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| Through the generous support of our donors, Cornell Plantations' fall lecture series has continued to grow and attract exciting speakers. | |
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Audrey Harkness O'Connor
The late Audrey Harkness O'Connor's interest in plants began as a child in her family's garden. During her undergraduate years at Cornell, her interest in writing about plants developed under the guidance of Bristow Adams, the founding editor of Cornell Plantations Magazine. Audrey graduated in 1935 with a degree in journalism and horticulture. She then worked from 1940 to 1952 as an illustrator for the College of Agriculture. In 1958, she became an editor of the Plantations Magazine and her skills in garden writing and editing matured into a recognized expertise. Audrey's 22 years as Plantations Editor saw the growth of Cornell Plantations as a botanical garden with both formal and informal teaching opportunities. Audrey planned the Robison York State Herb Garden at Cornell and served as its first curator. She co-authored An Herb Garden Companion, published in 1984. Audrey's interests in gardening, garden history, and writing continued until her death in 1999. Her friends at Plantations, in the Auraca Herbarists, and in the larger gardening community are pleased to further those interests through the endowment of the Audrey Harkness O'Connor Lecture Series. Additional gifts ensure the growth of this fine tradition. Please make checks payable to Cornell Plantations- O'Connor Lecture Series. Mail to Cornell Plantations,One Plantations Road, Ithaca, New York 14850-2799. |
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William J. Hamilton, Jr.
The William J. Hamilton, Jr. lecture series is made possible by gifts from colleagues, friends, and members of the Adirondack Chapter of the American Rock Garden Society. The series is designed to help both beginning and expert gardeners expand their knowledge of plants and gardening techniques. Professor of zoology at Cornell, Bill Hamilton was a long-time member of both the American Rock Garden Society and the Cornell Plantations Advisory Board. He was widely known for his scientific contributions to zoology, his writings on plants in the Northeast, and his participation in seed exchanges around the world. He was an outstanding teacher, generous with his time and knowledge, and well-known for his unfailing humor. His efforts to make scientific information broadly available prompted members of the Adirondack Chapter to initiate this series in his honor. Bill was a very special and caring person, and a dear friend of Cornell Plantations. We all miss him. |
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William H. Harder ("Bill") '30 graduated at the start of the Great
Depression. He began his career with First Boston Corporation and
eventually rose to become Chairman of the Buffalo Savings Bank, the
largest savings institution in Upstate New York.
Bill was President of the Federation of Cornell Clubs, a life member of the Cornell Council, Chairman of the Niagara Frontier Development Authority, and of the United Fund, a life deacon of the First Presbyterian Church, Chairman of the Millard Fillmore Hospital, and Chairman of the Studio Arena Theatre Fund to acquire a new theatre. Jane Torrence Harder ("Jane") became an original Cornell Plantations Sponsor, helping build support for a separate university entity to oversee and protect the beautiful natural setting that Cornell enjoys today. Jane attended Oberlin College and Buffalo State Teachers College. Jane and Bill married in 1935 and raised four children: William H. Jr., Luella H. Johnson, '61, Torrence '65, and Sarah Jane. In 1985, Jane and Bill celebrated their 50th Anniversary. Upon Bill's retirement in 1973, Jane and Bill moved to Elderberry Hill, just outside Buffalo. At the time, Cornell was running a course under Plantations Director Dick Lewis. Jane and Bill signed up for plant propagation, greenhouse management and several other horticultural topics. The Harder's enthusiasm for Cornell Plantations flourished until Jane"s death in 1991, and Bill's death in December 2003. |
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O'Connor Lectures Rosemary Verey Herbs of Ornamental Value and Scent October 1989 Holly Shimizu Designing with Ornamental Herbs September 1990 Arthur Tucker Ethnic Today, Trendy Tomorrow? September 1991 Barrie Kavasch Ethnobotany of the Iroquois October 1992 Steven Foster Herbal Folk Medicine to Modern Phytomedicine October 1993 Patrick Lima Herbs Beyond the Herb Garden September 1994 Jo Ann Gardner The Folk/Cottage Gardening Tradition September 1995 Judith Zuk Greening the Concrete Jungle September 1996 |
Mark Plotkin Rain Forest Conservation and the Search for New Jungle Medicine November 1997 Cyrus Hyde Well-Sweep Herb Farm September 1998 C. Colston Burrell Art, Ecology, and the Exuberant Garden November 1999 Rob McCaleb Herbs in Modern Health Care September 2000 Elisabeth Sheldon Easy-to-Grow Rock Garden Plants October 2001 Thomas Eisner Ultraviolet World of Insects September 2002 Rosemary Gladstar Planting the Future: Preserving Native Medicinal Plants September 2003 Jane Longland Gertrude Jekyll and the English Cottage Garden: Fact, Fiction and Future October 2004 |
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Hamilton Lectures Harlen Banks The Reign of Richard 1986 Gorden Jones Rhododendrons Jim and Jerry Archibald Growing Spring Blooming Bulbs and Alpine Plants 1987 Jim Cross Making a Lot More Out of Your Garden Michael Dirr If I Were To Make a Garden 1988 Panayoti Kelaidis Bunneries and Buttes: Special Plants and Special Places 1989 Allen Patterson All That Glistens Is Not Gold 1990 Lawrence Thomas Container Gardening for Choice Plants 1991 Frederick W. Case Outstanding Eastern American Wildflowers 1992 Zdenek Zvolanek Saxy Plants Barry Yinger Japanese and Korean Imports: New Plants for Cultivation 1993 |
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Harder Lectures Joel Porte, Ernest I. White Prof American Studies and Humane Letters, CU In Wilderness is the Preservation of the World: The Natural History of Henry Thoreau 1997 Robert Morgan, Kappa Alpha Prof. of English, CU Nature Is a Stranger Yet 1998 M.H. Abrams, Prof. Emeritus English, CU This Green World: The Vision of Nature in the Romantic Poets 1999 James McConkey, Goldwin Smith Prof. of English Lit. Emeritus, CU Nature and Memory: What I Believe 2000 |
Alison Lurie, F.J. Whiton Prof. Emertia of American Lit. Secret Gardens and Enchanted Forests: Nature In Children's Literature 2001 Winthrop Wetherbee, Avalon Foundation Professor in Humanities and English, Cornell The Spirit of Landscape and Medieval Poetry 2002 Alice Fulton, Cornell English professor Let the Barbaric Flowers Live: Nature and Poetry 2003 Roger Gilbert, Cornell English Professor From Whiteville to Ithaca: The Scenic Route of A. R. Ammons's Poetry 2004 |
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1938 Lectures Kris Bachtell, Director of Collections and Grounds, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL Modern Plant Exploration in the People's Republic of China 1998 Kathryn Gleason, Prof, Landscape Architecture, CU Excavating the Villa Gardens of Ancient Roman Poet Hora? 1999 David E. Seeler, Owner, Bayberry Nursery, Amagansett, NY Million Dollar Landscapes: 36 Years as a Long Island Nurseryman 2000 |
Sharilyn J. Ingram, director, Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton ON Canada Monet at Giverny: Garden and Art 2001 John M. Grimshaw, DPhil, author, gardener and botanist, The Netherlands The Origins of Garden Plants 2002 Lynne Cherry, environmentalist, author, illustrator Children's Garden Books: Planting the Seeds of Change 2003 Martin Mosko, ASLA, founder, Marpa & Associates, lecturer, Zen monk and Alxe Noden, writer and photographer Landscape as Spirit: Creating a Contemplative Garden 2004 |
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