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1.1.07.1v Arboretum Foundation scrapbook

Date statement: : 1969-1972
Summary:

 1 large yellow album
Description:
 Large album, 12x15", labelled "1969-1972," containing these pages; sources are unknown except as noted:
5/6/1969, "Plant Sale Scheduled," South News.  On same page: 5/4/1969, "Spring-Plant Sale/For Southcenter," Seattle Times; 5/7/1969, "Plant Sale Aids/UW Arboretum," Northgate Journal.
n.d., "Ready for Plant Sale."   On same page: n.d., "Mercer Island/Women's News/Ready for Plant Sale,"; 5/8/1969, "Benefit/Plant/Sale," P-I.
9/23/1969, "Seasonal Fallout," Seattle Times.  
7/13/1969, "An Arboretum Tour/Guided by Braille," Seattle Times, 3 pp., second page loose in album.  Also on third page: n.d., "Arboretum Hall,/Street Plan OK'd."
9/2/1969, "Arboretum Unit to Meet."  On same page: n.d., "New Arboretum Units Welcome."
n.d., "Keep Seattle Green Is Units' Dream."  On same page: 11/13/1969, "Book Review."
11/16/1969, "Autumn at the Arboretum," Seattle Times, 2 pp.
2/15/1970, "Arboretum Fog," Seattle Times.
2/26/[1970?], "Gardeners," Mercer Island Reporter.  On same page: n.d., "Gardener's Botany"; 1/22/1970, "Garden Club/Meets Friday," West Seattle Herald; 1/19/1970, "Arboretum Foundation/Disburses $13,128"; n.d., "Arboretum"; 2/16/1970, "Arboretum Group to Meet"; 2/4/1970, "Arboretum/Benefits/From Units," Bellevue American.
3/18/1970, "Arboretum unit/forms in area." On same page: 3/11/1970, "Over-Alls Unit Will Note/25th Anniversary Date," West Seattle News; 5/190/1970, "Arboretum/Unit Meets," Seattle Times; 5/18/1970, "Azaleas Topic/Of Program," P-I; 3/1970, "It's BYOL At The Weed-In," Pacific Search.
n.d., "'Plant Washington Week'/Opens With Garden Show."
3/30 1970, "Arboretum Suits Many Moods, Many Ages," Seattle Times, 2 pp.
4/1970, "Plant sale at Arboretum," Sunset, 2 copies. On same page: 5/1970, "Seattle," Sunset; n.d., "Annual Plant/Sale To Be Held/At Arboretum," [White Center]; 4/16/1970, "Arboretum Plant/Sale Coming Soon," Outlook, 2 copies; 4/19/1970, "Annual Arboretum/Work-Fun Day Set"; 4/1/6/1970, "Arboretum," Beacon Hill News.
4/16/1970, "Garden Art, Plants, Books At/Mammoth Arboretum Sale," West Seattle Herald.  On same page: 4/19/1970, "Arboretum Promoters," Renton Record-Chronicle.
n.d., "Arboretum Foundation/Schedules Plant Sale." On same page: 4/22/1970, "Arboretum Plant/Sale Announced," Ballard News-Tribune; 4/23/1970, "Plant Sale Set," Mercer Island Reporter; 4/22/1970, "Arboretum Foundation/Schedules Plant Sale," Northgate Journal.
4/19/1970, "It's Plant-Sale Time/For Arboretum Group," Seattle Times.  On same page: "UW Arboretum/Foundation's/ Plant Sale/April 30-May 1," 3x5" glossy color photo.
4/24/1970, "Arboretum Foundation/Plans Annual Plant Sale," P-I.  On same page: 4/24/1970, "Garden Calendar," P-I; 4/30/1970, "Around the world," Outlook; 4/22/1970, "Proceeds from Plant Sale/Will Benefit Arboretum," Highline Times.
4/26/1970, "All Those Plants for Sale," P-I.  On same page: 4/27/1970, "How To Beautify Your Home," Seattle Shopping News; 4/30/1970, "Bulletin Board," Outlook.
4/29/1970, "Garden art at Arboretum," East Side Journal.  On same page: n.d., "Gardiner's Log/Arboretum sale to offer/plants, garden art, advice."
5/3/1970, "National Audubon/Society Sets Meet," Seattle Times.  On same page: 5/13/1970, "Dorothy Brant Brazier," Seattle Times; 5/6/1970, "Mrs. Johnson hosts/Arboretum unit," Magnolia News.
n.d., "Oasis at Expo: 'It's Like Coming Home!,'" Seattle Times. On same page: 6/7/1970, "Arboretum Photos/In Contest Focus."
n.d., unlabelled 3x5" glossy photo. On same page: n.d., "Arboretum/Foundation/Elects"; n.d., "Behnke/Reelected/President"; n.d., "Carlson, Behnke Honored by U.W. Alumni."
7/12/1970, "A New Awareness/For City Children," Seattle Times, 2 pp. Also on second page: 6/25/1970, "Gifts for Kobe," Seattle Times.
n.d., "Photography, Pets, Plants--/Hobbyist's Lot Happy One," Seattle Times.
7/12/1970, "The Arboretum --/And How It Grew," Seattle Times," 3 pp.
8/3/1970, "UW Will Offer Free Arboretum Tour Classes," P-I.  On same page: 7/10/1970, "Fall Classes Offered/For Adults, Children," P-I; 9/9/1970, Arboretum Classses Train/Japanese Garden Guides," Univiersity Herald; 8/4/1970, "Arboretum trail/Topic of Lecture," Seattle Times.
9/1970, "Seattle's Japanese Garden," Sunset.  On same page: 9/10/1970, "Arboretum/class set/for guides," Seattle Times; 9/17/1970, "Reid Kenady/To Give/Talk," P-I.
9/20/1970, "The/shrinking/Arboretum," Seattle Times, 4 pp.
10/4/1970, "Pictorial," Seattle Times.
10/5/1970, "Arboretum offers variety/of trees for strollers," Seattle Times.
