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Captured websites are not arranged or displayed in any particular order, and sub-pages from the same broader site may not be presented together. Not all pages within a site may have been captured. After clicking on the desired link from the list of websites, the webpages as they were archived can be viewed by clicking on the hyperlinked date-of-capture above the calendar. Clicking the url hyperlink will navigate out of the Archive-It website to the live webpage if it still exists.   ","Due to their nature, archived websites and webpages do not have the same search functionality as do live websites. Users will not be able to search for content within the scanned documents in the archived site.","The original order of the collection has been maintained, with some modifications. General correspondence files interspersed with separate files on meetings of the Middle Atlantic Chapter, as well as regional and national meetings of the American Rhododendron Society, comprise the bulk of the collection. Also included are minutes of the national organization. Addition 3 contains newsletters of chapters from across the country in 2022. Material within all folders is arranged chronologically.","The American Rhododendron Society was founded in  1944  as an organization for amateur and professional growers of rhododendrons and azaleas. The organization conducts research, offers courses, compiles statistics, registers names of new clonal selections, and sponsors competitions. National meetings are held annually, usually in April or May.","The American Rhododendron Society was founded in  1944  as an organization for amateur and professional growers of rhododendrons and azaleas. The organization conducts research, offers courses, compiles statistics, registers names of new clonal selections, and sponsors competitions. National meetings are held annually, usually in April or May.","\"Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner was born in England in 1907 and died in the U.S. in 1984. He was married to Anna M. Wood. He studied at the Wisley School of the Royal Horticulural Society, then came to the U.S. in 1927, where he obtained a B.Sc. from Cornell University in 1936; M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1938; and Ph.D. from Pennsylvania in 1952. He was curator of the Morris Arboretum from 1940-1943 and from 1945-1952, his work there having been interrupted by service in the USAAF in World War II from 1943-1945.He was director of the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. from 1952-1973.","Dr. Skinner served the plant community in many ways through work and committees during his lifetime, a prime example of this being his development of the U.S.D.A. Hardiness Zone Map. He served as president of several plant organizations including the American Association of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta (1947), American Horticultural Society (1962-63), and vice president of the Royal Horticultural Society (1973-1984). He was the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Medal (1963); Gold Medal, American Rhododendron Society (1965); Liberty Hyde Bailey Medal, American Horticultural Society (1972); Gold Medal, Massachusetts Horticultural Society (1973); and the Royal Horticultural Society's Veitch Medal was presented to R.W. Skinner, a nephew, on behalf of Dr. Skinner (1983).\"","Reference List:","McDonald, S. (2005, September 7). Introduction. Azaleas.lib.virginia.edu. https://azaleas.lib.virginia.edu/introduction.html ","This finding aid was created for creating access to recent and future additions.","Captured once on September 18, 2023.","The guides for original acquisition and previous additions can be found in the online catalog.","Original guides to collection - \nMSS 10553 - https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u1750298\nMSS 10553-a - https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u1750303","Guides for previous additions with the collection numbers MSS 10553-b through MSS 10553-bu can be found in the catalog","This collection consists of the records of the  Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society . Correspondence, minutes, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to various activities of the chapter. The additions to this collection include information about regional chapters other than the Mid-Atlantic Chapter.","A major portion of the records deals with the administration of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, such as the election of officers, finances, and programs for annual meetings. Minutes, newsletters of various chapters, inventories, catalogs, logbooks and studies of various members, printed articles, maps, and obituaries are also present. ","The correspondence pertains to the registration of new hybrids, seed exchange, research on rhododendrons, publications, and rhododendron gardens. ","This addition is minimally processed. Box 1, Series 1: 1. Le-Mac Nursery Material 2. 1937-1938 3. 1938-1939 selected 4. 1939-1940 selected 5. 1940+1941 selected 6. 1940, 1941 selected 7. 1942 selected WWII 8.1942-1943 selected WWII 9. 943-1944 selected WWII 10. 1943-1944 selected mostly brokers WWII 11. 1945-6 postwar invoice selected 12. 1945-1946 selected 13. 1949-1950 Dr. Thomas Wheeldon was founder of the Middle-Atlantic chapter of ARS 14. 1950-1951 some become MAC-ARS members 15. 1953-1954 16. 1956-1957 17. 1957-1958 selected 18. 1958-1959 19. 1962— 20. 1965-1966 21. 1967-1968 22. 1970-1971 selected 23. 1976-1979 selected 24. 1979-1980 25. 1980-1981 26. 1982-1983 customers (Selected by Ken before he died) 27. 1984-1985 customers 28. MAC fall meeting 2003 29. MAC 50th anniversary 2002 30. Untitled folder 31. Le-Mac plant orders - famous nurseries 32. Le-Mac nurseries, misc. - Kenneth McDonald (Sr.) story + nursery misc. 33. People with ARS connections - 1973 and later 34. Early seed + plant acquisitions by Le-Mac about 1927-1945 35. Henry A. Dreer early orders 36. Early seed, plant, etc orders 1927— 37. Misc. papers - early days -\u003e selected by Ken 38. Jacques Legendre - selected: original partner with Kenneth McDonald Sr. at Le-Mac Legendre later founded Gulf Stream Nursery with Bob Talley 39. McD GC. / Le-Mac / Personal 40. 1929-1934 Plants ordered from Europe etc - corresponding to some catalogues in catalogue file 41. 1929-1932 42. 1931-1932 43. 1932-1933 44. 1934, 1935 45. 1934, 1935, 1936 selected 46. 1936-1937 selected 47. MAC very old newsletters 48. Catalogues M 49. Catalogues N 50. Catalogues O P 51. Catalogues Q R 52. Catalogues S 53. Catalogues T","Box 2, Series 1: Le-Mac Nursery Material contd. 54. Plant catalogues - loose / misc. 55. Plant catalogues - loose / misc. 56. Plant patents with common names 57. Le-Mac deeds 58. Le-Mac deeds 59. Waivers + consent 60. Le Mac stock boy back 1990 61. Untitled 62. Sept 28, 1978 - March 16, 1995 minutes of Le-Mac nurseries, June 63. Minutes book 1 (book, not folder) 64. Minutes book 2 (book, not folder) Series 2: Kenneth McDonald 65. MAC / ARS Meetings 66. ASA 67. Harry Wise Silver 68. The Azalea Society of America (ASA) - misc 69. Miscellaneous azalea and rhododendron booklets 70. Dr. Wheeldon MAC old correspondence 71. Misc. Kenneth McDonald Jr papers - box 1 72. Awards 73. Awards 2001 74. Spring 2003 awards 75. Awards fall 2004 76. MAC miscellaneous meetings 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 77. ROY (Rhododendron of the Year) 78. Misc correspondence 79. Correspondence re: UVA 80. Austin C. Kennell copies 81. Don Hyatt 82. Ken - budged + finance comm. 83. Bill Bedwell award of merit","Box 3, Series 2: Kenneth McDonald contd. 84. Silver Medal Norman + Jean Brady 85. District 9 Directors Ken McD + Don Voss 86. Gregory Bald project (aerial photo) 87. MAC ARS Meetings 88. MAC ARS convention 1988 89. Society membership decline 90. Misc. correspondence 91. Misc papers - K. McDonald Series 3: Rhododendron Society material 92. JARS content problem re: change to 50% how-to 93. ARS editorial committee 2004 94. ARS ED COM 2005 95. ED COM 2006 96. ED COM 2007 97. ED COM 2008-2016 98. Obits + Bios 99. Correspondence and miscellaneous 100. Stubbs, Kendon Skinner website 101. MAC History - by Theresa Brent 102. Hurricane Isabel Sept 2003 + MAC members + Jean in Nova Scotia 103. Wise, Harry 104. Wheeldon, Gladys 105. Voss, Don 106. MAC Voss - ed com 107. Spady, Betty speakers + elections N/C 108. Schepker, Hartwig - Christine Glevewenhil[sp?] Gregory Bald filming project 109. Saver, Debby (+David) 110. Sandwich club 111. Dorothy Robinson 112. Ring, George 113. Reilly, Ed 114. Sybil Przypek 115. Pelurie, Frank 116. Nelson, Sonja 117. Murray, Jay 118. Ron Miller 119. Miller, Bill 120. McLellon, George 121. McCollough, Mike 122. Inskip, Jim 123. Hyatt, John 124. Haywood, Mavis 125. Hammond, Jolin 126. Gehnrich, Bud (Herman C. Gehnrich) 127. Donovan, Ian 128. Creel, Mike new og species 129. Cox, Peter 130. Brooks, Dick service + obit 131. Bedwell, Bill 132. Andruczyk, Mike 133. Arsen, Frank 134. American Rhododendron Society (ARS) conventions + newsletters - general and Canada branches 135. Assorted ARS newsletters - Middle Atlantic + NY Chapters 136. \"The Rosebay\" MA ARA Chapter newsletters 137. ARS newsletters - Piedmont, Philadelphia, Susquehanna Valley chapters + NE Regional + SE Chapter 138. 