Horticulture -- Oregon
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Albany Nurseries records
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025041942281]
Identifier: Bx 120
Abstract
Albany Nurseries was established in 1888 and owned by Albert Brownell. Collection consist of four journal volumes (1899-1907), one trial journal (1904-1905) and two ledger books (1891-1905). One ledger includes a Brownell family expense account.
Dates:
1891-1907
Lilla Irvin Leach papers
Collection
Identifier: Ax 756
Abstract
Lilla Irvin Leach (1886-1980) was a field botanist who specialized in Oregon flora from 1915-1945. She discovered more than a dozen species and two new genera, Kalmiopsis leachiana and Bensoniella oregana. Lilla and her husband John Leach purchased a tract of land in southeast Portland where they developed a botanical garden named Sleepy Hollow. The collection includes correspondence, notes, notebooks, articles, and a few photographs.
Dates:
1892-1971; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1963
