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Page 87 · DO #1555 · 40_Slate_Bx2FF1r
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George Lewis Slate (1899–1976) papers on Arnold Arboretum
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Correspondence, Re-Sax, 1954–1967
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DO #1555,
page 87
- Collection-level dates
- 1949–1967, n.d.
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The general idea of uniting the several independent botanical agencies is not new and may have started with Ames and Merrill, the latter being brought here to reorganize the botanical empire and save expenses by consolidation.
Ames insisted that no money be transferred to Cambridge and he wanted court action to clarify the situation.
The Bailey plan may have started with Mangelsdorf who helped write it and has the ears of both presidents. The original idea was to have everything under one roof, Arnold Arboretum, Gray, Economic Botany, Glass flowers and Farlow Herbarium. Inflation decreased the size of the building so that space was adequate for only the Arnold Arboretum and the Gray collections. The entire first floor is devoted to plant anatomy. Less than a fourth of the Arnold Arboretum administration building is now used for active work.
Merrill transferred Bailey from the Bussy to the Arboretum (from Bussey) payroll in 1936 as quid pro quo for part of Sax, Wyman and Judd's. Sax was under Mangelsdorf and Bailey when Director of Arnold Arboretum. Bailey retained on Arboretum payroll, but Arboretum staff members removed from Bussey payroll.
Effect of present set-up on the Arboretum.
Johnson is still working at the Arboretum and brings his material over there from Cambridge. He is waiting for the court decision before he moves. When he moves only Wyman and Sax will be at the Arboretum. Both are out on the grounds, at Weston or at the Bussey much of the time so the secretary will be the only
