Records of Carlton B. Lees (RG7)Lees, Carlton B.

Records of Carlton B. Lees (RG7)

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	Collectors:	Lees, Carlton B.
	Title:	Records of Carlton B. Lees (RG7)
	Dates:	1970-1986; bulk, 1973-1983
	Abstract:	Collection consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, journals, financial reports, committee notes and minutes, conference materials, publications, lists, inventories, grants and proposals, personnel files, and exhibition literature.
	Quantity:	12 boxes; 15 linear feet
	Call Phrase:	Lees (RG7)

Biography of Carlton B. Lees

Carlton B. Lees joined the New York Botanical Garden in 1972 as Vice President for Horticulture and became Second Vice President in 1977. He completed his tenure at NYBG by serving as the Garden's Acting Chief Executive Officer from July 1979 until September 1980.

After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II and graduation from the University of Connecticut, Lees joined the staff of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Later, as a graduate student at Cornell University (1951-1952), Lees completed a survey of botanical gardens, arboreta, public parks and gardens, zoos, and similar institutions that showed that public education programs were practically non-existent where it seemed that public interest and demand having not yet been developed.

In 1959, Lees moved to Philadelphia to become Executive Secretary of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, where he initiated new programs, was part of the planning and management of the Philadelphia Flower Show, and worked closely with the President in moving the Society's headquarters to Independence Historical National Park.

Lees went on to become the Executive Secretary and Director of Exhibitions and Publications of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in Boston in 1963. He was also responsible for the Society's renowned horticultural library, the educational and service programs, for editorial and graphic content of Horticulture magazine, and planning and staging the New England Spring Flower Show. While working with the Massachusetts society, Lees initiated formation of the national Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL), the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society, and the Bonsai Study Group, working with many community garden groups and associations, and representing the Society at many national and regional functions. He also served on the Landscape Advisory Committee of Old Sturbridge Village, and worked with John Hancock Insurance Company officials in a vain attempt to bring together for public benefit functions of the Society, the Boston Center for Adult Education, and the Boston Children's Museum.

In 1970, Lees published the book Gardens, Plants, and Man. This book evolved from his attempts to answer the questions, "What is a garden?", a monthly magazine feature which he instigated. It was awarded the Helen Hull Certificate of Merit for Horticultural Literature by the National Council of State Garden Clubs, and embodies many of his convictions, especially that, as he wrote, "Gardens may be the last outposts of reality in an increasingly artificial world; they are necessary to our very existence."

Called to the New York Botanical Garden as Vice President in 1972, he became Senior Vice President in 1977, and in the absence of a President was acting chief executive officer form July 1979 through September 1980. While his duties in the Garden were many-fold, he is most recognized for sensitive restoration of the Garden's turn of the century conservatory in the Bronx. It was later named for its benefactor, Enid A. Haupt. Lees received an award from the Architectural League of New York for his role in fund raising, planning, helping supervise construction, and for the design and installation of the interior exhibition. Especially while the conservatory had to be closed to the public, Lees took part in, planned and staged many Garden events in association with the Metropolitan Opera, the Winter Antiques Show, Burke Rehabilitation Center (White Plains), the Museum of the City of New York, and the Bryant Park Flower Shows. Lees was also responsible for the early development of the Master Plan for land use at the Cary Arboretum in Millbrook, N.Y., at the time, managed by the New York Botanical Garden.

While at the Garden and in his first years of retirement, Lees continued to serve on advisory committees of the Smithsonian Institution and the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA), and on the Board of Manitoga (industrial designer Russel Wright's property in Garrison, N.Y.) and of the Horticultural Society of New York, where he was instrumental in reviving the New York Flower Show.

Lees also participated in the 1982 organizational meeting of the National Wildflower Research Center founded by Lady Bird Johnson, was elected Vice President and Chairman of the Master Planning Committee, and worked directly with Mrs. Johnson and others throughout 1983 to establish a comprehensive structure and program upon which the Center would be built.

Lees also held the post of Director of the American Horticultural Society and became President of the Garden Writers Association of America. His work and philosophy have been recognized by nine awards, including the Distinguished Service Award (NYBG), Meritorious Service Award and later Citation for Contributions to Horticultural Teaching (American Horticultural Society), Award of Merit (American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta), and election to the Hall of Fame (Garden Writers Association of America).

Scope and Content

Papers consist largely of correspondence; also memos, budgets, lists, reports, and news releases generated by Lees' activities as Senior Vice-President for Horticulture. Topics include the operation of the Mary Flagler Cary Arboretum in Millbrook, N.Y., events and programs in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, attendance at conferences, and others. Institutional correspondents include the Garden Club of America, Horticultural Society of New York, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Central Park Community Fund, and many others.

Items marked with an asterik [*] are oversized. Please note this when seeking materials.


