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By Will Hopkins
Collection Overview
Title: Norfolk Botanical Garden Records, 1937-2015
ID: 001/01/MSS 2015-044
Primary Creator: Norfolk Botanical Garden (1938-)
Extent: 72.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged by subject and record type. 1. History, 2. Operations / Facility, 3. Gardens / Plants, 4. Events, 5. Publications, 6. Clippings, 7. Scrapbooks, 8. Photographs, Negatives, and Slides, and 9. Audiovisual Materials.
Date Acquired: 11/18/2015
Subjects: Buildings, Gardening--Societies, etc., Gardening--Southern States, Horticulture, International Azalea Festival (Norfolk, Va.), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk Botanical Garden
Forms of Material: Audiocassettes, Clippings (information artifacts), Compact discs, Histories (literature genre), Ledgers (account books), Negatives (photographs), Newspapers, Photographs, Publications (document genre), Scrapbooks, Slides (photographs), VHS
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Records of the Norfolk Botanical Garden's history, facilities, daily operations, exhibits, gardens, plants, and various events from 1937-2015. Included are correspondence files, reports, ledgers, publications, news clippings, and photographs. Operations documentation includes internal correspondence, finances, and various committee records. The daily operations and income ledgers date from 1965-1993, with a gap from 1987-1988. Publications in the collection include Bloom (2002-2013), Norfolk Botanical Garden Society Newsletter (1963-1997), and Old Dominion Horticultural Society Bulletin (1940-1962).
The records also include 24 scrapbooks, of which 14 scrapbooks relate to the International Azalea Festival for the years 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, and 1981. The remaining scrapbooks cover history of the Norfolk Botanical Garden from 1961-1988, Federation of Garden Clubs from 1951-1970, Tidewater District Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs from 1952-1959, and Cape Henry Woman's Club from 1959-1961. There are also eight boxes of photographs primarily dating from the late 1980s to 2007 and two boxes of negatives from the 1990s-2000s. There are six boxes comprising approximately 7,000 slide photographs from 1940-2007. Finally, there are eight boxes of audiovisual materials including 16mm and 8mm film reels, VHS tapes, CDs, and other electronic media.
Biographical Note
The Norfolk Botanical Garden began in 1938 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. It was called the Norfolk Azalea Gardens until 1958. The Garden is nationally recognized and was home to the city's International Azalea Festival from the 1950s to the 1990s.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Norfolk Botanical Garden by donation
Preferred Citation:
Norfolk Botanical Garden Records, MSS 2015-044, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed in March and September 2020.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: History],
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Box 2: History, circa 1938-2004],
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Box 3: History / Operations, circa 1947-1990],
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Box 4: Operations, circa 1960-1985],
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Box 5: Operations, circa 1965-2005],
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Box 6: Operations, circa 1942-2005],
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Box 7: Operations, 1967-1969],
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Box 8: Operations, 1970-1972],
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Box 9: Operations, 1973-1975],
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Box 10: Operations, 1976-1978],
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Box 11: Operations, 1979-1981],
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Box 12: Operations, 1982-1984],
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Box 13: Operations, 1985-1986, 1989],
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Box 14: Operations, 1989-1990],
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Box 15: Operations, 1990],
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Box 16: Operations, 1991-1993],
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Box 17: Operations / Facility / Gardens, circa 1960-1990],
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Box 18: Gardens, circa 1955-1995],
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Box 19: Gardens / Plants, circa 1937-2014],
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Box 20: Plants / Events, circa 1958-2003],
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Box 21: Events, circa 1959-2005],
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Box 22: Events, circa 1975-2012],
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Box 23: Events / Publications, circa 2002-2015],
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Box 24: Publications, 1963-2002],
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Box 25: Publications, 1974-1993],
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Box 26: Publications, 1940-2002],
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Box 27: Publications / Press Releases, circa 1984-2008],
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Box 28: Publications],
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Box 29: Publications / Clippings, circa 1938-2002],
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Box 30: Clippings / Artifacts, circa 1958, 1990s-2013],
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Box 31: Scrapbook 1, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 1961-1971],
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Box 32: Scrapbook 2, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 1971-1981],