1999 ARS Eastern Regional Meeting 139. Assorted ARS national conventions (DC, Portland OR) 140. ARS \"news and notes\" Mid-Atlantic Branch","Box 4, Series 4: Trade Catalogues 18 folders containing trade plant catalogues from various nurseries ","This addition to MSS 10553, American Rhododendron Society Papers (Records), contains newsletters of the American Rhododendron Society (ARS), primarily from 2019 to 2021. The newsletters document various regional chapters across the United States and British Columbia, Canada, Oregon, California, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington, Hawaii, and Maryland. Titles include Rhododendron News, The Blue Ridge Review, Macrophyllum, Viva Vireya, Cal Chapter News, Rhody Runner, Mid-Atlantic  Rhododendron News and Notes, and AtlanticRhodo. Also included are the \"Azalea Blooms\" newsletter, the Azalea Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society, and the Mason-Dixon Chapters from 2017 to 2019.","This addition of the American Rhododendron Society Records contains newsletters from various chapters across the United States and British Columbia, Canada in 2022. States include Oregon, California, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Hawaii. The newsletters are arranged by chapter and then by date. ","Of interest, many of the newsletters mention that people were still meeting online on Zoom due to the Covid pandemic. ","Newsletters in Folder 1 include the Midwest Chapter (The Rootball e-news), North Island (The Rhodoteller), Atlantic Rhododendron and Horticulture Society (Atlantic Rhodo), and the Azalea Chapter (Azalea Blooms).","Newsletters for Chapters in Folder 2 include Portland Chapter (Rhododendron News), Mid-Atlantic Rhododendron News \u0026 Notes, Viva Vireya (Hawaii), Macrophyllum Siustaw Chapter, Greater Philadelphia Chapter (RhodoGravure), SouthEastern Chapter (The Blue Ridge View), Willamette Chapter (California and Northwest), Mount Arrowsmith Chapter (The Rhodovine).","Newsletters for Chapters in Folder 3 include Pilchuck Polinator (Washington State), Eureka Chapter (California), Tacoma Chapter, and Cowichan Valley Chapter. Also included are Massachusetts, and Potomac Valley in Pennsylvania.","Some of the newsletters have a complete run for 2022 and others are missing some months. Some chapters, like the Midwest chapter, have one newsletter in this collection, while others have monthly newsletters, like Mount Arrowsmith and Azalea.","Some newsletters are original, and others appear to be photocopies. It is hard to determine which are photocopies since the originals may have been copies.","The newsletters describe local events, articles about rhododendrons and azaleas, presentations, photographs, and quotes from poets about flowers including William Wordsworth and Alfred Tennyson.","This series contains archived webpages about Dr. Henry T. Skinner's 1951 trip through the southeastern and eastern United States, during which he collected samples and recorded descriptions of various rhododendtron species. The archived website includes images of the two-volume, hand-written Record Book and Notes of Routes, with transcriptions, and images of the list of the Native Azaleas, as well as notes on the expense book that he kept during his travels. The Record Book and Notes of Routes provide the day-to-day detailed record in the field of what Dr. Skinner was discovering in 1951. This website also includes a transcription of an article that Dr. Skinner published in 1955 entitled, \"In Search of Native Azaleas\", and recent photographs of the various species of native azaleas, which were taken in the areas of the southeastern United States that Dr. Skinner visited fifty years ago.","Reference List:","McDonald, S. (2005, September 7). Introduction. Azaleas.lib.virginia.edu. https://azaleas.lib.virginia.edu/introduction.html ","This collection contains some in-copyright material. Visit our Permissions and Publishing page for more information about use of Special Collections materials. 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He was curator of the Morris Arboretum from 1940-1943 and from 1945-1952, his work there having been interrupted by service in the USAAF in World War II from 1943-1945.He was director of the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. from 1952-1973.","Dr. Skinner served the plant community in many ways through work and committees during his lifetime, a prime example of this being his development of the U.S.D.A. Hardiness Zone Map. He served as president of several plant organizations including the American Association of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta (1947), American Horticultural Society (1962-63), and vice president of the Royal Horticultural Society (1973-1984). 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Henry A. Dreer early orders 36. Early seed, plant, etc orders 1927— 37. Misc. papers - early days -\u0026gt; selected by Ken 38. Jacques Legendre - selected: original partner with Kenneth McDonald Sr. at Le-Mac Legendre later founded Gulf Stream Nursery with Bob Talley 39. McD GC. / Le-Mac / Personal 40. 1929-1934 Plants ordered from Europe etc - corresponding to some catalogues in catalogue file 41. 1929-1932 42. 1931-1932 43. 1932-1933 44. 1934, 1935 45. 1934, 1935, 1936 selected 46. 1936-1937 selected 47. MAC very old newsletters 48. Catalogues M 49. Catalogues N 50. Catalogues O P 51. Catalogues Q R 52. Catalogues S 53. Catalogues T\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBox 2, Series 1: Le-Mac Nursery Material contd. 54. Plant catalogues - loose / misc. 55. Plant catalogues - loose / misc. 56. Plant patents with common names 57. Le-Mac deeds 58. Le-Mac deeds 59. Waivers + consent 60. Le Mac stock boy back 1990 61. Untitled 62. Sept 28, 1978 - March 16, 1995 minutes of Le-Mac nurseries, June 63. Minutes book 1 (book, not folder) 64. Minutes book 2 (book, not folder) Series 2: Kenneth McDonald 65. MAC / ARS Meetings 66. ASA 67. Harry Wise Silver 68. The Azalea Society of America (ASA) - misc 69. Miscellaneous azalea and rhododendron booklets 70. Dr. Wheeldon MAC old correspondence 71. Misc. Kenneth McDonald Jr papers - box 1 72. Awards 73. Awards 2001 74. Spring 2003 awards 75. Awards fall 2004 76. MAC miscellaneous meetings 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 77. ROY (Rhododendron of the Year) 78. Misc correspondence 79. Correspondence re: UVA 80. Austin C. Kennell copies 81. Don Hyatt 82. Ken - budged + finance comm. 83. Bill Bedwell award of merit\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBox 3, Series 2: Kenneth McDonald contd. 84. Silver Medal Norman + Jean Brady 85. District 9 Directors Ken McD + Don Voss 86. Gregory Bald project (aerial photo) 87. MAC ARS Meetings 88. MAC ARS convention 1988 89. Society membership decline 90. Misc. correspondence 91. Misc papers - K. McDonald Series 3: Rhododendron Society material 92. JARS content problem re: change to 50% how-to 93. ARS editorial committee 2004 94. ARS ED COM 2005 95. ED COM 2006 96. ED COM 2007 97. ED COM 2008-2016 98. Obits + Bios 99. Correspondence and miscellaneous 100. Stubbs, Kendon Skinner website 101. MAC History - by Theresa Brent 102. Hurricane Isabel Sept 2003 + MAC members + Jean in Nova Scotia 103. Wise, Harry 104. Wheeldon, Gladys 105. Voss, Don 106. MAC Voss - ed com 107. Spady, Betty speakers + elections N/C 108. Schepker, Hartwig - Christine Glevewenhil[sp?] Gregory Bald filming project 109. Saver, Debby (+David) 110. Sandwich club 111. Dorothy Robinson 112. Ring, George 113. Reilly, Ed 114. Sybil Przypek 115. Pelurie, Frank 116. Nelson, Sonja 117. Murray, Jay 118. Ron Miller 119. Miller, Bill 120. McLellon, George 121. McCollough, Mike 122. Inskip, Jim 123. Hyatt, John 124. Haywood, Mavis 125. Hammond, Jolin 126. Gehnrich, Bud (Herman C. Gehnrich) 127. Donovan, Ian 128. Creel, Mike new og species 129. Cox, Peter 130. Brooks, Dick service + obit 131. Bedwell, Bill 132. Andruczyk, Mike 133. Arsen, Frank 134. American Rhododendron Society (ARS) conventions + newsletters - general and Canada branches 135. Assorted ARS newsletters - Middle Atlantic + NY Chapters 136. \"The Rosebay\" MA ARA Chapter newsletters 137. ARS newsletters - Piedmont, Philadelphia, Susquehanna Valley chapters + NE Regional + SE Chapter 138. 1999 ARS Eastern Regional Meeting 139. Assorted ARS national conventions (DC, Portland OR) 140. ARS \"news and notes\" Mid-Atlantic Branch\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBox 4, Series 4: Trade Catalogues 18 folders containing trade plant catalogues from various nurseries \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis addition to MSS 10553, American Rhododendron Society Papers (Records), contains newsletters of the American Rhododendron Society (ARS), primarily from 2019 to 2021. The newsletters document various regional chapters across the United States and British Columbia, Canada, Oregon, California, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington, Hawaii, and Maryland. Titles include Rhododendron News, The Blue Ridge Review, Macrophyllum, Viva Vireya, Cal Chapter News, Rhody Runner, Mid-Atlantic  Rhododendron News and Notes, and AtlanticRhodo. Also included are the \"Azalea Blooms\" newsletter, the Azalea Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society, and the Mason-Dixon Chapters from 2017 to 2019.