Arrangement
	The collection is organized into seven series:

		Series 1: NYBG Horticulture Department, Office if the Vice President. 1970-1986. Arranged by Subject. Subseries A: General Administrative Materials. 1973-1983. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Subseries B: Board of Managers. 1973-1982. Arranged chronologically. Subseries C: Correspondence. 1973-1984. Arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Subseries D: Grant Proposals. 1973-1981. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Subseries E: Public Projects and Exhibitions. 1973-1981. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Subseries F: Rhododendron Conference. 1975-1979. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Subseries G: Publications. 1973-1980. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Subseries H: Public Relations. 1973-1981. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Subseries I: Personnel. 1973-1984. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Subseries J: Miscellaneous. 1973-1983. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Subseries K: Dennis A. Brown. 1970-1975. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Subseries L: Roadways and Pathways. ca. 1974-1982. Subseries M: Plant Collections and Contributions. 1973-1986. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
		Series 2: Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. 1974-1982. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
		Series 3: Cary Arboretum. 1971-1983. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
		Series 4: Subject Files. 1973-1980. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Subseries A: Reference. 1973-1980. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Subseries B. "Not So Silent Spring" Subseries C: Botanical Gardens and Societies. 1973-1980. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
		Series 5: Conferences and Committees. 1973-1983. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
		Series 6: NYBG Programs and Events. 1973-1983. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
		Series 7: Consultations. 1974-1984. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

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Indexing Terms
	The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
	Persons
		Brown, Dennis Albert, 1926-1978.
		Irwin, Howard S.
		Lees, Carlton B.
		Wells, Malcolm.
	Subjects
		Arboretums--New York (State).
		Botanical gardens--New York (State).
		Flower shows--New York (State).
		Horticulture--Study and teaching.
		Horticulture.
	Organizations
		American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
		Cary Arboretum.
		Horticultural Society of New York.
		New York Botanical Garden.
	Document Types
		annual reports. aat.
		budget. aat.
		correspondence. aat.
		grant proposal. aat.
		releases, press. aat.

Related Material

New York Botanical Garden

RG7--International Rhododendron Conference, 1978

PP--Carlton B. Lees Papers, 1962

University of Rhode Island

MS. Group 49--George Hill Mathewson Lawrence Papers, 1850-1982

Separated Material

(1) 13 4in x 5in negatives and 17 35mm color slides have been removed from the main collection and placed in the Garden's cold storage vault. The call phrase is Carlton B. Lees (RG7).

(2) A series of documents pertaining to the personnel files of NYBG staff has been removed from this collection to the Human Resources (RG17) collection of the New York Botanical Garden and access is restricted. [Documents; Personnel Files; Horticulture Department, 1969-1982. Removed 6 April 2006 by Kathleene Konkle.]

Series 1. NYBG Horticulture Department, Office if the Vice President.

