I. |
Correspondence |
1-01 |
1950s [3 items] |
1-02 |
1960s |
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includes: Jo Evans; Claude Davis; correspondents in England, France and Japan |
1-03 |
1975 - 1977 |
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includes Ila Nunn |
1-04 |
1978 |
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includes Ila Nunn |
1-05 |
1979: January - June |
1-06 |
1979: July - December |
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includes Ila Nunn |
1-07 |
1980: January - June |
1-08 |
1980: July - September |
1-09 |
1980: October - December |
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includes letter from Bryce |
1-10 |
1981 [- 1987] 5 items |
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includes Kenneth Waite to Mrs. Chowning |
1-11 |
Bledsoe, Bob, 1979 - 1980 |
1-12 |
Caillet, Marie, 1961 - 1981 |
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mainly Caillet to Chowning: 1964, 1972, 1978 - 1981; includes photographs |
1-13 |
Dormon, Caroline, 1945 - 1969 |
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mainly to Dormon |
1-14 |
Dormon, Caroline Foundation, 1972 - 1973, 1980 |
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Sudie M. Lawton |
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Richard Johnson |
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newsletters; clipping |
1-15 |
Dormon, Ruth, 1942 - 1945, 1948, 1952 [8 items] |
1-16 |
Japan Iris Society, 1978 - 1980 |
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Alvia Horinika: correspondence; shipping records; notes |
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See also: 1-02 |
1-17 |
Tarr, Helen, 1978 - 1979 |
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mainly to Chowning; 1 partial letter to Tarr |
1-18 |
Minnesota Iris Society, 1978 - 1980 |
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W. L. Jefferson |
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Joan Cooper |
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Mary Duvall |
1-19 |
Radiation, 1961 - 1962 |
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Correspondence, articles, etc. |
1-20 |
Guest iris for 1977 American Iris Society Convention, 1975 - 1977 |
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Helen Carney |
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Quay Bauman |
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Brenda Belus |
1-21 |
1978 Convention |
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Jimmy Burch |
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T. A. Gilliam |
1-22 |
1980 Convention |
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Dorothy Howard |
1-23 |
Miscellaneous |
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Letter to Rev. C. H. Dobbs, n.d. [copy] |
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members of congregation of church in Beleview argue against Rev. Dobbs accepting call from church in Greenup County (1870 - 1874); sent to Chowning by Annie Stark Foster, 2 October 1957 |
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II. |
Writings |
1-24 |
Articles: C - I |
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“Culture of the Louisiana Iris.” typescript |
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“How Hardy Are the Louisiana Iris?” typescript |
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“Iris Hexogona” typescript and photocopy |
1-25 |
Articles: P - T |
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“Progress in Improving Louisiana Iris.” typescript, 2 copies
written for publication in the Bulletin of the South Africa Iris Society |
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“Propagation and Culture of the Lovely Louisianas” typescript |
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“Role of Feliosa and Other Species in the Creation of a Hardier Strain of Louisiana Iris.” |
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“Reminiscences of a Iris Hybridizer” typescript
with letter to Perry L. Parrish, 28 Feb. 1969 |
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“This and That” n.d. 3 pp. |
1-26 |
“Upland Culture of the Louisiana Iris in the Upper South.” typescript, (several versions) |
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printed: Iris News [Sooner State Iris Society]: Fall, 1976 |
1-27 |
“Culture Directions for Louisiana Iris” |
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typed (half sheet) - several versions |
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“Suggestions for Growing of Louisiana Iris in Montreal, Canada” n.d. handwritten, 2 pp. |
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III. |
Personal |
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A. |
Memorandum books/calendars |
v.1 |
1941 |
v.2 |
1950 |
1-28 |
pages extracted from book, 1950 |
v.3 |
1950 “Seed Plantins: Fall 1950 and 1951 |
v.4 |
1951 |
v.5 |
1952 |
v.31 |
1971 |
v.6 |
1972 |
v.7 |
1975 |
1-29 |
Extracted pages: lists of irises placed in various gardens or shipped, 1975 - 1980; account of crosses made 1933-1936 |
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III. |
Personal |
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B. |
Certificates and Awards |
1-30 |
American Iris Society |
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Mary Swords Debaillon Award: n.d., 1967, 1979 |
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Debaillon Award: 1981, 1986, 1989 |
1-31 |
American Iris Society |
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Award of Merit: 1985, 1986 |
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Certificate of High Commendation: 1976, 1979, 1986 |
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Exhibition Certificate: 1966, 1973, 1976, 1979 |
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Certificate of Honorable Mention: 1969, 1971 |
1-32 |
Society for Louisiana Iris |
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Service Award: 1961 |
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Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Citation: 1966 |
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Charles W. Arny, Jr. Award: 1993 |
1-33 |
Royal Horticulture Society |
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Certificate of Preliminary Commendation: 1960, 1964 |
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Award of Merit: 1967, 1972 |
1-34 |
Notes on Chowning iris registrations, n.d. |
1-35 |
Ribbons, etc.: American Iris Society |
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III. |
Personal |
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C. |
Iris Gardens |
1-36 |
