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1.1.07.1g Arboretum Foundation Units

Date statement: : 1958-1959
Summary:

 1 file box
Description:
 Folder labelled "Unit 10: The Seedlings":
1958-59, "The Seedlings," unbound program booklet, 19 pp.

Folder labelled "Unit 19: Maud Sawyer Unit":
5/2/1958, "Fauntleroy Garden Tour," description of gardens, 4 pp.

Folder labelled "Unit 25: The Over-Alls":
1/19/2015, envelope addressed to Niall Dunne containing:
   1/9/2015, letter from Signe Thorsen relating to her mother as secretary of the unit 1972-73.
   1975, "30th Anniversary 'Over-Alls," yarn decorated cover and program history, 3 pp.
   1972-75, program booklet pages from 3 years, stapled, 12 pp.
   1967-1972, program booklet pages from 5 years, stapled, with handwritten notes, 12 pp. 
n.d., three 5"x7" photos of unit members, unlabelled.

Folder labelled "Unit 27: Vera Poole Unit":
9/14/1980, "'I Have Had to Get/My Hands in the Dirt'," PI/Northwest Magazine, 4 pp.
1976-1977, "Vera Poole Arboretum Unit #27," officers, members, and programs, 2 pp.
3/18/1976, Certificate of Award to Unit 27 for "25 years in Unit Council."
1967-1975, "Vera Poole Unit 27/1966-1967 [68-69 handwritten], booklet cover with loose inserts:
   10/17/1967 -11/18/1975 meeting minutes.
   1973-74, unit program list.
   3/13/1974, letter to Mrs. James Owen from Sam Miller.
   1970-1971, "Arboretum Yearbook/Vera Poole Unit #27," 2 pp.
   1959-61, "It Shows in Your Face," typed poem.
1972, "Island Horticulturist Displays Bonsai," no source.
1969-1970, "Arboretum Yearbook: Vera Poole Unit #27," 4 pp. with handwritten notes, clipped.
11/21/1967-1/20/1970, meeting minutes, clipped. Includes 3/20-4/16/1968 letters to and from Brian Mulligan.
1964-1965, "Arboretum Yearbook/Vera Poole Unit #27," cover and 3 pp.
1962, "Vera Poole Unit - #27/Program,"  meeting list 9/'62-7/'63.
1964, "Fletcher Bay," 2  5"x7" color photos of members.
1963-1964, "Arboretum Yearbook/Vera Poole Unit #27," wax paper with leaves cover, 4 pp. 
1962-1963, "Arboretum Yearbook/Vera Poole Unit #27," cover, 4 pp., yarn tied. 
1961-1962, "Meetings for 1961-1962."
1960-1961, "Arboretum Yearbook/Vera Poole Unit #27," cover, 4 pp., yarn tied.
1959-1960, "Arboretum Yearbook/Vera Poole Unit #27," cover, 4 pp., cord tied.
1956-1957, "Vera Poole Arboretum Unit No 27," cover, 4 pp., yarn tied.
n.d., gift card signed by members, enclosing  2 3"x5" photos and one 4"x6" photo of members.
n.d., 2 news clippings re: Bainbridge Island  Unit of the Music and Art Foundation, no source.

Folder labelled "Unit #35: Raines Unit":
5/25/1956, "dedication of Raines Memorial bench, tea at old Arb. Fdn. clubhouse/Raines Unit #35," 8"x10" photo.
5/25/1956, "dedication of Raines Memorial bench," Raines Unit #35," 8"x10" photo.

Folder labeled "Unit #64: The Woodbees":
1993-1994, unit booklet, 9 pp., yarn tied.
n.d., Arboretum Foundation card acknowledging $15 gift from Vera Poole Unit.

Folder labeled "Unit 72: Jeanne Gardiner Unit"
1977-1978, "University of Washington Arboretum Foundation/Jeanne Gardiner Arboretum Unit 72/1977-1978," description, officers, program, 3 pp.

Folder labeled "Unit 79: Brian Mulligan Unit":
1/8/1986, "Brian Mulligan Unit #79," minutes, 2 pp.
1985-86, "Officers - 1985-86."
1985-86, "Roster - 1985-86."
1985-86, "Brian Mulligan Arboretum Unit #79/Program 1985-86,"  includes officers and roster, 4 pp.
1985-86, attendance sheet.
12/11/1985, unit meeting minutes.
9/11/1985, unit meeting minutes.
9/4/1985, "Education Committee Work Sheet," handwritten, 3 pp.
5/30/1985, "Unfinished business," handwritten list.
5/22/1985, unit meeting minutes.
3/17/1985, unit meeting minutes.
3/17/1985, letter to Harold Tukey supporting Arboretum project removing weed trees.
3/13/1985, Harold Tukey letter to Mrs. McClure Hall, unit president, thanking unit for $810 gift.
2/13/1985, unit meeting minutes, 2 copies with different handwritten changes.
2/13/1985, unit meeting treasurer's report.
1/9/1985, unit meeting agenda, 2 pp.
1/9/1985, unit meeting minutes.
1/9/1985, unit meeting treasurer's report.
1/3/1985, letter from unit to Harold Tukey offering support ideas for tree removal concerns.
12/12/1984, unit meeting minutes.
12/12/1984, unit meeting treasurer's report.
11/14/1984, unit meeting minutes.
11/14/1984, unit meeting treasurer's report.
912/1984, unit meeting agenda, minutes, treasurer's report.
7/5/1984, memo noting non-Foundation members, clipped with Gina Hall letter requesting unit members to join the Foundation.
1984-85, "Aims and Objectives for 1984-85."
1984, "Financial Report 1983-84."
1981, "Program 1981-82."
1980, "Program 1980-1981." 
1980, "Attendance Sheet 1979-80."
1979, "Program 1979-80," with handwritten corrections.
1979, "Brian Mulligan Unit #79," membership list with handwritten notes.
8/27/1979, Mary Ann Trombold letter to members describing programs.
1978, "Program 1978-79."
1978, member list, 2 pp.
9/2/1978, Mary Ann Trombold letter to members describing programs, 2 pp.
1977, "1977-1978 Program."
1976,"1976-77 Program."
1975, "1975-76 Program."
1975, member list.
1974, "1974-1975 Membership," with handwritten changes.
1974, "1974-75 Program."
1973, "Unit 79   1973-1974," member list, with handwritten changes, 2 pp., clipped with "1973-74 Program."
1972, "1972-1973," member list with handwritten changes, 2 pp.
1972, Unit meeting, officers, program information, 3 pp.
1971-72, "Arboretum Unit #79/1971-72," program, officers, bylaws, membership information, some with handwritten notes, in 3-hole binder, 20 pp.
1971-72, program, officer, membership information, loose sheets clipped, some typed, some handwritten, some photocopies, 18 pp.
n.d., letter to Mavis MacKay from Daphne Lewis re: program at unit, typed.
n.d., "Brian Mulligan Unit #79," membership list.
Accession date: 2025-03-10 Last updated: 2025-10-02 14:43:53
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