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis addition of the American Rhododendron Society Records contains newsletters from various chapters across the United States and British Columbia, Canada in 2022. States include Oregon, California, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Hawaii. The newsletters are arranged by chapter and then by date. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOf interest, many of the newsletters mention that people were still meeting online on Zoom due to the Covid pandemic. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNewsletters in Folder 1 include the Midwest Chapter (The Rootball e-news), North Island (The Rhodoteller), Atlantic Rhododendron and Horticulture Society (Atlantic Rhodo), and the Azalea Chapter (Azalea Blooms).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNewsletters for Chapters in Folder 2 include Portland Chapter (Rhododendron News), Mid-Atlantic Rhododendron News \u0026amp; Notes, Viva Vireya (Hawaii), Macrophyllum Siustaw Chapter, Greater Philadelphia Chapter (RhodoGravure), SouthEastern Chapter (The Blue Ridge View), Willamette Chapter (California and Northwest), Mount Arrowsmith Chapter (The Rhodovine).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNewsletters for Chapters in Folder 3 include Pilchuck Polinator (Washington State), Eureka Chapter (California), Tacoma Chapter, and Cowichan Valley Chapter. Also included are Massachusetts, and Potomac Valley in Pennsylvania.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSome of the newsletters have a complete run for 2022 and others are missing some months. Some chapters, like the Midwest chapter, have one newsletter in this collection, while others have monthly newsletters, like Mount Arrowsmith and Azalea.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSome newsletters are original, and others appear to be photocopies. It is hard to determine which are photocopies since the originals may have been copies.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe newsletters describe local events, articles about rhododendrons and azaleas, presentations, photographs, and quotes from poets about flowers including William Wordsworth and Alfred Tennyson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains archived webpages about Dr. Henry T. Skinner's 1951 trip through the southeastern and eastern United States, during which he collected samples and recorded descriptions of various rhododendtron species. The archived website includes images of the two-volume, hand-written Record Book and Notes of Routes, with transcriptions, and images of the list of the Native Azaleas, as well as notes on the expense book that he kept during his travels. The Record Book and Notes of Routes provide the day-to-day detailed record in the field of what Dr. Skinner was discovering in 1951. This website also includes a transcription of an article that Dr. Skinner published in 1955 entitled, \"In Search of Native Azaleas\", and recent photographs of the various species of native azaleas, which were taken in the areas of the southeastern United States that Dr. Skinner visited fifty years ago.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReference List:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMcDonald, S. (2005, September 7). Introduction. Azaleas.lib.virginia.edu. https://azaleas.lib.virginia.edu/introduction.html \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Content Description","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of the records of the  Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society . Correspondence, minutes, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to various activities of the chapter. The additions to this collection include information about regional chapters other than the Mid-Atlantic Chapter.","A major portion of the records deals with the administration of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, such as the election of officers, finances, and programs for annual meetings. Minutes, newsletters of various chapters, inventories, catalogs, logbooks and studies of various members, printed articles, maps, and obituaries are also present. ","The correspondence pertains to the registration of new hybrids, seed exchange, research on rhododendrons, publications, and rhododendron gardens. ","This addition is minimally processed. Box 1, Series 1: 1. Le-Mac Nursery Material 2. 1937-1938 3. 1938-1939 selected 4. 1939-1940 selected 5. 1940+1941 selected 6. 1940, 1941 selected 7. 1942 selected WWII 8.1942-1943 selected WWII 9. 943-1944 selected WWII 10. 1943-1944 selected mostly brokers WWII 11. 1945-6 postwar invoice selected 12. 1945-1946 selected 13. 1949-1950 Dr. Thomas Wheeldon was founder of the Middle-Atlantic chapter of ARS 14. 1950-1951 some become MAC-ARS members 15. 1953-1954 16. 1956-1957 17. 1957-1958 selected 18. 1958-1959 19. 1962— 20. 1965-1966 21. 1967-1968 22. 1970-1971 selected 23. 1976-1979 selected 24. 1979-1980 25. 1980-1981 26. 1982-1983 customers (Selected by Ken before he died) 27. 1984-1985 customers 28. MAC fall meeting 2003 29. MAC 50th anniversary 2002 30. Untitled folder 31. Le-Mac plant orders - famous nurseries 32. Le-Mac nurseries, misc. - Kenneth McDonald (Sr.) story + nursery misc. 33. People with ARS connections - 1973 and later 34. Early seed + plant acquisitions by Le-Mac about 1927-1945 35. Henry A. Dreer early orders 36. Early seed, plant, etc orders 1927— 37. Misc. papers - early days -\u003e selected by Ken 38. Jacques Legendre - selected: original partner with Kenneth McDonald Sr. at Le-Mac Legendre later founded Gulf Stream Nursery with Bob Talley 39. McD GC. / Le-Mac / Personal 40. 1929-1934 Plants ordered from Europe etc - corresponding to some catalogues in catalogue file 41. 1929-1932 42. 1931-1932 43. 1932-1933 44. 1934, 1935 45. 1934, 1935, 1936 selected 46. 1936-1937 selected 47. MAC very old newsletters 48. Catalogues M 49. Catalogues N 50. Catalogues O P 51. Catalogues Q R 52. Catalogues S 53. Catalogues T","Box 2, Series 1: Le-Mac Nursery Material contd. 54. Plant catalogues - loose / misc. 55. Plant catalogues - loose / misc. 56. Plant patents with common names 57. Le-Mac deeds 58. Le-Mac deeds 59. Waivers + consent 60. Le Mac stock boy back 1990 61. Untitled 62. Sept 28, 1978 - March 16, 1995 minutes of Le-Mac nurseries, June 63. Minutes book 1 (book, not folder) 64. Minutes book 2 (book, not folder) Series 2: Kenneth McDonald 65. MAC / ARS Meetings 66. ASA 67. Harry Wise Silver 68. The Azalea Society of America (ASA) - misc 69. Miscellaneous azalea and rhododendron booklets 70. Dr. Wheeldon MAC old correspondence 71. Misc. Kenneth McDonald Jr papers - box 1 72. Awards 73. Awards 2001 74. Spring 2003 awards 75. Awards fall 2004 76. MAC miscellaneous meetings 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 77. ROY (Rhododendron of the Year) 78. Misc correspondence 79. Correspondence re: UVA 80. Austin C. Kennell copies 81. Don Hyatt 82. Ken - budged + finance comm. 83. Bill Bedwell award of merit","Box 3, Series 2: Kenneth McDonald contd. 84. Silver Medal Norman + Jean Brady 85. District 9 Directors Ken McD + Don Voss 86. Gregory Bald project (aerial photo) 87. MAC ARS Meetings 88. MAC ARS convention 1988 89. Society membership decline 90. Misc. correspondence 91. Misc papers - K. McDonald Series 3: Rhododendron Society material 92. JARS content problem re: change to 50% how-to 93. ARS editorial committee 2004 94. ARS ED COM 2005 95. ED COM 2006 96. ED COM 2007 97. ED COM 2008-2016 98. Obits + Bios 99. Correspondence and miscellaneous 100. Stubbs, Kendon Skinner website 101. MAC History - by Theresa Brent 102. Hurricane Isabel Sept 2003 + MAC members + Jean in Nova Scotia 103. Wise, Harry 104. Wheeldon, Gladys 105. Voss, Don 106. MAC Voss - ed com 107. Spady, Betty speakers + elections N/C 108. Schepker, Hartwig - Christine Glevewenhil[sp?] Gregory Bald filming project 109. Saver, Debby (+David) 110. Sandwich club 111. Dorothy Robinson 112. Ring, George 113. Reilly, Ed 114. Sybil Przypek 115. Pelurie, Frank 116. Nelson, Sonja 117. Murray, Jay 118. Ron Miller 119. Miller, Bill 120. McLellon, George 121. McCollough, Mike 122. Inskip, Jim 123. Hyatt, John 124. Haywood, Mavis 125. Hammond, Jolin 126. Gehnrich, Bud (Herman C. Gehnrich) 127. Donovan, Ian 128. Creel, Mike new og species 129. Cox, Peter 130. Brooks, Dick service + obit 131. Bedwell, Bill 132. Andruczyk, Mike 133. Arsen, Frank 134. American Rhododendron Society (ARS) conventions + newsletters - general and Canada branches 135. Assorted ARS newsletters - Middle Atlantic + NY Chapters 136. \"The Rosebay\" MA ARA Chapter newsletters 137. ARS newsletters - Piedmont, Philadelphia, Susquehanna Valley chapters + NE Regional + SE Chapter 138. 