Rosa -- Varieties
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
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