Tropical Jungle in Conservatory, 1953 - 1954
Item — Box: 135
Scope and Contents
Main Conservatory tropical jungle brings the tropics to New York City. The acre under glass at the New York Botanical Garden also features desert area, whole greenhouses of ferns and tropical economic plants such as coffee. Special exhibits follow one another through the winter, the most important being at Christmas and Easter.
Dates
- 1953 - 1954
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research with permission from Mertz Library staff.
Extent
From the Collection: 59 Linear Feet (137 legal sized archival boxes, 1 oversized box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Steere, William Campbell, 1907-1989 (Person)
- From the Collection: Harding, Charles B. (Person)
- From the Collection: Keck, David D. (David Daniels), 1903-1995 (Person)
- From the Collection: Maguire, Bassett, 1904-1991 (Person)
- From the Collection: United States. Department of Agriculture (Organization)
- From the Collection: Johnson, Willis H. (Willis Hugh), 1902-1994 (Person)
- From the Collection: American Association of Museums (Organization)
- From the Collection: American Institute of Biological Sciences (Organization)
- From the Collection: Council on Biological Sciences Information (Organization)
- From the Collection: Conference of Biological Editors (Organization)
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
archives@nybg.org
New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY 10458 United States
archives@nybg.org