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Knap Hill Nursery, (1958-1959)

Description
The archive consists of approximately 20,000 typed and handwritten letters from 1948 through 1960. There are a small number of original signed letters that appear to be duplicates or letters not sent. The archive also contains some ephemera: copies of original and published articles, camellia journals, pamphlets, photographs, and other printed matter.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1947-1960.
Call number
mssPeer
Creator
Peer, Ralph Sylvester (1892-1960)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peer II, January 2017 and July 2017.
Associated people
Arnold-Forster, W. (1898-)
Erdman, Robert Park, (1878-1966.)
Griffin, Frank. (1875-1965.)
Hertrich, William, (1904-)
Hume, H. Harold (1910-1978.)
Lammerts, Walter E. (1879-1959.)
Lawrence, George H. M. (1898-)
Londonderry, Edith Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart, (1884-1972.)
Metcalf, Edwards H. (1914-2004.)
Satomi, Eikichi, (1892-)
Seddon, T. E. Y.
Seibert, Russell J.,
Wheeldon, Thomas,
Associated organizations
American Horticultural Council.
Armstrong Nurseries (Ontario, Calif.)
American Camellia Society.
Huntington Botanical Gardens.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
Los Angeles Camellia Society.
Magnolia Gardens and Nurseries.
Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain)
South Carolina Camellia Society, Inc.
Southern California Camellia Society.
Southern Music Publishing Co.
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