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Box 33: Scrapbook 3, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 1981-1988],
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Box 34: Scrapbook 4, Federation of Garden Clubs, 1951-1962],
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Box 35: Scrapbook 5, Federation of Garden Clubs, 1959-1970],
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Box 36: Scrapbook 6, Tidewater District Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, 1952-1954],
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Box 37: Scrapbook 7, Tidewater District Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, 1958-1959],
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Box 38: Scrapbook 8, Exhibits, 1963-1966],
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Box 39: Scrapbook 9, Cape Henry Woman's Club, 1959-1960],
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Box 40: Scrapbook 10, Cape Henry Woman's Club, 1960-1961],
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Box 41: Scrapbook 11, Azalea Festival, 1965],
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Box 42: Scrapbook 12, Azalea Festival, 1967],
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Box 43: Scrapbooks 13 and 14, Azalea Festival, 1969],
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Box 44: Scrapbook 15, Azalea Festival, 1969],
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Box 45: Scrapbooks 16, 17, and 18, Azalea Festival, 1970],
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Box 46: Scrapbooks 19, 20, and 21, Azalea Festival, 1971],
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Box 47: Scrapbook 22, Azalea Festival, 1973],
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Box 48: Scrapbooks 23 and 24, Azalea Festival, 1975, 1981],
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Box 49: Photographs, circa 1950s-2000s],
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Box 50: Photographs, Historic, Exhibits, and Construction, circa 1960s-2007],
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Box 51: Photographs, Holidays and Historical Reenactments, circa 1987-2005],
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Box 52: Photographs, Special Events, circa 1990-2004],
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Box 53: Photographs, Children's Programs, circa 1990-2005],
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Box 54: Photographs, People and Adult Programs, circa 1990-2005],
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Box 55: Photographs, Plants and Landscapes, circa 1990-2007],
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Box 56: Photographs and Postcards, circa 1950s-2000s],
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Box 57: Negatives, circa 1990s-2000s],
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Box 58: Negatives, circa 1990s-2000s],
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Box 59: Slides, 1940-1964 April],
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Box 60: Slides, 1964 April - 1968 May],
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Box 61: Slides, 1968 May - 1979 April],
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Box 62: Slides, 1979 May - 1993 May],
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Box 63: Slides, 1993 May - 2003 May],
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Box 64: Slides, 2003 May - 2007 September, undated],
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Box 65: Disks and Audiocassettes, circa 1990s-2000s],
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Box 66: CDs, 2001-2007, undated],
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Box 67: CDs, 2007-2012, undated],
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Box 68: 16mm Film Reels, circa 1959-1970s],
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Box 69: 16mm and 8mm Film Reels, circa 1956-1965],
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Box 70: 16mm Film Reel, circa 1960s-1970s],
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Box 71: 16mm Film Reels, VHS and Beta Tapes, DVD, and Mini Data Cartridge Tape, circa 1957-2000],
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Box 72: VHSs, 1997-2008],
[All]
- Box 1: History
- Folder 1: History, overviews, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 2: History, overviews, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 3: History, Work Progress Administration (WPA), miscellaneous dates
- Folder 4: History, Work Progress Administration (WPA), miscellaneous dates
- Folder 5: History, Fred Heutte, miscellaneous dates
- Heutte was the Norfolk City horticulturist and the first director of the Garden.
- Folder 6: History, Fred Heutte, miscellaneous dates
- Box 2: History, circa 1938-2004
- Folder 1: History, Fred Heutte, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 2: History, applications for historic registries, circa 2004
- Folder 3: History, applications for historic registries, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 4: History, various documents, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 5: History, correspondence, 1938-1998
- Folder 6: History, St. Francis statue, circa 1962
- These records address a controversy about the religious nature of the statue on public land.
- Folder 7: History, news clippings, circa 1930-1950
- Box 3: History / Operations, circa 1947-1990
- Folder 1: History, news clippings, circa 1960 to 1990
- Folder 2: History, National Geographic article, 1947 May
- Includes color photos of the Garden.
- Folder 3: Operations, correspondence of George Baker, 1969-1970
- Baker was the Garden curator at that time.
- Folder 4: Operations, correspondence of Elanor Carroll, 1950-1984
- Folder 5: Operations, correspondence of Joann Donlan, 1982-1984
- Folder 6: Operations, correspondence of M.A. Matson, 1972-1973
- Folder 7: Operations, correspondence of Robert Matthews, 1981-1983
- Matthews was Superintendent of the Garden at that time.