10/11/1970, "Bicycling and Beauty - A Great Combination," Seattle Times, 2 pp.
11/6/1970, "Green/Named/Consul," P-I.  On same page: 11/1970, "You think YOU have leaves?"
11/18/1970, "Arboretum group/to see slides," Seattle Times.  On same page: 11/19/1970, "Island Flora Is Topic At/Arboretum Unit Meeting," P-I.; n.d.,[11/19/1970-], "Arboretum Groups/Hold Annual Tea"; 12/27/1970, "The Arboretum," Seattle Times.
12/4/1970, "Arboretum/Photo Awards/Announced," P-I.  On same page: 12/4/1970, "Photography/winners/announced," Seattle Times; 2 unlabelled 4x5" glossy photos.  On opposite page: 3 unlabelled 4x5" glossy photos.
12/1970, Christmas card benefitting Children's Orthopedic Hospital with "Tea Garden" Arboretum photo.  On same page: n.d., "Yule Cards/Benefit/Hospital."
3/4/1971, "Arboretum Unit 24, Mabel Clark/Arboretum Unit 9, Arboretum Unit 97," MI Reporter.  On same page: 4/4/1971, "Rhododendron Buffs/Schedule Workshop," P-I; 4/11/1971, "Annual cleanup/due at Arboretum," Seattle Times; 4/1971, It's a busy month/at U.W. Arboretum," Sunset.
4/25/1971, "Arboretum plant sale due," Seattle Times.  On same page: 4/1971, "Arboretum Sets Annual Plant Sale," Pacific Search.
5/6/1971, "Arboretum/roads will/close again," Seattle Times.  On same page: 6/8/1971, "Arboretum/Foundation/to meet," P-I; 5/13/1971, "Arboretum #24," MI Reporter; 5/21/1971, [Unit Council officers]; 6/10/1971, 4x5" glossy photo, "M.Chris Johnson, Donald Davis, L. James Brady/Philip Johnson, John Putnam, Mrs. Allen Moses."
6/24/1971, "Budget/to force/arboretum/layoffs," Seattle Times.  On same page: 7/16/1971, "Arboretum bulbs/offered for sale"; 6/24/1971, UW Due to Cut/Arboretum Aid," P-I; 7/16/1971, "UW Foundation Announces Fall Bulb Sale," P-I; 10/15/1971, "Volunteer/'weeders' to help/at Arboretum"; 10/12/1971, "Dendrology Society tour/will visit U.W. Arboretum," Seattle Times.
9/10/1971, "Budget/Slash/Called/'Tragic,'" P-I.  On same page: 9/18/1971, "Arboretum/staff will/be reduced," Seattle Times; 10/15/1971, "Arboretum idea fits/into Nixon park plan"; 10/14/1971, "Arboretum/National-park status/for U.W. facility proposed."
10/30/1971, "Voice of the People/Bringing Up Seattle," P-I.
10/3/1971, "My Northwest," Seattle Times.
11/7/1971, "Volunteers/Fill the Gap," P-I.  On same page: 11/15/1971, "Bonsai/program/planned," Seattle Times; 12/3/1971, no title.
11/19/1971, "Plants--to go," Bellevue American.  On same page: 11/19/1972, "Arboretum/to benefit," East-Side Journal; 11/21/1971, "Plant 'em small,/grow 'em big," Seattle Times.  
1/4/1972, "Arboretum Takes/Financial Pruning," UW Daily. On same page: 1/1/1972, "Arboretum fund cut/to curtail services," Seattle Times; 1/14/1972, Rhododendron Society/Assisting at Arboretum," P-I.
1/14/1972, "The Forest Sleeps/Will It Awaken?," UW Daily.
1/14/1972, "Visit A Duck Today," P-I.  On same page: 2/13/1972, "An Arboretum run," Seattle Times; 3/15/1972, "Arboretum Board/Sets Luncheon," P-I; 2/13/1972, "Foundation to meet," Seattle Times.
4/5/1972, "Art Commission gets/new director--finally," Seattle Times.
3/1/1972, "February's Rainfall," P-I.  On same page: 4/9/1972, "Weeders wanted/for Arboretum," Seattle Times; 4/17/1972, "April showers, but it's snow."
4/26/1972, "Herbs," Seattle Times.
n.d., "Your kitchen/dictionary/of herbs."  On same page: n.d., "Arboretum unit/sets spring/plant sale"; n.d., "Residents assist at annual plant sale."
5/3/1973, "Plant Sale to Benefit/ Arboretum Foundation," P-I.
4/30/1972, "Here comes 'super sale,'" Seattle Times, 2 pp.
n.d., 5x7" photo with label: "M. Chris Johnson V.P., Dr. Giacomo Pirzio-Biroli V.P., Mrs. Allen Moses V.P., John A Putnam Pres.,  Mrs. John S Robinson Sec., Donald C. Davis, Treasurer."  On same page: 6/12/1972, "Arboretum group names officers," Seattle Times; 6/21/1971, "Arboretum Foundation/Names New Officers," P-I; n.d., "Arboretum Security."
6/7/1972, "Symposium set on/urban arboretums," Seattle Times. On same page: 5/31/1972, "Symposium to Explore/Roles of Arboretum," P-I; 6/11/1972, "Arboretums are for/everybody, visitor/tells symposium," Seattle Times; n.d., "Arboretum/tour planned/by docents";  6/8-11/1972, "The Urban/Arboretum/In Time of Crisis," flier.
6/8-11/1972, "Program of Symposium."
10/14-11/7/1972, "University of Washington/Arboretum Foundation/Tour to the Orient," itinerary, 7 pp.
2/12/1970, "Arboretum Foundation," foldout brochure, 2 pp.
n.d., "University/of/Washington/Arboretum," foldout brochure, 2 pp.
n.d., "Kirkland man to retire/after 25 years' service."
5/1972,  "Plant Sale 1972," 6 3x5" color photos, 2 with labels: "Marlee McKibbon, Marilyn Wolf, Marjorie Clausing," and "Jan Pirzio-Biroli, Pat Thorlakson, Kitty Palmer," 2 pp.







