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The catalogs have all been placed\n         together, and the notebooks' original order has been\n         maintained.","The papers are arranged in three series: 1) Correspondence\n         Files (Boxes 1-8), 2) Papers re the Joseph Gable Study Group\n         (Boxes 9-11), 3) Nursery and Supply Catalogs (Boxes\n         12-17).","George W. Ring is employed by the U.S. Department of\n         Transportation as a highway research engineer and has been a\n         rhododendron enthusiast and hybridizer since about 1964. He\n         has served as the Eastern Chairman of the American\n         Rhododendron Society Ratings Committee, the Chairman of the\n         Gable Study Group, a Director and past President of the\n         Potomac Valley Chapter, and former President of the American\n         Rhododendron Society.","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities","The papers of \n          George Ring III of \n          Fairfax, Virginia , consist of 2,832 items\n         (17 Hollinger boxes, 5.5 linear feet), 1925-1987, chiefly\n         correspondence, printed material, working notebooks, and\n         questionnaires, all pertaining to his membership in the \n          American Rhododendron Society and his\n         interest in the hybridizers of rhododendrons, both\n         contemporary and past.","Ring's correspondence with other rhododendron enthusiasts\n         and members of the \n          American Rhododendron Society , arranged\n         alphabetically by correspondent or topic, constitute the first\n         series of his papers and includes such general topics as\n         advice about growing rhododendrons, the exchange of plants,\n         pollen, seed, and cuttings, orders from nurseries, articles in\n         the \n          Bulletin , and requests that he give talks before various\n         plant societies. Files on several rhododendron projects are\n         also found in this first series.","The most prominent topic in this collection is the stellar\n         contributions of nurseryman and fruit grower \n          Joseph Benson Gable (1886-1972) of \n          Stewartstown, Pennsylvania , in pioneering\n         the development of hardy hybrids of rhododendrons, such as\n         those found in his own special collection at \"Little\n         Woods.\"","Several files in the first series discuss the efforts of\n         the \n          Gable Study Group , a committee of the \n          Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society , formed in 1973, whose objective was to\n         establish a listing of Gable evergreen azaleas and\n         rhododendrons known to be growing in gardens and arboretums.\n         Among these are: correspondence of \n          Caroline Gable , especially about locating\n         old letters between \n          Guy Nearing and Gable; \n          Phil Livingstone about the Gable chapter\n         in \n          Hybrids and Hybridizers ; \n          Orlando Pride about Gable (November 19,\n         1978) and copies of Gable letters (November 28, 1978); \n          Maletta Yates about Gable's collaborative\n         relationship with her husband, \n          Henry Yates ; and talks by \n          George Ring about the contributions of\n         Gable (July 1980 and n.d.). Much of the material pertaining to\n          Joe Gable is located in the second series,\n         which will be described later. The results of the work of the \n          Gable Study Group was later published as a\n         chapter in \n          Hybrids and Hybridizers . \n          George Ring was the chairman of the \n          Gable Study Group .","Other studies or surveys represented in Ring's papers\n         include: \n          Hybrids and Hybridizers in the correspondence of \n          Phil Livingston and \n          Frank West ; the \n          Nearing Study Group (see also \n          Emil Bohnel , September 11, 1980); the\n         Rating Project which attempted to rate various rhododendrons\n         according to their performance in severe cold and heat\n         conditions (Ring was the \n          Eastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee ); and the \"Good Doer\" Rhododendron Survey\n         of all \n          American Rhododendron Society chapters.\n         This survey resulted in a compilation of rhododendrons and\n         azaleas which grow best for each area of the country to be\n         included in the national \n          American Rhododendron Society book of\n         \"good doers.\"","Talks by \n          George Ring include: \"Value of \n          R. 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He\n         has served as the Eastern Chairman of the American\n         Rhododendron Society Ratings Committee, the Chairman of the\n         Gable Study Group, a Director and past President of the\n         Potomac Valley Chapter, and former President of the American\n         Rhododendron Society."