- Folder 8: Operations, correspondence of Robert Matthews, 1984
- Box 4: Operations, circa 1960-1985
- Folder 1: Operations, correspondence of Robert Matthews, 1984-1985
- Folder 2: Operations, correspondence of Robert Matthews, 1985
- Folder 3: Operations, various, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 4: Operations, projects, Dismal Swamp, 1960-1961
- Folder 5: Operations, projects, Moses Ezekiel statues, 1960-1988
- Folder 6: Operations, projects, Madonna and Child statue, 1960-1965
- Folder 7: Operations, projects, Annarino Bench, 1962-1965
- Box 5: Operations, circa 1965-2005
- Folder 1: Operations, organizations, Norfolk Botanical Garden Society, 1970-1988
- Folder 2: Operations, organizations, Board of Trustees, 1995-1997
- Folder 3: Operations, organizations, Exhibit Hall Committee, 1985
- Folder 4: Operations, organizations, Landscape Committee, 1993-1998
- Folder 5: Operations, organizations, Landscape Committee, 1998-undated
- Folder 6: Operations, various studies, 1985-2000
- Folder 7: Operations, logistics, 1983-2005, undated
- Folder 8: Operations, organizations, horticultural school, 1965-1989
- Box 6: Operations, circa 1942-2005
- Folder 1: Operations, miscellaneous programs, 1942-2005
- Folder 2: Operations, staff photos and information, 1968-2004, undated
- Folder 3: Operations, finances, reports, 1958-1963, 1998
- Folder 4: Operations, finances, Senior Fund, 1999
- Folder 5: Operations, finances, IMLS grant application, 1998
- Folder 6: Operations, finances, miscellaneous records, 1998-2003
- Item 1: Daily operating and income ledger, 1965
- Item 2: Daily operating and income ledger, 1966
- Box 7: Operations, 1967-1969
- Item 1: Daily operating and income ledger, 1967
- Item 2: Daily operating and income ledger, 1968
- Item 3: Daily operating and income ledger, 1969
- Box 8: Operations, 1970-1972
- Item 1: Daily operating and income ledger, 1970
- Item 2: Daily operating and income ledger, 1971
- Item 3: Daily operating and income ledger, 1972
- Box 9: Operations, 1973-1975
- Item 1: Daily operating and income ledger, 1973
- Item 2: Daily operating and income ledger, 1974
- Item 3: Daily operating and income ledger, 1975
- Box 10: Operations, 1976-1978
- Item 1: Daily operating and income ledger, 1976
- Item 2: Daily operating and income ledger, 1977
- Item 3: Daily operating and income ledger, 1978
- Box 11: Operations, 1979-1981
- Item 1: Daily operating and income ledger, 1979
- Item 2: Daily operating and income ledger, 1980
- Item 3: Daily operating and income ledger, 1981
- Box 12: Operations, 1982-1984
- Item 1: Daily operating and income ledger, 1982
- Item 2: Daily operating and income ledger, 1983
- Item 3: Daily operating and income ledger, 1984
- Box 13: Operations, 1985-1986, 1989
- Item 1: Daily operating and income ledger, 1985
- Item 2: Daily operating and income ledger, 1986
- Item 3: Daily operating and income ledger, 1989
- Note that ledgers for 1987 and 1988 are not included in the collection.
- Box 14: Operations, 1989-1990
- Item 1: Daily operating and income ledger, 1989 (continued)
- Item 2: Daily operating and income ledger, 1989 (continued)
- Item 3: Daily operating and income ledger, 1990
- Box 15: Operations, 1990
- Item 1: Daily operating and income ledger, 1990 (continued)
- Item 2: Daily operating and income ledger, 1990 (continued)
- Box 16: Operations, 1991-1993
- Item 1: Daily operating and income ledger, 1991
- Item 2: Daily operating and income ledger, 1992
- Item 3: Daily operating and income ledger, 1993
- Box 17: Operations / Facility / Gardens, circa 1960-1990
- Folder 1: Ledger with ticket sales and miscellaneous income, 1969-1981
- Folder 2: Facility, overall plans, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 3: Facility, Tropical Pavilion, circa 1990
- Folder 4: Facility, Baker Hall, circa 1990
- Folder 5: Facility, Treasure Island, 1961-1974
- Folder 6: Facility, miscellaneous records, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 7: Facility, statues, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 8: Gardens, miscellaneous records, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 9: Bicentennial Rose Garden, circa 1990
- Box 18: Gardens, circa 1955-1995
- Folder 1: Bicentennial Rose Garden, circa 1990
- Folder 2: Bicentennial Rose Garden, 1982-1999
- Folder 3: Boat tours and canal gardens, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 4: Bunny Morgan Memorial Wildflower Garden, circa 1995
- Folder 5: Butterfly Garden, undated
- Folder 6: Colonial Garden, undated
- Folder 7: Observatory Tower gardens, undated
- Folder 8: Fred Heutte Garden, circa 1980
- Folder 9: Fragrance Garden, 1955-1988
- Folder 10: Hill of Nations Garden, undated
- Folder 11: Holly Garden, undated
- Folder 12: Japanese Garden, 1961-1980s
- Folder 13: Lonetree Hill, 1963
- Folder 14: NATO Tower Gardens, undated
- Folder 15: Perennial Garden, circa 1995
- Folder 16: Pinetum Garden, circa 1965
- Folder 17: Pine Path Bridge Garden, miscellaneous dates
- Box 19: Gardens / Plants, circa 1937-2014
- Folder 1: Renaissance Garden, circa 2008, undated