Notes on seedlings, crosses, etc.: 1950s [1950-1952; 1957] |
1-37 |
Notes on seedlings, crosses, etc.: 1960s [1968, 1969] |
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outstanding seedlings |
1-38 |
Notes on seedlings, crosses, etc.: 1973 - 1975 |
1-39 |
Notes on seedlings, crosses, etc.: 1963 - 1978 |
1-40 |
Notes on seedlings, crosses, etc.: 1979 - 1980 |
1-41 |
Notes on seedlings, crosses, etc.: 1981, n.d. |
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includes: list of plants sent to test gardens |
1-42 |
Nursery |
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certificates of inspection, 19 July 1979; license, 9 July 1979; shipping tags for “Mailing of Iris Overseas" |
1-43 |
Clippings |
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III. |
Personal |
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D. |
Miscellaneous |
1-44 |
Application to National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812 for Martha Bradford Chowning |
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IV. |
Organization Publications, Newsletters, etc. |
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A. |
American Iris Society |
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1. |
Bulletin: membership list |
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v. 8 January, 1950: (v. 116, supplement)
v. 9 April, 1959: (v. 153, pt. 3)
v. 10 April, 1962: (v. 165, section 3)
v. 11 April, 1965: (v. 177, section 2)
v. 12 April, 1968 (v. 189, section 2)
v. 13 April, 1971 (v. 201, section 2)
v 14 April, 1979 (v. 213, section 2) |
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2. |
Bulletin: Registrations for ... |
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v. 15 for 1957: April, 1958 (supplement to # 149)
v. 16 for 1958: April, 1959 (#153, part 2)
v. 17 for 1959: April, 1960 (# 157, section 2)
v. 18 for 1960: April, 1961 (#161, section 2)
v. 19 for 1961: April, 1962 (# 165, section 2)
v. 20 for 1962: April, 1963 (# 169, section 2)
v. 21 for 1963: April, 1964 (# 173, part 2)
v. 22 for 1964: July, 1965 (# 178, section 2) |
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3. |
Registrations and Introductions: |
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v. 23 for 1965: January, 1966 (# 180, section 2)
v. 24 for 1967: January, 1968 (# 188, section 2)
v. 25 for 1968: January, 1969 (# 192, section 2)
v. 26 for 1970: January, 1971
v. 27 for 1971: January, 1972
v. 28 for 1972: January, 1973
v. 29 for 1973: January, 1974
v. 30 for 1974: January, 1975 |
1-45 |
American Iris Society: miscellaneous |
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1948: list of accredited judges; judges award ballot; recommendations for Certificate of Commendation; Policy of Awards; letter to Accredited Judges |
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1978: list of Judges’ Choice award recipients |
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n.d.: invitation to membership |
1-46 |
Regional newsletters |
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Region 13: September 1965 |
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Region 14: v. 22, # 1 (Spring 1978) |
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Region 18: v. 73, # 1 (Spring 1981) |
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Region 22: January 1976; April 1976; Spring 1980; October 1980 |
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Region 24: v/ 18, # 1 (Summer 1979) |
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IV. |
Organization publications |
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B. |
Society for Louisiana Irises |
1-47 |
SLI Publications with FEC notes |
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Handbook, 1953 |
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Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Publication, 1966 |
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Thirty Fifth Anniversary Publication, 1976 |
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IV. |
Organization Publications |
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C. |
Other |
1-49 |
Iris Society of South Africa |
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Official Bulletin, No. 32 (September, 1968) |
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Memphis Area Iris Society: Newsletter, v. 2, # 3 (July, 1980) |
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V. |
Catalogs |
2-01 |
B |
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includes: Bay View Gardens |
2-02 |
C |
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includes: Charjoy Gardens; Stanley L. Conger; Cordon Bleu Farms |
2-03 |
G - L |
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includes: House O’ Macs Garden; Louisiane Nursery [Ken Durio] |
2-04 |
M |
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includes: Mathews Iris Gardens; Melrose Gardens |
2-05 |
S - W |
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includes: University Hills Nursery [Claude W. Davis]; Wild Gardens [Ruth M. Dormon] |
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VI. |
Miscellaneous |
2-06 |
Articles on Louisiana Iris |
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Claude W. Davis, “The Louisiana Native Iris.” (1952) mimeograph |
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margin notes by FEC |
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Caroline Dormon. “Varietal Forms of Louisiana Irises.” n.d. |
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margin notes by FEC |
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Joseph K. Mertzweiller. “The Culture and Uses for Louisiana Irises.” n.d. |
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P. E. Pope. “Louisiana Iris.” LSU Cooperative Extension Service, 1969 |
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no author. “Introgression in Iris: A Typical Example.” Chapter from book |
2-07 |
Clippings |
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Includes articles on Louisiana Iris in San Diego paper |
2-08 |
Illustration: drawing by Dorothy K. Williamson |
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VII. |
Photographs |
2-09 |
Slides, sleeves 1-4, mostly identified |
2-10 |
Slides, sleeves 5-8, mostly identified |
2-11 |
Slides, sleeves 9-12, some identified |
2-12 |
Slides, sleeves 13-16, some identified |
2-13 |
Slides, sleeves 17-20, some identified |
2-14 |
Slides, sleeves 21-25, some identified |
2-15 |
Slides, sleeve 25, David Burnett, 1978 |
2-16 |
Slides, sleeves 26-27, mostly identified |
2-17 |
Slides, sleeves 28-30, some identified |
2-18 |
Slides, extra-large glass enclosed in metal frame , unidentified (3 slides) (1 cracked) |
2-19 |
Negatives, unidentified |