Pennsylvania Horticultural Society - Archive Collections Guides

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This ongoing collection consists of finding aids created for the archival holdings of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (1827- ). Included are guides to historical materials such as the PHS minute books, administrative records, and PHS initiatives and programs for events including the Philadelphia Flower Show and Philadelphia Green. Finding aids also cover the extensive image file collections, glass slides, and ephemera connected with the activities of the Society.
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Preliminary Inventory of Slide Files Related to the City Gardens Contest, Exhibitions and Events Other Urban Greening Projects
Community gardens, Community gardens--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History, Gardens, Gardens--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Land use, Urban, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Flower Show, Philadelphia Green (Program), Slides (Photographs), Tree Tenders (Program), Urban beautification
This collection consists of images of the City Gardens Contest, PHS Exhibitions and Events, and other urban greening projects including the Azalea Garden Party, Ile Ife, the Harvest Show and the John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Guild House.
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Preliminary inventory of slides, negatives, CD-ROMs, contact sheets, and photographs from the Philadelphia Flower Show, Harvest
CD-ROMs, City Year (Service corps), Community gardens--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History, Contact sheets, Flower shows, Gardens--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Kellett, Anne B, Land use, Urban, Mills, J. William, (Justin William), III, Negatives (Photographs), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Pepper, Jane G., Philadelphia Flower Show, Philadelphia Green (Program), Photographs, Slides (Photographs), Strawberry Mansion (Philadelphia, Pa.), Street, John F. , (John Franklin), 1943-, Trees, Urban beautification, Urban gardening, Yeh, Lily
This collection consists of miscellaneous images of the Philadelphia Flower Show, Harvest Show, and various Philadelphia Green and Community Garden projects.
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Preliminary Inventory of the Publications Department Additional Image Files
Ballard, Ernesta Drinker, Bel Arbor, Brewery Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.), Campbell Square Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Carroll Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Center Square (Pa.), Chanticleer (Wayne, Pa.), Clark Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Cliveden Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Community development, Urban, Community gardens--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History, Fernhill Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Francisville (Philadelphia, Pa.), Frankford Avenue Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.), Friends Community Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.), Garden of R.U.N. (Philadelphia, Pa.), Garden of the Cities (Philadelphia, Pa.), Gas Station Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.), Glenwood Green Acres (Philadelphia, Pa.), Goode, Velma Williams, Gorgas Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Hamilton Street and Ridge Avenue Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.), Howell Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Hunting Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Interstate Land Management Corporation, Jefferson Square Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), John F. Kennedy Boulevard (Philadelphia, Pa.), Kensington (Philadelphia, Pa.), Konrad Square (Philadelphia, Pa.), Las Parcelas (Philadelphia, Pa.), Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pa.), Lees, Carlton B., Lots of Love Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.), LOVE Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Malcolm X Memorial Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Manayunk Park (Philadelphia, Pa., Mario Lanza Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), McPhail, Ann Smallidge , 1928-2017, McPherson Square Library, Mifflin Square Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), New Kensington Community Development Corporation, Norris Square (Philadelphia, Pa.), Olde Richmond (Philadelphia, Pa.), Pennock, J. Liddon, Jr., 1913-2003, Philadelphia Flower Show, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.), Point Breeze (Philadelphia, Pa.), Slides (Photographs), Strawberry Mansion (Philadelphia, Pa.), Susquehanna (Philadelphia, Pa.), Tate, James H. J, (James Hugh Joseph), 1910-, Temple University (Ambler Campus), Udall, Stewart L., United States Conference of Mayors, University of Pennsylvania. Morris Arboretum, Urban beautification, Urban gardening, West Hagert (Philadelphia, Pa.), West Shore (Philadelphia, Pa.), William McKinley School (Philadelphia, Pa.). Eagles Playground
Departmental image files transferred to the Library in 2010. Materials chiefly consist of slides and photographs documenting the various PHS members events, outreach programs, workshops and tours. Files include Philadelphia Green and individual urban gardens documentation.
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