William Henry Judd (1888-1946) Papers, 1913-1946.

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William Henry Judd (1888-1946) Papers, 1913-1946.

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The William Judd papers document Judd's activities at the Arnold Arboretum as well as his activities as a member of the horticultural community. Included are the diaries and essays, correspondence, accession and field note records, weather reports, and portrait photographs of William Judd. The correspondence reflects the active role of the Arboretum in propagation and distribution of introductions to individuals, nurseries, and other botanical establishments, spanning the years from 1920 - 1946. The letters include discussions of propagation and cultivation with colleagues, plant identifications for individuals and institutions, and requests for plant material. The Judd diaries are an account of his life from 1887 - 1946 and include descriptions, critiques, and plant lists of visits to famous gardens and estates, such as Edinburgh and Kew, Versailles Gardens, Hunnewell Estate, and Reef Point.

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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...

Judd, William H. 1888-1946

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William H. Judd was born in Preston Brook, Cheshire, England in 1888, the son of a superintendent of a large private estate. He developed an interest in gardening as a child, and at the age of 15 took the first of several positions as a gardening apprentice. Judd received an appointment at the prestigious Royal Gardens at Kew and spent three years there, studying propagation and the systematic record keeping that would eventually serve the Arnold Arboretum well. When Charles Sprague Sargent soug...