Plant a Victory Garden
Scope and Contents
This series of 31 items consists mostly of posters advertising various nurseries and seed companies. A subset is related to World War I victory gardens. Many items have been backed with linen and overall the collection is in very good condition. A rolled mailer tube was addressed Gary Borken Rare Posters and Prints which presumably is the source of many of these items. A few smaller sized items are house within series 9 boxes. This series will be cataloged and housed with the Mertz Library’s existing poster collection.
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
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