Scope and Content: This series, divided into thirteen subseries, consists of administrative records produced by Carlton B. Lees and other members of the Horticulture department. Lees responsibilities included planning and supervision of horticultural and gardening activities as well as supervision of the maintenance staff.
Subseries A. General Administration Materials.
Subseries A consists of annual reports, incoming and outgoing correspondence, budgets, meeting minutes, surveys, personnel reports and grievances, and internal committees.
Folder	Title	Date
1.1	Administrative study of Botanical Gardens	1980
1.2	Annual Meeting of Corporation (Report)	1982
1.3	Annual Report	1973-1977
1.4	Annual Report	1978-1982
1.5	Audience survey	1973
1.6	Botany Department, general reports	1949
1.7	Budget	1974-1976
1.8	Budget	1977-1980
1.9	Budget	1982
1.10	Communications Audit-Correspondence	1981
1.11	Contributions	1973-1977
1.12	Contributions	1978-1980
1.13	Contributions	1981-1983
1.14	Employee benefits	ca. 1979
1.15	Environmental Review Committee	1977
1.16	Finance Committee	1973-1974
1.17	FTC Questionnaire	1975-1976
1.18	Holly Committee	1976
1.19	Improvements Council	1973-1974
1.20	Labor-Grievances	1975
1.21	Laboratory Building	1975-1978
1.22	Library	1974-1975
1.23	Library	1976-1977
1.24	Library	1978-1979
1.25	Library staff	1977-1980
1.26	Long range planning	1979
1.27	Lord & Burnham	1978-1981
1.28	Master Plan (booklets)	1974-1975
1.29	Master Plan	1972-1975
1.30	Master Plan, Phase I, Final report	1979
1.31	Monthly account sheets	1974-1975
1.32	NEA Tree Container Project	1976-1977
1.33	Public Interface Policy Committee	1980
1.34	Reorganization	1977-1979
1.35	Staff newsletter	1976
Subseries B. Board of Managers.
This subseries consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, press releases, economic policies, committee proposals, estimates, and meeting minutes.
Folder	Title	Date
1.36	Board of Managers	1973-1974
1.37	Board of Managers	1974
1.38	Board of Managers	1975-1976
1.39	Board of Managers	1976
2.1	Board of Managers	1976-1977
2.2	Board of Managers	1977-1978
2.3	Board of Managers	1978-1980
2.4	Board of Managers-meeting minutes	1975-1980
2.5	Board of Managers-Executive Committee	1977-1979
2.6	Horticulture Development, JMH Proposal	March 1982
Subseries C. Correspondence.
Subseries C consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda between Carlton B. Lees and members of the NYBG administration and the larger horticultural community regarding general administrative issues and planning, plant growth and hybridization, sample exchanges, design issues, and development of community and garden-wide programs.
Folder	Title	Date
2.7	A	1973-1980
2.8	B	1973-1977
2.9	B	1978-1980
2.10	Brakekey, John Price Jones Inc.	1974
2.11	Beal, William (Director of Finance)	1975-1977
2.12	Brown, Dennis	1973-1974
2.13	C	1972/1974-1977
2.14	C	1978-1982
2.15	Cabot, Francis H.	1973-1976
2.16	Cambridge Seven Associates	1975
2.17	Campbell, H. Addison	1974-1975
2.18	Crossman, Muriel	1975
2.19	D	1974-1980
2.20	DuPont, Susan	1980-1981
2.21	E	1974-1980
2.22	Eisenstadter, Ingrid	1980-1981
2.23	F	1974-1980
2.24	G	1975-1980
2.25	H	1973-1982
2.26	Irwin, Howard S.	1975-1980
2.27	I-J	1975-1980
2.28	K	1975-1981
2.29	L	1975-1978
2.30	Lewis, Charles A. (Morton Arboretum)	1974-1980
2.31	M	1974-1980
2.32	Mellon, Mrs. Paul	1975-1978
2.33	Miscellaneous	1974-1984
2.34	Myers, John	1979
2.35	N-O	1974-1979
2.36	P-Q	1975-1979
2.37	R	1974-1980
2.38	S	1974-1980
2.39	Schubert, Winfried U.	1974-1975
2.40	Schubert, Winfried U.	1974-1975
2.41	Stewart, Dan (Education Department)	1978-1979
2.42	Swenson, Allan	1975-1979
2.43	T-U-V	1976-1979
2.44	W	1974-1981
2.45	Wright, Russell	1973-1976
2.46	X-Y-Z	1975
Subseries D. Grants and Proposals.
Subseries D consists of grant applications and proposals for projects at NYBG. Included in the grant packets are resumes, budgets, project descriptions, and reports.
Folder	Title	Date
3.1	Library grants	1978-1981
3.2	National Endowment for the Arts	1973-1975
3.3	National Endowment for the Arts	1976-1978
3.4	National Endowment for the Arts "Gardens, Plants, and Man"	1974-1975
3.5	National Museum Act Program (Travel Grant)	1975-1976
3.6	New York State Council on the Arts	1975-1978
3.7	New York State Council on the Arts	1980-1981
3.8	New York State Parks and Recreation	1976
3.9	Systematics Project	1979
3.10	Vocational Services	1977
Subseries E. Public Projects and Exhibitions.
Subseries E consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda between Carlton B. Lees and members of the NYBG administration and the larger horticultural community regarding general administrative issues and planning, plant growth and hybridization, sample exchanges, design issues, and development of community and garden-wide programs.
Folder	Title	Date
3.11	Bicentennial Programs	1973-1975
3.12	Environmental Awards Event	1975-1979
3.13	Family Weekend	1978-1979
3.14	Fern Festival	1979
3.15	Flora and Fauna Weekend	1976
3.16	Gateway Dedication	1979
3.17	High School Co-op Program	1974-1977
3.18	Lady's Walk	1976-1978
3.19	May 9, Exhibit and Celebration	1974
3.20	Museum Exhibits	1974-1977
3.21	Sensory Trail	1975-1978
3.22	Walking Tour of Gardens	1975
3.23	Weinberger, Dorothy-"Special Events"	1975-1981
3.24	Westchester Home and Flower Show	1976-1977
Subseries F. Rhododendron Conference.
Subseries F consists of papers, budgets, CVs, transcripts of lectures and discussions, funding requests, and general correspondence.
Folder	Title	Date
3.25	Accounting--Accommodations	1978
3.26	Brickell, Christopher	1977-1978
3.27	Budget	1977-1978
3.28	Chamberlain, Dr. D.F.	1977-1978
3.29	Coyier, Dr. Duane	1977-1978
3.30	Cullen, Dr. J.	1977-1978
3.31	Discussion Copies	1978-1979
3.32	Discussion Transcripts	1978
3.33	"Event"--Expenses	1975
3.34	"Event"--General	October 1973-March 1975
3.35	"Event"--General	April 1975-December 1976
3.36	"Event"--Miscellaneous	ca. 1973-1975
3.37	"Event"--Newsletter	ca. 1975-1979
3.38	"Event"--Photographs	April 1975
3.39	"Event"--Plant Lists	ca. 1975
3.40	Funding Requests	1977
3.41	Garden Arrangements	1978
3.42	General	1975-1977
4.1	General	1977-1978
4.2	Harbone, Dr. J.B.	1977-1978
4.3	Hedegaard, Mr. Johannes B.	1977-1979
4.4	Hegnauer, Dr. R.	1977-1978
4.5	King, Dr. Bruce L.	1977-1978
4.6	Knights, Dr. B.A.	1977-1978
4.7	Kunishige, Dr. Masaaki	1978
4.8	Nielsen, Dr. D.G.	1978
4.9	Nitzelius, Dr. Tor G.	1977
4.10	Participants	1977-1978
4.11	Philipson, Dr. Melva	1977-1978
4.12	Philipson, Professor W.R.	1977-1978
4.13	Press clippings	1978
4.14	Proceedings Publication	1978-1979
4.15	Program	1978
4.16	Registration materials	1977-1978
4.17	Registration requests	1978
4.18	Scottish National Trust	1974-1979
4.19	Seithe, Dr. Almut	1977-1978
4.20	Sleumer, Dr. H.	1976-1978
4.21	Spethmann, Wolfgang	1978
4.22	Stevens, Dr. P.F.	1977-1978
4.23	Yamazaki, Dr. Takasi	1977-1978