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGeorge Ring III\n            Papers, Accession 10553-h, Special Collections Department, University of\n         Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["George Ring III\n            Papers, Accession 10553-h, Special Collections Department, University of\n         Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe papers of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring III\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFairfax, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, consist of 2,832 items\n         (17 Hollinger boxes, 5.5 linear feet), 1925-1987, chiefly\n         correspondence, printed material, working notebooks, and\n         questionnaires, all pertaining to his membership in the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003eand his\n         interest in the hybridizers of rhododendrons, both\n         contemporary and past.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRing's correspondence with other rhododendron enthusiasts\n         and members of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, arranged\n         alphabetically by correspondent or topic, constitute the first\n         series of his papers and includes such general topics as\n         advice about growing rhododendrons, the exchange of plants,\n         pollen, seed, and cuttings, orders from nurseries, articles in\n         the \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBulletin\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, and requests that he give talks before various\n         plant societies. 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Much of the material pertaining to\n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoe Gable\u003c/persname\u003eis located in the second series,\n         which will be described later. The results of the work of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003ewas later published as a\n         chapter in \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring\u003c/persname\u003ewas the chairman of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther studies or surveys represented in Ring's papers\n         include: \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ein the correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePhil Livingston\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrank West\u003c/persname\u003e; the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNearing Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003e(see also \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEmil Bohnel\u003c/persname\u003e, September 11, 1980); the\n         Rating Project which attempted to rate various rhododendrons\n         according to their performance in severe cold and heat\n         conditions (Ring was the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eEastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e); and the \"Good Doer\" Rhododendron Survey\n         of all \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003echapters.\n         This survey resulted in a compilation of rhododendrons and\n         azaleas which grow best for each area of the country to be\n         included in the national \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003ebook of\n         \"good doers.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTalks by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Ring\u003c/persname\u003einclude: \"Value of \n         \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eR. Yakusinianum\u003c/emph\u003efor\n         Hybridizing\" (October 24, 1982); \"Rhododendrons and Hot\n         Weather\" (September 1980); \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Instructions\" (June 1980); \"The Gable Azaleas\" (July 1980);\n         \"Rhododendron Hybridizing\" (1979); \"Small Rhododendrons and\n         Azaleas for Rock Gardens in the Washington, D.C. 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Yates collaborated\n         with Gable for many years, growing many of Gable's seedlings\n         and developing several azalea and rhododendron hybrids from\n         them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther notebooks include: one with articles about\n         rhododendrons from \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe National Horticultural Magazine\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(1932-1952); four of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoe Gable\u003c/persname\u003e's own working notebooks\n         concerning rhododendrons, including notes of his hybrids\n         (1925-1935), a rhododendron bed list (1932), inventory (1936)\n         and azalea cuttings (1936); a notebook containing the\n         questionnaires sent out to Eastern rhododendron hybridizers in\n         order to identify contemporary hybridizers working to develop\n         attractive plants hardy for particular areas of the country\n         for a chapter in \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; a working notebook for \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHybrids and Hybridizers\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; a notebook containing the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003eReturns used for the\n         Gable chapter; and a Gable notebook which contains transcripts\n         of the notebooks and file cards kept by Gable and other\n         miscellaneous material relevant to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGable Study Group\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA third series contains an alphabetical arrangement of\n         various nursery and supply company catalogs.