California with his wife in 1880. He became active in business and municipal affairs, serving as president of the Board of Trustees of the city of Pasadena in 1890-92 and 1894-95. Lukens was a friend of John Muir and promoted many conservation causes. He served as supervisor of the Angeles National Forest in the San Gabriel Mountains from 1905-07 and throughout his career held various ...

Eisen, Gustavus A., 1847-1940

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