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Armistead W. Browning, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0635
Abstract

Born in 1938, Armistead Willis Browning, Jr., was a landscape architect, environmentalist and teacher who dedicated his life to environmental preservation and education. The papers chronicle Browning's experience at three architectural firms, two main centers of education, and with numerous independent projects, symposia, and workshops.

Dates: 1923-1990; Majority of material found within 1971-1987

Conard-Pyle Company records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0634
Abstract

The Conard-Pyle Company of West Grove, Pennsylvania, was a large horticultural enterprise that specialized in the cultivation and hybridization of roses, best known for its famed Star Roses. The papers chronicle Conard-Pyle's evolution from a small-scale retail business to an influential wholesaler, as well as the financial, legal, and marketing concerns of a major nursery company.

Dates: 1891-2000

Conard-Pyle Company records supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0634s
Abstract

The Conard-Pyle Company records supplement includes substantial additions to the series in the original collection, as well as records which constitute three new series related to the Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Inc., printed material, and Robert Pyle's professional papers.

Dates: 1868-2000; Majority of material found within 1910-2000

Beverley Nichols papers

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Identifier: MSS 0620
Abstract

The Beverley Nichols papers document the personal and professional activities of prolific twentieth-century English novelist, playwright, journalist, composer, and political activist Beverley Nichols. The collection comprises correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, manuscripts, musical compositions, and photographs primarily dating between 1911 and 1991.

Dates: 1698, 1911-1991, undated; Majority of material found within 1911-1991

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Roses--History--20th century 2
Appointment books 1
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Authors, English--20th century 1
Authors, English--20th century--Archives 1
Brandywine Creek Valley (Pa. and Del.) 1
Cats--Anecdotes. 1
Conservation of natural resources--Delaware 1
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Diaries 1
Education 1
Environmental education 1
Environmental protection 1
Environmentalists 1
Field notes 1
France--Description and travel 1
Gardening 1
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Gardening--Societies, etc.--History--20th century 1
Gardening--United States--History--20th century 1
Gardens--England--History--Pictorial works. 1
Histories (literature genre) 1
Horticultural products industry--History--20th century 1
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Horticulture--History--19th century 1
Horticulture--History--20th century 1
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Kennett Square (Pa.)--History--20th century 1
Landscape architects 1
Landscape architecture 1
Landscape architecture--Designs and plans 1
Lecture notes 1
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Negatives (photographic) 1
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Nurseries (Horticulture)--History--19th century 1
Nurseries (Horticulture)--History--20th century 1
Nurseries (Horticulture)--United States--History--20th century 1
Patents 1
Periodicals 1
Plant hybridization--History--20th century 1
Plants, Cultivated--Patents 1
Plants, Cultivated--Patents--History--19th century 1
Plants, Cultivated--Patents--History--20th century 1
Playwrights 1
Press kits 1
Roses--Breeding--United States--History--20th century 1
Roses--History--19th century 1
Scores 1
Scrapbooks 1
Stock certificates 1
Tintypes (prints) 1
Transparencies 1
Travel--History--20th century 1
World War, 1914-1918--Protest movements--Great Britain. 1
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Conard-Pyle Co. 2
Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Inc. 1
Brandywine Conservancy 1
Brandywine Valley Association 1
Browning, Armistead W., Jr., 1938-1987 1