Accession date: 2025-08-26 Last updated: 2026-04-21 13:58:21
Subjects: Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association, Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs, Washington Park Arboretum--history, Arboretum Foundation--Plant Sale, Arboretum Foundation

NamesRoleFunction
Behnke, Robert J.Subject
Bethel, James S.Subject
Clausing, MarjorieSubject
Gardiner, JeanneSubject
Hume, EdSubject
Mead, VivianSubject
Moses, Elizabeth, 1931?-2022Subject
Mulligan, Brian O., Sr. , 1907-1996Subject
Sorrells, KenSubject
Spurr, JoySubject
Witt, Jean, 1921-2016Subject
Witt, Joseph A., -1984Subject
Davis, Donald C.Subject
Robinson, [Mrs. John S.]Subject
Putnam, John A.Subject
Milburn, [Mrs. Moritz]Subject
Pirzio-Biroli, GiacomoSubject
Johnson, M. ChrisSubject
Grant, AnneSubject
Nelson, RhondaSubject
Gray, ChrisSubject
Craven, RogerSubject
Conroy, WilliamSubject
Peterson, [Mrs. John]Subject
Pittman, [Mrs. James]Subject
Fraser, [Mrs. James]Subject
Kerwin, [Mrs. Robert]Subject
Johnson, MayBelleSubject
Smith, Jr., [Mrs. H. Martin]Subject
Webb, Gene HelenSubject
Green, JoshuaSubject
Jensen, [Mrs. Robert J.]Subject
Foote, [Mrs. Gary L.]Subject
Hazelet, EstherSubject
Trabert, [Mrs. Lester O.]Subject
Wagner, EulalieSubject
Olney, Lawrence V. Subject
Johnson, Philip G. Subject
Behnke, JohnSubject
Brady, L. JamesSubject
Snider, [Mrs. Roy]Subject
Buswell, JosephSubject
Fullmer, [Mrs. Duane]Subject
Brokaw, Betty, (Elizabeth Batchelder Brokaw), -2007Subject
Clarke, MabelSubject
Sherman, MargueriteSubject
McClure, DonaldSubject
Krueger, [Mrs. Ronald]Subject
Smith, [Mrs. Rex]Subject
Palmer, KittySubject
Thorlakson, PatSubject
Pirzio-Biroli, JanSubject
Wolf, MarilynnSubject
McKibbon, MarleeSubject
Kolesar, MarilynSubject
Lapinski, AnnSubject
Sivertz, ChloeSubject
Williams, RubySubject
Michlesen, JaneSubject
Kurz, BeverlySubject
Hewitt, NancySubject

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