HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY:
An Inventory of Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota State Horticultural Society. | |
| Title: | Records. | |
| Dates: | 1867-1987. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Records of a society created to promote the development of fruits and vegetables that could withstand the Minnesota winters. | |
| Quantity: | 2.0 cubic feet (2 boxes and 1 partial box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Constitution and amendments (1891-1971); executive board minutes and committee reports (1919-1987); descriptions of apples compiled by John S. Harris (1899-1901); central testing station diary (1888); lists of members and membership premiums (1886-1919); scrapbooks containing clippings, published photographs, and notes on annual meetings (1867-1930); certificate of award for Minnesota fruit from the 1904 St. Louis Exposition; and blueprints for the University of Minnesota Horticultural Building (1915).
Financial records include treasurer's books (1898-1912); record and account book of the society's exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition (1904); and contingent fund journal (1919-1928). These include records of monies paid for seeds, plants, fruits, vegetables, speakers, cold storage, shipping, transportation, and awards; and payments received for seeds, plants, and membership dues.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Digitized originals are closed. Access and use requires the permission of the State Archivist.
Some of these files are located off site in Remote Storage. Advance arrangements are required in order to view the files.
Please consult reference staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Horticultural Society. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: none; 999-30
Provenance:
The scrapbooks and apple records were created by members of the Horticultural Society and donated to its collection.
Processing Information:
Digitized by: Minnesota Historical Society, June 2019
Catalog ID number: 990017047030104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 307.C.15.9B | Constitution and related amendments, February 17, 1891-September 2, 1971. | ||||||||||
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| Executive Board minutes, December 13, 1919-December 17, 1987. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| The Executive Board minutes comprise of general organizational and administrative records, including minutes and reports from the following annual meetings and various committees: Budget and Policy Committee; Editorial Committee; Judging and Exhibiting Committee; Legislative Committee; Native Plants Committee; Program Committee; and Show Committee. | |||||||||||
| Additional data and records reflected in the minutes concern budgetary matters, general correspondence, resignations and elections, lists of award recipients, constitutional amendments, garden and flower shows, state conventions, the magazine Horticulturist / Minnesota Horticulturist, 4-H clubs, the Minnesota State Fair, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, billboard control and highway beautification, and the Plant Minnesota Program, Heritage Tree Program, and Horticulture Awareness Week. | |||||||||||
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| Miscellaneous papers, 1873-1922. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings, banquet menus, programs for annual meetings, membership rosters, and handwritten and typed transcript descriptions of fruits and vegetables. | |||||||||||
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| Apple descriptions by John S. Harris, 1899-1901. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Notebook containing descriptions of approximately forty types of apples; each description is accompanied by a print made from a fruit half. | |||||||||||
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| Minnesota Apple Record by John S. Harris, 1901. | |||||||||||
| A bound volume containing five hundred descriptions of apples, crab apples, and pears grown in Minnesota. Each description is accompanied by a print made from a fruit half. | |||||||||||
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| Daily record, March 29-December 22, 1888. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Includes information on weather, dates of plantings and harvests, and maintenance activities at the central testing station of the Horticultural Society. Printed title on cover: "Standard Diary 1888." | |||||||||||
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| 307.C.15.10F | 2 | Member premiums, 1886-1919. | |||||||||
| Lists of members and of the seeds, plants, or publications they chose as premiums for joining the Horticultural Society. | |||||||||||
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| Scrapbook, 1867-1872. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Clippings and handwritten accounts of the Society's annual meetings. Title page has inscription "Scrapbook deposited by Wyman Elliot." | |||||||||||
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| Scrapbook, 1895-1905. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings and pictures relating to the Society. | |||||||||||
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| 106.E.12.2F-2 | 3 | Scrapbook, 1895-1930. 1 volume. | |||||||||
| Photographs of lawns, gardens, members, seeds, fruits, and vegetables. | |||||||||||
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| Saint Louis Exposition, certificate of award to Minnesota fruit, 1904. | |||||||||||
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| Blueprints for Horticultural Building, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, 1915. | |||||||||||
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| 307.C.15.10F | Financial records: | ||||||||||
| Records and accounts of the Horticultural Exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition, 1904. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
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| Treasurer's book, 1898-1911. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
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| Treasurer's book, 1912. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
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| Contingent fund, December 1919-1928. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
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RELATED MATERIALS
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Apples -- Varieties -- Minnesota.
- Horticulture -- Minnesota -- Societies, etc.
- Horticulture -- Research -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Harris, John S., 1820-1901.
- Organizations:
- University of Minnesota. Horticultural building -- Blueprints.
- Meetings:
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)
- Document Types:
- Blueprints.
- Photographs.
- Clippings (information artifacts).
- Minutes (administrative records).
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