%eadnotat; ]> 6S001scott Swarthmore College. Scott Arboretum Records, 1925-2007 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2009 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by FHL Staff, 2009 ENG FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2009 Descriptive Summary Swarthmore College. Scott Arboretum Records 1925-2007 RG6/S-001 Swarthmore College. Scott Arboretum 44 boxes, plus oversized items and photographs Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. The Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Foundation was established at Swarthmore College in 1929 as a memorial to Arthur Hoyt Scott (1874-1927). The intention of the Foundation was to focus on plantings appropriate to Eastern Pennsylvania, creating a practical "garden of ideas" for amateur gardeners while at the same time improving the campus. The name changed to Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College in 1986. The collection contains records of the Scott Arboretum from the proposal for its formation to the present. Of special interest is the correspondence concerning the controversy concerning the planning of Interstate 476, "The Blue Route," as well as John C. Wister's mimeographed Swarthmore Plant Notes, plant records, and landscape plans.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399

Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728

 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

The Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Foundation was established at Swarthmore College in 1929 as a memorial to Arthur Hoyt Scott (1874-1927). He was a member of the Swarthmore College Class of 1895, president of the Scott Paper Company, and an avid amateur gardener. Interest in establishing a horticultural center on the Swarthmore campus which focused on planting appropriate to Eastern Pennsylvania began in the mid 1920s with discussions between Scott and John C. Wister, a prominent local horticulturist. In 1925, Samuel C. Palmer , a classmate of Wister in the Class of 1895 and professor of botany at the College, submitted a plan to the Board of Managers to establish an arboretum on the campus, Discussions with Swarthmore College President Frank Aydelotte resulted in Aydelotte's approval of the plan in November 1925, but the project was delayed by lack of funding. Arthur Scott died in 1927 at the age of 52, and in 1929, the Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Foundation was established by Edith Wilder Scott (Mrs. Arthur Hoyt Scott and Class of 1896) and Owen (Class of 1894) and Margaret Moon (sister of Arthur Scott). The intention of the Foundation was to focus on plantings appropriate to Eastern Pennsylvania, creating a practical "garden of ideas" for amateur gardeners while at the same time improving the campus.

John C. Wister (1887-1982) became director of the Scott Foundation on January 1, 1930. He was a graduate of Harvard University and Harvard's School of Landscape Architecture and a noted horticulturist, writing books on irises and lilacs and editing many others. He was succeed in 1969 by Joseph Oppe. Judith Zuk served as director from 1983-1990. She was succeeded by Claire Sawyers.

Plant acquisitions were accessioned with consecutive numbers through 1950. In 1951, plants were catalogued by the year followed by a consecutive number beginning with the number one each year. This system continued until 1957. Gifts were numbered consecutively up through #1432 in 1968. The last plant order placed by John C. Wister were 914 for the Upper Campus and 921 for Harvard Avenue. In 1969, the system was changed when Joseph Oppe became director of the Foundation.

The name was changed to Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College in 1986 to reflect that the foundation is actually an operating arboretum.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

Contains the records of the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College from the proposal for its formation to the present. Of special interest is the correspondence concerning the controversy concerning the planning of Interstate 476, "The Blue Route," as well as plant records and landscape plans. The Introduction to John Wister's typescript manuscript Swarthmore Plant Notes, 3rd version, 1954-1955 (Series 3), presents a history of the Arboretum as well as a more general history of horticulture and plant collecting.

Organized into six series.

Organization: Scott Office and administrative records Plant records and landscape plans Publications Clippings and press releases Scott Associates John C. and Gertrude Wister ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Scott Arboretum

Date: On-going

Accession number: 2000-007,-008, 2002-001. Later deposits not given accession numbers.

Accruals: Deposited on irregular basis.

Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Swarthmore College. Scott Arboretum Records, RG6/S-001, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Formerly catalogued in Swarthmore College Archives as RG 6/Series 6.1. Arthur Hoyt Scott Foundation. In 1997, Friends Historical commenced a reorganization of the College Archives. In 2002, Scott Foundation papers were re-processed, united with recent deposits from the Scott Arboretum, and a new finding aid was created. The series in College Archives was renamed RG6/, Associated Departments, Series S. The slide collection is stored with FHL Pictures as PA 81. Additional copies of published material available in McCabe Swarthmoreana collection and in the office of the Scott Arboretum.

In August 2003, bound and loose copies of John C. Wister's typed manuscript Swarthmore Plant Notes, were deposited at Friends Historical Library. A complete set was added to Series 2. Some of the early volumes were damaged by silverfish when received.

October 2003, additional accession lists, papers and correspondence relating to the Frorer Holly Collection and specific plant collections deposited. January and February 2004, recent records and plant inventories were added to collection. In March 2004, office files concerning the Scott Medalists were added to Series 1.

In 2008 records of the Scott Associates and additional John Wister papers were deposited and added as Series 5 and 6 to the inventory. Wister's unpublished manuscripts include some of the same chapters, used in two draft publications.

RG6/ Series B, Presidential Papers.

PA 81: Scott Arboretum Slide Collection

The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College : the first 75 years. Ben Yagoda. Virginia Beach, VA : The Donning Company Publishers, c2003

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Scott Arboretum - Archives Horticulture Pennsylvania -- Plants Universities and colleges Swarthmore College Arboretums Swarthmore College Wister, John Caspar, 1887- Zuk, Judith DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below. Because the collection was received in a series of deposits, researchers should be aware that material on a single subject (for example, John C. Wister) may be included in several different series.

 Series 1 Scott Office and Administrative Records Memorial issue, Arthur Hoyt Scott, Scott Paper 1927 1 folder 1 Correspondence concerning proposal and founding of the Scott Foundation 1925-1931 1 folder 1 John C. Wister's preliminary report and Ten Year History 1930, 1939 1 folder 1 Edith Wilder Scott Estate court papers 1956, 1994 1 folder 1 Biographical information on Edith Wilder Scott (Mrs. Arthur Scott) 1 folder 43 Scott family and estate "Todmorden" 1 folder 43 Announcement of name change 1986 1 folder 1 History, brochures 1 folder 1 Scott Medal sample and articles 1 folder 1 Awards to the Scott 1955-1979 1 folder 1 Move of Foundation offices from Martin to student observatory (1969) and subsequently into entire Cunningham House 1969-1977 1 Cunningham House landscaping 1979-1980 1 Oral History Project 1978-1979 1 folder 1 Blue Route Controversy, Correspondence, John Wister and copies of concerned organizations and individuals 1957 1 folder 1 Blue Route controversy 1960-1965- 1 folder 1 Borough planting by Scott Foundation 1936 1 folder 1 Royal Horticultural Society certificates 1985 1 folder 1 Reports on the collection 1933-1949 1 folder 32 Reports to the President of Swarthmore College 1970-1974 1 folder 32 Reports by John Wister 1945-1946 1 folder 32 Manpower studies, Harry Woods 1960, 1970 1 folder 32 Correspondence, Advisory Committee 1948-1975 1 folder 32 Correspondence, titled "History" 1927-1967 1 folder 32 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "A" 1953-2004 1 folder 32 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "B" 1983-2004 1 folder 32 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "C" 1983-2004 1 folder 32 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "D" 1974-1999 1 folder 32 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "E" 1980-2001 1 folder 33 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "F" 1967-2002 1 folder 33 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "G" 1970-2001 1 folder 33 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "H" 1968-1993 1 folder 33 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "I" 1969-1993 1 folder 33 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "J-K" 1968-2003 1 folder 33 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "L" 1969-2004 1 folder 33 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "M" 1969-2001 1 folder 33 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "N" 1969-1997 1 folder 34 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "O" 1973-2003 1 folder 34 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "P" 1974-2001 1 folder 34 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "Q-R" 1973-2001 1 folder 34 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "S" 1973-2002 1 folder 34 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "T" 1969-1989 1 folder 34 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "U" 1969-1978 1 folder 34 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "V" 1969-1974 1 folder 34 Correspondence, filed alphabetically: "W-Z" 1969019923 1 folder 34 Staff: John Wister, (See also clippings and Series 6) 1 folder 35 Staff: John Wister, typed mss, history of the Scott Foundation 1 folder 35 Staff: John Wister, Notes on an interview ca. 1969 1 folder 35 Staff: John Wister, 90th birthday celebration 1977 1 folder 35 Staff: John Wister, letter to Joe Oppe with handwritten copy 1977 1 folder 35 Staff: John Wister, Horticultural Spring Greetings 1982 1 folder 35 Staff: John Wister, death 1982 1 folder 35 Staff: Gertrude Wister 1 folder 35 Staff: Joseph Oppe 1 folder 35 Staff: Judy Zug 1 folder 35 Staff: Claire Sawyers 1 folder 35 Staff: Applications, etc. 1 folder 35 Lectures, announcements 1931-1950 1 folder 42 Television program 1953 1 folder 42 Notes for talks (Wister and Zuk?) 1 folder 42 Blue Route Appeal, campus planning 1957 1 folder 42 Harry