Conard-Pyle Company records supplement

Container List

Series I. Company Administration and Operation, 1868-1998
•Series II. Financial records, 1910-1999
•Series IV. Patents and licensing, 1928-1981
Series V. Marketing, promotions and advertising, 1925-1943
- •Subseries V.A. Advertising, 1925-1944
•Series VI. Meilland family partnership, 1967
Series VII. Images, Audio, and Film, 1911-1925
- •Subseries VII_B_ Photographic prints, 1911-1926
•Series X. Individual flowers, undated
•Series XII. Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Incorporated, 1921-1928
•Series XIII. Books, magazines, catalogs, pamphlets, and articles, 1929-2000
Series XIV. Robert Pyle professional papers, 1912-1951
- •Subseries XIV.A. Diaries, 1912-1952
- •Subseries XIV.B. Lectures, 1935-1948

Series I. Company Administration and Operation, 1868-1998

Subseries I.A. General correspondence and memoranda, 1951-1960

International Plant Corporation, 1951-1960	Box 136, F1

Subseries I.B. Foreign correspondence, 1929-1946

Charles Mallerin (France), 1929	Box 136, F2

Charles Mallerin (France), 1930	Box 136, F3

Charles Mallerin (France), 1931	Box 136, F4

Charles Mallerin (France), 1932	Box 136, F5

Charles Mallerin (France), 1933	Box 136, F6

Charles Mallerin (France), 1934 January-July	Box 136, F7

Charles Mallerin (France), 1934 August-December	Box 136, F8

Charles Mallerin (France), 1935	Box 136, F9

Pedro Dot (Spain), 1927-1932	Box 136, F10

Pedro Dot (Spain), 1933-1934	Box 136, F11

Pedro Dot (Spain), 1935-1936	Box 136, F12

General A-D, 1939-1946	Box 136, F13
General correspondence to foreign companies arranged in alphabetical order.
General E-K, 1939-1947	Box 136, F14

General L-M, 1939-1948	Box 136, F15

General N, 1939-1949	Box 136, F16

General P-R, 1939-1950	Box 136, F17

General S-W, 1939-1951	Box 136, F18

Subseries I.E. Speeches, trips, and events, 1957-1984

Red Rose Rent Day, 1957	Box 137, F19
Includes files for the event, such as photographs, negatives, slides, press kits, and publicity.
Red Rose Rent Day, 1958	Box 137, F20

