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Guide to the Carol Greentree Collection
MS 305
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Title: Carol Greentree Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS 305
Contributing Institution:
San Diego History Center Document Collection
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5.25 Linear feet
(11 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1907-1999
Abstract: This collection contains the subject files and notes of landscape and horticulture historian Carol Greentree, particularly
pertaining to the ranchos and missions of San Diego County.
creator:
Greentree, Carol
Biographical / Historical Notes
Carol Greentree was a landscape and horticulture historian who was based in San Diego for many years. Her area of expertise
and focus of study included the adobe ranchos and missions of California, especially in San Diego County.
The collection consists primarily of Greentree’s subject files and notes on landscape and horticulture in California, especially
as they pertain to the ranchos and missions of San Diego County. Files contain copies of articles, Greentree’s own notes and
correspondence, booklets, and brochures. Larger subject areas include the Los Penasquitos Rancho, architect Cliff May, and
horticulturist Kate Sessions.
The collection is arranged in five series:
Series I: Ranchos;
Series II: Missions;
Series III: Horticulture;
Series IV: Biographical Files;
Series V: San Diego Area History.
Carol Greentree Collection, MS 305, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.
This collection is open for research.
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
Collection processed by Frank Sweeney in 2014.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
May, Cliff
Sessions, Kate Olivia, 1857-1940
Waterman, Hazel Wood
Adobe houses--California
Del Mar (Calif.)
Gardens
Landscape architecture
Missions -- California
Old Town (San Diego, Calif.)
Ranches -- California -- San Diego County
San Diego (Calif.)