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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (11 collections)

  • Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Archive Collections Guides

    Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Archive Collections Guides

    This ongoing collection consists of finding aids created for the archival holdings of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (1827- ). Included are guides to historical materials such more

  • Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Ida W. Pritchett Photograph Collection

    Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Ida W. Pritchett Photograph Collection

    This collection is comprised of images created sometime between 1928 and 1950 by Philadelphia photographer, Ida W. Pritchett. A 1914 graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Pritchett more

  • Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – James Lawrence Dillon Lantern Slide Collection

    Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – James Lawrence Dillon Lantern Slide Collection

    James Lawrence Dillon (1859-1942) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants James and Annie Eleanor Dillon. His mother died when he was 4, and his more

  • Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Jay V. Hare Lantern Slide Collection

    Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Jay V. Hare Lantern Slide Collection

    Jay Veeder Hare (1878 -1953) was born in Schodack, New York. He attended the Peirce School in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University Law School. He more

  • Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection

    Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection

    The Joseph Ascenzi Collection consists of 64 color and black-and-white glass lantern slides, most were produced by the J. Horace McFarland Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Williams, more

  • Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Louise Bush-Brown Image Collection

    Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Louise Bush-Brown Image Collection

    This collection documents the history of the Neighborhood Garden Association of Philadelphia founded in 1953 by noted horticulturist, activist, author and educator Louise Bush-Brown. The images more

  • Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Flower Show Collection

    Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Flower Show Collection

    This collection consists of documentation related to the Philadelphia Flower Show from 1829 to the present including tickets, advertisements, posters and high-quality photographs to exhibits and more

  • Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia

    The Garden Club of Philadelphia was established in 1904 by Mrs. J. Willis Martin and Miss Ernestine Goodman to promote an interest in gardens, their design, more

  • Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 2. John C. Wister Collection

    Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 2. John C. Wister Collection

    The noted scholar, horticulturist, and landscape architect John Caspar Wister (1887-1982) focused on eastern Pennsylvanian climate and ecology through his work as first director of both more

  • Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 3. PHS Collection Portfolios

    Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 3. PHS Collection Portfolios

    This collection is comprised of photographic images documenting designed landscapes both private and public in and around Philadelphia. Digitized materials include early-twentieth century views of private, more

  • Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – PHS Archives Digital Image Collection

    Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – PHS Archives Digital Image Collection

    This collection documents activities and projects undertaken by or in partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society from its inception in 1827 to the 21st Century (apart more