Subseries G. Publications.
Subseries G consists of material exchanged between writers, editors, and horticulturists regarding both NYBG and independent publications; incoming and outgoing correspondence, article proposals, reviews budgets, and reports and recommendations regarding a variety of horticulture and garden related publications.
Folder	Title	Date
4.24	America's Garden Book (Bush-Brown)	1977-1980
4.25	"Botanist at Work"	1980-1981
4.26	Garden Journal	1973-1976
4.27	"Garden Magazine" proposal	1973-1974
4.28	"Garden Magazine" proposal	1976-1979
4.29	Hortus Third (review)	1976
4.30	Korling, Torkel	1978
4.31	"Plants Alive Magazine"	1977-1981
4.32	Publications Committee	1971-1976
Subseries H. Public Relations.
Subseries H consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda regarding advertisements and public relations between NYBG, the New York area, and the botanical and horticultural communities. Included are press releases, advertisement copy, proposals, and correspondence between the Garden and advertisement agencies.
Folder	Title	Date
4.33	George Bookman	1973-1980
4.34	Gardenworld (WCBS)	January 1980-August 1980
4.35	Gardenworld (WCBS)	September 1980-March 1981
4.36	General	1974-1978
4.37	Landou, Bernard (Director of Information Services)	1979-1980
4.38	Media and Community Relations (Ruth Sumners)	1976-1978
4.39	Rutledge Press	1974
Subseries I. Personnel.
Subseries I contains personnel files of staff of NYBG. Included are CVs, resumes, correspondence, applications for positions within the Horticulture Department, grievances, labor relations, and general memoranda.
Folder	Title	Date
4.40	Applications-General	1982
4.41	Applications-General	1983
4.42	Applications-General	1984
4.43	Applications-General	1984
4.44	CETA	1977-1980
4.45	DeWolf, Gordon P., Jr.	1975
4.46	Fieman, Benjamin	1982
4.47	Gibbs, James W.	1983
4.48	Hester, Dr. James M.	1982
5.1	Huckins, Charles	1974-1976
5.2	Landow, Diane	1983-1984
5.3	Langguth, Mrs. Dorothy M.	1973-1979
5.4	Lavin, Charles	1973-1977
5.5	Lee, Karl Galen	1976
5.6	Lees, Carlton B.	1969-1982
5.7	Lees, Carlton B.	1969-1982
5.8	McGann-Smith, Marion R.	1977-1979
5.9	Miscellaneous	1974-1975
5.10	Ode, Arthur	1975-1979
5.11	Olinsky, Marvin	1976-1978
5.12	Schubert, W.U.	1974-1975
5.13	Thompson, Edward, J.J.	1974-1975
5.14	Toth, Edwin J.	1975-1978
5.15	Turofsky, C. (Education Department)	1978
5.16	Wildcat Programs	1974-1975
5.17	Winther, Dr. Carl	1975-1979
Subseries J. Miscellaneous.
Subseries J consists of miscellaneous administrative and subject specific materials including donations, lectures, visits, including that of Japanese Emperor Hirohito, requests for committee participations, and announcements from various agencies regarding current policies and regulations.
Folder	Title	Date
5.18	Book Orders	1976-1978
5.19	Brazilian Cultural Foundation	1978-1979
5.20	Burle Marx, Roberto (Lecture)	1979-1980
5.21	Center for the Study of American Architecture	1982
5.22	Conservatories (European)	1977
5.23	The Cultural Assistance Center, Inc.	1979-1980
5.24	Direct mail	1978-1979
5.25	Dowler, Dr. Robert	March 1983
5.26	Duke Gardens Foundation	1975-1977/1981
5.27	Emperor Hirohito Visit	1974-1975
5.28	Guggenheim Museum	1976
5.29	Hall of Fame for Great Americans	1979
5.30	Harding, Charles B.	1949
5.31	Iran--Correspondence	1974-1975
5.32	Knickerbocker Club	1979
5.33	Langer, Dr. B.W., Jr.	1982
5.34	Mazes	1974
5.35	Metropolitan Museum of Art--Fountain donation	1982
5.36	Museum of Modern Art	1980
5.37	Moore, Norman	1976
5.38	Museum Assessment Program	1981
5.39	Mylar mirrors	1977-1978
5.40	National Flower	1976
5.41	National Museum Act	1976
5.42	News clippings--Emperor Hirohito visit	1975
5.43	New York Commission on Human Rights	1980
5.44	New York Cultural Center	1974-1976
5.45	NY State Dept of Environmental Conservation	1974-1975
5.46	Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Affairs	1973-1975
5.47	Photos--Emperor Hirohitos visit	1975
5.48	John Pierrepont	1979
5.49	Poe Cottage	1974-1978
5.50	Power House	1976
5.51	Plant Info Service	1974-1975
5.52	Public Arts Council	1976
5.53	Recreation sites	1973-1974
5.54	Sakowitz	1983
5.55	Sculpture--Grinding stone (Mrs.Sawin)	1949
5.56	Sculptor's Guild	1981-1982
5.57	Sculptor's Guild	1981-1982
5.58	South Bronx Open Space Task Force	1979
5.59	Theodore Kazimiroff Boulevard	1980-1981
5.60	Trees	1974-1976
5.61	Volunteers	1974-1979
5.62	Wils Flower Preservation Society	1975-1976
5.63	World Wildlife Awards	1975
5.64	Woodlawn Cemetery	1974
5.65	Yoshimura, Yugi	1978
Subseries K. Dennis A. Brown.
Dennis A. Brown was Director of Horticulture and Maintenance at NYBG from 1966-1974. His responsibilities included planning and supervision of horticultural and gardening activities as well as supervision of the maintenance staff.
Included in this subseries are incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, plant information including supplies, inventories, and exchanges and donations.
Folder	Title	Date
6.1	Benches (Quotes and design)	1972
6.2	Bids	1972
6.3	Complaints	1973
6.4	Correspondence	1974-1975
6.5	Display borders	1973
6.6	Estimates	1971-1974
6.7	Memos	1973-1974
6.8	Inquiries--Miscellaneous	1973-1974
6.9	Lectures	1973
6.10	Miscellaneous	1973-1974
6.11	Pirone, P.P.	1972
6.12	Plant Exchange	1974
6.13	Plant Exchange	1973-1974
6.14	Plants from Panama	1972
6.15	Plant information	ca. 1973
6.16	Plant imports	1972
6.17	Plant supplies	1974
6.18	Potting compounds	n.d.
6.19	Seed donation acknowledgements	1973-1974
6.20	Seed exchange lists	ca. 1972
6.21	Seed exchange list (booklet)	1973
6.22	Seed exchange lists (spores)	1973-1974
6.23	H. I. Seed requests	1973-1974
6.24	Tato Memorial	n.d.
6.25	University of Bangor Expedition	1970-1972
Subseries L. Roadways and Paths.
Subseries L consists of recommendations, drafts, diagrams, plans, and revisions, and proposals for existing and proposed construction of roadways and pathways in and around the Garden property
Folder	Title	Date
6.26	Draft	n.d.
6.27	General	1974-1975
6.28	General	1977
6.29	General	1977
6.30	General	1978
6.31	General	1979
6.32	General	ca. 1979-1980
6.33	General	1979-1981
6.34	General	1980
6.35	General	1982
Subseries M. Plant Collections and Contributions.
Subseries M consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, budgets, inventories, lists, proposals, and receipts regarding individual and institutional donations of plants and plant materials.
Folder	Title	Date
6.36	Bedding plants (working list)	1981
6.37	Bulb orders (daffodils and tulips)	1981
6.38	General	1973-1974
6.39	General	1975
6.40	General	1976
6.41	General	1977
6.42	General	1978
6.43	General	1979
6.44	General	1980-1981
6.45	Oliver Ames Collection	1976
6.46	Orchids	1973-1983
6.47	Orchids	1973-1983
6.48	Orchids	1974-1980
6.49	Orchids	1976-1977/1986
6.50	Plant inventory	1977
6.51	Tulips, bulbs	1975-1979
6.52	Tulips	1982-1984

