Letters Between Elizabeth White and Wilfrid Wheeler

Name/Title

Letters Between Elizabeth White and Wilfrid Wheeler

Entry/Object ID

1984.3.42

Scope and Content

Dec. 4: Wheeler writes that he has kodachrome slides (presumably Bachelor's). 18 are of American holly, including evergreen and deciduous, some from Elizabeth's nursery plus a good one of the Griscom tree. He asks Elizabeth to telegraph if she wants them. Dec. 10: Elizabeth writes to say that the slides arrived safely and are very good. She also has slides Prof. Farnham made at Whitesbog. She notes that one of her St. Mary trees (young) is loaded with berries while others in the nursery are not. she does not know why.

Collection

Whitesbog Heritage Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

General Notes

Note

Farnham also gets spelled Farnun.

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Wilfrid is misspelled as "Wilfred" on this typewritten copy of the original letter. This was brought to the archives' attention by Wheeler's great-granddaughter Emily Wheeler. Original letters were then found after the copy was accessioned.