Summary Information

Title: Cynthia Westcott papers,
Creator: Cynthia, Westcott 1898-1983
Inclusive dates: 1922-1983.
4.9 cubic ft.
Correspondence, periodicals, newspapers, notes, manuscripts, line drawings, scrapbooks, photographs, and appointment books.
Abstract::

Business correspondence with publishing companies, with periodicals and newspapers relating to books and articles written by Westcott, and with nurseries about test roses and other plants; general correspondence; some family correspondence; research notes for books and articles; papers related to the American Rose Foundation and Society; manuscripts of talks given to Garden Clubs of America and other organizations; correspondence with and about the author of SILENT SPRING, Rachel Carson; line drawings used as book illustrations; scrapbooks of newsclippings and articles; photographs; Rose Day guest lists; and appointment books.

Call number: 4095
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library