Red Rose Rent Day, 1959	Box 137, F21

Red Rose Rent Day, 1960	Box 137, F22

Red Rose Rent Day, 1961	Box 137, F23

Red Rose Rent Day, 1962	Box 137, F24

Red Rose Rent Day, 1963	Box 137, F25

Red Rose Rent Day, 1964	Box 137, F26

Red Rose Rent Day, 1965	Box 137, F27

Red Rose Rent Day, 1966	Box 137, F28

Red Rose Rent Day, 1967	Box 137, F29

Red Rose Rent Day, 1968	Box 137, F30

Red Rose Rent Day, 1969	Box 137, F31

Red Rose Rent Day, 1970	Box 137, F32

Red Rose Rent Day, 1971	Box 137, F33

Red Rose Rent Day, 1972	Box 137, F34

Red Rose Rent Day, 1973	Box 137, F35

Red Rose Rent Day, 1974	Box 137, F36

Red Rose Rent Day, 1975	Box 137, F37

Red Rose Rent Day, 1976	Box 137, F38

Red Rose Rent Day, 1977	Box 137, F39

Red Rose Rent Day, 1978	Box 137, F40

Red Rose Rent Day, 1979	Box 137, F41

Red Rose Rent Day, 1980	Box 137, F42

Red Rose Rent Day, 1980	Box 137, F43

Red Rose Rent Day, 1981	Box 137, F44

Red Rose Rent Day, 1982	Box 137, F45

Red Rose Rent Day, 1983	Box 137, F46

Red Rose Rent Day, 1984	Box 137, F47

Red Rose Rent Day, 1980-1989	Box 137, F48

Subseries I.G. Company operation files, 1868-1998

Board of Directors meetings, 1978-1981	Box 138, F49

American Nurseryman article, 1985	Box 138, F50

Deed to West Grove property, 1868	Box 138, F51

Diary of Roland Satterthwaite, 1933-1937	Box 138, F52

Dingee Conard Company history, 1975	Box 138, F53

Famous autographs, 1928-1988	Box 138, F54
Includes letters from Franklin Roosevelt, Mrs. Herbert Hoover (Lou Henry Hoover), Mamie Eisenhower, and others.
History of Conard-Pyle Company, 1975	Box 138, F55

History of Conard-Pyle Company draft, 1961	Box 138, F56

History of Conard-Pyle by decades, 1996	Box 138, F57

Holiday letters, 1962-1998	Box 138, F58

Industry happenings, 1980-1998	Box 138, F59

History - Public relations file, 1961-1990	Box 138, F60

History - Public relations file (fire damaged), 1899-1929	Box 138, F61

History - The Story of Innovation, 1989	Box 138, F62

Maps of Jennersville land, 1971	Box 138, F63

Robert Pyle - Rosewise Through Europe, 1934	Box 138, F64

Rose production land rental, 1973	Box 138, F65

Stockholders annual meeting, 1980	Box 138, F66

Stockholders annual meeting, 1981	Box 138, F67

Stockholders annual meeting, 1983	Box 138, F68

Stockholders annual meeting, 1984	Box 138, F69

Series II. Financial records, 1910-1999

Bulb book and orders Spring, 1922-1926	Box 138, F1
Removed to oversize Box 149 (17").
Bulb book and orders Fall, 1922-1927	Box 138, F2
Removed to oversize Box 149 (17").
Cash accounts, 1931-1936	Box 138, F3

Common stock, 1928	Box 138, F4

Comparison of records, 1935-1942	Box 138, F5

Employee accounts, undated	Box 138, F6

Inventory and prices, 1999	Box 138, F7

Insurance and equipment costs, 1923-1929	Box 138, F8

Insurance costs, 1927-1938	Box 138, F9

Payroll, 1932-1936	Box 138, F10

Sales reports and representatives, 1990-1999	Box 138, F11

Stock book, 1910-1922	Box 139, F12

Stock book, 1910-1923	Box 139, F13

Trial balance sheets, 1932-1938	Box 139, F14

Series IV. Patents and licensing, 1928-1981

Contract growers, 1948	Box 139, F1

Contract growers, 1947-1949	Box 139, F2

Contract and licences A-B, 1933-1941	Box 139, F3

Contract and licences C, 1933-1942	Box 139, F4

Contract and licences D-G, 1933-1943	Box 139, F5

Contract and licences H, 1933-1944	Box 139, F6

Contract and licences J, 1933-1945	Box 139, F7

Contract and licences K-M, 1933-1946	Box 139, F8

Contract and licences P, 1933-1947	Box 139, F9

Contract and licences R-S, 1933-1948	Box 139, F10

Contract and licences V-Z, 1933-1949	Box 139, F11

Hybridization, 1929-1959	Box 139, F12

Woody plant acquisitions book, 1928-1981	Box 139, F13
Removed to oversize box 149 (17").
Budding inventory ledgers by variety, 1978-1979	Box 150
Removed to oversize box 150 (18").