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The papers of \n          George Ring III of \n          Fairfax, Virginia , consist of 2,832 items\n         (17 Hollinger boxes, 5.5 linear feet), 1925-1987, chiefly\n         correspondence, printed material, working notebooks, and\n         questionnaires, all pertaining to his membership in the \n          American Rhododendron Society and his\n         interest in the hybridizers of rhododendrons, both\n         contemporary and past.","Ring's correspondence with other rhododendron enthusiasts\n         and members of the \n          American Rhododendron Society , arranged\n         alphabetically by correspondent or topic, constitute the first\n         series of his papers and includes such general topics as\n         advice about growing rhododendrons, the exchange of plants,\n         pollen, seed, and cuttings, orders from nurseries, articles in\n         the \n          Bulletin , and requests that he give talks before various\n         plant societies. Files on several rhododendron projects are\n         also found in this first series.","The most prominent topic in this collection is the stellar\n         contributions of nurseryman and fruit grower \n          Joseph Benson Gable (1886-1972) of \n          Stewartstown, Pennsylvania , in pioneering\n         the development of hardy hybrids of rhododendrons, such as\n         those found in his own special collection at \"Little\n         Woods.\"","Several files in the first series discuss the efforts of\n         the \n          Gable Study Group , a committee of the \n          Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society , formed in 1973, whose objective was to\n         establish a listing of Gable evergreen azaleas and\n         rhododendrons known to be growing in gardens and arboretums.\n         Among these are: correspondence of \n          Caroline Gable , especially about locating\n         old letters between \n          Guy Nearing and Gable; \n          Phil Livingstone about the Gable chapter\n         in \n          Hybrids and Hybridizers ; \n          Orlando Pride about Gable (November 19,\n         1978) and copies of Gable letters (November 28, 1978); \n          Maletta Yates about Gable's collaborative\n         relationship with her husband, \n          Henry Yates ; and talks by \n          George Ring about the contributions of\n         Gable (July 1980 and n.d.). Much of the material pertaining to\n          Joe Gable is located in the second series,\n         which will be described later. The results of the work of the \n          Gable Study Group was later published as a\n         chapter in \n          Hybrids and Hybridizers . \n          George Ring was the chairman of the \n          Gable Study Group .","Other studies or surveys represented in Ring's papers\n         include: \n          Hybrids and Hybridizers in the correspondence of \n          Phil Livingston and \n          Frank West ; the \n          Nearing Study Group (see also \n          Emil Bohnel , September 11, 1980); the\n         Rating Project which attempted to rate various rhododendrons\n         according to their performance in severe cold and heat\n         conditions (Ring was the \n          Eastern Chairman of the Rating\n         Committee ); and the \"Good Doer\" Rhododendron Survey\n         of all \n          American Rhododendron Society chapters.\n         This survey resulted in a compilation of rhododendrons and\n         azaleas which grow best for each area of the country to be\n         included in the national \n          American Rhododendron Society book of\n         \"good doers.\"","Talks by \n          George Ring include: \"Value of \n          R. Yakusinianum for\n         Hybridizing\" (October 24, 1982); \"Rhododendrons and Hot\n         Weather\" (September 1980); \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Instructions\" (June 1980); \"The Gable Azaleas\" (July 1980);\n         \"Rhododendron Hybridizing\" (1979); \"Small Rhododendrons and\n         Azaleas for Rock Gardens in the Washington, D.C. Area\"\n         (January 29, 1978); \"Species vs Hybrids\" (January 14, 1978);\n         \"Talk for Peg\" (April 28, 1977); and \"Talk Given at Anna\n         Arundel Community College (September 1975).","Other undated talks include: \"Rhododendron Growers and New\n         Introductions,\" \"The Best of the East for Western Gardens,\"\n         \"Who is a Hybridizer?, \"An Absolutely Up-to-Date Method of\n         Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas from Seed,\" \"Hybrids and\n         Species Selected by Joseph Gable,\" \"Culture of Rhododendrons\n         and Azaleas,\" and \"Hybridizing and Growing Rhododendrons.\"","Other topics include: Ring's correspondence with \n          Japan ese nurserymen such as \n          Kenichi Arisumi , \n          Koichiro Wada (see also \n          Walter Beasley , December 2, 1982), and \n          Hideo Suzuki ; the \n          International Rhododendron Body ( \n          Ralph Sangster , June 19, 1983); \n          Taiwan species of rhododendrons (John\n         Patrick, May 21, 1973); \"A Fifty Year Report on Rhododendrons\n         in Western Pennsylvania\" by \n          Orlando Pride ; \"hardy\" forms of\n         rhododendron species ( \n          Esther Berry , December 1, 1977); and a\n         photograph of \n          John Wister , \n          Frank West , \n          Raymond and \n          Jane Goodrich and \n          George Ring , 1975 (see \n          John Wister ).","The second series contains several notebooks of research\n         material pertaining to \n          Joseph Gable and his career as a\n         hybridizer and other material which formed the basis for two\n         chapters in the book, \n          Hybrids and Hybridizers , \"Joseph Benson Gable\" and \"Contemporary\n         Hybridizers.