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Box 2
Container
Contains 88 Results:
Letter from Roland Maurice Jefferson to the editor of Yomiuri Shimbun – includes letter from Jefferson to the people of Japan and two articles in Japanese , 1984
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 114
Identifier: Subseries III.A.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries focuses on the dogwood/cherry seed exchange program in which American children collected dogwood seeds to exchange with the cherry seeds that Japanese children collected. During a program held at the Embassy of Japan, over one million seeds were exchanged. The information covers the media attention in addition to the process of collecting and sending the seeds to Japan. To see photographs and other information about the Japanese collecting cherry seeds during his expedition...
Dates:
1984
Letters from Masatoshi Asari to Roland Maurice Jefferson , 1987-1998
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 115
Identifier: Subseries III.A.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries focuses on the dogwood/cherry seed exchange program in which American children collected dogwood seeds to exchange with the cherry seeds that Japanese children collected. During a program held at the Embassy of Japan, over one million seeds were exchanged. The information covers the media attention in addition to the process of collecting and sending the seeds to Japan. To see photographs and other information about the Japanese collecting cherry seeds during his expedition...
Dates:
1987-1998
The cherry (Prunus nipponica matsum. var. kurilensis (Miyabe) Wilson) of the Hokodate forest government office – photograph , 1998
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 116
Identifier: Subseries III.A.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries focuses on the dogwood/cherry seed exchange program in which American children collected dogwood seeds to exchange with the cherry seeds that Japanese children collected. During a program held at the Embassy of Japan, over one million seeds were exchanged. The information covers the media attention in addition to the process of collecting and sending the seeds to Japan. To see photographs and other information about the Japanese collecting cherry seeds during his expedition...
Dates:
1998
The dogwood of the Hakodate forest government office – photograph , 1998
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 117
Identifier: Subseries III.A.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries focuses on the dogwood/cherry seed exchange program in which American children collected dogwood seeds to exchange with the cherry seeds that Japanese children collected. During a program held at the Embassy of Japan, over one million seeds were exchanged. The information covers the media attention in addition to the process of collecting and sending the seeds to Japan. To see photographs and other information about the Japanese collecting cherry seeds during his expedition...
Dates:
1998
The dogwood of the Hakodate forest government office – photograph , 1998
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 118
Identifier: Subseries III.A.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries focuses on the dogwood/cherry seed exchange program in which American children collected dogwood seeds to exchange with the cherry seeds that Japanese children collected. During a program held at the Embassy of Japan, over one million seeds were exchanged. The information covers the media attention in addition to the process of collecting and sending the seeds to Japan. To see photographs and other information about the Japanese collecting cherry seeds during his expedition...
Dates:
1998
Letter from Henry Marc Cathey to a participant in the dogwood seed exchange , n.d.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 119
Identifier: Subseries III.A.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries focuses on the dogwood/cherry seed exchange program in which American children collected dogwood seeds to exchange with the cherry seeds that Japanese children collected. During a program held at the Embassy of Japan, over one million seeds were exchanged. The information covers the media attention in addition to the process of collecting and sending the seeds to Japan. To see photographs and other information about the Japanese collecting cherry seeds during his expedition...
Dates:
n.d.
United States National Arboretum mailroom with worker sorting mail - photograph , n.d.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 120
Identifier: Subseries III.A.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries focuses on the dogwood/cherry seed exchange program in which American children collected dogwood seeds to exchange with the cherry seeds that Japanese children collected. During a program held at the Embassy of Japan, over one million seeds were exchanged. The information covers the media attention in addition to the process of collecting and sending the seeds to Japan. To see photographs and other information about the Japanese collecting cherry seeds during his expedition...
Dates:
n.d.
Stewart, Caroline. “Let a million dogwoods bloom! Repaying Japan for its cherry trees by a kid-to kid seed exchange.” , n.d.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 121
Identifier: Subseries III.A.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries focuses on the dogwood/cherry seed exchange program in which American children collected dogwood seeds to exchange with the cherry seeds that Japanese children collected. During a program held at the Embassy of Japan, over one million seeds were exchanged. The information covers the media attention in addition to the process of collecting and sending the seeds to Japan. To see photographs and other information about the Japanese collecting cherry seeds during his expedition...
Dates:
n.d.
Letter from Madame Yukio Ozaki to Mrs. Taft. , 1918
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 122
Identifier: Subseries III.B.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
The Tidal Basin, which is surrounded by the 1912 Japanese gift of cherry trees, is located in Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. This series contains background information on the history of the cherry trees in Potomac Park, correspondence, news releases, and articles. The documents cover the planting, gathering, and inspecting of budwood from the cherry trees in Potomac Park by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States National Arboretum. A few of the...
Dates:
1918
Russell, Paul. “Americanizing the Japanese Cherry.” Reprint from American Forests and Forest Life. Washington, DC: The American Forestry Association. , 1925
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 122a
Identifier: Subseries III.B.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
The Tidal Basin, which is surrounded by the 1912 Japanese gift of cherry trees, is located in Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. This series contains background information on the history of the cherry trees in Potomac Park, correspondence, news releases, and articles. The documents cover the planting, gathering, and inspecting of budwood from the cherry trees in Potomac Park by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States National Arboretum. A few of the...
Dates:
1925