COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Business correspondence with publishing companies, with periodicals and newspapers relating to books and articles written by Westcott, and with nurseries about test roses and other plants; general correspondence; some family correspondence; research notes for books and articles; papers related to the American Rose Foundation and Society; manuscripts of talks given to Garden Clubs of America and other organizations; correspondence with and about the author of SILENT SPRING, Rachel Carson; line drawings used as book illustrations; scrapbooks of newsclippings and articles; photographs; Rose Day guest lists; and appointment books.
Dates
- 1922-1983.
Creator
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Cynthia Westcott received her Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Cornell University in 1932. She lectured for the Garden Clubs of America and other organizations, and she wrote books and newspaper columns, including the 1937 book THE PLANT DOCTOR; THE GARDENERS BUG BOOK; AND PLANT DISEASE HANDBOOK.
Extent
4.9 cubic feet. (4.9 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Business correspondence with publishing companies, with periodicals and newspapers relating to books and articles written by Westcott, and with nurseries about test roses and other plants; general correspondence; some family correspondence; research notes for books and articles; papers related to the American Rose Foundation and Society; manuscripts of talks given to Garden Clubs of America and other organizations; correspondence with and about the author of SILENT SPRING, Rachel Carson; line drawings used as book illustrations; scrapbooks of newsclippings and articles; photographs; Rose Day guest lists; and appointment books.
Physical Description
Correspondence, periodicals, newspapers, notes, manuscripts, line drawings, scrapbooks, photographs, and appointment books.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- M. Warren
- Date completed:
- Dec. 1983
- EAD encoding:
- Ann Hubert, Sept. 2002
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by M. Warren
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu