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1.1.17n. Washington Park Arboretum scrapbook pages

Date statement: : 1927-1980
Summary:

 1 large flat box containing photocopies of scrapbook pages, source unknown. Each article is also source unknown unless otherwise noted.
Description:
 9/30/1980, "City plans to" [partial title], Seattle Times; on same page as 9/28/1980, "Garden stroll offers design lesson."
9/26/1980, "'Samurai' artisan"; on same page with 9/21/1980, "Expressway land to extend Arboretum"; 7/27/1980, "Hearings set in city's east-central traffic-revision plan"; partial article on effect of sludge on tree growth.
11/14/1975, "Proposed Arboretum gates ruled illegal"; on same page with 11/14,1975, announcement of Northwest Horticultural Society meeting on progress report on Union Bay Arboretum; 11/7/1975, "Storm's wake"; 11/4/1975, "'New' gate center of battle"; 11/2/1975, "New arboretum recommended for U.W. fill site."
6/30/1975, "Holding pattern at Arboretum to end"; on same page with 6/30/1975, "New teahouse price: $100,000."
11/10/1974, "Correction/Pictorial cover was Arboretum garden"; on same page with 8/8/1974, "University, city near agreeme[nt]"; 11/1/1973, "Tuai plans rebuilding of Tea House"; 8/5/1973, "Japanese gardening."
9/30/1974, "Nude bathing"; on same page with 9/30/1974, "Uhlman offers record budget, B & O-tax boost"; 9/29/1974, "Arboretum Foundation plans spring-bulb sale"; 9/29/1974, "Horticultural group to hold annual sale"; 9/18/1974, Nude beach? Council asked to bare with sunbathers"; 8/24/1974, "Finale"; 8/23/1974, "U.W. proposes record "$472 million budget"; 8/22/1974, "Arboretum tour planned"; 8/8/1974, "Arbore[tum]."
7/31/1973, "[De]signer disappointed"; on same page with 7/26/1973, "Clinton to head tea-house group"; 5/15/1973, "C[ouncil?]"; 5/11/1973, "Teahouse rebuilding pushed"; 4/18/1973, "Council unit calls for rebuilding of teahouse"; 4/18/1973, "Loss of teahouse is [?]"; 4/101973, "Arboretum teahouse burns";  1973, "City aid for teahouse urged"; 1973, "[?] fire."
6/3/1972, "'Coming out'/The sound of music dulls echo of tragedy"; on same page with 4/11/1973, "What is real cost of teaho[use]"; 4/10/1973,  Arboretum teahouse burns."
12/22/1971, "More roads won't solve proble[m]," Seattle Times; on same page with 12/18/1971, "Continued opposition to bridge ramp urged"; 12/8/1971, " Bottle collectors' digging protested"; 12/3/1971, "This 'n That"; 11/23/1971 and 11/22/1971 [same article], "Woman escapes would-be rapist in Arboretum."
4/11/1971, "Annual cleanup due at Arboretum"; on same page with 4/4/1971, "Flower workshop planned"; 3/19/1971, "r-and-p," article by Brian O. Mulligan; 3/18/1971, "[?] in Arboretum," article on robbery; 3/18/1971, "That unused ramp in Arboretum."
!0/4/1967, "Bremerton Woman Buys Herbs"; on same page with 10/4/1967, untitled article on split between Arboretum Foundation and Friends of the Arboretum; 10/2/1967, "Arboretum Plan to Be Discussed."
4/1(?)/1967, untitled paragraph on truck hitting Arboretum bridge; on same page with 3/31/1967, Arboretum To Be Boosted"; 3/21/1967, "Guided Walks Scheduled"; 3/19/1967, "Everything's Not Coming Up Roses for Troubled Arboretum."
5/19/1965, "Montlake Opposed"; on same page with 5/17/1965, "Foresters' View"; 5/11/1965, "Officers Named by Arboretum Unit Council"; 5/10/1965, "Fashion Show Luncheon Is Set"; 5/10/1965, "Arboretum Azaleas in Bloom," Seattle Times; 5/2/1965, untitled article on Arboretum as refuge, Seattle Times.
