Virginia Apgar with the Apgar orchid
Digital Record
Identifier: ms0504-33-18-8-1
Dates
- Creation: 1961
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Virginia Apgar Papers (LD 7082.18 Apgar)
Existence and Location of Originals
Series 18: Photographs, ca. 1912-1974.; Box 33; Folder 8
Dimensions
25 cm x 20 cm
General Note
ms504-33-18-8-1-50400001.tif
General Note
In 1961, Harold Patterson, a New Jersey orchid cultivator, named a new breed of orchid in honor of Virginia Apgar. Apgar, an avid gardener, was delighted.
Processing Information
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Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
50 College Street
8 Dwight Hall
South Hadley MA 01075-6425 USA
413-538-3079
archives@mtholyoke.edu
50 College Street
8 Dwight Hall
South Hadley MA 01075-6425 USA
413-538-3079
archives@mtholyoke.edu