Series V. Marketing, promotions and advertising, 1925-1943

Subseries V.A. Advertising, 1925-1944

Retail advertising campaign, 1925-1926	Box 140, F1

Retail advertising campaign, 1926-1927	Box 140, F2

Retail advertising campaign, 1927-1928	Box 140, F3

Retail advertising campaign, 1928-1929	Box 140, F4

Retail advertising campaign, 1929-1930	Box 140, F5

Retail advertising campaign, 1930-1931	Box 140, F6

Retail advertising campaign, 1931-1932	Box 140, F7

Retail advertising campaign, 1933-1934	Box 140, F8

Retail advertising campaign, 1934-1935	Box 140, F9

Retail advertising campaign, 1938-1939	Box 140, F10

Retail advertising campaign, 1939-1940	Box 140, F11

Retail advertising, 1939-1940	Box 140, F12

Retail advertising, 1939-1940	Box 141, F13

Retail advertisements, 1941	Box 141, F14

Retail advertisements, 1942	Box 141, F15

Retail advertisements, 1943	Box 141, F16

Series VI. Meilland family partnership, 1967

Correspondence, 1967 January-July	Box 141, F1

Correspondence, 1967 August-December	Box 141, F2

Series VII. Images, Audio, and Film, 1911-1925

Subseries VII_B_ Photographic prints, 1911-1926

Photograph album, 1911	Box 141, F1
Labeled "Rose Trip Abroad" and includes images and information related to Robert Pyle's service as a judge for the 1911 National Rose Show of France in Paris. Includes France, Holland and Germany.
Photograph album - European trip, 1925	Box 141, F2

Series X. Individual flowers, undated

Includes plastic transparencies and one glass-plate negative.

Floradora, undated	Box 141, F1

Fred Edmunds, undated	Box 141, F2

Grand Duchesse Charlotte, undated	Box 141, F3

Gypsy Fantastique, undated	Box 141, F4

Happiness, undated	Box 141, F5

Horace McFarland, undated	Box 141, F6

Lowell Thomas, undated	Box 141, F7

Series XII. Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Incorporated, 1921-1928

Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Incorporated, spanning the dates 1921 to 1928. Robert Pyle was the president and one of the founders of this corporation with partners from Virginia and Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1922, in Virginia, the purpose was to produce, buy, sell and distribute plant life. The records in this series comprise financial records, correspondence, stock books, the constitution and papers of incorporation.

Accounts, 1921-1923	Box 141, F1

Accounts, 1922-1923	Box 141, F2

Bank books, 1922-1924	Box 141, F3

Constitution and incorporation, 1922-1923	Box 141, F4

Correspondence, 1921-1924	Box 141, F5

Correspondence, 1924-1926	Box 142, F6

Correspondence, reports and documents, 1921-1928	Box 142, F7

Norfolk roses and cannas, 1921	Box 142, F8
Norfolk was a precursor to Atlantic Coast Nurseries
Norfolk planting, 1921	Box 142, F9

Notes and diary, 1922-1928	Box 142, F10

Stock books, 1923	Box 142, F11

Series XIII. Books, magazines, catalogs, pamphlets, and articles, 1929-2000

Books, magazines, catalogs, pamphlets and articles, includes printed material related to gardening, marketing, advertising, trade shows, and publications from horticultural organizations. Issues of The National Rose Society of Great Britain Annual (1910-1951) and the American Association of Nurserymen Report and Proceedings (1908-1945) have been removed for cataloging. Much of the material in this series is not in folders. However items are in groups of related materials as listed by files.

Pamphlets, newsletters and articles, 1975-2000	Box 142

Programs for trade shows and conventions, 1990-1999	Box 142

Booklets on rose disease, planting, xeriscape and landscaping, 1983-1994	Box 142

American Peony Society Bulletin , 1929-1931	Box 142

American Rose Society Members' Handbook , 1940-1941	Box 142

Royal Horticultural Society Report , 1931-1932	Box 142

Membership directories, 1993-1998	Box 143

Publications related to marketing, mail-order and advertising, 1980-1992	Box 143

Publications of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1980-1990	Box 143

Publications of the Horticultural Research Institute, Inc, 1975-1987	Box 143

Issues of the American Nurseryman , 1985-1989	Box 143

Publications of the American Association of Nurserymen, 1963-1993	Box 143

Nursery catalogs, 1985-2000	Box 143

Series XIV. Robert Pyle professional papers, 1912-1951View PDFs of Diaries and Lectures

Robert Pyle professional papers, which include two subseries. The first subseries, XIV.A. Diaries, includes the daily diaries kept by Robert Pyle from 1912 to 1951. The second subseries XIV.B. Lectures, consists of the notebooks of lectures and talks given by Robert Pyle between 1935 and 1948.

