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Table of Contents

Summary Information ...... 3 Biography of John S. Stokes Jr...... 5 Scope and Contents...... 5 Arrangement...... 6 Administrative Information ...... 7 Search Terms...... 7 Collection Inventory...... 9 Manuscripts and research...... 9 Correspondence...... 10 Articles and press...... 13 Mary's Gardens records...... 13 Mary's Gardens movement...... 14 Catholic organizations and memberships...... 15 Catholic pamphlets...... 17 Gardening literature and ephemera...... 18 Subject files...... 18 Bonnie Roberson's papers...... 21 Photographs, slides, and artifacts...... 24 Audiovisual materials...... 25

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Summary Information

Repository The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute

Creator Mary's Gardens

Creator Stokes, John S., (John Stodgell), 1920-2007

Title John Stokes and Mary's Gardens collection

Date 1938-2007

Extent 60.0 Linear feet

Language English

Abstract This collection contains the personal papers of John S. Stokes, Jr., and the records of his organization, Mary's Gardens. Materials in the collection date primarily from 1952 through 1990. The collection includes Stokes' manuscripts, correspondence, research materials, articles, photographs, audio recordings and ephemera related to his interests in Catholicism, the Blessed Virgin Mary, gardening, names and symbolism of plants and flowers associated with the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mary's Gardens movement, social justice, civil rights, ecumenism and other related themes. Mary's Gardens records include press releases, newsletters, marketing materials, articles, garden plans, and ephemera on Stokes' organization (cofounded in 1951 with Edward McTague) based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Additionally, some materials deal with Stokes' website, also called Mary's Gardens (mgardens.org).

Preferred Citation

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Biography of John S. Stokes Jr.

John Stogdell Stokes, Jr., was born on October 21, 1920 in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. In 1942, Mr. Stokes earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Lehigh University. During the 1940s, he was employed by Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio and registered as a conscientious objector to World War II. Mr. Stokes was raised as a Quaker and converted to Catholicism in 1946. The following year he moved to the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and married Helen Patricia Schriever, with whom he had five children. Stokes developed an interest in medieval religious names, symbolisms and uses of flowers, particularly those associated with the Blessed Virgin Mary. Inspired by an article on a devotional garden planted in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, Mr. Stokes cofounded "Mary's Gardens" with Philadelphia based partner Edward McTague in 1951. Stokes publicized Mary's Gardens through articles in Catholic publications, newsletters, and mail-order distribution of seed packets that promoted plants and flowers honoring the Virgin Mary. He focused efforts both on his garden as well as fostering a broader Mary's Gardens movement. Bonnie Roberson of Hagerman, Idaho later joined the movement and corresponded extensively with Stokes on this topic. While promoting Mary's Gardens, Stokes also became active in civil rights and social justice movements and served as the director of the Wellsprings Ecumenical Center in Philadelphia. During the 1960s, he taught interfaith courses at churches and synagogues throughout the city. During this time, he met Marion Metelits, whom he would later marry in 1973. Continuing to promote his garden and the Mary's Gardens movement, Mr. Stokes launched a website, mgardens.org, in 1995. Through his site, Mr. Stokes devoted the later years of his life to sharing his collection of flower photographs and extensive research on the Marian dimension of plants and flowers. According to his family, the site has helped to foster devotional gardens around the world, and Mr. Stokes is considered by many to be the founder of the Mary's Gardens movement. Mr. Stokes passed away in Philadelphia on November 14, 2007 at the age of 87.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the personal papers of John S. Stokes, Jr., and the records of his organization, Mary's Gardens. Materials in the collection date primarily from 1952 through 1990. The collection includes Stokes' manuscripts, correspondence, research materials, articles, photographs, audio recordings and ephemera related to his interests in Catholicism, the Blessed Virgin Mary, gardening, names and symbolism of plants and flowers associated with the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mary's Gardens movement,

- Page 5 - Guide to the John Stokes and Mary's Gardens collection, circa 1940-2007 ML.034 social justice, ecumenism and other related themes. The collection also contains records of Stokes' organization, Mary's Gardens including press releases, newsletters, marketing materials, articles, garden plans, and other promotional materials. Additionally, some materials deal with Stokes' website, also called Mary's Gardens (mgardens.org). Stokes' manuscripts document published and unpublished works on topics including Marian symbolism of flowers and herbs, Catholic mysticism, medieval gardens, and the Mary's Gardens movement. The collection includes over fifty years of Stokes' personal and organizational correspondence, primarily related to his interests on Mary and flowers, Catholicism, gardening, and the Mary's Gardens movement. He corresponded extensively with a few individuals, primarily Bonnie Roberson and Brother Sean MacNamara. Some materials document Stokes' activities as a member or general interest in over eighteen Catholic and/or social justice organizations. These include, for example, the Catholic Interracial Council of Philadelphia and the National Catholic Rural Life Conference. The collection also contains pamphlets, subject files, and other ephemera relating to Stokes' broad research interests in gardening, flowers, plants, herbs, the environment, Catholicism, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Marian art and stamps, social justice, and civil rights. Organizational records in the collection document the history and activities of Mary's Gardens, founded by John Stokes and Edward McTague in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1951. Additionally, materials in the collection document Stokes' activities in promoting the Mary's Gardens movement including planning devotional gardens at parishes and schools, primarily in the mid-Atlantic region and North America. Photographs, slides, and negatives in the collection document Mary's Gardens, Marian plants and flowers, exhibits, events, groups, and individuals associated with Stokes' Mary Garden in Philadelphia and the Mary's Gardens movement. The collection also contains the papers of Stokes' friend and Mary's Gardens affiliate, Bonnie Roberson. Roberson owned and operated Garden of Memories, a Mary Garden based in Hagerman, Idaho. She corresponded extensively with Stokes, primarily during the early 1980s before her death in 1983. Her papers also document her interest in Mary's Gardens for the blind and dish gardens, as well as her interest and involvement with Catholic and gardening organizations including, for example, the American Rose Society, the Herb Society of America, and the Idaho Council of Catholic Women.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in twelve series: Manuscripts and research Correspondence Articles and press Mary's Gardens records Mary's Gardens movement Catholic organizations and memberships

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Administrative Information

Publication Information The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute

Access This collection is open and available to the public for research in the Marian Library reading room. The materials are non-circulating.

Copyright Notice The materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). The materials are available for personal, educational, and scholarly use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner or his or her heirs for any other use, such as reproduction and publication.

Acquisition This collection was donated to the Marian Library by John S. Stokes, Jr., in 2007 and transferred to the Marian Library in May 2013. In addition to his archives, Mr. Stokes donated his website (mgardens.org), garden statues and statue molds, and personal library of literature on gardening, plants and flowers, Catholicism, and religion to the Marian Library.

Search Terms

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Subject(s)

• Flowers--Religious aspects--Christianity • Flowers--Symbolic aspects • Gardens--Religious aspects--Christianity • Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Devotion to • Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Symbolism • Plants in the Bible

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Collection Inventory

Manuscripts and research, circa 1954-2006 Box 1 Bermuda trip literature and notes, 1964 1 Flowers of Our Lady (submission package for Jubilee), 1961 1 Flowers of Our Lady and Mary's Gardens (slide lecture transcript), 1960 1 Flowers of the Virgin Mary, 1983 1 Herbs and Flowers of the Virgin Mary, 1981-1983 1 Herb of Grace, 1980-1983 1 Herb Grower materials, circa 1982 1 Mariana 1, 1964 2 Mary Garden Jubilee, 1981-1982 2 Mary Garden Jubilee, 1982 2 Mary Garden Jubilee, 1983 2 Medieval Countryside in a Garden, 1984 2 The Mystical Garden, 1982-1983 2 Mystics with Hands, 1979-1989 3 Mystical Rose of Knock, 1983-1984 3 Our Lady's Solar Greenhouse, 1982-1983 3 Paradise of Our Lady, 1983-1984 3 Tropical plants research, 1965 3 Manuscripts and research, circa 1952 3 Manuscripts and research, circa 1952-1961 3 Manuscripts and research, 1954-1962 4 Manuscripts and research, 1954-1962 4 Manuscripts and research, 1955-1960 4 Manuscripts and research, 1955-1960 5 Manuscripts and research, 1982-1984 5 Manuscripts and research, 1988-1989 5 Manuscripts and research, 2002-2006

Garden guides, circa 1960-circa 2000

Box 5 Mary's house plants for the blind / dish gardens for the blind, circa 1960

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5 Popular plants for indoor/outdoor Mary's Gardens, circa 1960 5 Indoor dish garden planting and care, 1963 5 200 flowers, shrubs, and trees for sunny Mary Gardens, 1965 5 Plants of religious symbolism in the Medieval garden of the Bonnefont Cloister, 1965 5 Culinary and fragrant herbs of religious symbolism, 1965 5 How to start a Mary Garden in Philadelphia, 1965 5 Tropical plants with religious names, circa 1965 5 Parish Mary Gardens, circa 1980 5 100 plants for larger Mary Gardens, circa 2000 5 Mary's Gardens for Children teachers guide, circa 2000

Correspondence, 1944-2007 Box 6 Correspondence, 1944-1951 6 Correspondence, December 1951-February 1952 6 Correspondence, March-April 1952 6 Correspondence, May-July 1952 6 Correspondence, August-October 1952 6 Correspondence, November-December 1952 6 Correspondence, January-February 1953 7 Correspondence, March-April 1953 7 Correspondence, May-July 1953 7 Correspondence, August-November 1953 7 Correspondence, December 1953-March 1954 7 Correspondence, April-June 1954 7 Correspondence, July-November 1954 8 Correspondence, December 1954-February 1955 8 Correspondence, March-May 1955 8 Correspondence, June-September 1955 8 Correspondence, October 1955-May 1956 8 Correspondence, June-November 1956 8 Correspondence, January-November 1957 8 Correspondence, December 1957-May 1958 9 Correspondence, June-November 1958 9 Correspondence, December 1958-May 1959 9 Correspondence, December 1959-March 1960 9 Correspondence, April-June 1960

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9 Correspondence, July-August 1960 9 Correspondence, September-November 1960 10 Correspondence, December 1960-February 1961 10 Correspondence, March 1961 10 Correspondence, April-May 1961 10 Correspondence, June-September 1961 10 Correspondence, October 1961-February 1962 10 Correspondence, March-May 1962 10 Correspondence, June-August 1962 10 Correspondence, September-November 1962 11 Correspondence, December 1962-February 1963 11 Correspondence, March-July 1963 11 Correspondence, August-November 1963 11 Correspondence, December 1963-May 1964 11 Correspondence, June-November 1965 11 Correspondence, December 1964-February 1965 11 Correspondence, March-November 1965 12 Correspondence, 1966-1967 12 Correspondence, 1980-1981 12 Correspondence, 1982-1984 12 Correspondence, 1985-1987 12 Correspondence, 1987-1988 13 Correspondence, 1989 13 Correspondence, 1992-1994 13 Correspondence, 1995 13 Correspondence, 1996 13 Correspondence, 1996-1997 13 Correspondence, 1998 14 Correspondence, 1999 14 Correspondence, 1999 14 Correspondence, 2000-2001 14 Correspondence, 2002 14 Correspondence, 2003-2005 14 Correspondence, 2006-2007 15 Bonnie Roberson, 1958-1962 15 Bonnie Roberson, 1962-1963 15 Bonnie Roberson, 1963-1964 16 Bonnie Roberson, 1964-1965

