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Osborne (James), South Coast Botanic Garden Collection
SPC.2018.036
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections
Title: James Osborne South Coast Botanic Garden Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2018.036
Physical Description:
.42 linear feet
Physical Description:
1 box
Date (inclusive): July 23, 1961-2014
Language of Material: Collection material is in English.
Abstract: This collection includes documents, letters, programs, publications, and other material related to the South Coast Botanic
Gardens. Subjects include the history and operation of the South Coast Botanic Garden and its 50th-anniversary celebration.
[title of item] James Osborne South Coast Botantic Garden Collection, Courtesy of the Department of the Department of Archives
and Special Collections. University Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
The James Osborne South Coast Botanic Garden Collection (1961-2014) consists of .42 linear feet of documents, publications,
letters, programs, and other material related to the South Coast Botanic Garden.
The South Coast Botanic Garden is located in Palos Verdes, California. Before 1956, the land was used to mine diatomaceous
earth. After mining had declined, the land was sold to Los Angeles and used as a sanitary landfill until Los Angeles could
come up with a plan for the area. In 1961 Frances Young and other private citizens brought the idea to the County Board of
Supervisors to turn the land into a botanical garden, and in April 1961 the first significant planting had begun. Today the
plant collection consists of more than 200,000 plants.
For other material created by and/or donated by James Osborne please consult: James Osborne Nisei Collection; James Osborne
History of Lawndale Collection; James Osborne Photograph Collection (digital); and James Osborne Gardena and Torrance Photograph
Collection.
Processed by Jennifer Hill, 2018.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Botanical gardens--California
Botanical garden trustees
South Coast Botanic Garden