1999 ARS Eastern Regional Meeting 139. Assorted ARS national conventions (DC, Portland OR) 140. ARS \"news and notes\" Mid-Atlantic Branch","Box 4, Series 4: Trade Catalogues 18 folders containing trade plant catalogues from various nurseries ","This addition to MSS 10553, American Rhododendron Society Papers (Records), contains newsletters of the American Rhododendron Society (ARS), primarily from 2019 to 2021. The newsletters document various regional chapters across the United States and British Columbia, Canada, Oregon, California, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington, Hawaii, and Maryland. Titles include Rhododendron News, The Blue Ridge Review, Macrophyllum, Viva Vireya, Cal Chapter News, Rhody Runner, Mid-Atlantic  Rhododendron News and Notes, and AtlanticRhodo. Also included are the \"Azalea Blooms\" newsletter, the Azalea Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society, and the Mason-Dixon Chapters from 2017 to 2019.","This addition of the American Rhododendron Society Records contains newsletters from various chapters across the United States and British Columbia, Canada in 2022. States include Oregon, California, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Hawaii. The newsletters are arranged by chapter and then by date. ","Of interest, many of the newsletters mention that people were still meeting online on Zoom due to the Covid pandemic. ","Newsletters in Folder 1 include the Midwest Chapter (The Rootball e-news), North Island (The Rhodoteller), Atlantic Rhododendron and Horticulture Society (Atlantic Rhodo), and the Azalea Chapter (Azalea Blooms).","Newsletters for Chapters in Folder 2 include Portland Chapter (Rhododendron News), Mid-Atlantic Rhododendron News \u0026 Notes, Viva Vireya (Hawaii), Macrophyllum Siustaw Chapter, Greater Philadelphia Chapter (RhodoGravure), SouthEastern Chapter (The Blue Ridge View), Willamette Chapter (California and Northwest), Mount Arrowsmith Chapter (The Rhodovine).","Newsletters for Chapters in Folder 3 include Pilchuck Polinator (Washington State), Eureka Chapter (California), Tacoma Chapter, and Cowichan Valley Chapter. Also included are Massachusetts, and Potomac Valley in Pennsylvania.","Some of the newsletters have a complete run for 2022 and others are missing some months. Some chapters, like the Midwest chapter, have one newsletter in this collection, while others have monthly newsletters, like Mount Arrowsmith and Azalea.","Some newsletters are original, and others appear to be photocopies. It is hard to determine which are photocopies since the originals may have been copies.","The newsletters describe local events, articles about rhododendrons and azaleas, presentations, photographs, and quotes from poets about flowers including William Wordsworth and Alfred Tennyson.","This series contains archived webpages about Dr. Henry T. Skinner's 1951 trip through the southeastern and eastern United States, during which he collected samples and recorded descriptions of various rhododendtron species. The archived website includes images of the two-volume, hand-written Record Book and Notes of Routes, with transcriptions, and images of the list of the Native Azaleas, as well as notes on the expense book that he kept during his travels. The Record Book and Notes of Routes provide the day-to-day detailed record in the field of what Dr. Skinner was discovering in 1951. This website also includes a transcription of an article that Dr. Skinner published in 1955 entitled, \"In Search of Native Azaleas\", and recent photographs of the various species of native azaleas, which were taken in the areas of the southeastern United States that Dr. Skinner visited fifty years ago.","Reference List:","McDonald, S. (2005, September 7). Introduction. Azaleas.lib.virginia.edu. https://azaleas.lib.virginia.edu/introduction.html "],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains some in-copyright material. Visit our Permissions and Publishing page for more information about use of Special Collections materials. The library can provide copyright information upon request, but users are responsible for making their own determination about lawful use of collections materials. https://www.library.virginia.edu/special-collections/services/publishing\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Copyright"],"userestrict_tesim":["This collection contains some in-copyright material. Visit our Permissions and Publishing page for more information about use of Special Collections materials. The library can provide copyright information upon request, but users are responsible for making their own determination about lawful use of collections materials. https://www.library.virginia.edu/special-collections/services/publishing"],"names_ssim":["Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library","American Rhododendron Society","Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society"],"corpname_ssim":["Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library","American Rhododendron Society","Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":43,"online_item_count_is":1,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T23:52:00.356Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viu_repositories_3_resources_1440","ead_ssi":"viu_repositories_3_resources_1440","_root_":"viu_repositories_3_resources_1440","_nest_parent_":"viu_repositories_3_resources_1440","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/UVA/repositories_3_resources_1440.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/146627","title_filing_ssi":"American Rhododendron Society Records","title_ssm":["American Rhododendron Society Records"],"title_tesim":["American Rhododendron Society Records"],"unitdate_ssm":["1927-2022"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1927-2022"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":[" MSS 10553","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/3/resources/1440"],"text":[" MSS 10553","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/3/resources/1440","American Rhododendron Society Records","Gardens","Newsletters","The collection is open for research use.","This collection is open and minimally processed.","The collection is open for research use.","Archive-It can be difficult to navigate. Captured websites are not arranged or displayed in any particular order, and sub-pages from the same broader site may not be presented together. Not all pages within a site may have been captured. After clicking on the desired link from the list of websites, the webpages as they were archived can be viewed by clicking on the hyperlinked date-of-capture above the calendar. Clicking the url hyperlink will navigate out of the Archive-It website to the live webpage if it still exists.   ","Due to their nature, archived websites and webpages do not have the same search functionality as do live websites. Users will not be able to search for content within the scanned documents in the archived site.","The original order of the collection has been maintained, with some modifications. General correspondence files interspersed with separate files on meetings of the Middle Atlantic Chapter, as well as regional and national meetings of the American Rhododendron Society, comprise the bulk of the collection. Also included are minutes of the national organization. Addition 3 contains newsletters of chapters from across the country in 2022. Material within all folders is arranged chronologically.","The American Rhododendron Society was founded in  1944  as an organization for amateur and professional growers of rhododendrons and azaleas. The organization conducts research, offers courses, compiles statistics, registers names of new clonal selections, and sponsors competitions. National meetings are held annually, usually in April or May.","The American Rhododendron Society was founded in  1944  as an organization for amateur and professional growers of rhododendrons and azaleas. The organization conducts research, offers courses, compiles statistics, registers names of new clonal selections, and sponsors competitions. National meetings are held annually, usually in April or May.","\"Dr. Henry Thomas Skinner was born in England in 1907 and died in the U.S. in 1984. He was married to Anna M. Wood. He studied at the Wisley School of the Royal Horticulural Society, then came to the U.S. in 1927, where he obtained a B.Sc. from Cornell University in 1936; M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1938; and Ph.D. from Pennsylvania in 1952. He was curator of the Morris Arboretum from 1940-1943 and from 1945-1952, his work there having been interrupted by service in the USAAF in World War II from 1943-1945.He was director of the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. from 1952-1973.","Dr. Skinner served the plant community in many ways through work and committees during his lifetime, a prime example of this being his development of the U.S.D.A. Hardiness Zone Map. He served as president of several plant organizations including the American Association of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta (1947), American Horticultural Society (1962-63), and vice president of the Royal Horticultural Society (1973-1984). He was the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Medal (1963); Gold Medal, American Rhododendron Society (1965); Liberty Hyde Bailey Medal, American Horticultural Society (1972); Gold Medal, Massachusetts Horticultural Society (1973); and the Royal Horticultural Society's Veitch Medal was presented to R.W. Skinner, a nephew, on behalf of Dr. Skinner (1983).