Woods, talks and reports 1959-1966 1 folder 42 Miscellaneous events 194801980 1 folder 42 Map Building 1987 1 folder 42 Josephine's Gates 1996 1 folder 42 Survey of Oaks for the Oak Knoll by Kunso Kao, Longwood Graduate Program 1991 1 folder 42 Wister Greenhouse, senior project, Mark Michels 1980 1 folder 42 Borough plantings by Scott Foundation 1936 1 folder 36 Rose Garden 1958-1983 1 folder 36 Foundation evaluation and planning 1965 1 folder 36 Jane G. Pepper, thesis on plant collection policy and proposed staff policy 1975-76 1 folder 36 Grounds Maintenance Manual by Joseph Oppe 1980-1981 1 folder 36 Manual of plant records 1994 1 folder 36 Plant collection policies, revised ca. 1995 1 folder 36 Garden plots on Harvard and Yale Avenues 1972-2001 1 folder 36 Special exhibitions 1977-2000 1 folder 36 50th Anniversary Celebration 1979 1 folder 36 Action Plan for the Crum Creek Woods 1988 1 folder 1 Damage to plantings 1 folder 36 Scott Internship Program: Restricted, See Curator 1978-2004 1 folder 36 Garden Collaborative 1990 1 folder 36 Assistants and volunteer appreciation events 1990-2003 1 folder 36 Special Events: Rose Day 1977-78, 1989 1 folder 36 Special Events: 50th Anniversary 1979 1 folder 36 Tree Jamboree 1983-1984 1 folder 37 International Crabapple Society 1986 1 folder 37 Integrated Pest Management conferences 1990, 1992, 1994 1 folder 37 75th Anniversary: Order form for book by Ben Yagoda and Delaware County Historic Preservation Award 2004 1 folder 37 Text for exhibition in McCabe Library, Quakers in Horticulture, Friends Historical Library, Nov. 2003-Jan. 2004, relating to Scott Arboretum and its 75th Anniversary. Preservation Award for book 2003-2004 1 folder 37 Gala planned for 75th Anniversary 2004 1 folder 37 Grant Applications 1974-1977 1 folder 37 Grant Applications 1986-1988 1 folder 37 Grant Applications 1989-1992 1 folder 37 Grant Applications 1993-1999 1 folder 38 Grant Applications 2000 1 folder 38 Grant Applications 2002 1 folder 38 Letters of recommendation 1977-2000 1 folder 2 Frorer Holly Collection correspondence 1952-1990 1 folder 2 Essay on Frorer Holly Collection by Joseph Oppe and Harry F. Foulke ca. 1974 1 folder 2 Move of Frorer hollies to Swarthmore with plant lists 1974 1 folder 2 Secondary publications used by James Frorer in building his holly collection 1 folder 2 Biographical information on Scott Medal recipients 1931-1967 1 folder 29 Scott Medal 1930-1932 1 folder 29 Scott Medal 1941-42, 1944, 1947, 1949 1 folder 29 Scott Medal 1952-1953 1 folder 29 Scott Medal 1956-1957 1 folder 29 Scott Medal 1961-1967 1 folder 29 Scott Medal 1970 1 folder 29 Scott Medal 1971 1 folder 29 Scott Medal 1972 1 folder 29 Scott Medal 1973 1 folder 29 Scott Medal 1974 1 folder 30 Scott Medal 1975 1 folder 30 Scott Medal 1976 1 folder 30 Scott Medal 1977 1 folder 30 Scott Medal 1978 1 folder 30 Scott Medal 1979 1 folder 30 Memberships, International Plant Propagators, International Dendrology Society 1974-1982 1 folder 31 Series 2 Scott Plant Records and Landscape Plans Wister 3x5" plant cards, Woody Plants 1 folder 3/ offsite Box 1 Plant Card accession card files, A-Lonicera 1 folder 3/ offsite Box 1 Plant Card accession card files, Ly-Rhod. 1 folder 4/ offsite Box 1 Plant Card accession card files, Rhodo-Z 1 folder 5/ offsite Box 1 Plant Card accession card, dead plants, A-Hedera 1 folder 6/ offsite Box 2 Plant Card accession card, dead plants, Hep-Leu 1 folder 7/ offsite Box 2 Plant Card accession card, dead plants, Leu-Rho 1 folder 8/ offsite Box 2 Plant Card accession card, dead plants, Rho-Sy 1 folder 9/ offsite Box 3 Plant Cards, A-Rhod 1 folder 10/offsite Box 3 Plant Cards, Rhod-Z, Wister Garden and Rhodo. Collection 1 folder 11/ offsite Box 3 Plant Cards, Helleborus-Hosta 1 folder 12/offsite Box 4 Plant Cards, Iris-Phlox 1 folder 13/ offsite Box 4 Plant Cards, R (deposited 6/2002) 1 folder 16/offsite