- Folder 2: Sensory Garden, circa 2002
- Folder 3: Sarah Lee Parker Perennial Garden, 2005-2010
- Folder 4: Virginia Native Plant Garden, undated
- Folder 5: WPA Garden, 2006-2014
- Folder 6: Gardens, soil surveys, 1948, 1959
- Folder 7: Plants, lists, 1937-1962
- Folder 8: Plants, lists, 1937-1990
- Folder 9: Plants, collection policies, 1965, undated
- Folder 10: Plants, imported, circa 1962
- Folder 11: Plants, invoices, 1962-1979
- Box 20: Plants / Events, circa 1958-2003
- Folder 1: Plants, completed plants used, 1963-1987
- Folder 2: Plants, camellias, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 3: Plants, lilies, 1966
- Folder 4: Plants, orchids, 1965-1967
- Folder 5: Plants, National Arboretum distribution, 1967-1990
- Folder 6: Plants, US Department of Agriculture, 1961-1964
- Folder 7: Plants, insects and diseases, undated
- Folder 8: Plants, by month, 1974
- Folder 9: Plants, gifts, 1958-1989
- Folder 10: Events, Azalea Festival, 1959-2003
- Folder 11: Events, Azalea Festival queens, miscellaneous dates
- Box 21: Events, circa 1959-2005
- Folder 1: Events, Azalea Festival brochures, 1959-2005
- Folder 2: Events, Azalea Festival news clippings, 1960-2003
- Folder 3: Events, Azalea Festival, miscellaneous records, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 4: Events, Azalea Festival correspondence, 1963-1981
- Folder 5: Events, Black History Month, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 6: Events, children's programs, miscellaneous dates
- Box 22: Events, circa 1975-2012
- Folder 1: Events, cooking, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 2: Events, dedication of Kitakyushu Park, circa 1988-1995
- Folder 3: Events, Eagle Festival and Symposium, 2012
- Folder 4: Events, Florarama, 1975-1976
- Folder 5: Events, Florarama, 1975-1976
- Folder 6: Events, International Society of Arboriculture, 1987
- Folder 7: Events, Jefferson the Gardener, 1996
- Folder 8: Events, Prevention Health Festival, 2009
- Folder 9: Events, Seaside Gardening Symposium, 1994
- Folder 10: Events, spring plant sale, 1996
- Box 23: Events / Publications, circa 2002-2015
- Folder 1: Events, miscellaneous, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 2: Publications, Bloom, 2002-2006
- Folder 3: Publications, Bloom, 2007-2012
- Folder 4: Publications, Bloom, 2012-2013
- Folder 5: Publications, Grow, 2003-2007
- Folder 6: Publications, Grow, 2008-2015
- Box 24: Publications, 1963-2002
- Folder 1: Publications, In the Garden, 1997-2002
- Folder 2: Publications, Norfolk Bicentennial News, 1975-1976
- Folder 3: Publications, Norfolk Botanical Garden Newsletter, 1994-1997
- Folder 4: Publications, Norfolk Botanical Garden Society Newsletter, 1963-1969
- Folder 5: Publications, Norfolk Botanical Garden Society Newsletter, 1970-1974
- Box 25: Publications, 1974-1993
- Folder 1: Publications, Norfolk Botanical Garden Society Newsletter, 1974-1977
- Folder 2: Publications, Norfolk Botanical Garden Society Newsletter, 1978-1983
- Folder 3: Publications, Norfolk Botanical Garden Society Newsletter, 1984-1989
- Folder 4: Publications, Norfolk Botanical Garden Society Newsletter, 1990-1993
- Box 26: Publications, 1940-2002
- Folder 1: Publications, Old Dominion Horticultural Society Bulletin, 1940-1947
- Folder 2: Publications, Old Dominion Horticultural Society Bulletin, 1948-1954
- Folder 3: Publications, Old Dominion Horticultural Society Bulletin, 1955-1962
- Folder 4: Publications, Tidewater Gardens Newsletter, 1958, 1960
- Folder 5: Publications, Virginia Camellia Society Newsletter, 1955-2002
- Folder 6: Publications, pamphlets and promotional materials, miscellaneous dates
- Box 27: Publications / Press Releases, circa 1984-2008
- Folder 1: Publications, pamphlets, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 2: Publications, pamphlets, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 3: Publications, calendars, 2001, 2008
- Folder 4: Press releases, 1984-2002
- Folder 5: Publications, artistic materials, miscellaneous dates
- Box 28: Publications
- Folder 1: Publications, horticultural guides, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 2: Publications, general information, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 3: Miscellaneous publications, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 4: Miscellaneous publications, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 5: Miscellaneous publications, miscellaneous dates
- Box 29: Publications / Clippings, circa 1938-2002
- Folder 1: Miscellaneous publications, miscellaneous dates
- Folder 2: News clippings, 1938-1982
- Folder 3: News clippings, 1983-2001
- Folder 4: News clippings, 2001-2002
- Folder 5: News clippings, 2002
- Box 30: Clippings / Artifacts, circa 1958, 1990s-2013
- Folder 1: News clippings, 2002-2013, undated
- Folder 2: Patch, Gardens By The Sea, City of Norfolk, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 1958
- Folder 3: Photographs on Foamboard, circa 1990s
- 14 photographs of various scenes at Norfolk Botanical Garden, mounted on foamboard and likely used for exhibition purposes.
