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        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Guide to the
Pacific Northwest Seed and Nursery Catalog Collection 
<date encodinganalog="date" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="1992/2009">1992-2009</date></titleproper>
        <titleproper type="filing" altrender="nodisplay">Pacific
Northwest Seed and Nursery Catalog Collection</titleproper>
        <author encodinganalog="creator">Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth
Nielsen.</author>
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        <publisher encodinganalog="publisher">Oregon State University Libraries,
University Archives</publisher>
        <date encodinganalog="date" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="2010">2010</date>
        <address>
          <addressline>121 The Valley Library</addressline>
          <addressline>Oregon State University</addressline>
          <addressline>Corvallis,
OR 97331-4501</addressline>
          <addressline>Phone: 541-737-2165</addressline>
          <addressline>Email: archives@oregonstate.edu</addressline>
          <addressline>Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives</addressline>
        </address>
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      <creation>Finding
aid encoded by Elizabeth Nielsen. 
<date era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="2010">2010</date></creation>
      <langusage>Finding aid written in
<language langcode="eng" encodinganalog="language" scriptcode="latn">English</language>.</langusage>
      <descrules>Finding aid
based on DACS ( <title render="italic">Describing Archives: A Content
Standard</title>).</descrules>
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        <corpname encodinganalog="852$a">Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections &amp; Archives Research Center</corpname>
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Archives</subarea>
        <address>
          <addressline>121 The Valley
Library</addressline>
          <addressline>Oregon State University</addressline>
          <addressline>Corvallis, OR 97331-4501</addressline>
          <addressline>Phone:
541-737-2165</addressline>
          <addressline>Email:
archives@oregonstate.edu</addressline>
          <addressline>Web:
http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives</addressline>
        </address>
      </repository>
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PNWSeedCat</unitid>
      <origination>
        <persname encodinganalog="100" role="creator" rules="aacr2">Landis, Lawrence A.</persname>
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      <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Pacific Northwest Seed and Nursery
Catalog Collection</unittitle>
      <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="1992/2009">1992-2009</unitdate>
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        <extent encodinganalog="300$a">0.8 cubic foot</extent>
        <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 box</extent>
      </physdesc>
      <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">The Pacific Northwest Seed and Nursery
Catalog Collection consists of catalogs published by nurseries and seed
companies, primarily in Oregon and Washington.</abstract>
      <langmaterial>Materials in<language encodinganalog="546" langcode="eng">
English</language>.</langmaterial>
    </did>
    <bioghist encodinganalog="5450_">
      <head>Biographical Note:</head>
      <p>Lawrence A. Landis, and his wife Rebecca, assembled these catalogs in
the course of developing and maintaining their home garden and
orchard.</p>
    </bioghist>
    <scopecontent encodinganalog="5202_">
      <p>The Pacific Northwest Seed and Nursery Catalog Collection consists of
catalogs published by nurseries and seed companies, primarily in Oregon
and Washington. The catalogs feature vegetable, herb, and flower seeds;
fruit trees and vines; and perennial and native plants. The catalogs
include a number of varieties (especially of tomatoes) developed by Oregon
State University researchers, such as James Baggett.</p>
      <p>The collection includes extensive runs of catalogs for Nichols Garden
Nursery and the Territorial Seed Company. Catalogs are also included from
Abundant Life Seeds, Deep Diversity, Earth's Rising Nursery, Fall Creek
Farm and Nursery, Forest Farm, Goodwin Creek Gardens, Greengable Farms,
Irish Eyes and Garden City Seeds, Jackson and Perkins, Kalmia Farm,
Nature's Garden, Northwoods Wholesale Nursery, One Green World, Oregon
Exotics Rare Fruit Nursery, Peace Seeds, Raintree Nursery, Russell Graham
Purveyor of Plants, Thyme Garden Herb Company, West Coast Seeds, Wild
Garden Seed, and Zenner Brothers Seed Company.</p>
      <p>The catalogs were assembled by Lawrence A. and Rebecca Landis.</p>
    </scopecontent>
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      <p>Collection is open for research.</p>
    </accessrestrict>
    <arrangement encodinganalog="351">
      <p>The catalogs are arranged alphabetically by company.</p>
    </arrangement>
    <prefercite encodinganalog="524">
      <p>Pacific Northwest Seed and Nursery Catalog Collection, Oregon State
University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.</p>
    </prefercite>
    <acqinfo encodinganalog="541">
      <p>The catalogs were donated to the Archives by Landis in 2009.</p>
    </acqinfo>
    <accruals encodinganalog="584">
      <p>Additions to the collection are expected.</p>
    </accruals>
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      <p>The 
<extref role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onrequest" href="http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv64404">Horticulture
Department Records (RG 187)</extref> include extensive materials
pertaining to research and extension programs for vegetable crops, fruits
and nuts, nurseries, and ornamental plants. The Archives collections
include the papers of several Horticulture Department faculty, including 
<extref role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onrequest" href="http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv82783">James R.
Baggett</extref>. The Oregon State University Libraries Special
Collections includes an extensive 
<extref role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onrequest" href="http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/specialcollections/coll/seed/index.html">Nursery
and Seed Trade Catalogues</extref> collection for the time period
1832-1966 that is national and international in scope.</p>
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      <controlaccess>
        <subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh">Horticultural
crops--Seeds--Catalogs.</subject>
        <subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh">Nurseries
(Horticulture)--Northwest, Pacific--Catalogs.</subject>
        <subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh">Nursery
stock--Catalogs.</subject>
        <subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh">Seeds--Catalogs.</subject>
        <subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh">Vegetable
gardening--Oregon.</subject>
      </controlaccess>
      <controlaccess>
        <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay">Agriculture</subject>
        <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay">Oregon</subject>
        <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay">Washington (State)</subject>
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