Subseries XIV.A. Diaries, 1912-1952

Robert Pyle's daily diaries are extensive and detailed. The diaries serve as a record of his daily activities, in some cases, Pyle charted his day in increments of 10 or 15 minutes, including not only his work but the time spent at meals, reading, and meditating. The diaries include photographs, clippings, itineraries for trips and details of those trips and the meetings he attended.

Diary, 1912-1917

1912-1917 January-March	Box 144, F1

1912-1917 April-June	Box 144, F1

1912-1917 July-September	Box 144, F1

1912-1917 October-December	Box 144, F1

Removals, 1912-1917	Box 144, F2

Diary, 1919-1925

There is additional information for a "Pacific Trip" from June 6-24, 1923, at the end of F26.

1919-1925 January-March	Box 144, F3

1919-1925 April-June	Box 144, F3

1919-1925 July-September	Box 144, F3

1919-1925 October-December	Box 144, F3

Removals, 1919-1925	Box 144, F4

Diary: Europe, 1925

Part 1, 1925 July	Box 144, F5

Part 2, 1925 August	Box 144, F5

Part 3, 1925 July-August	Box 144, F5

Part 4, 1925 July-August	Box 144, F5

Part 5: Removals, 1925 June-November	Box 144, F5

Diary, 1925-1928

1925-1928 January-March	Box 144, F6

1925-1928 April-June	Box 144, F6

1925-1928 July-September	Box 144, F6

1925-1928 October-December	Box 144, F6

Removals, 1925-1928	Box 144, F6

Diary, 1926-1928

1926-1928 January-March	Box 144, F7

1926-1928 April-June	Box 144, F7

1926-1928 July-September	Box 144, F7

1926-1928 October-December	Box 144, F7

Diary, 1929

1929 January 3-March 31	Box 144, F8
20 pages of material at beginning from various dates.
1929 April 1-June 30	Box 144, F8

1929 July 1-September 30	Box 144, F9

1929 October 1-December 31	Box 144, F9

Diary, 1930

1930 January 1-March 31	Box 144, F10

1930 April 3-September 30	Box 144, F11
Time gap exists for May 29-August 26 for a trip to Europe. This is chronicled in a separate diary, housed in F61.
1930 October 1-December 31	Box 144, F11

Diary, 1931

1931 January 1-March 31	Box 144, F12

1931 April 1-June 30	Box 144, F12

1931 July 1-September 30	Box 144, F13

1931 October 1-December 31	Box 144, F13

Diary, 1932

1932 January 1-March 31	Box 144, F14

1932 April 1-June 30	Box 144, F14

1932 July 1-September 30	Box 144, F15

1932 October 1-December 31	Box 144, F15

Diary, 1933

1933 January 1-March 31	Box 144, F16

1933 April 1-June 8	Box 144, F16

Rosewise Through Europe, 1934	Box 144, F16

European Trip, 1933

1933 June 9	Box 144, F17-A
Includes itinerary information at beginning.
1933 June 10-30	Box 144, F17-A

1933 July 1-20	Box 144, F17-A

End of Europe trip notes, 1933	Box 144, F17-A

Removals, 1933	Box 144, F17-B

1933 July 21-September 30	Box 144, F17-C

1933 October 1-December 31	Box 144, F17-C

Diary, 1934

1934 January 1-March 31	Box 144, F18

1934 April 1-June 30	Box 144, F18

1934 July 1-September 30	Box 144, F18

1934 October 1-December 31	Box 144, F18

Diary, 1935

1935 January-March	Box 145, F19

1935 April-June	Box 145, F19

1935 July-September	Box 145, F20

1935 October-December	Box 145, F20

Removals, 1935	Box 145, F20

Diary, 1936

1936 January-March	Box 145, F21

1936 April-June	Box 145, F21

1936 July-September	Box 145, F22

1936 October-December	Box 145, F22

Removals, 1936	Box 145, F22

Diary, 1937

Note: January - June 1937 is lacking from this collection.

