Archives Accession # 869

1.1.07.1g41 Arboretum Foundation Unit 41 (Frances Macbride Unit) records and keepsakes

Date statement: : 1953-2016
Summary:

 2 boxes and 3 albums

Description:

 Box 1 contains 2 folders of records and keepsakes for Unit 41 (Frances Macbride Unit):

through 1989 folder:
Frances Macbride Unit 41 yearbooks for 1954-1955, 1955-1956,1956-1957, 1957-1958, 1958-1959, 1959-1960, 1960-1961, 1961-1962, 1962-1963, 1963-1964, 1964-1965, 1965-1966, 1966-1967, 1967-1968, 1968-1969, 1977-1978, 1980-1981,  1983-1984, 1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1988-1989.

1990 and after folder:
Frances Macbride Unit 41 yearbooks 1989-1990 to 2015-2016.  Missing are books for 1997-1998, and 1998-1999.
2011 Elsie Watson history with Unit 41, stapled with 6/9/2011, "Elsie Marie Watson (Hertz) 1913-2011," obituary, 3 pp.

Box 2 contains a half-size three-ring binder and two folders:

Black binder with minutes of Unit 41, 1991-2001 (incomplete).

Green folder containing Unit 41 photographs in envelopes:
8/2014 picnic at the home of Lynne Graber (4 indoor photos).
8/2012 picnic at unknown waterfront garden (4 outdoor photos).
10/11/08 photo of Karole Keifer and Suzie Hall with invitation card for Suzie Hall's birthday party.
12/2007 Anita Rowe and Karole Keifer at Greens Galore at Graham Visitors Center (1 photo).
8/2006 Unit 41 at Gerry Cherry's on Whidbey Island (4 photos).
5/6/2006 lunch at Lynne Graber's home (4 photos).
7/2005 trip to Judith Jones' nursery, Fancy Fronds, in Gold Bar, Washington (3 photos).
6/2005 Joanne White's garden in Redmond (7 photos).
7/2004 trip to Bellevue Demonstration Garden (4 photos). 
2003 clipping of Darcy Halloran at Graham Visitors Center.
6/2003 photo of Alison Eolasurdo's West Seattle Garden.
6/2003 Solstice sale photo from Graham Visitors Center.
12/2002 John Wott's Christmas letter. 
6/2002 Jean Witt's going away party at Graham Visitors Center (6 photos).
7/2002 meeting or garden tour at Janet Dindia's on Mercer Island (4 photos).
10/2001 building the signature bed at Graham Visitors Center (4 photos).
8/2001 picnic at Gerry Cherry's home (5 photos).
8/2000 trip to Cora Gardiner's garden (2 photos).
2000 clipping about Natural Crafts group trip to Heronswood Nursery.
4/27/1993 trip to Bita Du Flon's garden in Sequim (12 photos).
4/1991 photos from Hazel Fieldler's home in LaConner (7 photos) and Skagit Tulip Tour (9 photos).
8/1990 Jean Witt, Eleanor Carnwath, and Karole Kiefer on the ferry to Whidbey Island.
8/1988 picnic at Margaret McEachern's house (6 photos).
6/1988 walk through Irmgard Grabo's garden on Bainbridge Island (5 photos).
5/1986 photo of MayBelle Johnson's garden. 
8/1976 Unit 41's 25th anniversary celebration at the Arboretum (5 black and white photos).
3/1969 plant sale at the Gardiner home (5 photos).
n.d. Ellen Carnwath's garden (3 photos). 
n.d. Karole Kiefer with another member of Unit 41 (2 different photos)
n.d. Unit 41 members making floral arrangements and birds made of greenery for Northwest Flower and Garden Show (5 photos).

Folder of Unit 41 papers:
5/23/2006 agenda and bid sheet for Unit 41 memorial auction, 2 pp.
Member lists for 1958/59 (2 pp.), 1956/57 (3 pp.), 1955/56 (2 pp.), 1955 (1 page), circa 1954 (1 page, 2 copies with different notes), and 1953 (3 pp.).