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Series 2. Conservatory.

Scope and Content: This series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, design layouts, proposals, programs, advertisements, press releases, and finalized invitations detailing the events and activities that took place in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, including the restoration, reopening. Numerous details are also provided regarding the annual Spring/Conservatory Ball.
Folder	Title	Date
7.1	Advertising and Promotion	1979
7.2	Advertising and Promotion	1979-1980
7.3	Catalogue	1978-1980
7.4	Catalogue	1978-1980
7.5	Conservatory tours	1980-1981
7.6	Christmas events	1978-1979
7.7	Conservatory Ball	1975
7.8	Conservatory Ball--Planning	1974-1975
7.9	Conservatory Ball--Planning	1976-1977
7.10	Conservatory Ball--Planning	1976-1977
7.11	Conservatory Committee	1974-1979
7.12	Conservatory Ball	1977
7.13	Correspondence	1973-1975
7.14	Correspondence	1977-1978
7.15	Correspondence	1979-1982
7.16	Exhibits	1975-1979
7.17	Guided tours	1978-1979
7.18	Interpretive Programming--Script	1979
7.19	Crystal Palace Concert Series	1978-1980
7.20	Music Programs	1978-1980
7.21	Neuhaus, Max (Music in the Round)	1975
7.22	Recorded tours of Museum and Conservatory (scripts)	1976
7.23	Reopening--(Advertising--Ogilvie and Mather)	1977
7.24	Restoration and Reopening	1977-1978
7.25	Restoration and Reopening	1977-1978
7.26	Self-guided Tour	1979
7.27	Special events	1978-1979
7.28*	Conservatory Ball	1977
8.1	Special Events	1980-1981
8.2	Spring Ball	1977-1978
8.3	Spring Ball	1978
8.4	Spring Ball "Peep-Show"-Brochure giveaway	1977-1978
8.5	Spring Ball	1980
8.6	Spring Opening	1979
8.7	Spring Party	1979

