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1.1.07.1t Arboretum Foundation scrapbook

Date statement: : 1979-1979
Summary:

 1 large album
Description:
 Original album containing these pages:
1/3/1979, "Arboretum hearing," Capital Hill Times.  On same page: 6/7/1979, "Politics of Trees Seminar," P-I; 6/1/1979, Citizens claim Arboretum plan threatens public use," UW Daily; 1/16/1979, "Arboretum future still hanging in the balance," UW Daily.
6/2/1979, "Treading on Thin Ice," P-I. On same page: 6/17/1979, "Arboretum update plan meets with controversy," University Herald.
6/17/1979, "Arboretum already 'developed,'" Seattle Times.  On same page: 2/1979, "Basic Garden Maintenance," View Northwest; 6/15/1979, "Seattle Pruning Lecture," Bremerton Sun.
2/21/1979, [no title], Weekly.  On same page: 3/16/1979, "Arboretum garden show scheduled," Everett Herald; 3/21/1979, "Horticulture exhibit," Capitol Hill News; 3/21/1979, "Plants pampered with TLC," Mercer Island Reporter; 3/14/1979, "2,000 plants on display," Queen Anne News; 3/20/1979, "Arboretum Spring Horticulture Show, Woodinville Weekly.
3/25/1979, "Focus on arboretum," Renton Record Chronicle.  On same page: 3/14/1979, "Test-tube propagation/shown at spring show," West Seattle Herald; 3/2/1979, "Ballard Botanist reaps what he sows at Arboretum," Ballard News Tribune.
3/21/1979, "Dog days of spring," Seattle Times.  On same page: 3/14/1979, 
"Test-tube propagation/shown at spring show," White Center News.
3/21/1979, "New propagation techniques shown," Bellevue American. On same page as 3/7/1979, "Raising plants is kind of like raising/children, says Arboretum botanist," University Herald.
4/11/1979, "Arboretum clean-up," Mercer Island Reporter.  On same page: 4/12/1979, "Hoedown," P-I; 4/11/1979, "'Hoedown' coming to arboretum," Federal Way News; 4/11/1979, "Help groom/the Arboretum," Bellevue American; 4/29/1979, "High horticulture," Seattle Times; 4/11/1979, "Arboretum 'hoedown' tomorrow," White Center News; [same text 4/11/1979, West Seattle Herald; 4/11/1979, "Come to hoedown/at the Arboretum," University Herald; 4/8/1979, [no title], Northgate Journal; 4/9/1979, "Hoe down," Seattle Times.
4/16/1979, "Exploring . . . Puget Sound Country From Kitsap," Bremerton Sun, 2 pp.
4/3/1979, "Guides work for the love of it," Seattle Times.
4/23/1979, "For the sake of a Camelia," Bellevue American," 2 pp.
5/9/1979, "Landscape Need," Bremerton Sun." On same page as: 5/15/1979, "A Suit to Keep Bridge Toll," P-I, 2 pp.
5/6/1979, "Club Helps Seattle Blossom," "Tough Standards For/Garden Competitors," P-I.
5/12/1979, "Captain Moen's bees," Seattle Times, [loose in album].
5/2/1979, "Seniors have AF-Fair at the UW Arboretum," White Center News, West Seattle Herald.  On same page as: 4/24/1978, "Edward Rosling dies," Bainbridge Review.
3/23/1979, "Spring in the Arboretum," Seattle Times.
5/31/1980, "Museum offers field trips," Seattle Times.  On same page as: 6/6/1980, "The Arboretum," P-I.
1/2/1980, "Training programs/set at Arboretum," West Seattle Herald.  Same text at 1/16/1980, Kirkland Courier; 1/16/1980, Outlook Today; 1/9/1980, Bellevue Journal American; 1/2/1980, Queen Anne News; 1/2/1980, Magnolia News. On same page: 1/10/1980, "Arboretum," P-I.
1/2/1980, "P. Eagle," Sammamish Valley News.  On same page: 1/23/1980, "Council to sponsor class and series," Seattle Times; 1/22/1980, "UW seeks design/for Arboretum/irrigation work," Journal of Commerce; 1/13/1980, "Arboretum/has training/for guides," Seattle Times; 1/27/1980, "Arboretum Foundation," P-I; 1/8/1980, "Guides Sought for Arboretum," Woodinville Weekly.