- Box 31: Scrapbook 1, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 1961-1971
- Item 1: Scrapbook 1, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 1961-1971
- Box 32: Scrapbook 2, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 1971-1981
- Item 1: Scrapbook 2, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 1971-1981
- Includes items relating to the Men's Garden Club.
- Box 33: Scrapbook 3, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 1981-1988
- Item 1: Scrapbook 3, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 1981-1988
- Box 34: Scrapbook 4, Federation of Garden Clubs, 1951-1962
- Item 1: Scrapbook 4, Federation of Garden Clubs, 1951-1962
- Scrapbook appears to have been compiled by Mary Freeman.
- Box 35: Scrapbook 5, Federation of Garden Clubs, 1959-1970
- Item 1: Scrapbook 5, Federation of Garden Clubs, 1959-1970
- Scrapbook appears to have been compiled by Mary Freeman.
- Box 36: Scrapbook 6, Tidewater District Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, 1952-1954
- Item 1: Scrapbook 6, Tidewater District Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, 1952-1954
- Box 37: Scrapbook 7, Tidewater District Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, 1958-1959
- Item 1: Scrapbook 7, Tidewater District Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, 1958-1959
- Box 38: Scrapbook 8, Exhibits, 1963-1966
- Item 1: Scrapbook 8, Exhibits, 1963-1966
- Photographs of exhibits displayed at the Norfolk Botanical Garden and index cards with dates and title of exhibits displayed. Many spaces in the scrapbook appear to have missing photographs.
- Box 39: Scrapbook 9, Cape Henry Woman's Club, 1959-1960
- Also includes loose items from Scrapbooks 1-5 and 10.
- Folder 1: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 1 of 24), 1959 March
- Folder 2: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 2 of 24), 1959 April
- Folder 3: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 3 of 24), 1959 May
- Folder 4: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 4 of 24), 1959 June
- Folder 5: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 5 of 24), 1959 July
- Folder 6: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 6 of 24), 1959 August
- Folder 7: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 7 of 24), 1959 September
- Folder 8: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 8 of 24), 1959 October
- Folder 9: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 9 of 24), 1959 November
- Folder 10: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 10 of 24), 1959 December
- Folder 11: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 11 of 24), 1960 January
- Folder 12: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 12 of 24), 1960 February
- Folder 13: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 13 of 24), 1960 March
- Folder 14: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 14 of 24), 1959 March
- Extras.
- Folder 15: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 15 of 24), 1959 April
- Extras.
- Folder 16: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 16 of 24), 1959 May
- Extras.
- Folder 17: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 17 of 24), 1959 June
- Extras.
- Folder 18: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 18 of 24), 1959 July
- Extras.
- Folder 19: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 19 of 24), 1959 August
- Extras.
- Folder 20: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 20 of 24), 1959 September
- Extras.
- Folder 21: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 21 of 24), 1959 October
- Extras.
- Folder 22: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 22 of 24), 1959 November
- Extras.