\"","Several of these notebooks contain copies of old letters\n         between Gable and \n          Guy Nearing (1890-?), who corresponded\n         (ca. 1930-1950) about hybridizing thousands of rhododendrons\n         and exchanged ideas and methods, and letters between Gable and\n          Henry and \n          Maletta Yates of \n          Frostburg, Maryland . Yates collaborated\n         with Gable for many years, growing many of Gable's seedlings\n         and developing several azalea and rhododendron hybrids from\n         them.","Other notebooks include: one with articles about\n         rhododendrons from \n          The National Horticultural Magazine (1932-1952); four of \n          Joe Gable 's own working notebooks\n         concerning rhododendrons, including notes of his hybrids\n         (1925-1935), a rhododendron bed list (1932), inventory (1936)\n         and azalea cuttings (1936); a notebook containing the\n         questionnaires sent out to Eastern rhododendron hybridizers in\n         order to identify contemporary hybridizers working to develop\n         attractive plants hardy for particular areas of the country\n         for a chapter in \n          Hybrids and Hybridizers ; a working notebook for \n          Hybrids and Hybridizers ; a notebook containing the \n          Gable Study Group Returns used for the\n         Gable chapter; and a Gable notebook which contains transcripts\n         of the notebooks and file cards kept by Gable and other\n         miscellaneous material relevant to the \n          Gable Study Group .","A third series contains an alphabetical arrangement of\n         various nursery and supply company catalogs."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n            \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. 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The Records of\n            the Middle Atlantic Chapter and Le-Mac Nurseries (10,553-f)\n            are unrestricted. Contact Curator for details.","These records are arranged into four series, with\n         individual folders in alphabetical order within each series:\n         1) American Rhododendron Society Records (Boxes 1-7); 2)\n         American Rhododendron Society Bound Volumes (Boxes 8-9); 3)\n         Middle Atlantic Chapter Records (Boxes 10-12); 4) Le-Mac\n         Nurseries Records (Box 12).","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities","This collection consists of ca. 2,800 items (12 Hollinger\n         boxes, 4 linear feet), 1931-1987, records of the \n          American Rhododendron Society , the \n          Middle Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron\n         Society , and \n          Le-Mac Nurseries , \n          Hampton, Virginia .","The \n          American Rhododendron Society series\n         contains correspondence, financial records, chapter-related\n         materials, minutes of the National Board of Director's\n         Meetings, records of the Awards and Publication Committees,\n         membership lists, newsletters, and printed material.","The correspondence of the \n          American Rhododendron Society includes\n         that between various chapters and the national headquarters\n         and the correspondence of several past national officers, such\n         as Dr. \n          J. Harold Clarke , \n          Edward B. Dunn , \n          Fred C. Galle , \n          Ruth Hansen , \n          August Kehr , \n          A. S. Martin , Dr. \n          Carl H. Phetteplace , \n          George W. Ring, III , and Dr. \n          Robert L. Ticknor .","Prominent topics in the first series include: the\n         controversy concerning the transfer of Research and Education\n         Funds to the \n          Research Foundation Account , the \n          International Rhododendron Conference\n         (1961) , National Conventions (1966-1971, \u0026\n         1980), the \n          Pacific Conference of 1970 , the \n          Pollen Bank , the \n          Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust , the \n          Quarterly Bulletin , the rhododendron rating project, the rhododendron\n         species glossary, the seed exchange, and the test garden of\n         the \n          American Rhododendron Society in \n          Portland, Oregon .","Series II consists of ten bound volumes of financial record\n         books of the \n          American Rhododendron Society , including\n         a membership record book and an advertising record book.","The third series contains the records of the \n          Middle Atlantic Chapter , chiefly the\n         records of the Secretary-Treasurer, membership lists, and\n         correspondence. The correspondence files include those of \n          Kenneth McDonald , the \n          Denmark Chapter , with political figures,\n         the controversy over the transfer of Research and Education\n         Funds to the \n          Research Foundation Account , the\n         formation of the \n          Middle Atlantic Chapter , the Gold Medal\n         nominations, and newsletter ideas.","The \n          Le-Mac Nurseries Records comprise the\n         fourth series. These papers consist of two folders concerning\n         Azalea Flower Spot Disease ( \n          Ovulinia Azaleae Weiss ), and\n         correspondence between \n          Le-Mac Nurseries and \n          Joseph Gable , \n          Fred Lee , \n          Tony Shammarello , \n          Bellingrath Gardens , \n          B. Y. Morrison , \n          Neil W. 