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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 Ephemera Related to PHS-sponsored Competitions
Announcements, Awards, Brochures, Gardens--Competitions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Handbills, Invitations, Newsletters, Posters, Urban gardening, Urban gardens--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Announcements, brochures, applications, and newsletters related to the 'City Gardens Contest" the "Landscape Horticultural Awards" "Plants in the Business Environment Competition" "Country Gardens Contest" and "Suburban Greening Award".
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Preliminary Inventory of the Files and Ephemera of the Junior Flower Show, 1975-2010
Announcements, Awards, Brochures, Flower shows, Gardening -- Study and teaching, Horticulture, Horticulture -- Study and teaching, Invitations, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Junior Flower Show, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Kids Grow Expo, Posters, Urban gardening
A collection of Junior Flower Show announcements, brochures, posters, award certificates, and invitations. An ongoing initiative, the Junior Flower Show is a free program for students from pre-school through high school that fosters an awareness of horticulture and the natural environment among youth and encourages active participation in growing, gardening, and sustainable practices.
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Preliminary Inventory of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Harvest Show Files, 1967-2002
Admission tickets, Announcements, Brochures, Ephemera, Posters, Reports
This preliminary Inventory of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Harvest Show Files includes announcements, brochures, tickets, floor plans, award certificates, and reports.
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Preliminary Inventory of the Philadelphia Flower Show Ephemera and Records Files
Admission tickets, Announcements, Awards, Brochures, Clippings (Information artifacts), Coasters (Containers), DVDs, Ephemera, Evans, Janet, Fliers (Printed matter), Flower shows, Forms (Documents), Gardening, Gardens, Handbills, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Education Department, Philadelphia Flower Show, Postcards, Posters, Press releases, Refrigerator magnets, Stickers, Surveys (Documents), Wharton School
Various departmental Philadelphia Flower Show ephemera files transferred periodically to the Library ending in 2015. Materials chiefly consist of brochures, announcements, handbills, forms, posters, reports, programs, tickets, awards lists, and official guides to the show.
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Preliminary Inventory of the Rittenhouse Square Flower Market Files, 1914-1981
Bauer, Dorothy, Clippings (Information artifacts), Correspondence, Garden Club of America, Large, Mrs. George Gordon Meade, Photographs, Posters, Rhoads, Elise Logan, Rittenhouse Square (Philadelphia, Pa), Rittenhouse Square Flower Market Association, Rittenhouse Square Improvement Association, Rivinus, Marion Willis, 1890-, Slides (Photographs), Stationery
This collection consists of histories, records, news clippings and visual materials connected to the Rittenhouse Square Flower Market. The Market founded by Mrs. George Gordon Meade Large debuted on May 20, 1914 and drew its inspiration from Mrs. Large's visit to the Paris Flower Market in the Place de la Madeleine. The Market was envisioned as a charity event and the 1914 event raised The first Flower Market $1,250 each for The Children's Hospital, the Hope Day Nursery, and the Rittenhouse Square Improvement Association.
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