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These records document the administrative activities of the Office of Plant Service (OPlantS), Horticulture Services Division. Materials include correspondence and memoranda pertaining to greenhouse construction; Smithsonian grounds maintenance; outgoing loans, grants, and gifts; slide collections; contracts with private companies and individuals; docent and internship assignments; special events in the Haupt Garden; OPlantS five year budget planning; and safety issues. Also includes correspondence on the Blair House, National Park Service, Garden Club of America, and Festival of American Folklife, as well as Design and Construction sketches and landscape drawings, minutes of meetings, and various notes.
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 96-034, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Physical Plant. Horticulture Services Division, Administrative Files
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Washington, D.C.
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