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Montagne, Henry de la, 1888-1982

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Council of the New York Botanical Garden records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-02-03
Scope and Contents The records of the Council of the New York Botanical Garden contain material relating to the Council’s history from its inception through the late 1980s and early 1990s. Included are correspondence, publicity materials, minutes, and financial records related to the Council’s social and fundraising activities. The Council’s early history is well documented in its minutes, but many other early records have not survived. The Council’s history from 1990 until its dissolution in 2013 is not...
Dates: 1914 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1953 - 1985

Downtown Office records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-02-02
Scope and Contents The Downtown Office records consist of materials related to the fundraising activities of the Downtown Office following World War II, up to 1950. Since fundraising was the primary function of the office, most of the records focus on this activity, though the collection also includes general administrative materials.The records primarily document the work of Mildred Saffel, manager of the Downtown Office, with materials related to President Joseph R. Swan and Director William J....
Dates: 1943 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1948

Henry de la Montagne records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-02-06
Scope and Contents The Henry de la Montagne records primarily consist of correspondence related to fundraising, endowments, and routine internal operations of the Garden. The bulk of the collection pertains to the years when Montagne served as a volunteer administrator. The collection contains no personal or biographical information.These records represent only a small portion of Montagne's administrative files; at least an equal quantity can be found interfiled within the records of the directors...
Dates: 1926 - 1967; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1967

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

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World War, 1939-1945 2
Financial records 1
Ladies’ Border (New York, N.Y.) 1
Minutes (administrative records) 1
Museum outreach programs -- New York (State) -- New York 1
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