1/9/1980, "At the Arboretum," University Herald. On same page: 2/10/1980, "Pruning," P-I; 4/6/1980, "Arboretum Foundation," P-I; 2/12/1980, "Arboretum Sponsors/Pruning Demonstration," Woodinville Weekly; 2/20/980, "Please Pass/The Pineatum," Seattle Sun; 2/20/1980, "Arboretum Walk," The Weekly.
1/28/1980, "Teahouse/construction/to begin at/Arboretum," Seattle Times.  On same page: 2/13/1980, "Arboretum raising funds for tea house," UW Daily.
2/8/1980, "Teahouse group/opens campaign/for new structure," Seattle Times. On same page: "Director of arboreta/has growing family," [no source]; [no date], "New Teahouse for the Arboretum?" P-I.
2/10/1980, "Tranquility's/No Accident," P-I.
2/2/1980, "Arboretum Foundation:/Blooms the year-round," Seattle Times.  On same page: 3/26/1980, "Spring exhibit/of plants," Magnolia News; 3/12/1980, "Arboretum tours/welcome spring," Queen Anne News; 3/21/1980, "Arboretum Exhibition," P-I; 3/9/1980, "Arboretum walking tours scheduled," Seattle Times.
3/30/1980, "Artistry in Garden Bridges," Seattle Times. On same page: 3/26/1980, Spring exhibit of plants," Queen Anne News; 3/12/1980, "Arboretum tours offered," University Herald.
3/9/1980, "Most charities are near legal limit on fund-raising costs," Seattle Times.
3/26/1990, "Springtime/in the/Arboretum," University Herald.  On same page: 3/12/1980, "Springtime tours/in the arboretum," West Seattle Herald.  Same text in 3/19/1990, Capitol Hill Times; 3/18/1990, "First Signs of Spring," Woodinville Weekly.
3/21/1980, "Rhododendrons bring early spring color," Seattle Times.  On same page: 3/12/1980, "Arboretum tours/welcome spring," Magnolia News. Same text in 3/12/1980, White Center News; 3/26/1980, Beacon Hill News; 3/25/1980, "Horticultural exhibition set at/Museum of History, Industry," Auburn Globe News.
3/12/1980, "Fund drive continues for Japanese Teahouse," University Herald. On same page: 3/20/1980, "Special Events," Everett Herald.
3/24/1980, "Pick a peck of picnics, an"[title cut], Seattle Times.  On same page: 4/15/1990, "Guided tours," Everett Herald; 4/2/1980, "It's tour time/in Arboretum," Northshore Citizen; 4/8/1980, "On the morrow," Seattle Times; 4/15/1980, "Students Visit the Arboretum," Woodinville Weekly.
4/21/1980, "Coleman chairs/horticulture event," Bellevue Journal American.  On same page: 4/8/1980, "Take a Spring Stroll/Through the Arboretum," Woodinville Weekly; 3/19/1980, "Maybe a newsletter will brighten your days," Bellevue American.
4/23/1980, "Horticulture Fair tomorrow," University Herald. On same page: 4/10/1980, "Summer youths among group to/take a look at horticulture work," Sumner News Review; 4/23/1980, "Horticulture fair planned," Bellevue Journal American.
4/9/1980, "Magnolia man's gift spurs restoration," Magnolia News.  On same page: 4/23/1980, "BEHS sends horticulturists," Sedro Woolley Courier-Times.
3/28/1980, "Flowering trees, shrubs/blooming in Arboretum," Seattle Times.  On same page: 6/22/1979, "Arboretum Tour," P-I; 5/1/1980, "Service/programs/at U.W./face cuts," Seattle Times.
5/1/1980, "Outdoors plus/The nature of the city," Seattle Times [loose in album].
4/2/1980, "Personal 'recurrections,'/Bouts with cancer leave zest for living," Mercer Island Reporter.  On same page: 5/23/1979, "Gardening expert to speak," Kitsap County Herald; 6/20/1979, "Phyllis Cavender, Glen Hunt re-elected/to Arboretum Foundation," University Herald.
6/24/1979, "A bridge over/troubled waters," Wenatchee World. On same page: 6/27/1979, "Arboretum Foundation officers," Mercer Island Reporter; 6/27/1979, "Arboretum Directors Elected," Kirkland Courier; 6/28/1979, [no title], Seattle Times.
6/21/1979, "Bedtime story?," Seattle Times.  On same page: 6/6/1979, "Arboretum: We can't have it both ways," Seattle Times.
7/11/1979, "Neglect loses its charm," South District Journal. On same page: 7/25/1979, Northwest has top/gardens to visit," Seattle Times; 7/25/1979, "EIS Ignores Joggers, Bicycles," Seattle Sun; 7/25/1979, "Arboretum buffs delight," Auburn Globe News.
