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1.4.02c. Elisabeth C. Miller Library benefit events and auctions

Date statement: : 1998-2014
Summary:

 1 file box containing programs for auctions and other events to benefit the library, many sponsored by Northwest Horticultural Society.
Description:
 Folder labelled "Auctions":
5/27/2009, "The Explorer's Garden/Shrubs and Vines," poster for book launch and silent auction.
5/2/2004, "Over theTop" silent auction trifold, invitation, and NHS Event Update "We Went Over the Top."
5/5/2002, "Renewal, Rebirth & Refurnishing," auction silent auction trifold and live auction sheet.
2001, "A Scholar's Garden/A Glimpse into China," silent auction donors and live auction listing, booklet, 28 pp.
4/23/2001, donations list for auction, 2 pp.
5/7/2000, "An Evening in Tuscany," "Ultimate Garden Auction" booklet, 44 pp., [ 2 copies].
5/2/1999, "Ultimate Garden Auction," program and live auction booklet, 32 pp., plus live auction addenda sheet and auctioneer Jerry Toner business card.
1998, 4" x 6" photo of Steve Lorton and one of Jerry Toner.
n.d., list of auction items, prices, and donors, 3 pp.

Folder labelled "Other Benefits":
3/5 or 4/16/2014, Invitation to donors to tea and tour of EML collections. 
11/6/2009, Poster for NHS book launch and lecture, "The New Low-Maintenance Garden."
2005, Poster and 3 cards from 20th century garden catalog card sale.
2/16/2002, Poster for Heronswood Nursery's "Hellebore Garden Open," plus letter and self-guided tour instructions.
3/14/2001, check from Heronswood for $3100, photocopy.
Accession date: 2012-07-10 Last updated: 2023-04-19 11:22:13
Subjects: Elisabeth C. Miller Library--auctions and benefits, Elisabeth C. Miller Library--history, Elisabeth C. Miller Library--gifts and donations

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