1937 July-December	Box 145, F23

Diary, 1938

Therea are several time gaps in the 1938 diary. Please see "Material related to trip to Europe" (F63) for additional material from this time.

1938 January-March	Box 145, F24

1938 April-June	Box 145, F24

1938 July-September	Box 145, F25

1938 October-December	Box 145, F25

Diary, 1939

Pacific Coast: Part 1, 1939	Box 145, F26
Includes "Western Trip as Planned," "Day by Day," and an article.
Pacific Coast: Part 2, 1939	Box 145, F26
Includes "Lecture Notes."
Pacific Coast: Part 3, 1939	Box 145, F26
Includes "Cities" and business cards.
Pacific Coast: Part 4: Removals, 1939	Box 145, F26

Pacific Coast: Part 5: Earlier Pacific Coast Trip, 1923 June	Box 145, F26

1939 June-August	Box 145, F27

1939 January-March	Box 145, F28

1939 April-June	Box 145, F28

1939 July-September	Box 145, F29

1939 October-December	Box 145, F29

Diary, 1940

Some time gaps in the later half of the diary.

1940 January-March	Box 145, F30

1940 April-June	Box 145, F30

1940 July-September	Box 145, F31

1940 October-December	Box 145, F31

Diary, 1941

1941 January-March	Box 145, F32

1941 April-June	Box 145, F32

1941 July-September	Box 145, F33

1941 October-December	Box 145, F33

Diary, 1942

1942 January-March	Box 145, F34-A

1942 April-June	Box 145, F34-A

1942 July-September	Box 145, F34-B

1942 October	Box 145, F34-B

Diary, 1943

1943 January-March	Box 146, F35

1943 April-June	Box 146, F35

1943 July-September	Box 146, F36

1943 October-December	Box 146, F36

Diary, 1944

1944 January-March	Box 146, F37

1944 April-June	Box 146, F37

1944 July-September	Box 146, F38

1944 October-December	Box 146, F38

Diary, 1945

1945 January-March	Box 146, F39

1945 April-June	Box 146, F39

1945 July-September	Box 146, F40

1945 October-December	Box 146, F40

Diary, 1946

1946 January-March	Box 146, F41

1946 April-June	Box 146, F41

1946 July-September	Box 146, F42

1946 October-December	Box 146, F42

Diary, 1947

1947 January-March	Box 146, F43

1947 April-June	Box 146, F43

Removals, 1947	Box 146, F43

1947 July-September	Box 146, F44

1947 October-December	Box 146, F44

Europe Trip: Part 1, 1947 May-July	Box 146, F45

Europe Trip: Part 2, 1947	Box 146, F45

Europe Trip: Part 3, 1947	Box 146, F46

Diary, 1948

1948 January-March	Box 146, F47

1948 April-May	Box 146, F47

Removals, 1948	Box 146, F47

Europe Trip, 1948 June-July	Box 146, F48

Removals, 1948	Box 146, F48

1948 July-September	Box 146, F49

1948 October-December	Box 146, F49

Diary, 1949

1949 January-March	Box 147, F50

1949 April-June	Box 147, F50

1949 July-September	Box 147, F51

1949 October-December	Box 147, F51

Diary, 1949

Extra Copy of R.P. Diary, 1949 April-December	Box 147, F52

Diary, 1950

1950 January-March	Box 147, F53

1950 April-June	Box 147, F54

1950 July-August	Box 147, F54

1950 September-October	Box 147, F55

1950 November-December	Box 147, F55

Diary, 1950

Extra Copy of R.P. Diary, 1950 January-May	Box 147, F56

Extra Copy of R.P. Diary, 1950 May-December	Box 147, F57