8/22/1979, "A Leisurely Trip," University Herald.  On same page: 8/1/1979, "Who Did It?," UW Daily; 8/15/1979, "Whose Arboretum?," Weekly; 8/31/1979, "Arboretum/plan working/sessions slated," Journal of Commerce; 8/10/1979, "The Arboretum," P-I.
1979, "Fighters training for next round/over master plan for Arboretum,"Seattle Times [loose in album].
9/14/1979, "UW Arboretum offers plant classes," Everett  Herald.  On same page: 11/6/1979, "A cultured Seattle," Seattle Times; 9/7/1979, "Campaign for Control/of Arboretum Traffic," P-I; 9/25/1979, "Plant sale/today," Bellevue Journal American; 9/5/1979,  "City Council committee to discuss, vote/on Master Plan update for Arboretum," University Herald.
10/11/1979, "City Council approves Arboretum/master plan," UW Daily. On same page: 10/7/1979, "Explorers Walk," P-I; 10/10/1979, "Arboretum volunteers," West Seattle Herald; 10/10/1979, "Arboretum  volunteers," White Center News.
10/26/1979, "Hearing set/on E Central/transportation," Journal of Commerce.  On same page: 10/9/1979, "Council OK's revised/plan for Arboretum," Seattle Times; 10/12/1979, "Arboretum/group to meeet," Bellevue Journal American; 10/9/1979, "50-year Master Plan For/Arboretum Is Approved," P-I; 10/11/1979, "Arboretum Volunteers," P-I; 10/12/1979, "Arboretum/group to meet," Bellevue Journal American.
9/2/1979, "Council committee to consider/Arboretum-plan amendments," Seattle Times.  On same page: 10/12/1979, "Seattle," Journal of Commerce; 9/1979, "Trees of Washington," Weekly; 9/3/1979, "A 'special purpose'/for the Arboretum," Seattle Times.
9/2/1979, "Handout at the Arboretum," P-I.  On same page: 9/20/1979, "Arboretum plan recommended to City Council," Seattle Times; 10/20/1979, "Regents/at U.W./OK plan for/arboretum," Seattle Times.
10/24/1979, "Arboretum no threat to housing, say officials," Seattle Times.  On same page: 10/14/1979, "Council votes for/'true' Arboretum," Seattle Times; 11/21/1979, "Free tours/of Arboretum," Bellevue Journal American; 11/22/1979, "Arboretum tours," P-I; 11/19/1979, "Arboretum walk slated Nov. 28," Mercer island Reporter.
10/15/1979, "When the autumn weather/turns the leaves to flame," Bellevue Journal American [loose in album].
no date, "Sheila Taft and Ginny McElwain/want to share their hobby," no source. On same page: 11/17/1979, "2 arrested for using slingshots," Seattle Times; 12/5/1979, "You may take an/Arboretum walk," Queen Anne News, Magnolia News, University Herald.
12/26/1979, "Edmonds woman leads/tours in Arboretum," Edmonds Tribune, Lynnwood Enterprise. On same page: 12/26/1979, "Guide duty at Arboretum/hobby for Island couple," and "Guide openings soon," Mercer Island Reporter. 
12/27/1979, "Arboretum/Foundation/plans volunteer/training," Outlook Today. On same page:  12/25/1979, "Arboretum Walking Tour," Woodinville Weekly.
Accession date: 2025-08-26 Last updated: 2026-02-10 10:00:29
Subjects: Seattle Garden Club, Washington Park Arboretum--Japanese Garden, Washington Park Arboretum--history, Arboretum Foundation

NamesRoleFunction
Behnke, Robert J.Subject
Black, MarvinSubject
Briggs, BruceSubject
Collins, Rip, (Leroy P. Collins)Subject
Collman, SharonSubject
Docter, DiggsSubject
Eagle, PegSubject
Frazier, VeraSubject
Hunt, GlenSubject
Jones & Jones : Architects & Landscape Architects.Subject
Miller, Elisabeth C. (Elisabeth Carey Miller), 1914-1994Subject
Moen, Carl Henry, ("Cap")Subject
Moses, Elizabeth, 1931?-2022Subject
Mulder, Mary EllenSubject
Pinyuh, GeorgeSubject
Sorrells, KenSubject
Sugita, YasunoriSubject
Taft, Sheila B.Subject
Thompson, DennisSubject
van Klaveren, R.Subject
Witt, Joseph A., -1984Subject

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