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1. "Director-elect will tackle dissension." News clip, April 12, 1970.

2. "Future of Arboretum depends on Dr. Verdoorn." News clip, circa 1948.

3. "Arboreta hiring delay asked." News clip, March 10, 1970.

4. "Retiring Arboretum official feted." Pacesetter-Highlander, December 8, 1982, p.10.

5. Waltham botanist to direct new Los Angeles Arboretum, Christian Science Monitor, November 13, 1948. Dr. Frans Verdoorn is the first director of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum.

6."Arboretum CEO Schulhof to retire in late spring; new CEO expected this summer." Arcadia Weekly, p. 12, February 23, 2023.

7. "L.A. County arborteum selects new director." Pasadena Star News, May 25, 2023, p.A3,A5. Michael Desplaines will begin his new role as CEO of Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden in July.

Subjects

Arboretum Directors

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10AF

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1. "Camptotheca acuminata, Decaisne (Nyssaceae): Source of Camptothecin, an antileukemic Alkaloid." Technical Bulletin No. 1415, United States Department of Agriculture, April 1970. In cooperation with the National Cancer Institute, Department of Health Education, and Welfare, and Research Triangle Institute.

2. "Rear tree cut." News clip, March 23, 1968.

3. "Cancer tree cuttings." News clip, September 19, 1969.

4. "Scientist tries to grow." News clip, May, 20, 1973.

5. "A hunt for a tree." News clip, circa 1968 or 1969.

6. "Fire retardant plants." Arboretum brochure.

7. "Sewage water for agriculture?" Press release, County of Los Angeles Arboreta and Botanic Gardens, June 1, 1977.

8. "Searching for answers." Lasca Leaves, March 1973.

9. "'Leaf' the doctoring to Lee." News clip and photo, July 6, 1978.

Subjects

Arboretum Research

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11AF

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Subject Files

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