\"","Reference List:","McDonald, S. (2005, September 7). Introduction. Azaleas.lib.virginia.edu. https://azaleas.lib.virginia.edu/introduction.html ","This finding aid was created for creating access to recent and future additions.","Captured once on September 18, 2023.","The guides for original acquisition and previous additions can be found in the online catalog.","Original guides to collection - \nMSS 10553 - https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u1750298\nMSS 10553-a - https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u1750303","Guides for previous additions with the collection numbers MSS 10553-b through MSS 10553-bu can be found in the catalog","This collection consists of the records of the  Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society . Correspondence, minutes, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to various activities of the chapter. The additions to this collection include information about regional chapters other than the Mid-Atlantic Chapter.","A major portion of the records deals with the administration of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, such as the election of officers, finances, and programs for annual meetings. Minutes, newsletters of various chapters, inventories, catalogs, logbooks and studies of various members, printed articles, maps, and obituaries are also present. ","The correspondence pertains to the registration of new hybrids, seed exchange, research on rhododendrons, publications, and rhododendron gardens. ","This addition is minimally processed. Box 1, Series 1: 1. Le-Mac Nursery Material 2. 1937-1938 3. 1938-1939 selected 4. 1939-1940 selected 5. 1940+1941 selected 6. 1940, 1941 selected 7. 1942 selected WWII 8.1942-1943 selected WWII 9. 943-1944 selected WWII 10. 1943-1944 selected mostly brokers WWII 11. 1945-6 postwar invoice selected 12. 1945-1946 selected 13. 1949-1950 Dr. Thomas Wheeldon was founder of the Middle-Atlantic chapter of ARS 14. 1950-1951 some become MAC-ARS members 15. 1953-1954 16. 1956-1957 17. 1957-1958 selected 18. 1958-1959 19. 1962— 20. 1965-1966 21. 1967-1968 22. 1970-1971 selected 23. 1976-1979 selected 24. 1979-1980 25. 1980-1981 26. 1982-1983 customers (Selected by Ken before he died) 27. 1984-1985 customers 28. MAC fall meeting 2003 29. MAC 50th anniversary 2002 30. Untitled folder 31. Le-Mac plant orders - famous nurseries 32. Le-Mac nurseries, misc. - Kenneth McDonald (Sr.) story + nursery misc. 33. People with ARS connections - 1973 and later 34. Early seed + plant acquisitions by Le-Mac about 1927-1945 35. Henry A. Dreer early orders 36. Early seed, plant, etc orders 1927— 37. Misc. papers - early days -\u003e selected by Ken 38. Jacques Legendre - selected: original partner with Kenneth McDonald Sr. at Le-Mac Legendre later founded Gulf Stream Nursery with Bob Talley 39. McD GC. / Le-Mac / Personal 40. 1929-1934 Plants ordered from Europe etc - corresponding to some catalogues in catalogue file 41. 1929-1932 42. 1931-1932 43. 1932-1933 44. 1934, 1935 45. 1934, 1935, 1936 selected 46. 1936-1937 selected 47. MAC very old newsletters 48. Catalogues M 49. Catalogues N 50. Catalogues O P 51. Catalogues Q R 52. Catalogues S 53. Catalogues T","Box 2, Series 1: Le-Mac Nursery Material contd. 54. Plant catalogues - loose / misc. 55. Plant catalogues - loose / misc. 56. Plant patents with common names 57. Le-Mac deeds 58. Le-Mac deeds 59. Waivers + consent 60. Le Mac stock boy back 1990 61. Untitled 62. Sept 28, 1978 - March 16, 1995 minutes of Le-Mac nurseries, June 63. Minutes book 1 (book, not folder) 64. Minutes book 2 (book, not folder) Series 2: Kenneth McDonald 65. MAC / ARS Meetings 66. ASA 67. Harry Wise Silver 68. The Azalea Society of America (ASA) - misc 69. Miscellaneous azalea and rhododendron booklets 70. Dr. Wheeldon MAC old correspondence 71. Misc. Kenneth McDonald Jr papers - box 1 72. Awards 73. Awards 2001 74. Spring 2003 awards 75. Awards fall 2004 76. MAC miscellaneous meetings 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 77. ROY (Rhododendron of the Year) 78. Misc correspondence 79. Correspondence re: UVA 80. Austin C. Kennell copies 81. Don Hyatt 82. Ken - budged + finance comm. 83. Bill Bedwell award of merit","Box 3, Series 2: Kenneth McDonald contd. 84. Silver Medal Norman + Jean Brady 85. District 9 Directors Ken McD + Don Voss 86. Gregory Bald project (aerial photo) 87. MAC ARS Meetings 88. MAC ARS convention 1988 89. Society membership decline 90. Misc. correspondence 91. Misc papers - K. McDonald Series 3: Rhododendron Society material 92. JARS content problem re: change to 50% how-to 93. ARS editorial committee 2004 94. ARS ED COM 2005 95. ED COM 2006 96. ED COM 2007 97. ED COM 2008-2016 98. Obits + Bios 99. Correspondence and miscellaneous 100. Stubbs, Kendon Skinner website 101. MAC History - by Theresa Brent 102. Hurricane Isabel Sept 2003 + MAC members + Jean in Nova Scotia 103. Wise, Harry 104. Wheeldon, Gladys 105. Voss, Don 106. MAC Voss - ed com 107. Spady, Betty speakers + elections N/C 108. Schepker, Hartwig - Christine Glevewenhil[sp?] Gregory Bald filming project 109. Saver, Debby (+David) 110. Sandwich club 111. Dorothy Robinson 112. Ring, George 113. Reilly, Ed 114. Sybil Przypek 115. Pelurie, Frank 116. Nelson, Sonja 117. Murray, Jay 118. Ron Miller 119. Miller, Bill 120. McLellon, George 121. McCollough, Mike 122. Inskip, Jim 123. Hyatt, John 124. Haywood, Mavis 125. Hammond, Jolin 126. Gehnrich, Bud (Herman C. Gehnrich) 127. Donovan, Ian 128. Creel, Mike new og species 129. Cox, Peter 130. Brooks, Dick service + obit 131. Bedwell, Bill 132. Andruczyk, Mike 133. Arsen, Frank 134. American Rhododendron Society (ARS) conventions + newsletters - general and Canada branches 135. Assorted ARS newsletters - Middle Atlantic + NY Chapters 136. \"The Rosebay\" MA ARA Chapter newsletters 137. ARS newsletters - Piedmont, Philadelphia, Susquehanna Valley chapters + NE Regional + SE Chapter 138. 1999 ARS Eastern Regional Meeting 139. Assorted ARS national conventions (DC, Portland OR) 140. ARS \"news and notes\" Mid-Atlantic Branch","Box 4, Series 4: Trade Catalogues 18 folders containing trade plant catalogues from various nurseries ","This addition to MSS 10553, American Rhododendron Society Papers (Records), contains newsletters of the American Rhododendron Society (ARS), primarily from 2019 to 2021. The newsletters document various regional chapters across the United States and British Columbia, Canada, Oregon, California, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington, Hawaii, and Maryland. Titles include Rhododendron News, The Blue Ridge Review, Macrophyllum, Viva Vireya, Cal Chapter News, Rhody Runner, Mid-Atlantic  Rhododendron News and Notes, and AtlanticRhodo. Also included are the \"Azalea Blooms\" newsletter, the Azalea Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society, and the Mason-Dixon Chapters from 2017 to 2019.","This addition of the American Rhododendron Society Records contains newsletters from various chapters across the United States and British Columbia, Canada in 2022. States include Oregon, California, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Hawaii. The newsletters are arranged by chapter and then by date. ","Of interest, many of the newsletters mention that people were still meeting online on Zoom due to the Covid pandemic. ","Newsletters in Folder 1 include the Midwest Chapter (The Rootball e-news), North Island (The Rhodoteller), Atlantic Rhododendron and Horticulture Society (Atlantic Rhodo), and the Azalea Chapter (Azalea Blooms).","Newsletters for Chapters in Folder 2 include Portland Chapter (Rhododendron News), Mid-Atlantic Rhododendron News \u0026 Notes, Viva Vireya (Hawaii), Macrophyllum Siustaw Chapter, Greater Philadelphia Chapter (RhodoGravure), SouthEastern Chapter (The Blue Ridge View), Willamette Chapter (California and Northwest), Mount Arrowsmith Chapter (The Rhodovine).","Newsletters for Chapters in Folder 3 include Pilchuck Polinator (Washington State), Eureka Chapter (California), Tacoma Chapter, and Cowichan Valley Chapter. Also included are Massachusetts, and Potomac Valley in Pennsylvania.","Some of the newsletters have a complete run for 2022 and others are missing some months. Some chapters, like the Midwest chapter, have one newsletter in this collection, while others have monthly newsletters, like Mount Arrowsmith and Azalea.","Some newsletters are original, and others appear to be photocopies. It is hard to determine which are photocopies since the originals may have been copies.","The newsletters describe local events, articles about rhododendrons and azaleas, presentations, photographs, and quotes from poets about flowers including William Wordsworth and Alfred Tennyson.","This series contains archived webpages about Dr. Henry T. Skinner's 1951 trip through the southeastern and eastern United States, during which he collected samples and recorded descriptions of various rhododendtron species. The archived website includes images of the two-volume, hand-written Record Book and Notes of Routes, with transcriptions, and images of the list of the Native Azaleas, as well as notes on the expense book that he kept during his travels. The Record Book and Notes of Routes provide the day-to-day detailed record in the field of what Dr. Skinner was discovering in 1951. This website also includes a transcription of an article that Dr. Skinner published in 1955 entitled, \"In Search of Native Azaleas\", and recent photographs of the various species of native azaleas, which were taken in the areas of the southeastern United States that Dr. Skinner visited fifty years ago.","Reference List:","McDonald, S. (2005, September 7). Introduction. Azaleas.lib.virginia.edu. https://azaleas.lib.virginia.edu/introduction.html ","This collection contains some in-copyright material. Visit our Permissions and Publishing page for more information about use of Special Collections materials. 