- Folder 23: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 23 of 24), 1959 December
- Folder 24: Cape Henry Woman's Club Scrapbook 1959-1960 (Folder 24 of 24), 1960 January-February
- Folder 25: Loose Items from Scrapbook 1, circa 1960s
- Folder 26: Loose Items from Scrapbook 2, 1971-1981
- Folder 27: Loose Items from Scrapbook 3, 1963-1985
- Folder 28: Loose Items from Scrapbook 4, 1953-1968
- Folder 29: Loose Items from Scrapbook 5, 1952-1970, 2009
- Folder 30: Loose Clippings from Scrapbook 5, 1959-1968
- Folder 31: Loose Items from Scrapbook 10, 1964-1966
- Thalia Garden Club clippings.
- Folder 32: Loose Items from Scrapbook 10, 1958-1967
- Box 40: Scrapbook 10, Cape Henry Woman's Club, 1960-1961
- Item 1: Scrapbook 10, Cape Henry Woman's Club, 1960-1961
- Box 41: Scrapbook 11, Azalea Festival, 1965
- Item 1: Scrapbook 11, Azalea Festival, 1965
- Box 42: Scrapbook 12, Azalea Festival, 1967
- Item 1: Scrapbook 12, Azalea Festival, 1967
- Box 43: Scrapbooks 13 and 14, Azalea Festival, 1969
- Item 1: Scrapbook 13, Azalea Festival, 1969
- Green scrapbook.
- Item 2: Scrapbook 14, Azalea Festival, 1969
- Red scrapbook. Clippings from newspapers nationwide of "Washington reception only."
- Box 44: Scrapbook 15, Azalea Festival, 1969
- Item 1: Scrapbook 15, Azalea Festival, 1969
- Brown scrapbook. Clippings from newspapers nationwide.
- Box 45: Scrapbooks 16, 17, and 18, Azalea Festival, 1970
- Item 1: Scrapbook 16, Azalea Festival, 1970
- Cream scrapbook.
- Item 2: Scrapbook 17, Azalea Festival, 1970
- Brown scrapbook.
- Item 3: Scrapbook 18, Azalea Festival, 1970
- Black scrapbook. Clippings primarily from Virginia newspapers.
- Box 46: Scrapbooks 19, 20, and 21, Azalea Festival, 1971
- Item 1: Scrapbook 19, Azalea Festival, 1971
- Item 2: Scrapbook 20, Azalea Festival, 1971
- Item 3: Scrapbook 21, Azalea Festival, 1971
- Box 47: Scrapbook 22, Azalea Festival, 1973
- Item 1: Scrapbook 22, Azalea Festival, 1973
- Box 48: Scrapbooks 23 and 24, Azalea Festival, 1975, 1981
- Item 1: Scrapbook 23, Azalea Festival, 1975
- Green scrapbook.
- Item 2: Scrapbook 24, Azalea Festival, 1981
- Brown scrapbook.
- Box 49: Photographs, circa 1950s-2000s
- Most photographs in Box 49 are approximately 8x10".
- Folder 1: Photographs, Historic and Construction, circa 1950s-1960s
- Folder 2: Photographs, Treasure Island, circa 1960s
- Folder 3: Photographs, People, circa 1960s-2000s
- Folder 4: Photographs, Panoramas of Norfolk Botanical Garden, circa 1990s
- Folder 5: Photographs, Birds, circa 1990s-2000s
- Folder 6: Photographs, Panoramas of Youth Program, 1999 August
- Folder 7: Photographs, Turner sculptures, circa 2000
- Folder 8: Photographs, Favorite People, circa 2000s
- Folder 9: Photographs, Favorite Place, circa 2000s
- Folder 10: Photographs, Favorite Plants, circa 2000s
- Folder 11: Photographs, Favorite Wildlife, circa 2000s
- Folder 12: Photographs, Panoramas of Garden Dedication, circa 2001
- Folder 13: Photographs, Miscellaneous Panoramas, 2002 January
- Folder 14: Photographs, Photographs By C. S. White for thesis work, 2005 September
- Folder 15: Photographs, NATO Tower, undated
- Folder 16: Photographs, Plants, undated
- Folder 17: Photographs, Trees, undated
- Folder 18: Photographs, WPA Exhibit, undated
- Folder 19: Contact Prints, Youth Programs, 1994-1995
- Folder 20: Contact Prints, Volunteer and Docent Training, circa 1994
- Folder 21: Correspondence and Photograph, Dana Parker to Bill Binnie, circa 1992
- Folder 22: Correspondence and Photographs, Aaron Efiro to Education Department, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 2001 May 7
- Folder 23: Correspondence and Photograph, Bossio Family, 2002
- Folder 24: Photographs, International Azalea Festival, 1975-1976
- Folder 25: Scripts, Slide Presentations, circa 1970s-1980s
- Folder 26: Ephemera relating to trip to Germany, circa 1970s
- Box 50: Photographs, Historic, Exhibits, and Construction, circa 1960s-2007
Photographs in Box 50 are 5x7" or smaller.