3/10/1965, "Union Bay Nature Area Proposed"; on same page with 3/8/1965, "Program Will Benefit Arboretum"; 3/5(?)/1965, "Spring Is Near," Seattle Times; 2/18/1965, "Selected"; 1/19/1965, "Garden is Panel Theme"; 1/5/1965, "Propagation Classes Set In Arboretum."
5/26/1963, "Society Dedicates Ostbo Memorial"; on same page with 5/24/1963, "Arboretum Unit Council Elects Mrs. John Clark"; 5/21/1965, " Spring Is Enchanting," P-I; 5/15/1963, "Rhododendrons for Memorial"; 5/14/1963, "Arboretum Council to Make Awards"; 5/13/1963, "Plant Classes To Be Offered in Arboretum"; 5/12/1963, untitled article on walking plan for Arboretum.
"1962" label; on same page with 10/1961, "Planners See Threat to Tea Garden"; 8/20/1961,  "Today's Cover"; 7/16/1961, "Daughter Demonstrates"; n.d., "Inside Look," Seattle Times; n.d., "Expressway May Nick Tea Garden"; n.d., Japanese Tea Garden Is Major Tourist Attraction"; n.d., Teahouse Garden to Be On Display."
7/19/1960, "Charges Again[st] Two Dismisse[d] Teahouse Cas[e]"; on same page with 7/12/1960, "Kobe Notable Lauds Seattle Tea Garden"; 7/2/1960, "Restitution Made for Teahouse Loss"; 1960, "Correction," Seattle Times; n.d. "2 Participants In Teahouse Case Give Up"; n.d., "3 Still Sought for Teahouse Hoodlumism."
8/21/1960, "Oriental Flavor"; on same page with 8/21/1960, "Arboretum Unit Council Names Chairmen Who Will Guide Work of 70 Groups"; 7/24/1960, "Arboretum Sets Plant Classes"; 6/26/1960, untitled article on canoeing in Union Bay; 6/22/1960, "Foray Was Stupid, Says Youth"; n.d., "Japanese Garden"; n.d., "Gatehouse at the Arboretum."
6/28/1960, "Police Seek 3 U.W Men for Hoodlumism"; on same page with 6/28/1960, "Mother Grieves for 'Good Son' in Teahouse Episode"; 1960, "Restitution Being Planned For Damage to Tea House"; n.d., "Five Charged In Teahouse Destruction"; n.d., "Bail Set at $250 For Youth Who Ruined Teahouse."
6/20/1960, "Visitor Learns Tea House Of His Design Is in Arboretum"; on same page with 6/14/1960, "Parking"; 6/5/1960, "Tea-Garden Schedule Announced"; 1960,"Tea Garden Dedication Program Set"; 1960, "Master Of Chanoyu to Visit Today";  n.d. "Dedication"; n.d., "Work Begun on Repairing Teahouse."
5/29/1960, "Three Acres of Oriental Beauty"; on same page with 1960, "Speakers For Tea Garden Dedication Set"; 5/2(?), Windows Shattered And Walls Punctured"; n.d., "Visitor."
"1960" label; on same page with 5/6/1960, "A Magnificent Japanese Garden";  4/18/1960, "Tea-Garden Volunteers";  11/2/1959, "Tokyo Expert To Help Plan Tea Garden"; 1959, "Teahouse Lights"; n.d., "Steaming Tea Wafts Poetry."
7/5/1959, "Ancient Ceremony"; on same page with 7/3/1959, "First Ceremony in Teahouse To Be Tomorrow"; 7/2/1959, "Councilmen In Dark On Teahouse"; 6/21/1959, "Tea Master To Perform Ceremony"; 5/20/1959, "Teahouse Is Going Up In Arboretum"; before 4/24/1959, "Jigsaw Project"; 1959, "Volunteers"; 1959, "Groundbreaking Tomorrow for Gift Teahouse."