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Ticknor .","Prominent topics in the first series include: the\n         controversy concerning the transfer of Research and Education\n         Funds to the \n          Research Foundation Account , the \n          International Rhododendron Conference\n         (1961) , National Conventions (1966-1971, \u0026\n         1980), the \n          Pacific Conference of 1970 , the \n          Pollen Bank , the \n          Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust , the \n          Quarterly Bulletin , the rhododendron rating project, the rhododendron\n         species glossary, the seed exchange, and the test garden of\n         the \n          American Rhododendron Society in \n          Portland, Oregon .","Series II consists of ten bound volumes of financial record\n         books of the \n          American Rhododendron Society , including\n         a membership record book and an advertising record book.","The third series contains the records of the \n          Middle Atlantic Chapter , chiefly the\n         records of the Secretary-Treasurer, membership lists, and\n         correspondence. 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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). 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 "],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMSS 10553, American Rhododendron Society Records, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMSS 10553 Addition 3, American Rhododendron Society Records newsletters, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["MSS 10553, American Rhododendron Society Records, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.","MSS 10553 Addition 3, American Rhododendron Society Records newsletters, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis finding aid was created for creating access to recent and future additions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCaptured once on September 18, 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information","Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["This finding aid was created for creating access to recent and future additions.","Captured once on September 18, 2023."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guides for original acquisition and previous additions can be found in the online catalog.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOriginal 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\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGuides for previous additions with the collection numbers MSS 10553-b through MSS 10553-bu can be found in the catalog\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["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"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of the records of the \u003ccorpname\u003eMid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society\u003c/corpname\u003e. 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.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA 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. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe correspondence pertains to the registration of new hybrids, seed exchange, research on rhododendrons, publications, and rhododendron gardens. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis 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 -\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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","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."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The original order of the collection has been maintained, with some modifications. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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. 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The correspondence files are\n         arranged alphabetically by last name of correspondent, all of\n         whom are listed separately in the guide; topical files are\n         arranged alphabetically and chronologically within each\n         folder.","See \n          World Who's Who in Science , page 916, and \n          American Men and Women of Science , (12 edition), page 3214.","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities","This collection contains ca. 2600 items (8 Hollinger boxes,\n         2.5 linear shelf feet), 1930-1986, chiefly the correspondence\n         of Dr. \n          August E. Kehr with nurserymen and other\n         members of the \n          American Rhododendron Society concerning\n         the many facets of growing various species of azaleas and\n         rhododendrons.","In addition to correspondence, the papers include articles,\n         diagrams of the chromosome structure of azaleas, notes for\n         speeches and talks, a journal of a 1977 trip to \n          China containing