Topics include historic photographs (circa 1960s-1980s), indoor exhibits, outdoor art, benches, landscapes, hurricane damage and cleanup, building construction and renovation, wildlife, and black-and-white photographs of plants.
- Box 51: Photographs, Holidays and Historical Reenactments, circa 1987-2005
Photographs in Box 51 are 5x7" or smaller.
Topics include holidays (Independence Day Parade, Halloween, and Easter Egg Hunt), flowers (yellow, orange, and red), holiday garden lights, and historical reenactments/History Alive!
- Box 52: Photographs, Special Events, circa 1990-2004
Photographs in Box 52 are 5x7" or smaller.
Topics include special events such as Treasures of Virginia, NATO Festival 2004, Beer Festival 1998, Kitakyushu Delegation to Virginia, Moon Ball, and weddings.
- Box 53: Photographs, Children's Programs, circa 1990-2005
Photographs in Box 53 are 5x7" or smaller.
Topics include children's indoor and outdoor programming, Girl Scouts, school groups, crafts and science, teen programs, and family activities.
- Box 54: Photographs, People and Adult Programs, circa 1990-2005
Photographs in Box 54 are 5x7" or smaller.
Topics include people (staff and volunteers), plant sales, adult programs, gardening, and other botanical gardens.
- Box 55: Photographs, Plants and Landscapes, circa 1990-2007
Photographs in Box 55 are 5x7" or smaller.
Topics include plants (flowers, bushes, and trees), outdoor landscapes, and flowerbeds.
- Box 56: Photographs and Postcards, circa 1950s-2000s
Photographs in Box 56 are 5x7" or smaller. Photographs are either laminated or pasted onto foamboard and were likely used for exhibition purposes.
Also includes hologram images and a small collection of postcards.
- Box 57: Negatives, circa 1990s-2000s
- Box 58: Negatives, circa 1990s-2000s
- Box 59: Slides, 1940-1964 April
- Slide Boxes 1-6.
- Box 60: Slides, 1964 April - 1968 May
- Slide Boxes 7-12.
- Box 61: Slides, 1968 May - 1979 April
- Slide Boxes 13-18.
- Box 62: Slides, 1979 May - 1993 May
- Slide Boxes 19-24.
- Box 63: Slides, 1993 May - 2003 May
- Slide Boxes 25-30.
- Box 64: Slides, 2003 May - 2007 September, undated
- Slide Boxes 31-36. Undated slides range in date from circa 1950s-2000s.
- Box 65: Disks and Audiocassettes, circa 1990s-2000s
- 12 100MB zip disks, 50 floppy disks, and 9 audiocassettes. Includes audio for commercials and programs, logo and brochure designs, budgets, and other organizational records.
- Box 66: CDs, 2001-2007, undated
- 106 CDs (54 cased CDs, 52 uncased CDs). The CDs primarily contain photographs.
- Box 67: CDs, 2007-2012, undated
- 79 CDs (69 cased CDs, 10 cased CDs). The CDs primarily contain photographs.
- Box 68: 16mm Film Reels, circa 1959-1970s
- 7 reels. Several reels relate to Norfolk Tour.
- Box 69: 16mm and 8mm Film Reels, circa 1956-1965
- 12 reels. Some reels relate to "Gardens By The Sea" and talks by Fred Heutte.
- Box 70: 16mm Film Reel, circa 1960s-1970s
- 1 reel. Reel is labeled "Norfolk Tour."
- Box 71: 16mm Film Reels, VHS and Beta Tapes, DVD, and Mini Data Cartridge Tape, circa 1957-2000
19 16mm film reels, 18 VHSs, 5 Beta tapes, 1 DVD, and 1 mini data cartridge tape.
16mm film reels (circa 1957-1963) include footage of the 1957 and 1963 Coronation Ceremonies, canal boat ride, along the "Azalea Trails," Great Smokies, Cypress Gardens, and Brookfield Zoo.
VHSs include 1991 master plan and circa 1990s promotional footage for Norfolk Botanical Garden. Beta tapes advertise "The Gift" and "WOW Garden" (2007).
- Box 72: VHSs, 1997-2008
- 48 VHSs. 31 VHS tapes show footage of the eagle cam, primarily from February-March 2006. There are 5 unlabeled VHS tapes, 4 copies of World of Wonders, and miscellaneous tapes.