Diary, 1951

1951 January-April	Box 147, F58

1951 May-July	Box 147, F58

1951 July-September	Box 148, F59

Removals, 1951 September	Box 148, F59
"Profits at Wayside Garden" from Fortune magazine.
1951 August	Box 148, F60

1951 September	Box 148, F60

Diary: Europe Trip, 1930

1930 May-August	Box 148, F61

Removals, 1930 May-August	Box 148, F61

Diary: Europe Trip, 1938

1938 May-July	Box 148, F62

Diary: European Addresses, 1938

1938	Box 148, F63

Diary: Europe Trip, 1938

1950 May-June 21	Box 148, F64

1950 June 22-July	Box 148, F64

Diary: Lecture Book, 1937-1941

[1 of 2], 1937-1941	Box 148, F65
Includes removals.
[2 of 2], 1937-1941	Box 148, F65

Diary: Lectures, 1941-1944

1941-1944	Box 148, F66
Includes removals.

Diary: Speech, 1948

1948	Box 148, F67

Subseries XIV.B. Lectures, 1935-1948

The lecture and talks include occasional handwritten text but more often are typed lectures or, in some cases, lists of descriptive information for slide shows. Robert Pyle spoke to a variety of groups, such as the American Institute of Park Executives, groups visiting the Red Rose Inn, the Oxford Rotary Club, the West Chester Bankers Association, Ohio State University, and the West Grove Garden Club, to name only a few of his many audiences.

Removals (17"), 1935-1948	Box 149

Manuscript and Archival Collection Finding Aids

Conard-Pyle Company records supplement

Container List

Series I. Company Administration and Operation, 1868-1998

Subseries I.A. General correspondence and memoranda, 1951-1960

Subseries I.B. Foreign correspondence, 1929-1946

Subseries I.E. Speeches, trips, and events, 1957-1984

Subseries I.G. Company operation files, 1868-1998

Series II. Financial records, 1910-1999

Series IV. Patents and licensing, 1928-1981

Series V. Marketing, promotions and advertising, 1925-1943

Subseries V.A. Advertising, 1925-1944

Series VI. Meilland family partnership, 1967

Series VII. Images, Audio, and Film, 1911-1925

Subseries VII_B_ Photographic prints, 1911-1926

Series X. Individual flowers, undated

Series XII. Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Incorporated, 1921-1928

Series XIII. Books, magazines, catalogs, pamphlets, and articles, 1929-2000

Series XIV. Robert Pyle professional papers, 1912-1951View PDFs of Diaries and Lectures

Subseries XIV.A. Diaries, 1912-1952

Diary, 1912-1917

Diary, 1919-1925

Diary: Europe, 1925

Diary, 1925-1928

Diary, 1926-1928

Diary, 1929

Diary, 1930

Diary, 1931

Diary, 1932

Diary, 1933

European Trip, 1933

Diary, 1934

Diary, 1935

Diary, 1936

Diary, 1937

Diary, 1938

Diary, 1939

Diary, 1940

Diary, 1941

Diary, 1942

Diary, 1943

Diary, 1944

Diary, 1945

Diary, 1946

Diary, 1947

Diary, 1948

Diary, 1949

Diary, 1949

Diary, 1950

Diary, 1950

Diary, 1951

Diary: Europe Trip, 1930

Diary: Europe Trip, 1938

Diary: European Addresses, 1938

Diary: Europe Trip, 1938

Diary: Lecture Book, 1937-1941

Diary: Lectures, 1941-1944

Diary: Speech, 1948

Subseries XIV.B. Lectures, 1935-1948