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He was curator of the Morris Arboretum from 1940-1943 and from 1945-1952, his work there having been interrupted by service in the USAAF in World War II from 1943-1945.He was director of the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. from 1952-1973.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDr. Skinner served the plant community in many ways through work and committees during his lifetime, a prime example of this being his development of the U.S.D.A. Hardiness Zone Map. He served as president of several plant organizations including the American Association of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta (1947), American Horticultural Society (1962-63), and vice president of the Royal Horticultural Society (1973-1984). He was the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Medal (1963); Gold Medal, American Rhododendron Society (1965); Liberty Hyde Bailey Medal, American Horticultural Society (1972); Gold Medal, Massachusetts Horticultural Society (1973); and the Royal Horticultural Society's Veitch Medal was presented to R.W. Skinner, a nephew, on behalf of Dr. Skinner (1983).\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReference List:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMcDonald, S. (2005, September 7). Introduction. Azaleas.lib.virginia.edu. https://azaleas.lib.virginia.edu/introduction.html \u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["The American Rhododendron Society was founded in  1944  as an organization for amateur and professional growers of rhododendrons and azaleas. 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He was curator of the Morris Arboretum from 1940-1943 and from 1945-1952, his work there having been interrupted by service in the USAAF in World War II from 1943-1945.He was director of the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. from 1952-1973.","Dr. Skinner served the plant community in many ways through work and committees during his lifetime, a prime example of this being his development of the U.S.D.A. Hardiness Zone Map. He served as president of several plant organizations including the American Association of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta (1947), American Horticultural Society (1962-63), and vice president of the Royal Horticultural Society (1973-1984). He was the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Medal (1963); Gold Medal, American Rhododendron Society (1965); Liberty Hyde Bailey Medal, American Horticultural Society (1972); Gold Medal, Massachusetts Horticultural Society (1973); and the Royal Horticultural Society's Veitch Medal was presented to R.W. Skinner, a nephew, on behalf of Dr. Skinner (1983).\"","Reference List:","McDonald, S. (2005, September 7). Introduction. 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Le-Mac Nursery Material 2. 1937-1938 3. 1938-1939 selected 4. 1939-1940 selected 5. 1940+1941 selected 6. 1940, 1941 selected 7. 1942 selected WWII 8.1942-1943 selected WWII 9. 943-1944 selected WWII 10. 1943-1944 selected mostly brokers WWII 11. 1945-6 postwar invoice selected 12. 1945-1946 selected 13. 1949-1950 Dr. Thomas Wheeldon was founder of the Middle-Atlantic chapter of ARS 14. 1950-1951 some become MAC-ARS members 15. 1953-1954 16. 1956-1957 17. 1957-1958 selected 18. 1958-1959 19. 1962— 20. 1965-1966 21. 1967-1968 22. 1970-1971 selected 23. 1976-1979 selected 24. 1979-1980 25. 1980-1981 26. 1982-1983 customers (Selected by Ken before he died) 27. 1984-1985 customers 28. MAC fall meeting 2003 29. MAC 50th anniversary 2002 30. Untitled folder 31. Le-Mac plant orders - famous nurseries 32. Le-Mac nurseries, misc. - Kenneth McDonald (Sr.) story + nursery misc. 33. People with ARS connections - 1973 and later 34. Early seed + plant acquisitions by Le-Mac about 1927-1945 35. Henry A. Dreer early orders 36. Early seed, plant, etc orders 1927— 37. Misc. papers - early days -\u0026gt; selected by Ken 38. Jacques Legendre - selected: original partner with Kenneth McDonald Sr. at Le-Mac Legendre later founded Gulf Stream Nursery with Bob Talley 39. McD GC. / Le-Mac / Personal 40. 1929-1934 Plants ordered from Europe etc - corresponding to some catalogues in catalogue file 41. 1929-1932 42. 1931-1932 43. 1932-1933 44. 1934, 1935 45. 1934, 1935, 1936 selected 46. 1936-1937 selected 47. MAC very old newsletters 48. Catalogues M 49. Catalogues N 50. Catalogues O P 51. Catalogues Q R 52. Catalogues S 53. Catalogues T\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBox 2, Series 1: Le-Mac Nursery Material contd. 54. Plant catalogues - loose / misc. 55. Plant catalogues - loose / misc. 56. Plant patents with common names 57. Le-Mac deeds 58. Le-Mac deeds 59. Waivers + consent 60. Le Mac stock boy back 1990 61. Untitled 62. Sept 28, 1978 - March 16, 1995 minutes of Le-Mac nurseries, June 63. Minutes book 1 (book, not folder) 64. Minutes book 2 (book, not folder) Series 2: Kenneth McDonald 65. MAC / ARS Meetings 66. ASA 67. Harry Wise Silver 68. The Azalea Society of America (ASA) - misc 69. Miscellaneous azalea and rhododendron booklets 70. Dr. Wheeldon MAC old correspondence 71. Misc. Kenneth McDonald Jr papers - box 1 72. Awards 73. Awards 2001 74. Spring 2003 awards 75. Awards fall 2004 76. MAC miscellaneous meetings 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 77. ROY (Rhododendron of the Year) 78. Misc correspondence 79. Correspondence re: UVA 80. Austin C. Kennell copies 81. Don Hyatt 82. Ken - budged + finance comm. 83. Bill Bedwell award of merit\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBox 3, Series 2: Kenneth McDonald contd. 84. Silver Medal Norman + Jean Brady 85. District 9 Directors Ken McD + Don Voss 86. Gregory Bald project (aerial photo) 87. MAC ARS Meetings 88. MAC ARS convention 1988 89. Society membership decline 90. Misc. correspondence 91. Misc papers - K. McDonald Series 3: Rhododendron Society material 92. JARS content problem re: change to 50% how-to 93. ARS editorial committee 2004 94. ARS ED COM 2005 95. ED COM 2006 96. ED COM 2007 97. ED COM 2008-2016 98. Obits + Bios 99. Correspondence and miscellaneous 100. Stubbs, Kendon Skinner website 101. MAC History - by Theresa Brent 102. Hurricane Isabel Sept 2003 + MAC members + Jean in Nova Scotia 103. Wise, Harry 104. Wheeldon, Gladys 105. Voss, Don 106. MAC Voss - ed com 107. Spady, Betty speakers + elections N/C 108. Schepker, Hartwig - Christine Glevewenhil[sp?] Gregory Bald filming project 109. Saver, Debby (+David) 110. Sandwich club 111. Dorothy Robinson 112. Ring, George 113. Reilly, Ed 114. Sybil Przypek 115. Pelurie, Frank 116. Nelson, Sonja 117. Murray, Jay 118. Ron Miller 119. Miller, Bill 120. McLellon, George 121. McCollough, Mike 122. Inskip, Jim 123. Hyatt, John 124. Haywood, Mavis 125. Hammond, Jolin 126. Gehnrich, Bud (Herman C. Gehnrich) 127. Donovan, Ian 128. Creel, Mike new og species 129. Cox, Peter 130. Brooks, Dick service + obit 131. Bedwell, Bill 132. Andruczyk, Mike 133. Arsen, Frank 134. American Rhododendron Society (ARS) conventions + newsletters - general and Canada branches 135. Assorted ARS newsletters - Middle Atlantic + NY Chapters 136. \"The Rosebay\" MA ARA Chapter newsletters 137. ARS newsletters - Piedmont, Philadelphia, Susquehanna Valley chapters + NE Regional + SE Chapter 138. 1999 ARS Eastern Regional Meeting 139. Assorted ARS national conventions (DC, Portland OR) 140. ARS \"news and notes\" Mid-Atlantic Branch\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBox 4, Series 4: Trade Catalogues 18 folders containing trade plant catalogues from various nurseries \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis addition to MSS 10553, American Rhododendron Society Papers (Records), contains newsletters of the American Rhododendron Society (ARS), primarily from 2019 to 2021. The newsletters document various regional chapters across the United States and British Columbia, Canada, Oregon, California, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington, Hawaii, and Maryland. Titles include Rhododendron News, The Blue Ridge Review, Macrophyllum, Viva Vireya, Cal Chapter News, Rhody Runner, Mid-Atlantic  Rhododendron News and Notes, and AtlanticRhodo. Also included are the \"Azalea Blooms\" newsletter, the Azalea Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society, and the Mason-Dixon Chapters from 2017 to 2019.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis addition of the American Rhododendron Society Records contains newsletters from various chapters across the United States and British Columbia, Canada in 2022. States include Oregon, California, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Hawaii. 