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: History],
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Box 2: History, circa 1938-2004],
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Box 3: History / Operations, circa 1947-1990],
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Box 4: Operations, circa 1960-1985],
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Box 5: Operations, circa 1965-2005],
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Box 6: Operations, circa 1942-2005],
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Box 7: Operations, 1967-1969],
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Box 8: Operations, 1970-1972],
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Box 9: Operations, 1973-1975],
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Box 10: Operations, 1976-1978],
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Box 11: Operations, 1979-1981],
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Box 12: Operations, 1982-1984],
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Box 13: Operations, 1985-1986, 1989],
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Box 14: Operations, 1989-1990],
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Box 15: Operations, 1990],
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Box 16: Operations, 1991-1993],
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Box 17: Operations / Facility / Gardens, circa 1960-1990],
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Box 18: Gardens, circa 1955-1995],
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Box 19: Gardens / Plants, circa 1937-2014],
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Box 20: Plants / Events, circa 1958-2003],
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Box 21: Events, circa 1959-2005],
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Box 22: Events, circa 1975-2012],
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Box 23: Events / Publications, circa 2002-2015],
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Box 24: Publications, 1963-2002],
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Box 25: Publications, 1974-1993],
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Box 26: Publications, 1940-2002],
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Box 27: Publications / Press Releases, circa 1984-2008],
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Box 28: Publications],
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Box 29: Publications / Clippings, circa 1938-2002],
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Box 30: Clippings / Artifacts, circa 1958, 1990s-2013],
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Box 31: Scrapbook 1, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 1961-1971],
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Box 32: Scrapbook 2, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 1971-1981],
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Box 33: Scrapbook 3, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 1981-1988],
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Box 34: Scrapbook 4, Federation of Garden Clubs, 1951-1962],
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Box 35: Scrapbook 5, Federation of Garden Clubs, 1959-1970],
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Box 36: Scrapbook 6, Tidewater District Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, 1952-1954],
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Box 37: Scrapbook 7, Tidewater District Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, 1958-1959],
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Box 38: Scrapbook 8, Exhibits, 1963-1966],
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Box 39: Scrapbook 9, Cape Henry Woman's Club, 1959-1960],
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Box 40: Scrapbook 10, Cape Henry Woman's Club, 1960-1961],
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Box 41: Scrapbook 11, Azalea Festival, 1965],
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Box 42: Scrapbook 12, Azalea Festival, 1967],
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Box 43: Scrapbooks 13 and 14, Azalea Festival, 1969],
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Box 44: Scrapbook 15, Azalea Festival, 1969],
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Box 45: Scrapbooks 16, 17, and 18, Azalea Festival, 1970],
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Box 46: Scrapbooks 19, 20, and 21, Azalea Festival, 1971],
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Box 47: Scrapbook 22, Azalea Festival, 1973],
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Box 48: Scrapbooks 23 and 24, Azalea Festival, 1975, 1981],
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Box 49: Photographs, circa 1950s-2000s],
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Box 50: Photographs, Historic, Exhibits, and Construction, circa 1960s-2007],
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Box 51: Photographs, Holidays and Historical Reenactments, circa 1987-2005],
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Box 52: Photographs, Special Events, circa 1990-2004],
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Box 53: Photographs, Children's Programs, circa 1990-2005],
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Box 54: Photographs, People and Adult Programs, circa 1990-2005],
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Box 55: Photographs, Plants and Landscapes, circa 1990-2007],
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Box 56: Photographs and Postcards, circa 1950s-2000s],
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Box 57: Negatives, circa 1990s-2000s],
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Box 58: Negatives, circa 1990s-2000s],
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Box 59: Slides, 1940-1964 April],
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Box 60: Slides, 1964 April - 1968 May],
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Box 61: Slides, 1968 May - 1979 April],
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Box 62: Slides, 1979 May - 1993 May],
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Box 63: Slides, 1993 May - 2003 May],
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Box 64: Slides, 2003 May - 2007 September, undated],
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Box 65: Disks and Audiocassettes, circa 1990s-2000s],
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Box 66: CDs, 2001-2007, undated],
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Box 67: CDs, 2007-2012, undated],
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Box 68: 16mm Film Reels, circa 1959-1970s],
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Box 69: 16mm and 8mm Film Reels, circa 1956-1965],
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Box 70: 16mm Film Reel, circa 1960s-1970s],
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Box 71: 16mm Film Reels, VHS and Beta Tapes, DVD, and Mini Data Cartridge Tape, circa 1957-2000],
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Box 72: VHSs, 1997-2008],
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