"1959" label; on same page with 4/7/1959, "Teahouse Money"; 4/6/1959, "Expert to Supervise Teahouse Assembly"; 4/5/1959, untitled paragraph on Arboretum Foundation board meeting; 3/22/1959, "Japanese Teahouse, Packed In 14 Crates, Arrives by Ship"; 3/19/1959, "Teahouse Money"; 3/12/1959, "Teahouse Import Duty-Free O.K'd"; 3/10/1959, "Funds Sought"; before 1/16/1959, "Arboretum May Have Japanese Garden."
12/22/1957, untitled article on Rainbow Arboretum Unit decorating West Seattle Hospital; on same page with 12/18/1957, "Chairmen Named for Arboretum Committees"; 12/10/1957, "Mountaineers See Peril To Arboretum"; 12/5/1957, "How Many People Go to See the Arboretum?," letter from B.O. Mulligan; 12/3/1957, "At Arboretum"; 12/2/1957, "Decorators"; 11/10/1957, "Program On Decorations Is Planned"; n.d., "Arboretum Group Elects Edward Dunn."  
6/10/1956, "Mrs. Calvert To Be Hostess To Arboretum Group"; on same page with 5/15/1956, "Arboretum Unit Council Will Meet"; 5/13/1956, "Volunteers Help Clean Up U. of W. Arboretum"; 5/13/1956, "Memorial To Be Placed In Arboretum"; 4/27/1956, "Frost-Killed Trees Removed"; 4/26/1956, "Cherry Blooms At Their Best"; 4/16/1956, "Blossom Girls"; 4/13/1956, "Volunteers Clean Up Arboretum."
"1955" label; on same page with 4/13/1955, "Legality of Tollway Co[?]"; 4/11/1955, "Proposal For Tollway Bridge Tie Told"; 4/4/1955, "Critics Rap Montlake Site For Lake Span"; 3/29/1955, "Bids Probable In September On 2nd Lake Span"; 3/13/1955, "City Approach To Bridge"; 2/13/1955, "Senate O.K's Lake-Span Tollway Bills"; 1/2(?)/1955, "Mud to Raise Cost of 2nd Floating Span"; 1/14/1955, "Plans of Second Lake Bridge Put on Display."
9/15/1954[?], "Road Checks Planned for Lake Bridge"; on same page with 8/13/1954, "Bridge Engineers"; 8/13/1954, "Bridge Offices Will Be Brought To U. On Barge"; 8/11/1954, "Flo Chadwick Invited to Swim Route of New Lake Bridge"; 8/5/1954, "Six Lake Bridge Sites Considered Before Montlake Was Chosen," Seattle Times; 8/4/1954, "Details of Span's West Terminus"; 8/3/1954, "Work To Begin In 8 Months."
11/1[?]/1953, "Arboretum Foundation Will Meet"; on same page with 10/11/1953, "Plant Sale October 22"; 10/7/1953, "Annual Sale At Arboretum October 22"; 9/2/1953, "Arboretum Hostile To Engineer's Argument Favoring West Side Site"; 1953, "A String of fat crappies" caption; 1953, "Five-Year-Old Donny Nelson" caption; n.d, "Raines Arboretum Unit Will Elect Officers at Picnic"; n.d., "Foster Island" bird sanctuary map.
7/23/1952, "New Fund Plan Sought"; on same page with 7/16/1952, "4 Plans Offered On Financing 2nd Lake Bridge"; 6/5/1952, "[?] Poses Biggest Problem [?] Financing 2nd Lake Span," Seattle Times; 6/3/1952, "Bridge Plans" map and caption; 6/3/1952, "Bridge Plans" map and caption (different from previous entry); 6/3/1952, "State Planning For Second Lake Bridge." 
12/15/1949, "Arboretum Bloom, Christmas Rose, Heralds Nativity"; on same page with 11/1949, "Memorial Building to Keep Alive Seattle's Pioneer Spirit"; 9/30/1949, "Maryatt Heads Arboretum"; 9/1949, "Arboretum Group To Elect Officers."