Box 4 Plant Cards, S-Z (deposited 6/2002) 1 folder 17/ offsite Box 5 1970 Accessions (computer printout) 1970 1 folder Oe 1 folder Plant collection notes and correspondence: Cephalotaxus 1971 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Chrysanthemum 1920-1986 1 folder 31 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Holly 1953 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Hemercallis 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Holly 1947-1974 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Holly 1942-1991 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Holly maps 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Hosta 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Iris 1920-1986 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Itea 1981-1985 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Lespedeza 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Lilac (Syringa) 1955-1979 1 folder 31 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Lilac, concerning Foundation's designation as International Registrar for Lilacs 1936-1952 1 folder 31 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Magnolia 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Malus 1951-1969 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Melasequois 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Narcissus 1947-1955 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: National Crabapple Evaluation 1983-1996 1 folder 17 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Peony 1947-1975 1 folder 18 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Peony 1959-1991 1 folder 18 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Rhododendron, Wister notes, essays, correspondence, etc. 1 folder 18 Plant collection notes and correspondence: The Dexter Estate, by Eveleth C. Cowles, with many references to work of John and Gertrude Wister 1980 1 folder 18 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Rhododendron lists 1 folder 18 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Rhododendron post Wister 1 folder 18 Rhododendrons named at Swarthmore and Tyler 1972 1 folder 18 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Rosa 1 folder 18 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Wisteria 1 folder 18 Plant collection notes and correspondence: Witchhazel 1 folder 18 Alphabetical lists of plants, John Wister and Samuel Palmer 1931-1940 1 folder 31 Plantings by location 1936-1939 1 folder 31 Acquisition list, typed on loose-leaf, #1-200 with explanation of numbering system which changed with Joseph Oppe in 1969 pre-1930-1939 1 folder 19 Acquisition list, typed on loose-leaf, #1-100 pre-1930-1936 1 folder 19 Acquisition list, typed on loose-leaf, 101-200 1936-1939 1 folder 19 Acquisition list, typed on loose-leaf, 201-300 1939-1950 1 folder 19 Acquisition list, typed on loose-leaf, 301-383 1950-1957 1 folder 19 Acquisition list, typed on loose-leaf 1961-1964 1 folder 19 Acquisition list, typed on loose-leaf 1965-1969 1 folder 19 Acquisition list, typed on loose-leaf 1969-1978 1 folder 19 Working binder, pp. 1-100, ca.-1930-1936 Includes list of trees and shrubs believed to be native in woods at time of opening of College on Nov. 10, 1869; trees planted 1869; Trees and shrubs on campus before Jan. 1. 