Scrapbooks
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Edwin DeTurck Bechtel papers
Collection
Identifier: PP-008
Scope and Contents
The Edwin DeTurck Bechtel papers document his activities as a renowned amateur rosarian. The bulk of the collection comprises the manuscripts and copies of articles, reviews and speeches he wrote during the 1950s.Louise Bechtel, his wife, compiled three scrapbooks. "The Pursuit of the Rose" is a collection of Bechtel's published speeches and articles which she prepared in 1963 for the library of the New York Botanical Garden; another scrapbook includes photographs from the...
Dates:
1930-1971; Majority of material found within 1950-1959
John G. Borin papers
Collection
Identifier: PP-012
Scope and Contents
Collection contains scrapbooks filled with family photographs, postcards from varying locations around the world, newspaper and seed catalog clippings. Additionally, there are 2 hand-made botanical "reference" books, personal plant lists, unpublished papers about caring for plants in general, and a map of the World's Fair 1964-65. The collection consists of primarily personal memorabilia covering the span of his employment at the NYBG from 1923-1972.
Dates:
1915-1983