notes on Chinese\n         agriculture, newsletters, a brief history of the \n          American Rhododendron Society , nursery\n         price lists, photographs, a group of completed questionnaires\n         on rhododendron breeding, and issues of the magazine \n          Rhododendron , 1961-1970.","General topics of discussion in Dr. Kehr's correspondence\n         include: exchanges of seed, pollen, cuttings and plants;\n         registration of new hybrids, research on rhododendrons;\n         publications; gardens; botanical expeditions; plant crosses;\n         rhododendron subjects for talks at meetings; rhododendron\n         controversies and disagreements; plant shipments; plant\n         diseases; azaleas and other flowering plants; tissue culture;\n         the merits of various rhododendrons, and magnolias.","Other particular items of note include: studies of \n          rhododendron genetics (Bump, 1981 Jan 28; Green,\n         1981 Jan 21 \u0026 Feb 3); \n          research \u0026 literature on\n         rhododendrons (Binford 1980 Nov 24, 1983 Jan 28;\n         McDonald 1983 Mar 18); \n          handbooks and articles (Binford, 1983 Feb 7;\n         McDonald 1984 May 8); The \n          American Magnolia Society (Hickman 1980 Aug 26; Heineman 1980 Aug 11; Hopkins\n         -many; Johnson -all; Melnick -most); a translation of a\n         Chinese book on \n          Chinese rhododendrons (Gambrill 1978 Nov 24, 1980\n         Mar 5; Young 1978-1980); \n          Kenya n culture and agriculture prior to\n         its independence from \n          Great Britain (Cook -all); a reprint of\n         the \n          Royal Horticulture Society color chart\n         (Egan 1983 Jul 1); Malesian Rhododendrons (Deul 1976 Sep 1\n         \u0026 21); importing plants from \n          England (Frisbie 1967 Aug 15, 1968 Apr 15,\n         1968 Oct 30, \u0026 1968 Dec 29); Hardgrove hybrids (Hager 1975\n         Aug 18); \n          Rhododendron Species Foundation (Hatheway\n         1980 Jan 23); and a Kehr genealogy (Purtak 1967 Oct 4 \u0026\n         Dec 11).","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. 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The correspondence files are\n         arranged alphabetically by last name of correspondent, all of\n         whom are listed separately in the guide; topical files are\n         arranged alphabetically and chronologically within each\n         folder.","See \n          World Who's Who in Science , page 916, and \n          American Men and Women of Science , (12 edition), page 3214.","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities","This collection contains ca. 2600 items (8 Hollinger boxes,\n         2.5 linear shelf feet), 1930-1986, chiefly the correspondence\n         of Dr. \n          August E. Kehr with nurserymen and other\n         members of the \n          American Rhododendron Society concerning\n         the many facets of growing various species of azaleas and\n         rhododendrons.","In addition to correspondence, the papers include articles,\n         diagrams of the chromosome structure of azaleas, notes for\n         speeches and talks, a journal of a 1977 trip to \n          China containing notes on Chinese\n         agriculture, newsletters, a brief history of the \n          American Rhododendron Society , nursery\n         price lists, photographs, a group of completed questionnaires\n         on rhododendron breeding, and issues of the magazine \n          Rhododendron , 1961-1970.","General topics of discussion in Dr. Kehr's correspondence\n         include: exchanges of seed, pollen, cuttings and plants;\n         registration of new hybrids, research on rhododendrons;\n         publications; gardens; botanical expeditions; plant crosses;\n         rhododendron subjects for talks at meetings; rhododendron\n         controversies and disagreements; plant shipments; plant\n         diseases; azaleas and other flowering plants; tissue culture;\n         the merits of various rhododendrons, and magnolias.","Other particular items of note include: studies of \n          rhododendron genetics (Bump, 1981 Jan 28; Green,\n         1981 Jan 21 \u0026 Feb 3); \n          research \u0026 literature on\n         rhododendrons (Binford 1980 Nov 24, 1983 Jan 28;\n         McDonald 1983 Mar 18); \n          handbooks and articles (Binford, 1983 Feb 7;\n         McDonald 1984 May 8); The \n          American Magnolia Society (Hickman 1980 Aug 26; Heineman 1980 Aug 11; Hopkins\n         -many; Johnson -all; Melnick -most); a translation of a\n         Chinese book on \n          Chinese rhododendrons (Gambrill 1978 Nov 24, 1980\n         Mar 5; Young 1978-1980); \n          Kenya n culture and agriculture prior to\n         its independence from \n          Great Britain (Cook -all); a reprint of\n         the \n          Royal Horticulture Society color chart\n         (Egan 1983 Jul 1); Malesian Rhododendrons (Deul 1976 Sep 1\n         \u0026 21); importing plants from \n          England (Frisbie 1967 Aug 15, 1968 Apr 15,\n         1968 Oct 30, \u0026 1968 Dec 29); Hardgrove hybrids (Hager 1975\n         Aug 18); \n          Rhododendron Species Foundation (Hatheway\n         1980 Jan 23); and a Kehr genealogy (Purtak 1967 Oct 4 \u0026\n         Dec 11).","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. 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