1930 c. 1930-1936 1 folder 19 Working binder #2, pp. 101-200 1936-1939 1 folder 19 Working binder, #3 (part 1) pp. 201-275 1939-1954 1 folder 19 Working binder, #3 (part 2) pp. 276-352 1939-1954 1 folder 19 Working binder, #4 (part 1) pp. 353-425 1955-1968 1 folder 20 Working binder, #4 (part 2) pp. 426-492 1955-1968 1 folder 20 Plant shipments 1930-1950 1 folder 20 Plant Shipments 1951-1968 1 folder 20 Campus records, by section, 1-7 ca. 1967 1 folder 20 Campus records, by section, 8-16 ca. 1967 1 folder 20 Avondale Road, Herschel Smith's plants 1968 1 folder 20 Avondale Road, working copy 1968 1 folder 20 List of Avondale nursery 1957-1962 1 folder 20 Accession book (photocopy) 1969-1984 1 folder 21 Accession book (photocopy) 1985-1991 1 folder 21 Accession book (photocopy) 1992-1994 1 folder 21 Accession book (photocopy) 1995-2000 1 folder 21 Accession book (photocopy) 2001-2003 1 folder 21 Propagation records, ilex and rhododendron 1949-1964 1 folder 22 Map master of Wister Garden 1 folder 22 Dupont, map of rhododendron ca. 1971 1 folder 22 Map and key, Director's Office ca. 1983 1 folder 23 2001 Woody Plant Inventory 12/31/2000 1 folder 23 2002 Woody Plant Inventory with Locations 1/7/2002 1 folder 23 2003 Woody Plant Inventory with Locations 1/3/2003 1 folder 23 2003 Woody Plant Taxa List 1/3/2003 1 folder 23 2004 Woody Plant Inventory with Locations 1/22/2004 1 folder 23 2004 Woody Plant Taxa List 1/22/2004 1 folder 23 Landscape Plans: Crum Wood, Section 2, below auditorium Revised 1967 1 folder OE Landscape Plans: Crum Woods, Andropean Assocs., Ltd. n.d. 1 folder OE Landscape Plans: Crum Woods, Section 4, Auditorium to Gymnasium 1959 1 folder OE Landscape Plans: Fraternity Houses 1921 1 folder OE Wister campus landscape plan 1932 1 folder OE Landscape Plans: Harvard Avenue, Rhododendrons, Section A 1969 1 folder OE Landscape Plans: Harvard Avenue, Wister House, daffodils and colchincums 1954, 1964, 1967, 1969 1 folder OE Landscape Plans: Survey of 735 Harvard Avenue and woods to the north 1939 1 folder OE Landscape Plans: PAC Allee 1994 1 folder OE Landscape Plans: Planting Plan (4 copies) 1939 1 folder OE Landscape Plans: South campus, dorm area 1935 1 folder OE Landscape Plans: Transparencies for publication 1937 and n.d 1 folder OE Landscape Plans: Upper Crum Woods 1967 1 folder OE Landscape Plans: Lilac Arboretum, Ewing Park, Des Moines, Iowa. By John Wister (very fragile). See Series 3 for article concerning. 1949 1 folder OE Series 3 Publications Swarthmore Plant Notes, by John C. Wister, second typescript edition, Vol. 1, Trees, Shrubs, and Vines (bound, 2 c.) 1942-1943 1 folder 24 Swarthmore Plant Notes, by John C. Wister, second typescript edition, Vol. 2, Herbaceous Plants (bound and damaged by silverfish) 1942-1943 1 folder 24 Swarthmore Plant Notes, 1930-1956, by John C. Wister, Introduction (1 bound and 1 loose) 1955-1956 1 folder 24 Swarthmore Plant Notes, by John C. Wister, third typescript version, Vol. 1, Part 1 and 2: Trees, Shrubs, and Vines (1 c. bound, 1 c. loose) 1955-1956 1 folder 25 Swarthmore Plant Notes, by John C. Wister, Vol. 2, Parts 1 and 2: Trees, Shrubs, and Vines (2 c. bound) 1955-1956 1 folder 26 Annual Reports 1932, 1971-74 1 folder 14 Spring Bulletin 1936, 1944 1 folder 14 Year in Review 1992- (with gaps) 1 folder 14 Hybrid (bound), Vol. 1-21 1972-1992 1 folder 14 Hybrid , vols. 22-24 1 folder 14 Plant information 1 folder 14 Guides 1 folder 14 Arthur Hoyt Scott Foundation Award 1 folder 14 Events, announcements 1 folder 27 Events, announcements ca, 1973-1982 1 folder 27 Plant Sales 1 folder 27 Dutch elm disease 1979, 1984 1 folder 27 Ten Year History by John Wister 1940 1 folder 27 People's Garden, reprinted from The Saturday Evening Post 4/14/1945 1 folder 27 National Horticulture Magazine featuring article Tree Peonies by John C. Wister and Harold E. Wolfe Jan. 1955 1 folder 27 Lilacs for America, published for the American Assoc. of Botanical Gardens and Arboretums by the Scott Foundation 1942, 1953 1 folder 27 Guides, landscape plans 1 folder 27 School Guide, published by the Gardens Collaborative n.d. [ca. 2000] 1 folder 27 Swarthmore College Calendar featuring Scott Arboretum in honor of its 75th Anniversary 2004 1 folder 27 The Most Beautiful Campus in America, introductory package material for the Scott Arboretum 2003 1 folder 27 Articles and books owned by Gertrude and John Wister, many with articles by them. 1930-1970 1 folder 28, 28a