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Series 3. Cary Arboretum.

Scope and Content: In 1967, Mary Flagler Cary passed away and left her Millbrook, N.Y. estate to the newly created Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust. The trust was formed to ensure the maintenance and preservation of her property and to foster "...scientific,...educational purposes," by a charitable organization "...engaged in the conservation, maintenance, and preservation of natural resources...". In 1971, The New York Botanical Garden was named the custodian of the property, and in 1993 the Cary Arboretum became the Institute for Ecosystem Studies and operates as an independent institution. This series contains numerous material regarding the maintenance and development of the Cary Arboretum. Included are committee notes, correspondence, education programs, tours, capital projects, annual reports, press releases, and grant proposals.
Folder	Title	Date
8.8	Administration and Research Buildings	1974-1979
8.9	Advisory Committee--Miscellaneous	1971-1973
8.10	Annual Reports	1971-1975
8.11	Annual Reports	1973-1980
8.12	Architectural Competition	1975-1977
8.13	Arthur Ross Foundation	1980
8.14	Bionomics Resources Corporation (Methane research)	1979-1980
8.15	Board of Trustees	1974-1978
8.16	Budget	1976-1977
8.17	Budget	1976-1977
8.18	Cambridge Seven Associates	1976
8.19	Capital Budget	1974-1981
8.20	Capital Projects (Dan Brown)	1975-1980
8.21	Cary Arboretum Newsletter	1975-1983
8.22	Chemical Ecology Program	1981
8.23	Chinese Flora	1979
8.24	Conference--"Buildings, Energy, and the Environment"	1974
8.25	Committee--NYBG Board of Managers	1982
8.26	Collections	1974-1978
8.27	Cornell University programs	1973
8.28	Development	1976
8.29	Dubin-Mindell-Bloome Associates	1973
8.30	Education Committee	1980
8.31	Education Programs	1976
8.32	Environmental Planning and Design Partnership	1974-1977
8.33	Environmental Protection and Management Plan	ca. 1972
8.34	Fern Glen	1974-1980
8.35	Friends of the Cary Arboretum	1975-1981
8.36	Fund raising	1977-1978
8.37	Garden Clubs and tours	1975-1979
8.38	Gifford House	1974-1979
8.39	Gifford House	1974-1979
9.1	Goodland, Dr. Robert	1973-1977
9.2	Greenhouse	1973-1979
9.3	Greenhouse	1973-1979
9.4	Grounds	1979-1981
9.5	Herbarium	1975
9.6	Hunting Program	1974-1979
9.7	Library	1973-1979
9.8	Maintenance Building proposal	n.d.
9.9	Mary Flagler Cary Trust--Annual Report	1979-1981
9.10	Mapping	1974
9.11	Miscellaneous	1974-1978
9.12	Miscellaneous	1974-1978
9.13	Miscellaneous	1974-1978
9.14	NEA Grant--Cary Visitor Center	1972-1978
9.15	NY State Research and Development Authority	1980
9.16	News Releases	1979-1982
9.17	NYBG Advisory Committee	1975-1976
9.18	NYBG Proposal--Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust	n.d.
9.19	Orientation Center	ca. 1974
9.20	Patent Policy	1979
9.21	Payne, Dr. William	1976-1983
9.22	Seminars	1979
9.23	Peer Review Committee	1976
9.24	Search Committee (Director)	1976-1977
9.25	Seed Lists Summary	1977
9.26	Triangle Education Center	1974-1976
9.27	Wells, Malcolm	1976-1977

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Series 4. Subject Files.

