Inventory of the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation Records, 1952-1989

Collection Number 40178

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Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
Processed by
University Archives Staff
Date Processed
1992
Encoded by
Lynn Holdzkom
Date Encoded
March 2003
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University Archives
Creator
North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation.
Title
North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation Records, 1952-1989
Call Number
40178
Extent
1000 items (1.5 linear feet)
Abstract
The North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation is a nonprofit corporation established in 1966 as the endowment agency for the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors of the Foundation, of the Foundation membership's annual meetings, and of various committees; files on the history of the Foundation and the Garden; bylaws; membership lists; correspondence; records relating to the North Carolina Botanical Garden; and other material.
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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Provenance
Periodic transfer from the offices that create these records.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation Records #40178, University Archives, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Botanical gardens--Finance.
Botanical gardens--North Carolina.
Educational fund raising--North Carolina.
North Carolina Botanical Garden.
North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--History.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--History.
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Historical Note

The Botanical Garden Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation established in 1966 as the endowment agency for the North Carolina Botanical Garden. The Foundation, acting through its Board of Directors and Executive Committee, allocates funds to the Botanical Garden's trust fund to supplement operating costs and to underwrite projects and activities approved by the Garden's Administrative Board. The Foundation's funds come from membership dues, private donations, and corporate gifts.

The North Carolina Botanical Garden was limited in its early years by a lack of funding from the state. William Lanier Hunt, a respected horticulturist and member of the Garden's Advisory Committee, recognized the need to establish a foundation to support the Garden, and organized efforts to do so. He then served as the first president of the Botanical Garden Foundation.

In 1974 the estate of Henry and Addie Totten was left to the Foundation. Money from the sale of this property was used to construct the Totten Memorial Garden Center, the Garden's first permanent building. The Totten Center was completed in 1976 ,and deeded to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by the Botanical Garden Foundation.

The Foundation has also enabled the Garden to enlarge its role in the conservation of natural resources through land acquisition and management. The Foundation, working with other organizations and agencies, acquires land, usually on a stewardship basis and with the consultation of the Garden, and sees to its use for educational and research purposes.

The archival records of the Foundation consist mainly of meeting minutes of the Board of Directors of the Foundation, the Annual Meetings of the Foundation membership, and various committees. In addition, the files on the history of the Foundation provide a good picture of the Garden's activities and growth.

For further information on the Foundation and on the North Carolina Botanical Garden see also the Records of the North Carolina Botanical Garden in the University Archives.

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Collection Overview

Minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation, of the Foundation membership's annual meetings, and of various committees; files on the history of the Foundation and the Garden; bylaws; membership lists; correspondence; records relating to the North Carolina Botanical Garden; and other material.

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Description

Records.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name; individual files arranged chronologically.
Box 1
Annual Meeting Minutes\Agendas, 1967-1989
Annual Reports, 1982
Appraisal of William L. Hunt Morgan Creek Property, 1974
Articles of Incorporation, 1966; 1980
Board of Directors:
Lists of Officers and Committee Members, 1968-1989
Meeting Minutes, 1967-1989
Bylaws, 1965-1988
Committees:
Development Committee, Minutes and Correspondence, 1977-1982; 1987-1989
Executive Committee, Minutes and Correspondence, 1976-1989
Finance Committee, Minutes and General, 1969-1970; 1973-1989
Membership Committee, Minutes and Correspondence, 1968-1986
Nominating Committee, Slates of Nominees and Correspondence, 1967-1983; 1988
Personnel Committee, Minutes and Correspondence,1980
Correspondence, 1980-1989
History,
General, 1987-1989 (includes draft of a history of the Foundation by Anders S. Lunde)
Organizational Meeting, November 15, 1965
North Carolina Botanical Garden:
Charter, 1952
Correspondence of Director, 1971-1983
Director's Report to Foundation, 1965-1985
Establishment of NC Botanical Garden, Collected Materials (copies) relating to, 1952-1977
Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc., Grant, 1983
Totten Center:
Insurance on, 1976
Construction, Dedication of and transfer to UNC-CH, 1974-1976

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Related Collections

Records of the North Carolina Botanical Garden.