Includes: Hardy Garden Bulbs by Gertrude Wister (1964); American Peony Society Bulletin, Sept. 1944, issue devoted to Tree Peonies by John Wister; scattered issues of The American Daffodil Yearbook 1938-1964; Iris Growing as a Hobby by John Wister in Hobbies, April 1930; Lilac by John Wister in Arboretum Bulletin, Summer 1948; Garden Notes by Gertrude Wister, Summer 1970.

 Lilac Arboretum, Ewing Park, Des Moines, Iowa. Photocopy of brochure. See Series 2 for plan. 1 folder 28 Series 4 Clippings and press releases Clippings, articles concerning John Wister 1928-1957 1 folder 15 Press releases, bloom times on campus 1947-1962 1 folder 31 Clippings, news releases 1970-1980 1 folder 15 Clippings, news releases 1981-1986 1 folder 16 Clippings 1990 1 folder 16 Clippings on horticulturalists 1 folder 42 Series 5 Scott Associates Scott Associates, establishment, lists 1972-1982 1 folder 39 Minutes 1970-1978 1 folder 39 Minutes 1979-1981 1 folder 39 Fall festivals 1974-2004 1 folder 39 Fund raising, Evening at Longwood, Indian Summer Sellabration 1981 1 folder 39 25th anniversary celebration (photos included) 1996 1 folder 39 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1979 1 folder 39 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1981 1 folder 39 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1983 1 folder 39 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1985 1 folder 39 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1986 1 folder 39 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1987 1 folder 39 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1988 1 folder 39 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1989 1 folder 39 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1990 1 folder 39 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1991 1 folder 40 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1992 1 folder 40 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1993 1 folder 40 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1994 1 folder 40 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1995 1 folder 40 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1996 1 folder 40 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1997 1 folder 40 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1998 1 folder 40 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 1999 1 folder 40 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 2000 1 folder 40 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 2001 1 folder 40 Scott Arboretum Garden Day 2002 1 folder 40 Associates’ Dinner lectures 1982-1987 1 folder 40 Associates’ Dinner lectures 1988 1 folder 40 Associates’ Dinner lectures 1989 1 folder 40 Associates’ Dinner lectures 1990-1991 1 folder 40 Associates’ Dinner lectures 1992-1993 1 folder 40 Associates’ Dinner lectures 1994-1995 1 folder 40 Associates’ Dinner lectures 1996-2000 1 folder 40 Associates’ Dinner lectures 2001-2004 1 folder 40 Plant Sales 1979-1997 1 folder 40 Plant Sales: 1999 1 folder 40 Plant Sales: 2001 1 folder 40 Plant Sales: 2003 1 folder 40 Garden tours: Atlanta, Georgia 1989 1 folder 41 Garden tours: California 1990 1 folder 41 Garden tours: Arizona 1992 1 folder 41 Garden tours: Finger Lakes, NY 1993 1 folder 41 Garden tours: Scotland 1994 1 folder 41 Garden tours: Maine 1996 1 folder 41 Garden tours: England and Scotland 1998 1 folder 41 Garden tours: New Mexico 1999 1 folder 41 Garden tours: South England 2000 1 folder 41 Garden tours: South Africa 2002 1 folder 41 Garden tours: Hudson, NY 2003 1 folder 41 Garden tours: Japan 2004 1 folder 41 Garden tours: 1 folder 41 Series 6 John C. and Gertrude Wister Miscellaneous Wister correspondence 1927-1992 1 folder 43 Wister non-Scott correspondence 1939 1 folder 43 Wister correspondence with Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 1950-1956 1 folder 43 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Anniversary history by John Wister 1952 1 folder 43 Wister office correspondence, Folder 1 ca. 1958-1968 1 folder 43 Wister office correspondence, Folder 2 ca. 1959-1968 1 folder 43 American Horticultural Council and other activities 1 folder 43 John C. Wister unpublished manuscript: Horticultural Reminiscences, Preface - p.35 1 folder 43 John C. Wister unpublished manuscript: Horticultural Reminiscences, pp. 36-117 1 folder 43 John C. Wister unpublished manuscript: Horticultural Reminiscences, pp. 118-171 1 folder 43 John C. Wister unpublished manuscript: History of horticulture in first half of 20th century, Chapter 1-IV 1 folder 44 John C. Wister unpublished manuscript: History of horticulture in first half of 20th century, Chapter V-VI 1 folder 44 John C. Wister unpublished manuscript: History of horticulture in first half of 20th century, Chapter VI-XI 1 folder 44 John C. Wister unpublished manuscript: History of horticulture in first half of 20th century, Chapter XI-XIII 1 folder 44 John C. Wister unpublished manuscript: Reminiscences of History of horticulture in first half of 20th century, Chapter I-IV 1 folder 44 John C. Wister unpublished manuscript: History of horticulture in first half of 20th century, Chapter V-VI 1 folder 44 John C. Wister unpublished manuscript: Reminiscences of History of horticulture in first half of 20th century, Chapter VII-XI 1 folder 44 John C. Wister unpublished manuscript: Reminiscences of History of horticulture in first half of 20th century, Chapter XIII-XIV 1 folder 44