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Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library 1997 Special Collections Department Staff 1997 Elizabeth Slomba Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, #10553-u Descriptive Summary University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
American Rhododendron Society Papers ca. 1968-1989 10553-u ca. 1200 items English American Rhododendron Society Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

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See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

 Preferred Citation

American Rhododendron Society Papers, Accession 10553-u, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

 Acquisition Information

These papers were given to the Library on April 22, 1991, by the American Rhododendron Society through Barbara R. Hall, Executive Secretary, Gloucester, Virginia.

 Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

 Scope and Content

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.

Committee correspondence files include: the Budget and Finance Committee, with financial statements and reports (see also Financial Reports); the Honors Committeere the awarding of gold and silver medals as recognition for contributions to rhododendrons and the American Rhododendron Society; the Nominating Committeeconcerning nominations for national officers; the first three years of the Publicity Committeecreated in October of 1981 and chaired by Colonel Wallace Marley, chiefly regarding his attempts to persuade the United States Postal Serviceto choose native American azaleas and rhododendrons for a stamp; the Membership Committee; the Research Committteefounded in 1970 which sponsored the formation of the A.R.S. Research Foundationin 1976 and under its auspices continues to provide funds for various research projects, with a Q & A sheet describing the A.R.S. research program (1983 Feb); the Ratings Committee, and its efforts to include a performance rating in addition to the rating of both the plant and flower quality in order to receive a national award; the Shows and Judging Committeewith "Judging Rules and the Development of Uniform Judging Practices" (n.d.) and a Report on Shows and Judging (1979-1980, 1982); and the Publications Committee concerning the book purchasing service. There are several folders of correspondence with or about the Rhododendron Species Foundation.

The Board of Directors correspondence is chiefly about the elections of the District Directors, with copies of letters from A.R.S. members to various Congressmen urging a commemorative stamp featuring native American azaleas and rhododendrons. The general correspondence folder discusses the problems of several individuals within the organization, general inquiries, and difficulties of members with book orders from Theophrastus, dues, and other matters.

The correspondence file with Marionand Vernon Mayof the Publicity Committeediscusses the new A.R.S. Chapter Notebooks (1982 Jul 7 & Aug 4, n.d.); ideas for the Publicity part of the Chapter Notebook from a local news editor (1982 Jan 30); letters while on a Rhododendron Tour to Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania, with newsclippings about the tour (1982, 1982 Aug 22, Oct 20, and Nov 10); news of rhododendron growing and A.R.S. business (1982 Aug 4); and the Seed Exchange and its funds (1982 Dec 16).

There are several folders about various awards available in the American Rhododendron Society. These include the Pioneer Achievement Award with Joseph B. Gableas its first receipient. The Awards folder discusses the value and difficulties of the plant award program and the response of chapters to the proposition for dropping it. Related material is located in the Ratings Committee and the Shows and Judging Committee files.

Other items of interest include chapter activities, the canvass of chapters, the computarization of rhododendron hybrids, "Landscaping with Rhododendrons" and reviews of several papers about rhododendrons by George Ring.

 Container List Annual Meetings 1981-1982 Box 1 Awards 1980-1983 Box 1 Bed and Breakfast Proposal for ARS Members n.d. Box 1 Board of Directors Correspondence 1981-1984 Box 1 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1981-3, 1986-9 Box 1 (2 folders) Budget and Finance Committee 1981-1984 Box 1 Chapter Activities 1981 Box 1 Chapters, Canvass of; and Replies 1979-1980 Box 1 Chapter Presidents 1981-1982 Box 1 Computarization of Rhododendron Hybrids 1979-1980 Box 1 Correspondence 1978-1983 Box 1 Correspondence with Marion and Vernon May 1981-1983 Box 1 Financial Reports 1968-1981 Box 2 Honors Committee 1977-1983 Box 2 (2 folders) International Meeting 1981-1983 Box 2 "Landscaping with Rhododendrons" n.d. Box 2 Member Services 1979-1981 Box 2 Membership Committee 1977-1983 Box 2 Nominating Committee 1979-1983 Box 2 Pioneer Award 1979-1982 Box 2 (2 folders) Policies of Board 1980-1981, 1988 Box 3 Pollen Bank 1980-1983 Box 3 Preservation 1980 Box 3 Publications Committee 1981-1983 Box 3 Publicity Committee 1981-1983 Box 3 (2 folders) Ratings Committee 1978-1983 Box 3 Registrar 1979-1983 Box 3 Research Committee 1981-1983 Box 3 (3 folders) Reviews of Papers re Rhododendrons by George Ring 1980-1983 Box 3 Rhododendron Species Foundation 1973-1984, n.d. Box 4 (5 folders) Seed Exchange 1980-1983 Box 4 Shows & Judging Committee 1979-1983 Box 4 Slide Shows 1981-1983 Box 4 Tax Exempt Status 1982 Box 4 United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin and Erik Neumann 1976-1979 Box 4 Western Regional Rhododendron Conference 1981 Box 4 Financial Records kept on Columnar Pad 1981-1982 Oversize Folder (2 items)