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This addition to the papers of the American Rhododendron Society, containing ca. 1,000 items (4 Hollinger boxes, ca. 1 linear foot), 1949-1989, consists of general correspondence, financial papers and bound volumes, minutes of the Board of Directors, chapter information forms, "The Fundamentals of Rhododendron and Azalea Culture" by J. Harold Clarke(printed), notes and chronologies for an American Rhododendron Societyhistory, policies of the Board of Directors, and a compilation of rhododendron varieties suitable for different areas of the United Statesby the Van Veen Nursery.

This collection consists of the papers of the American Rhododendron Society, chiefly during the presidency of George W. Ring IIIof Fairfax, Virginia, ca. 1200 items (4 Hollinger boxes, ca. one linear foot), ca. 1968-1989, including Board of Director minutes, correspondence, financial records, topical files, and committee correspondence files.

This collection consists of about seventy items, [1926-1939], 1960 and 1988-1991, pertaining to the career of George Fraser(1854-1944) of Ucluelet, British Columbia(on the west coast of Vancouver Island), a pioneer rhododendron nurseryman and hybridizer. These items were collected by Bill Dale, Dr. Stuart Holland, and Miss Frances Gundry, a rhododendron study group whose purpose was to preserve the life and work of George Fraser.

This collection consists of the papers of Roy Clarkof Olympia, Washington, ca. 200 items, 1935-1949, a grower of azaleas, camellias, and rhododendrons, owner of Rainbow Gardensand a member of the American Rhododendron Society, containing correspondence, plant and seed catalogs, price lists, and plant orders from the early years of rhododendron growing in the United States. The material is arranged alphabetically by the name of the nursery or correspondent.