Album 1 (1976-2000), brown
Cover, "Photographs," with Karole Kiefer address sticker.
1965, "Expressway Route, Cost, Beauty Issues," no source; on same page as n.d., "Nancy Davidson/Northwest Editor/''Sunset' Magazine," photo.
n.d., photo of Joe Witt and Mrs. Ralph J. Richardson, Seattle Times.
4/16/1965, "Arboretum/In Its Prime/At Easter Time."
n.d., 3 unlabelled 3x3" color photos.
10/3/1965, "Arboretum Plant Sale Scheduled," Seattle Times.
n.d., "Clean-up day at the/U of W Arboretum," Sunset.
4/21/1966, "Women's News/It Rained, But 100 Shined," Seattle Times.
2/25/1966, "Women's News/Arboretum/Garden To/Be Aided," Seattle Times; on same page as n.d., "UW Arboretum Is Topic/For Suburban Hadassah"; 9/27/1966, "Rival Plant Sales/Two Groups/Dispute Over/Arboretum," Seattle Times.
7/22/1966, "Black Walnut Is Popular Tree," Seattle Times.
n.d., "At the University of Washington Arboretum/Fall Paints the Scene With Delicate Tints," Seattle Times.
n.d., "Students Find Arboretum at Colorful Best"; on same page as 1967, "Japanese Garden Unit 41 Meeting," 3 3x3" color photos.
n.d., "Water fowl near the lagoon provided fall fun for the William J. Bruns family."
n.d., "Fall Colors in All Their Splendor/At University of Washington Arboretum"; on same page as n.d., "The Japanese teahouse."
1/29/1967, "Viewing Site Shown," Seattle Times; on same page as 2/2/1960, "Camera Aimed at Plants," P-I.
n.d., "New Design Given/For Arboretum Hall"; on same page as n.d., "Arboretum/Sale Nets/$7,275"; 5/16/1967, "Arbortum/Foundation/Plans Meet"; n.d., "The Arboretum," P-I; n.d., "U.W. to Get $12,550/For Arboretum"; n.d., "Arboretum Plant/Sale Deemed/Most Successful"; n.d., untitled clip on Unit 41 meeting.
2/22/1968, "This Spring Will Miss 'Aunt Mabel' Clarke," Mercer Island Reporter; on same page as "Mrs. Fred  G Clarke," obituary.
n.d., "Injuries Fatal/to Kirkland/Woman, 81"; on same page as n.d., "Mrs. Dwight Williams," obituary; n.d., 2 clippings on Unit 41 meeting and tour; n.d., "Arboretum Springs Into Life," Seattle Times.
3/20/1968, "On Finn Hill:/Arboretum unit readies plants for annual sale," East Side Journal; on same page as 9/12/1968, "Floral-Hall Plans To/Be Submitted Next Month"; 9/1968, "Arboretum Unit/Elects Behnke"; 2/19/1969, "Council of Arboretum/Society to Meet"; 11/23/1968, "Arboretum Floral-Hall Plans OK'd"; 12/23/1968, "Ethel Bernard," obituary; 7/3/1969, "Mrs. Wamba/Rites Held/Monday," Bellevue American.
1/25/1969, "UW Increases Summer Fees" (includes "Donation" of Woodinville land); on same page as 1/9/1969, "New Light Shed On/Dark Arboretum Road," Seattle Times; 2/12/1969, "State Buying Land in U.W. Arboretum Area for Thomson Right-of Way," Seattle Times.
2/5/1969, "Birds still face depleted/food supplies; need help," East Side Journal.
2/20/1969, "Spring Is/Springing," Seattle Times; on same page as 3/15/1969, "Arboretum Unit/Working To/Save Land." 
5/4/1969, "Sping-Plant Sale/For Southcenter," Seattle Times; on same page as 4/18/1969, "Plant Sale," P-I; 4/30/1969, "Arboretum/Plant Sale," East Side Journal; 4/1969, "Arboretum Work,/Fun Day Coming," Seattle Times; 4/20/1969, "Four Generations," P-I.
5/5/1969, "'Save the Arboretum,'" P-I; on same page as 5/5/1969, "Protest Rally/Route Opponents/Bloom in Arboretum," Seattle Times.
5/5/1969, "The 'Save the Arboretum' Gathering Was A Surprise Show of Strength," P-I.
5/5/1969, "'Save, Don't Pave,'" P-I.
