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The papers of George Ring IIIof Fairfax, Virginia, consist of 2,832 items (17 Hollinger boxes, 5.5 linear feet), 1925-1987, chiefly correspondence, printed material, working notebooks, and questionnaires, all pertaining to his membership in the American Rhododendron Societyand his interest in the hybridizers of rhododendrons, both contemporary and past.

This collection consists of ca. 2,800 items (12 Hollinger boxes, 4 linear feet), 1931-1987, records of the American Rhododendron Society, the Middle Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society, and Le-Mac Nurseries, Hampton, Virginia.

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 addition to the American Rhododendron Society's Papers consists of ca. 250 items (1 Hollinger box, .3 linear feet), 1963-1988, and includes newsletters from various chapters, chapter information, correspondence, reports, minutes of the National Board of Directors, and a financial statement for 1987.

This accession consists of 3 items (electrostatic copies), 1976, between the American Rhododendron Societyand the trustees for the establishment of the Research Foundationof the Society; a typescript of the "American Rhododendron Society Information Notebook"; and a letter, August 6, 1982, by Harry L. Wiseto Ed Egan, executive secretary of the Society, commenting on the notebook.

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 addition to the papers of the American Rhododendron Societyconsists of forty-five printed items, chiefly rhododendron nursery catalogs in the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and India, ca. 1925-1984, and foreign articles concerning the cultivation of rhododendrons, ca. 1977-1986, and undated.

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.

This addition to the papers of the American Rhododendron Society, ca. 7,000 items (16 Hollinger boxes, 6 linear shelf feet), ca. 1952, and 1967-1993, consists of correspondence, topical files, committee files, memoranda, meeting minutes, activities files, and membership lists, all pertaining to the rhododendron interests and organizational involvement of Austin Kennellof Waynesboro, Virginia, as Director, President (1989-1991), and Vice-President of the American Rhododendron Societyand President of the Middle Atlantic Chapter.

This collection contains ca. 2600 items (8 Hollinger boxes, 2.5 linear shelf feet), 1930-1986, chiefly the correspondence of Dr. August E. Kehrwith nurserymen and other members of the American Rhododendron Societyconcerning the many facets of growing various species of azaleas and rhododendrons.