Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Weinberg, Frank
- Abstract:
- Correspondence of American horticulturalist Frank Weinberg.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Frank Weinberg correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of letters discussing mainly botanical information, especially on cacti, orchids, and rare plants. There are numerous letters from Joseph Nelson Rose, associate curator of the U.S. National Museum at the Smithsonian Institution.
- Biographical / historical:
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Frank Weinberg specialized in cacti, orchids, and rare plants. He was proprietor of a nursery business in Long Island, New York, until 1911, when he came to Hollywood, California, to work as horticulturalist on the Holmby Hills estate of Arthur Letts, Sr.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of William Hertrich. Transferred from Huntington Botanical Gardens Library, January 1972.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Harriet McLoone in the 1970s. In September 2024, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Frank Weinberg correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191