Stanley G. Ranger papers
Scope and Contents
This collection is made up of largely incoming and outgoing correspondence concerning seed exchanges, orders, and maintenance of seeds, bulbs, general plants, and orchids for the New York Botanical Garden. Numerous countries are represented including South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, French and British Guiana, Fiji, Canada, Ecuador, and Kenya. Companies and institutions represented include colleges and universities, argicultural branches of government, and seed and bulb wholesalers and nurseries. Most outgoing correspondence is from Stanley G. Ranger, while there is a sampling of correspondence from E.D. Merrill, former director of NYBG from 1929-1935.
Dates
- 1936-1941
Biographical / Historical
Very little is known of Stanley G. Ranger's personal life.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kathleene Konkle
- Date
- April 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Processed April 2005 by Kathleene Konkle under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) PA-50678-04.
Repository Details
Part of the New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Archives Repository
New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY 10458 United States
ssinon@nybg.org