Series 2: Meeting Minutes, 1891 - 2024
Scope and Contents
This series contains the original meeting minutes of the Board of Managers, the Corporation, the Executive Committee, and the Finance Committee. These original copies provide the earliest documentation of meetings held at the Garden and include records from the now-defunct Scientific Directors. The series also includes copies of the minutes, indexes to the Board of Managers’ meeting minutes (covering the years 1891 to 1983 and 1989 to 2017), and audio recordings of Board and Executive Committee meetings from the early 1990s.
Dates
- 1891 - 2024
Conditions Governing Access
Meeting minutes and supporting documentation are restricted for 50 years from the date of creation. Board member files are restricted for 50 years following the member’s death. Please contact the archives with any questions regarding access to materials in this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 76 Linear Feet (155 document boxes, 11 clamshell boxes, and 1 card file box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
This series is arranged in the following subseries:
- Subseries 2.A: Original Meeting Minutes, 1891-2024
- Subseries 2.B: Duplicate Meeting Minutes
- Subseries 2.C: Index to Meeting Minutes, 1891-1983, 1989-2017
- Subseries 2.D: Audio Recordings of Meetings, 1990-1995
Processing Information
Surplus copies of meeting minutes were discarded.
Creator
- From the Collection: New York Botanical Garden (Organization)
- From the Collection: Abess, Leonard, 1948- (Person)
- From the Collection: Baldwin, Henry DeForest, 1931-1997 (Person)
- From the Collection: Bass, Edward P., 1945- (Person)
- From the Collection: Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934 (Person)
- From the Collection: Burke, Susan Payson (Person)
- From the Collection: Chilton, Maureen (Person)
- From the Collection: Condon, Larry, 1937-2024 (Person)
- From the Collection: Cullman, Lewis B., 1919-2019 (Person)
- From the Collection: Goldman, Amy (Person)
- From the Collection: Haupt, Enid A. (Enid Annenberg), 1906-2005 (Person)
- From the Collection: Heiskell, Marian S., 1918-2019 (Person)
- From the Collection: Hester, James M., 1924-2014 (Person)
- From the Collection: Hubbard, Thomas J. (Thomas Johnson), 1924-2017 (Person)
- From the Collection: Irwin, Howard S. (Person)
- From the Collection: Long, Gregory (Gregory R.) (Person)
- From the Collection: Nolen, Wilson, -2022 (Person)
- From the Collection: Reed, John F. (Person)
- From the Collection: Robinson, Barbara Paul (Person)
- From the Collection: Roman, Kenneth (Person)
- From the Collection: Ross, Arthur, 1910-2007 (Person)
- From the Collection: Steere, William Campbell, 1907-1989 (Person)
- From the Collection: Steere, William C., 1936- (Person)
- From the Collection: Thain, John, 1955- (Person)
- From the Collection: White, Shelby (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden Repository
New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY 10458 United States
ssinon@nybg.org