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Archive of the Angelica and Amity Presses

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0447
Abstract

The archive of the Angelica and Amity Presses documents the products, operations, and distribution projects of the presses, as well as aspects of the personal relationship between founders Dennis and Marilyn Grastorf.

Dates: 1967-1983; Majority of material found within 1974-1979

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

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Business records 2
Marketing 2
Motion pictures (visual work) 2
Roses--History--20th century 2
Slides (photographs) 2
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Conard-Pyle Co. 2
Amity Press 1
Angelica Press 1
Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Inc. 1
Grastorf, Dennis J. 1