6/29/1949, "Arboretum Road To Be Reopened"; on same page with 6/5[?]/194[?], "Blind Group To Make Tour of Arboretum"; 5/29/1949, "Mrs. Frank M. Preston Mrs.H. deVeuve" caption; 5/20/1949, Blue Ceanothus Now in Arboretum"; 5/6/1949, "Viburnum Carlesii Blooms Along Arboretum Stream"; 3/27/1949, "Green Fingers"; 3/17/1949, "Blooming"; 3/13/1949, "Receive Prizes"; 3/13/1949, "Arboretum Sale To Usher In Spring"; 1/21/1949, "Arboretum Sets Date Of Plant Sale"; 1/9/1949, "Arboretum Foundation To Meet, Dine"; 1/6/1949, "Arboretum Face-lifting"; 1/2/1949, "Live Trees To Glow Tonight"; 12/28/1948, "Ice-Skaters' Fires Illegal In Arboretum"; 12/28/1948, "Arboretum Trees [to] Be Lighted [?] Photo Fans"; 12/28/1948, "Trees Will Be Floodlighted At Arboretum."
10/30/1944, "Yule Lighting At Arboretum To Be Resumed"; on same page as 8/27/1944, "Notes About Arboretum"; 7/2/1944, "Thorgrimson Again Heads Arboretum"; 7/2/1944, "Mr. O. B. Thorgrimson"; 6/11/1944, "About People You Know" [?]; 4/23/1944, "Know"[?];  4/16/1944, "Why waste gasoline" paragraph on Arboretum garden tours; 1/23/1944, [no title] article on Unit Council meeeting.
 4/4/1943, untitled article on Mrs. J. Swift Baker and war effects on Arboretum; on same page as 12/8/1942, untitled article on sale of Christmas greens; 10/29/1942, "Women Take Job of Raising 100,000 Camouflage Plants"; 10/29/1942, "War Effort Emphasized At Gathering."
12/24/1937, "Arboretum Grant Going to Building"; on same page with 11/22/1937, "$8,000 Allotted by State for Arboretum Building"; 11/16/1937, "Arboretum Aid Given By Ernst"; 10/8/1937, "Arboretum to Have Two Nice Sitting-Down Jobs - Some Day"; 10/8/1937, "Seedlings Out At Arboretum"; 9/8/1937, untitled article on Alpine garden plan and Arboretum Bulletin; 8/1937, "2 Directors To Sponsor Tour Through Arboretum"; n.d., "Building Approved."
8/29/1937, "More Men Asked For Arboretum"; on same page with 8/28/1937, "Tree Peonies Are Donated To Arboretum"; 8/22/1937, "Proceeds of Garden Club Lunch to Aid Arboretum"; 8/7/1937, "Young Demos Vote Support of Arboretum"; 8/6/1937, "Two Arboretum Gate Lodges Under Way, Third Is Proposed"; 8/1/1937, "Rockery Built At Arboretum"; 1/27/1937, "Boston Visitors To Be Feted By Arboretum Group"; n.d., "Seattle Arboretum Work Wins Praise"; n.d., "Beautification Project Likely."
7/11/1937, "Pheasants Trounce Weasel Chasing Chicks at Arboretum"; on same page as  5/30/1937, "Thomas F. Glead Heads Arboretum"; 5/9/1937, "Board Elected for Arboretum"; 5/6/1937, "'Walk' Slated In Arboretum"; 4/30/1937, "California Garden Lovers Plant Trees in Arboretum"; n.d., "36 Japanese Cherry Trees Presented to U. Arboretum."
4/14/1937, "Arboretum Job Makes Headway"; on same page with 3/31/1937, "W.P.A. Sowing 4 Tons of Seed"; 12/12/1936, "Arboretum Unit Work To Begin"; 12/5/1936, "New Greenhouse for Arboretum Will Cost $3,000"; 11/30/1936, "Work Begins On Arboretum Unit"; 11/8/1936, "Arboretum To Get Rare Trees"; 10/14/1936, "$84,137 WPA Allotment Ready for Park Arboretum"; 10/18/1936, untitled article on new rose garden at Arboretum.