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Also included are Massachusetts, and Potomac Valley in Pennsylvania.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSome of the newsletters have a complete run for 2022 and others are missing some months. Some chapters, like the Midwest chapter, have one newsletter in this collection, while others have monthly newsletters, like Mount Arrowsmith and Azalea.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSome newsletters are original, and others appear to be photocopies. It is hard to determine which are photocopies since the originals may have been copies.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe newsletters describe local events, articles about rhododendrons and azaleas, presentations, photographs, and quotes from poets about flowers including William Wordsworth and Alfred Tennyson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains archived webpages about Dr. Henry T. 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","The correspondence pertains to the registration of new hybrids, seed exchange, research on rhododendrons, publications, and rhododendron gardens. ","This addition is minimally processed. Box 1, Series 1: 1. Le-Mac Nursery Material 2. 1937-1938 3. 1938-1939 selected 4. 1939-1940 selected 5. 1940+1941 selected 6. 1940, 1941 selected 7. 1942 selected WWII 8.1942-1943 selected WWII 9. 943-1944 selected WWII 10. 1943-1944 selected mostly brokers WWII 11. 1945-6 postwar invoice selected 12. 1945-1946 selected 13. 1949-1950 Dr. Thomas Wheeldon was founder of the Middle-Atlantic chapter of ARS 14. 1950-1951 some become MAC-ARS members 15. 1953-1954 16. 1956-1957 17. 1957-1958 selected 18. 1958-1959 19. 1962— 20. 1965-1966 21. 1967-1968 22. 1970-1971 selected 23. 1976-1979 selected 24. 1979-1980 25. 1980-1981 26. 1982-1983 customers (Selected by Ken before he died) 27. 1984-1985 customers 28. MAC fall meeting 2003 29. MAC 50th anniversary 2002 30. Untitled folder 31. Le-Mac plant orders - famous nurseries 32. Le-Mac nurseries, misc. - Kenneth McDonald (Sr.) story + nursery misc. 33. People with ARS connections - 1973 and later 34. Early seed + plant acquisitions by Le-Mac about 1927-1945 35. Henry A. Dreer early orders 36. Early seed, plant, etc orders 1927— 37. Misc. papers - early days -\u003e selected by Ken 38. Jacques Legendre - selected: original partner with Kenneth McDonald Sr. at Le-Mac Legendre later founded Gulf Stream Nursery with Bob Talley 39. McD GC. / Le-Mac / Personal 40. 1929-1934 Plants ordered from Europe etc - corresponding to some catalogues in catalogue file 41. 1929-1932 42. 1931-1932 43. 1932-1933 44. 1934, 1935 45. 1934, 1935, 1936 selected 46. 1936-1937 selected 47. MAC very old newsletters 48. Catalogues M 49. Catalogues N 50. Catalogues O P 51. Catalogues Q R 52. Catalogues S 53. Catalogues T","Box 2, Series 1: Le-Mac Nursery Material contd. 54. Plant catalogues - loose / misc. 55. Plant catalogues - loose / misc. 56. Plant patents with common names 57. Le-Mac deeds 58. Le-Mac deeds 59. Waivers + consent 60. Le Mac stock boy back 1990 61. Untitled 62. Sept 28, 1978 - March 16, 1995 minutes of Le-Mac nurseries, June 63. Minutes book 1 (book, not folder) 64. Minutes book 2 (book, not folder) Series 2: Kenneth McDonald 65. MAC / ARS Meetings 66. ASA 67. Harry Wise Silver 68. The Azalea Society of America (ASA) - misc 69. Miscellaneous azalea and rhododendron booklets 70. Dr. Wheeldon MAC old correspondence 71. Misc. Kenneth McDonald Jr papers - box 1 72. Awards 73. Awards 2001 74. Spring 2003 awards 75. Awards fall 2004 76. MAC miscellaneous meetings 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 77. ROY (Rhododendron of the Year) 78. Misc correspondence 79. Correspondence re: UVA 80. Austin C. Kennell copies 81. Don Hyatt 82. Ken - budged + finance comm. 83. Bill Bedwell award of merit","Box 3, Series 2: Kenneth McDonald contd. 84. Silver Medal Norman + Jean Brady 85. District 9 Directors Ken McD + Don Voss 86. 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McCollough, Mike 122. Inskip, Jim 123. Hyatt, John 124. Haywood, Mavis 125. Hammond, Jolin 126. Gehnrich, Bud (Herman C. Gehnrich) 127. Donovan, Ian 128. Creel, Mike new og species 129. Cox, Peter 130. Brooks, Dick service + obit 131. Bedwell, Bill 132. Andruczyk, Mike 133. Arsen, Frank 134. American Rhododendron Society (ARS) conventions + newsletters - general and Canada branches 135. Assorted ARS newsletters - Middle Atlantic + NY Chapters 136. \"The Rosebay\" MA ARA Chapter newsletters 137. ARS newsletters - Piedmont, Philadelphia, Susquehanna Valley chapters + NE Regional + SE Chapter 138. 1999 ARS Eastern Regional Meeting 139. Assorted ARS national conventions (DC, Portland OR) 140. 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He remained in England for two years, where he was educated in various schools, the majority of which were bombed out of commission by the German Luftwaffe. For these two years he desperately tried to help his mother and younger sister leave Vienna. His father and brother were already in America living in Baltimore, Maryland with relatives. They could barely speak English and were working low paying jobs which did not allow enough money to help the family members escape. They felt despair that his mother and sister might be deported, as other family members had been.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy December 1940, Herbert joined his family in the United States, where they had secured papers the previous year. Herbert attended Forest Park High School in Baltimore, graduating in 1942. He joined the United States Army soon after, serving in the South Pacific until 1945. 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The Rabbi named Herbert as one of the one-thousand children slated for the Kultusgemeinde, a negotiation between the Nazis and Austrians for the transportation of children to safer locations. Herbert left on the Kindertransport to England on December 10, 1938. He remained in England for two years, where he was educated in various schools, the majority of which were bombed out of commission by the German Luftwaffe. For these two years he desperately tried to help his mother and younger sister leave Vienna. His father and brother were already in America living in Baltimore, Maryland with relatives. They could barely speak English and were working low paying jobs which did not allow enough money to help the family members escape. They felt despair that his mother and sister might be deported, as other family members had been.","By December 1940, Herbert joined his family in the United States, where they had secured papers the previous year. 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Friedman's archive primarily chronicles his efforts to get his mother out of Austria, his travel on the Kindertransport to England where he was educated in various schools, the majority of which were bombed out of commission by the German Luftwaffe, and finally in 1940 his immigration to the United States. ","The collection came in as two binders of correspondence, family transcriptions, photographs, and notes. The first, labeled \"Volume 1\" contained information about the desperation of living and trying to escape the persecution of Jewish people in Germany, Austria, and Poland, which forced the Friedman family's exit from Vienna. \"Volume 2\" contained the correspondence and documents about Herbert Friedman's immigration to England and America. Volumes 3 and 4 contained photographs and writings, materials related to Herbert's later life in the army and his career as a pharmacist, and then his vocation as a speaker and teacher about living through the Holocaust. ","The collection contains biographical pieces written by and about Friedman, correspondence with his friends and family, legal identification (Reisepass), official documents about obtaining affidavits that would allow them to leave Austria for abroad, Palestine, Australia, or America and photographs from his youth and time in the army. ","The collection includes Herbert's numbered tag \"325\" that he wore as he fled with the first group of children out of Germany. The correspondence is also the highlight of the collection as the letters from his mother in particular, reveal the fear and urgency with which she needed his help to leave Vienna immediately as she could be deported any minute. The letters are in German, Hebrew, Yiddish,French, and English. Most of the letters are translated into English. All the letters from family and friends begin \"Lieber Herbert\" or Dear Herbert.","There is also information about daily life, Herbert's Barmitzvah before the invasion, and his swim card which allowed him to go swimming one week before the Nazis took over. There are descriptions about standing in lines at the American Embassy and the intimidation of the Nazis (referred to as \"The Black People\") who kicked people out of line or beat them if they did not stand upright, or worse, arrested them and sent them to death camps. ","There is also genealogical information, research to find out what happened to family members who died at concentration camps, and a framed article honoring Friedman at thirteen years old and his friend Ernst Fleisher (15 years old) for saving a drowning woman in the river in Austria in 1937. 