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Box 2
Container
Contains 88 Results:
Letter from Thomas S. Elias to Roland Maurice Jefferson, 1998
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 129
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:
1998
News release from the National Park Service “National capital region cherry tree replacement fund.”, 2003
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 130
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:
2003
Stone, Andrea. “Private donations sought for Mall: $350 million needed for repairs and restoration to ‘America’s Front Yard!’, 2007
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 130a
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:
2007
The chief of farm Eiichi Nakahara with Roland Maurice Jefferson and three other men in a field - photograph, n.d.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 131
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:
n.d.
“Japanese delegation stops in Bloomington.” Sun Newspapers (January 28, 1981): 1, 6. , 1981
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 132
Identifier: Subseries III.C.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries covers the request by Takao Watanabe, the Normandale Japanese Garden's (Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota) architect, for Jefferson to visit and determine if the United States National Arboretum would donate cherry trees. The papers further document the 1984 donation of two varieties from Hokkaido, Japan that would survive in the Minnesota climate and Jefferson's correspondence with the garden keepers on their progress. The papers also cover the history...
Dates:
1981
Cherry trees from Roland Maurice Jefferson timeline , 1982-1990
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 133
Identifier: Subseries III.C.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries covers the request by Takao Watanabe, the Normandale Japanese Garden's (Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota) architect, for Jefferson to visit and determine if the United States National Arboretum would donate cherry trees. The papers further document the 1984 donation of two varieties from Hokkaido, Japan that would survive in the Minnesota climate and Jefferson's correspondence with the garden keepers on their progress. The papers also cover the history...
Dates:
1982-1990
“Return favor, U.S. gives cherry – tree cuttings to Japan.” Minneapolis Tribune (June 13, 1982): 12K. , 1982
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 134
Identifier: Subseries III.C.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries covers the request by Takao Watanabe, the Normandale Japanese Garden's (Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota) architect, for Jefferson to visit and determine if the United States National Arboretum would donate cherry trees. The papers further document the 1984 donation of two varieties from Hokkaido, Japan that would survive in the Minnesota climate and Jefferson's correspondence with the garden keepers on their progress. The papers also cover the history...
Dates:
1982
Normandale Japanese Garden newsletters , 1984-1990
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 135
Identifier: Subseries III.C.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries covers the request by Takao Watanabe, the Normandale Japanese Garden's (Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota) architect, for Jefferson to visit and determine if the United States National Arboretum would donate cherry trees. The papers further document the 1984 donation of two varieties from Hokkaido, Japan that would survive in the Minnesota climate and Jefferson's correspondence with the garden keepers on their progress. The papers also cover the history...
Dates:
1984-1990
Building and ground committee minutes about the Hokkaido cherry trees , 1990-2002
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 136
Identifier: Subseries III.C.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries covers the request by Takao Watanabe, the Normandale Japanese Garden's (Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota) architect, for Jefferson to visit and determine if the United States National Arboretum would donate cherry trees. The papers further document the 1984 donation of two varieties from Hokkaido, Japan that would survive in the Minnesota climate and Jefferson's correspondence with the garden keepers on their progress. The papers also cover the history...
Dates:
1990-2002
Peterson, George. “Japanese trees to root here.” The Journal (April 23, 1990). , 1990
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 137
Identifier: Subseries III.C.
Scope and Content Note
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries covers the request by Takao Watanabe, the Normandale Japanese Garden's (Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota) architect, for Jefferson to visit and determine if the United States National Arboretum would donate cherry trees. The papers further document the 1984 donation of two varieties from Hokkaido, Japan that would survive in the Minnesota climate and Jefferson's correspondence with the garden keepers on their progress. The papers also cover the history...
Dates:
1990