5/27/1936, untitled article on Central Federated Clubs approving Arboretum; on same page with 5/22/1936, "Hundreds of Plants Stolen at Arboretum"; 5/7/1936, "Arboretum Fence Taboo Now, Says Winkenwerder"; 5/3/1936, "Dean Winkenwerder Tells of Arboretum"; 4/29/1936, "Clubs to Wage Arboretum Fight"; 4/29[?]/1936, "Parley Planned on Arboretum"; 4/27/1936,"Arboretum Work To Be Described"; 4/23/1936, "Winkenwerder Rapped Again."
4/18/1936, "Dean Winkenwerder defies Westfall's Dictum That Washington Park Area Shall Not Be Surrounded"; on the same page with 4/16/ 1936, "Cedar Pickets Cut by C.C. For Park Arboretum"; 4/15/1936, untitled article on alternate fencing proposal for Arboretum; 4/14/1936, untitled article on opposition to Arboretum fencing; 4/13/1936, "Montlake Folk Oppose Fence."
3/12/1936, "Arboretum May Get $167,000"; on same page with 2/26/1936, "Arboretum Is Discussed By Winkenwerder"; 2/12/1936, "What the Club Women Are Doing"; 2/9/1936, "Mrs. Bullitt To Give Talk On Arboretum"; 12/15/1935, "350 Persons Will Build Arboretum"; 12/19/1935, "Group Pledges Arboretum Aid"; 11/3/1935, "Planning Board For Arboretum Will Confer."
10/28/1935, "Arboretum To Meet"; on same page with 9/25/1935, "Arboretum Plans: Washington Park Fill Eliminated"; 9/22/1935, "Directors for Arboretum To Meet Monday"; 9/18/1935, "Arboretum And Garbage Clash"; 9/7/1935, "Arbortum Held Up By Garbage Ground"; 8/18/1935, "Gardeners To View Work On Arboretum"; 6/28/1935, " Arboretum Boad Member Elected"; 6/25/1935, "Arboretum Group To Hear Talk By Dr. Montague Free"; 6/13/1935, partial title ending "Hearing All About" on Arboretum planning.
6/12/1935, "Entire State To Back Arboretum"; on same page with 6/11/1935, "Supporters To Develop Plans For Arboretum"; 6/3/1935, "Arboretum May Be Park Project"; 5/14/1935, "Gardens/Plans for Washington Park Arboretum Progressing"; 3/30/1935, "Advisory Board for Arboretum Is Named"; 3/6/1935, "Botanical Garden Work Begins For Washington Park"; 3/5/1935, "U.W. Accepts $3,000 Gift For Arboretum"; 1/23/1935, untitled article on O.E. Holmdahl talk on Arboretum.
9/6/1934, "Group Chosen For Study Of Park Project"; on same page with 8/7/1934, "$300,000 O.K'd To Begin Work On Arboretum"; 8/7/1934, "Arboretum Job Starts; $300,000 Given by W.E.R.A."; n.d., "'Tree Museum' Site" map.
7/8/1932, "Foster Island Arbor Plan Up To Council"; on same page with 7/6/1930, "Community and Improvement Clubs Up in Arms Over Action Menacing Success of Botanical Garden"; 3/30/1930, "[?] Dream Of Arboretum in Seattle Nearing Realization"; 4/30/1930, "[?] Botanical Gardens" map; "1930's" label.
7/14/1927, "[Ma]yor Landes Urges Arboretum for Seattle"; on same page as 2/20/1924, "[Bo]tanical Garden Started"; n.d. "[Lan]dscape Architect Off on Shrub Hunt"; "1920's" label.

Accession date: 2023-05-30 Last updated: 2024-08-05 19:47:53
Subjects: Washington Park Arboretum

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