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Series 9: Oversize Materials

 Series

Scope and Contents

This series consists of seedsmen portraits, textile artefacts, large seed catalogs, and issues of newspapers and agricultural circulars from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Included as well are a collection of nineteenth-century scrapbook pages with content largely derived from period horticultural publications; images on these pages are in color.

Dates

  • 1854-2011
  • Majority of material found within 1890-1910
  • Majority of material found within 2004-2011

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research with permission from Mertz Library staff.

Extent

From the Collection: 29 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement

Arranged by media type and alphabetically

Repository Details

Part of the The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden Repository

Contact:
New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY 10458 United States