8/24/1969, "Mrs. Brian O. Mulligan welcomed the Botanical Congress' 4,000 plus delegates," Seattle Times.
7/7/1969, "Keep Seattle Green Is Unit's Dream," Seattle Times; on same page as 8/26/1969, "Booklet Tells Assets, History/Of University's Arboretum," Seattle Times.
2/11/1970, "Gardiner's Log/Varied moves give/gardening know-how," East Side Journal; on same page as 4/1/1970, "Work and/fun day at/Arboretum," East Side Journal; 2/18/1970, "Gardiner's Log/Arboretum classes provide the answers," East Side Journal; 10/8/1969, "Arboretum units supply/gardening know-how," East Side Journal; 1/20/1970, "Arboretum Foundation/Disburses $13,128," Seattle Times.
n.d., "It's Plant-Sale Time/For Arboretum Group"; on same page as n.d., "Gardiner's Log/Arboretum sale to offer/plants, garden art, advice," East Side Journal; 1970, "Arboretum/Foundation/Elects," Seattle Times.
4/15/1970, "Gardiner's Log/Earth Day reminder that/road clean-ups need doing," East Side Journal; on same page as 9/9/1970, "Gardiner's Log/Fall color lingers in/the Japanese Garden," East Side Journal.
2/15/1970, "Arboretum Fog," Seattle Times. 
10/1961, Margaret Mulligan and Dorothy Perrin at Arboretum, 8x10" color photo.
4/5/1969, "Garden Art," P-I; on same page as n.d., "Matrix Table Honors Eight Women," P-I; n.d., "Nancy Davidson"; 4/23/1970, "Rhododendron Show," Mercer Island Reporter.
7/12/1970, "Meany's Dream/The Arboretum--/And How It Grew," Seattle Times, 2 pp.
9/20/1970, "The/shrinking/Arboretum," Seattle Times, 3 pp.
1971, "All Those Plants for Sale," Seattle Times; on same page as 6/2/1970, Sunset/Club talk/planned," Seattle Times; 10/5/1970, "Arboretum offers variety/of trees for strollers," Seattle Times.
1970-71, "20th Anniversary Luncheon/Frances Macbride/Arboretum Unit 41," Members and Guests sign-up sheet and place card.
6/25/1971, empty pink envelope, 5x7" marked "original notes from Mary Eastman and Helen Morris on the unit's 20th anniversary"; on same page as n.d., "Honorary Honors"; n.d., untitled article with photo of Iris Fribrock Ewing; n.d., "Happy Anniversary/to/Frances Mcbride Unit No. 41," printed letter from Mary Eastman.  
n.d., "Teachers honor PTA leader"; on same page as n.d., "Garden Valley  Nursery/Meet/Elaine McKenna."
3/23/1971, "Fourscore, and harmony," Seattle Times; on same page as 4/26/1971, "Arboretum plant sale due."
4/30/1970, bird feeders photo, Seattle Times; on same page as12/29/1969, "Department of Coincidence," Seattle Times; 6/26/1972, "Young-looking Brian Mulligan to retire," Seattle Times.
8/9/1973, "Bulbs/for fall/available."
8/1973, "Edith Banghart on her 90th birthday," 3 3X4" black and white photos; on same page as thank you note from Edith Banghart.
8/1973, "Edith Banghart" at Unit 41 sumer picnic, 4 3x4" black and white photos.



Album 2 (1965-1975), green

Album 3 (1951-1965), light blue

Accession date: 2026-02-10 Last updated: 2026-08-18 11:52:52
Subjects: Washington Park Arboretum, Arboretum Foundation

Names	Role	Function
Bucey, Helen Lauridsen		Subject
Banghart, Edith		Subject
Mulder, Mary Ellen		Subject
Pirzio-Biroli, Jan		Subject
Turnbull, Cass, (Cass Cleland Turnbull), 1951-2017		Subject
Watson, Elsie, 1913-2011		Subject
Brauss, Dorothy		Subject
Mulligan, Margaret		Subject
Gardiner, Jeanne, -2006		Subject
Kiefer, Karole		Subject
Macbride, Frances, 1887-1972		Subject
Wright, Barbara		Source

Location	Note
Archives workroom closed cupboard