Steere, William Campbell, 1907-1989
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Collection
Identifier: RA-003
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records from the files of William Jacob Robbins, Director of the New York Botanical Garden from 1937-1958, and William Campbell Steere, Director from 1958-1977. Both were members of the Board of Trustees with the Bayard Cutting Arboretum.
Dates:
1936-1963
Dennis A. Brown records
Collection
Identifier: RG-07-01
Abstract
Collection consists of administrative records including memoranda, meeting minutes, incoming and outgoing correspondence, work and purchase orders, pamphlets, personnel files, membership lists, and reports.
Dates:
1959 - 1975
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
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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- Subject
- Correspondence 3
- Fund raising -- New York (State) -- New York 2
- Annual reports 1
- Arboretums -- New York (State) -- Long Island 1
- Bayard Cutting Arboretum (Long Island, N.Y.) -- History 1
- Black-and-white photographs 1
- Botanical gardens -- New York (State) 1
- Cadastral maps 1
- Contracts 1
- Financial records 1
- Flower shows -- New York (State) 1
- Horticultural Exhibitions 1
- Horticulture -- New York (State) -- Long Island 1
- Horticulture -- Study and teaching 1
- Long Island State Park Commission 1
- Manuscripts (documents) 1
- Memorandums 1
- Newspaper clippings 1
- Photographs 1
- Women philanthropists 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1 ∧ less
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