Scope and Content: This series is organized into two subseries containing general reference material and correspondence.
Subseries A. Reference.
Subseries A contains reference material regarding partnering institutions and organizations, technological advancements and proposals, articles, and brochures.
Folder	Title	Date
9.28	Archetique Enterprises Inc.	1980
9.29	Bronx Community College	1980
9.30	Central Park Birdwatching	1979-1980
9.31	Culinary Institute of America	1976
9.32	Environmental Design Press	1976-1981
9.33	The Grantsmanship Center--"Why Many Non-Profits Go Broke"	1980
9.34	Greenacre Park	n.d.
9.35	Horticultural Society	1974-1977
9.36	IBM "System 6"	1976-1977
9.37	Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies	1980
9.38	Intevid "Greenhouse" T.V. show	1975
9.39	Jamaica Bay	1975
9.40	Keep America Beautiful, Inc.	1973
9.41	Museum Magazine	1980
9.42	National Academy of Design	1979-1980
9.43	National Natural Landmarks Program	1980
9.44	NY State Cooperative Extension	1977-1978
9.45	One Times Square	1975
9.46	Ornamentals Reporter	1975
9.47	Phytotrons	1972-1974
9.48	Plastic plants	1973-1977
9.49	Roof Gardens	1975
9.50	Scarborough Civic Center	1973
9.51	Space Age Industries	1975
9.52	Ulster County Community College	1978
9.53	Wonderlite Public Service Lamp Corporation	1979
Subseries B. "Not So Silent Spring".
Subseries B consists of subject material and commentary by Lees regarding the book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. Included are clippings, correspondence, and reviews and editorials.
This subseries was originally given the accession number 154.
Folder	Title	Date
9a.1	Not So Silent Spring	n.d.
9a.2	Not So Silent Spring - Correspondence	n.d.
9a.3	Not So Silent Spring - Correspondence	n.d.
9a.4	Not So Silent Spring - Correspondence	n.d.
9a.5	Not So Silent Spring - Pesticide/Herbicide Effects	n.d.
9a.6	Not So Silent Spring - Clippings	n.d.
9a.7	Not So Silent Spring - Polemics and Reviews	n.d.
9a.8	Not So Silent Spring - Reviews and Editorials	n.d.
Subseries C. Botanical Gardens and Societies.
Subseries B contains general reference material and correspondence between NYBG and fellow botanic gardens, arboreta, and horticultural societies.
Folder	Title	Date
10.1	Botanic Gardens of the World (Elsevier Encyclopedia)	1976
10.2	Boyce Thompson Institute	1976-1979
10.3	Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum	1971
10.5	Cornell Plantations	1974-1975
10.6	Cornell Plantations	1974-1975
10.4	Cornell Plantations	1976-1979
10.7	Cleveland Garden Center (Boston Tour)	1974
10.8	Garden Club of America	1973-1978
10.9	Gardens and Societies-Living Desert Association	1976-1977
10.10	Horticulture Society of New York	1978-1980
10.11	Hortus Club of New York	1973-1978
10.12	Huntington Botanical Garden	1976
10.13	Los Angeles State and County Arboretum	1976-1979
10.14	Massachusetts Horticulture Society	1973-1977
10.15	Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden	1976
10.16	Save the Tree Coalition	1974
10.17	Seacrest Arboretum	1970-1974
10.18	Sepervium Society	1973-1977
10.19	Society of American Florists	1973-1977

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Series 5. Conferences and Committees.

Scope and Content: This series contains meeting notes, programs, annual reports, participation requests, budgets, and contracts related to committees, councils, and conferences attended by Carlton B. Lees on behalf of the NYBG.
Folder	Title	Date
10.20	AABGA--Miscellaneous	n.d.
10.21	AABGA	1973-1976
10.22	AABGA	1977-1979
10.23	AABGA	1977-1979
10.24	AABGA--Annual Meeting	1979
10.25	AABGA--Northeast Regional Meeting	1980
10.26	AABGA--Spring	1980
10.27	AABGA	1980-1983
10.28	AABGA	1980-1983
10.29	AABGA--at NYBG and Cary Arboretum	1982
10.30	AABGA--Summer	1982
10.31	American Association for State and Local History	1976
10.32	American Association of Museums	1973-1975
11.1	American Association of Museums	1976-1979
11.2	American Institute of Architects	1978
11.3	American Law Institute--American Bar Association	1979
11.4	American Society of Landscape Architects	1973-1980
11.5	American Society of Landscape Architects	1973-1980
11.6	Association of Systematics Collections	1979-1980
11.7	Bronx Educational and Cultural Consortium	1979
11.8	Bronx Leadership Alliance for the Northwest	1980
11.9	Bronx Overall Economic Development Plan	1980
11.10	Burpee Company	1977-1980
11.11	Central Park Community Fund	1976-1978
11.12	Central Park Community Fund	1976-1978
11.13	City Planning Commission	1975-1976
11.14	Community Planning Boards	1976
11.15	Cultural Institutions Authority and Group	1973-1981
11.16	International Council of Museums (ICOM)	1979
11.17	ITHACA RCHA--Historic Landscape Architecture and Gardening Conference	1981
11.18	Museums Collaborative, Inc.	1976-1978
11.19	Museums Council of New York	1977-1982
11.20	Museum Financial Conference	1977
11.21	October Conference	1980
11.22	Old Sturbridge Village--Advisory Committee	1974-1978
11.23	Political Luncheon	1980
11.24	Regional Conference of Historical Agencies	1979-1980
11.25	Smithsonian Horticulture Advisory Committee	1974-1980
11.26	Smithsonian Horticulture Advisory Committee	1974-1980
11.27	University Representatives	1977-1979
11.28	World Service Council--YWCA	1978