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","\nAs Hugh Carr was deprived of any formal education, he placed an emphasis on education for his daughters and son, all of whom went to school. Many of his children earned college degrees, becoming teachers and community leaders. ","His oldest, Mary Louise Carr became principal of Albemarle Training School and was an influential educator in the local community. Later, she was honored for her commitment to education with the naming of Greer Elementary School after her. In 1916, Mary Carr married Conly Greer, the first African American extension agent for Albemarle County and the last family member to farm at Riverview Farm. After his death in 1957, Mary Carr Greer continued to live there but the land was rented to local farmers to farm. When she died in 1973, she left the estate to her only child, Evangeline Greer Jones, who in turn sold it.","Following its sale, the farm was slated to become one of Charlottesville's newest subdivisions with a projected 200 homes. Elizabeth Conant, a biology teacher at the University of Virginia, realized that the land was ideal for a nature preserve. She contacted the Nature Conservancy who bought the farm and held it until the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County were able to buy the land. The Ivy Creek Foundation was incorporated on May 23, 1979, and the future management of the land lies with them. Paul Saunier, former University of Virginia administrator, was the first president of the Foundation.","The Ivy Creek Natural Area, which currently borders the South Rivanna Reservoir of the City of Charlottesville and consists of 215 acres of forest, field, and stream, was formed from several tracts of land. These include the original tract from the Mary Carr Greer Estate of eighty acres in 1975, a thirty-eight-acre tract from the City of Charlottesville in 1979, the James Fleming tract of eighty-acres in 1981, the Flamenco tract of sixteen acres in 1981, and four tenths of an acre from Bedford Moore in 1981. The Greer property was named the Rann Preserve when purchased by the Nature Conservancy and was renamed the Ivy Creek Natural Area. The organizers of the Ivy Creek Natural Area recognized the history of the Carr family and worked to save and preserve the land as well as the family documents that were found in the farmhouse. ","Sources: Ivy Creek Foundation, Accessed 1/27/2023 https://ivycreekfoundation.org/cultural-history ","Some items in this collection sustained damage from pests and/or mold prior to coming to the Library. Preservation staff has frozen and stabilized the items to prevent further damage from pests or mold and cleaned the items to facilitate handling.","This collection MSS 10176 is related to the Ivy Creek Natural Area MSS 10770, about the history of River View farm and Hugh Carr family which is now the Ivy Creek Natural Area. MSS 10770 is a deposit. It also contains the history of Ivy Creek Natural Area and how it was purchased by the local government to preserve the land and history.","This collection consists of the history of Hugh Carr, an African American born in enslavement in 1843 and his family who lived on a tract of land (River View Farm) that Carr and his wife Texie Mae Hawkins bought in 1870 after emancipation. 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Elizabeth Conant, a biology teacher at the University of Virginia, realized that the land was ideal for a nature preserve. She contacted the Nature Conservancy who bought the farm and held it until the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County were able to buy the land. The Ivy Creek Foundation was incorporated on May 23, 1979, and the future management of the land lies with them. Paul Saunier, former University of Virginia administrator, was the first president of the Foundation.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Ivy Creek Natural Area, which currently borders the South Rivanna Reservoir of the City of Charlottesville and consists of 215 acres of forest, field, and stream, was formed from several tracts of land. 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Elizabeth Conant, a biology teacher at the University of Virginia, realized that the land was ideal for a nature preserve. She contacted the Nature Conservancy who bought the farm and held it until the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County were able to buy the land. The Ivy Creek Foundation was incorporated on May 23, 1979, and the future management of the land lies with them. Paul Saunier, former University of Virginia administrator, was the first president of the Foundation.","The Ivy Creek Natural Area, which currently borders the South Rivanna Reservoir of the City of Charlottesville and consists of 215 acres of forest, field, and stream, was formed from several tracts of land. These include the original tract from the Mary Carr Greer Estate of eighty acres in 1975, a thirty-eight-acre tract from the City of Charlottesville in 1979, the James Fleming tract of eighty-acres in 1981, the Flamenco tract of sixteen acres in 1981, and four tenths of an acre from Bedford Moore in 1981. The Greer property was named the Rann Preserve when purchased by the Nature Conservancy and was renamed the Ivy Creek Natural Area. The organizers of the Ivy Creek Natural Area recognized the history of the Carr family and worked to save and preserve the land as well as the family documents that were found in the farmhouse. ","Sources: Ivy Creek Foundation, Accessed 1/27/2023 https://ivycreekfoundation.org/cultural-history "],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSome items in this collection sustained damage from pests and/or mold prior to coming to the Library. 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","The Holocaust and its memory influenced his life and inspired him to create and share this archive to teach about his experiences and give courage and empathy to others. Friedman's archive primarily chronicles his efforts to get his mother out of Austria, his travel on the Kindertransport to England where he was educated in various schools, the majority of which were bombed out of commission by the German Luftwaffe, and finally in 1940 his immigration to the United States. ","The collection came in as two binders of correspondence, family transcriptions, photographs, and notes. The first, labeled \"Volume 1\" contained information about the desperation of living and trying to escape the persecution of Jewish people in Germany, Austria, and Poland, which forced the Friedman family's exit from Vienna. \"Volume 2\" contained the correspondence and documents about Herbert Friedman's immigration to England and America. Volumes 3 and 4 contained photographs and writings, materials related to Herbert's later life in the army and his career as a pharmacist, and then his vocation as a speaker and teacher about living through the Holocaust. ","The collection contains biographical pieces written by and about Friedman, correspondence with his friends and family, legal identification (Reisepass), official documents about obtaining affidavits that would allow them to leave Austria for abroad, Palestine, Australia, or America and photographs from his youth and time in the army. ","The collection includes Herbert's numbered tag \"325\" that he wore as he fled with the first group of children out of Germany. The correspondence is also the highlight of the collection as the letters from his mother in particular, reveal the fear and urgency with which she needed his help to leave Vienna immediately as she could be deported any minute. The letters are in German, Hebrew, Yiddish,French, and English. Most of the letters are translated into English. All the letters from family and friends begin \"Lieber Herbert\" or Dear Herbert.","There is also information about daily life, Herbert's Barmitzvah before the invasion, and his swim card which allowed him to go swimming one week before the Nazis took over. There are descriptions about standing in lines at the American Embassy and the intimidation of the Nazis (referred to as \"The Black People\") who kicked people out of line or beat them if they did not stand upright, or worse, arrested them and sent them to death camps. ","There is also genealogical information, research to find out what happened to family members who died at concentration camps, and a framed article honoring Friedman at thirteen years old and his friend Ernst Fleisher (15 years old) for saving a drowning woman in the river in Austria in 1937. There are also letters from officials in the Austrian Government praising Herbert for this act of bravery, as well as letters apologizing for not recognizing his bravery at the time, and for the terrible time for Austrians during the Nazi reign.","The collection also contains four books, some inscribed by friends and family. The books,  Zur Erinnerung an die Barmizwah ,  Altneuland The Old New Land  by Theodor Herzl,  A Book of Jewish Thought , and  Pears Enclyclopaedia   were catalogued separately.","Last time Herbert Friedman used his swim team card on March 10, 1938. 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