Word: garden
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Hamblin has a letter from Roger Wolcott '99, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Overseers, written during May, at the time when the Visiting Committees to the Botanic Garden, the Botanical Museum, and the Department of Botany were consolidated into one group. The second paragraph of this communication, which is reproduced in full below, indicates that no changes in the conduct of the Garden were planned at the time it was written...
There is no misunderstanding of the Garden problem on the part of the Board of Overseers, for Mr. Lowell was present and voted "Yes" on the consolidation of committees, which will go into effect next September. Mr. Straus was also present and voted...
...organizing the new committee we shall do exactly what you wish, namely to put on all those who can be helpful financially to the Garden and to give you a Chairman who will be interested and sympathetic. Very truly yours, (Signed) Roger Wolcott
This letter is in confirmation of my understanding of your instructions in regard to the Botanic Garden, as given in a personal interview this afternoon...
...Garden is no longer to be operated as during the past five years, but because of failure of the Visiting Committee to guarantee the proper financial support, it is now to be closed to the public and operated only for such purposes in Botany as may be decided upon later...