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Series 6. NYBG Programs and Events.

Scope and Content: This series contains correspondence, notes, budgets, proposals, and reports regarding both on site and off site programs and events that NYBG either created, participated in, or consulted on.
Folder	Title	Date
11.29	Americans for Customary Weights and Measure	1980-1981
11.30	Bryant Park Flower Show	1973-1981
11.31	Bryant Park Flower Show	1977
11.32	Bryant Park Flower Show	1978
11.33	Burke Flower Show	1974-1977
11.34	Burke Flower Show	1975-1976
11.35	Burke Flower Show	1975-1976
11.36	Burke Rehab Center	1974
11.37	Channel 13 Auction	1975-1978
11.38	Cultural Council Foundation	1979
11.39	Empire State Plaza Flower Show	1981
11.40	*Flora '75*	1974
11.41	Flower Show--Chicago	1974
11.42	Greening of New York Project	1974
12.1	Lenox Hill Neighborhood House	1976-1978
12.2	Lord & Taylor	1979
12.3	Macy's Flower Show	1975-1976
12.4	McDowell Colony--Aaron Copland Benefit	1975-1980
12.5	Mobilization for Youth	1974
12.6	NYC Horticultural Training Program	1975
12.7	NY Department of Commerce (Flower Festival)	1980-1981
12.8	Purchase College SUNY/NYBG Joint Program	1975-1976
12.9	Riker's Island (Women's House of Correction)	1977
12.10	Sculpture--Sculptor's Guild	1980-1981
12.11	David Silverman Exhibition	1978-1980
12.12	Shakespeare Flowers	1974
12.13	Wamsutta Mills	1974-1977
12.14	Winter Antiques Show	1978-1979
12.15	YWCA City Gardening Program	1974-1978

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Series 7. Consultations.

Scope and Content: This series contains correspondence, outlines, design layouts, surveys, reports, and assessments that the NYBG consulted on for permanent projects as well as specific events.
Folder	Title	Date
12.16	Antique tools	1976
12.17	Armory Project--69th Regiment	1976
12.18	Asia House	1977-1978
12.19	Bonwit Teller	1974-1976
12.20	Botanical Inventory of the Tropical Forests of the World (Proposal)	1981
12.21	Central Park Community Fund	1976-1980
12.22	Carl Schurz Park	1976-1981
12.23	Con Edison Roof Garden	1975
12.24	Cooper Hewitt Museum	1974-1977
12.25	Dugan, James--Philadelphia Landscape Project	1977
12.26	Frick Museum	1976-1978
12.27	Frick Museum	1976-1978
12.28	Frick Museum--Orchids	1976
12.29	Geodesic Dome	1982
12.30	Golden Gate Park	1976
12.31	Grand Central Art Galleries	1977
12.32	Grolier Club	1976-1980
12.33	Indoor Gardens--General recommendations	1975
12.34	Megastructure Environments Group	1975-1976
12.35	Megastructure Environments Group	1975-1976
12.36	Metropolitan Opera--"Aida" (Egyptian plants)	1974-1976
12.37	Metropolitan Opera	1974-1980
12.38	Museum of the City of New York	1977-1978
12.39	Palace Hotel	1978
12.40	Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Initiatives Development Corporation	1982-1984
12.41	Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Initiatives Development Corporation	1982-1984
12.42	RCA Conference Center	1974-1976
12.43	RCA Conference Center--Survey of Indoor Malls	1975-1977
12.44	Sasaki Associates (European American Bank)	1982
12.45	Survey--E.R. Squibb Co. (N.J.)	1975
12.46	Survey--Bell Labs (N.J.)	1975
12.47	Survey--General and final report	1975
12.48	Survey--Kemper Insurance (MA.)	1975
12.49	Survey--Willowbrook (N.J.)	1975
12.50	Survey--Woodbridge Center (N.J.)	1975
12.51	Union Square Park	1975
12.52	Wildcliff Natural Science Center	1975
12.53	Zuck, Dr. Robert	1975

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