Harding, Charles B.
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Barney Harding records
Collection
Identifier: RG-02-07
Scope and Contents
The Charles Barney Harding records contain material covering the period of Harding's tenure on the Board of Managers. While some records of note survive, most of Harding’s Garden-related documents were destroyed after his death. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence and proposals concerning the formation of the Mary F. Cary Arboretum, the construction of the Charles B. Harding Laboratory, alterations to the Museum building, and the budgetary challenges faced by...
Dates:
1947-1978; Majority of material found within 1950-1978
Howard S. Irwin Executive records
Collection
Identifier: RG-03-04
Scope and Contents
The Howard S. Irwin Executive records document Irwin's NYBG administrative career as well as the history of NYBG during his administrative appointments from 1971 to 1979.Series 1, Correspondence, documents many of the activities in which Irwin was involved during his NYBG administrative career as well as many of the individuals he communicated with, both personally and professionally. The records are arranged alphabetically by surname or institution name, with correspondents who...
Dates:
1952 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1971 - 1979
Harriet Barnes Pratt records
Collection
Identifier: RG-02-05
Scope and Contents
The Harriet Barnes Pratt records document the period from her election to the Board of Managers at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) in 1939 until her death in 1969. This collection does not contain personal or biographical information.The bulk of the materials consists of correspondence related to Pratt's involvement in fundraising and planning activities at NYBG. Topics include the post-World War II rebuilding of the Garden, construction of the Charles B. Harding Laboratory...
Dates:
1934 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1939 - 1969
William J. Robbins Executive records
Collection
Identifier: RG-03-02
Scope and Contents
The William J. Robbins Executive records document Robbins' career as Director of NYBG from 1937-1958 as well as the history of the institution during this time period.Series 1, Correspondence, includes subject and individual correspondence that document many of the activities in which Robbins as well as NYBG were involved during his Administration. It is split into three sub-series: Individuals and Organizations, Subject Files, and Location Files.Series 2,...
Dates:
1891 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1963
William C. Steere Executive records
Collection
Identifier: RG-03-03
Scope and Contents
The William Campbell Steere Executive records document Steere's career as Director of NYBG from 1958-1972 as well as the history of the institution during this time period. Series 1, Correspondence, includes subject and individual correspondence. The correspondence documents many of the activities in which NYBG was involved, as well as other projects and organizations that Steere communicated with. This series overlaps with Series 11, Affiliations, and many of the subjects...
Dates:
1896 - 1983; Majority of material found within 1953 - 1973
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Fund raising -- New York (State) -- New York 3
- Botany -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- New York 2
- World War, 1939-1945 2
- Annual reports 1
- Arboretums -- New York (N.Y.) 1
- Authorship--Style manuals 1
- Bayard Cutting Arboretum (Long Island, N.Y.) -- History 1
- Botany -- New York (State) 1
- Botany -- Research grants 1
- Bryophyta -- Arctic regions. 1
- Endangered plants 1
- Environmental education 1
- Financial records 1
- Flora North America 1
- Flora neotropica 1
- Grant proposals 1
- Manuscripts (documents) 1
- Plant Conservation--United States. 1
- Plants -- Classification 1
- Rickett, Harold William, 1896-1989. Wild flowers of the United States 1
- United States. Endangered Species Act of 1973 1
- Women philanthropists 1 ∧ less
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