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This collection contains personal information, correspondence, photographs, and material on the Society for Louisiana Irises.

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This collection contains correspondence, his writings, certificates and awards, organization publications, photographs, and other materials.

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“Swamp Sirens – The American South’s Best-Kept Secret”. By Tim Longville. The Mediterranean Garden, No. 10, Autumn, 1997. Pp. 34-40; “Hail & Farewell: In Praise of Louisiana Irises and Joseph K. Mertzweiller.” By Tim Longville. The American Cottage Gardener, October 1997, volume 4, no.4, Autumn Issue.

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This collection contains Mr. MacMillan’s correspondence and papers, mainly concerned with his work in horticulture.

Sarah Daniel of Abbeville, Louisiana donated this collection in 1978.

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This collection contains the personal and working papers of Mertzweiller, mostly focusing on his work with irises. These include records of his hybridizing experiments, material related to organizations for which he was involved, collaborative efforts, and photographs of iris blooms, plants, and collectors dated from the 1950s onward.

Tom W. Dillard, Secretary for the Society for Louisiana Irises, donated this collection.

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This collection consists of information on nurseries and assorted flowers, fruits and vegetables, plants, etc. Also included is material on organizations of which she was a member.

Scope and Contents This collection reflects the varied interests and wide-spread activities of Nelson. He corresponded with horticulturists and botanists from all over the world, as well as the United States. Because of Nelson's activities and interests, there is a good deal of material from the Society for Louisiana Irises and the Louisiana Society for Horticulture Research (LSHR). Barbara Nelson, his wife, was the long-time secretary of the LSHR, and some of her records in this office are in the collection....

Scope and Contents This collection contains records for both organizations. Most of the correspondence comes from the Secretary's files. Someone connected with the University of Southwestern Louisiana (Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) usually held this position: Ira S. Nelson, Marie Caillet, Aline Arceneaux and Barbara Nelson. Scattered files from several of the society's presidents are also included: R.S. Abbott, Ray Cornay, Charles W. Arny, Jr. and Nolan John...