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16 Bonnie Roberson, 1965-1966 16 Bonnie Roberson, 1965-1968 16 Bonnie Roberson, 1968-1973 16 Bonnie Roberson, 1976-1979 17 Bonnie Roberson, 1980 17 Bonnie Roberson, 1981 17 Bonnie Roberson, 1981 17 Bonnie Roberson, 1981 18 Bonnie Roberson, 1982 18 Bonnie Roberson, 1982-1983 18 Bonnie Roberson, 1982-1983 18 Bonnie Roberson / correspondence on healing herbs, 1982-1983 18 Bonnie Roberson / transcriptions of Stokes/Roberson recordings, 1966 19 Sean MacNamara, 1972-1981 19 Sean MacNamara, 1982-1983 19 Sean MacNamara, 1984-1985 19 Sean MacNamara, 1986-1987 20 Sean MacNamara, 1988-1989 20 Sean MacNamara, 1990-1993 20 Sean MacNamara, 1994-1996 20 Sean MacNamara, 1997-2002 20 Sean MacNamara, 2003-2007 21 Sean MacNamara / Knock Shrine Annuals, 1984-1990 (oversized) 21 Sean MacNamara / Knock shrine ephemera, circa 1984 (oversized) 21 Sean MacNamara / articles, circa 1981 (oversized) 22 Nan Sears, 1990 22 Nan Sears, 1991 22 Nan Sears, 1992-1993 22 Nan Sears, 1994-1995 23 Ade Bethune, 1958 23 Bernardine Sisters, 1952 23 Charles Broschart, 1963 23 La Douceur / La Salette, 1963-1964 23 Diane Farr, 1988-1991 23 Stokes family correspondence, 1975-1987

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Articles and press, 1946-1989

Scope and Contents This series includes a selection of the articles listed in Stokes' article inventory (http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/ resources/m_garden/Archives_MGPress.html). The articles include those written by Stokes and his collaborators. The articles primarily cover topics including Marian plant symbolism and news or promotional material related to the Mary's Gardens movement.

Box 24 Articles, 1946-1951 24 Articles, 1952 24 Articles, 1952 24 Articles, 1953 24 Articles, 1953 25 Articles, 1955 25 Articles, 1956-1957 25 Articles, 1958-1960 25 Articles, 1961 26 Articles, 1962 26 Articles, 1963 26 Articles, 1964 26 Articles, 1965-1967 26 Articles, 1968-1970 26 Articles, 1971-1973 27 Articles, 1974-1976 27 Articles, 1977-1979 27 Articles, 1982 27 Articles, 1983 27 Articles, 1984-1989

Mary's Gardens records, 1951-circa 2000 Box 28 Catalog drafts, circa 1952 28 Catalog drafts, circa 1951-1954 28 Catalogs, 1951-1958 28 Catalogs and brochures, circa 1952-circa 1962

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28 Letterhead, circa 1952-circa 1995 28 Newsletters, 1951-circa 1980 28 Logo and marketing proofs, circa 1951-1960 29 Promotional materials, 1952-1957 29 Promotional materials, 1952-1965 29 Promotional materials, 1961-1981 29 Publicity file, 1958 29 Press file, 1981-1984 29 Press releases, 1952-1995 30 Orders, plant lists, correspondence, 1951-1964 30 Inquiry and order records, 1951-1956 30 Mailing records, 1951-1956 30 Seed packet records, 1951-1956 30 Order records, 1955-1963 30 Catalog inquiries, 1955-1963 30 Marian award inquiries, 1964-1965 31 Testimonials, 1951-1954 31 Financial notes, 1952-1955 31 Copyright registration, 1952-1955 31 Garden journal, 1951-1964 31 Garden journal, 1973-1990 31 Garden accessories, 1951 31 Seed and plant lists, 1957-1965 31 Seed packets, circa 1965 31 Seat of Wisdom / manuscript and publicity, 1958 32 Philadelphia Flower Show, 1968 32 Articles, brochures, ephemera, circa 1990 32 Press, articles, plant lists, circa 2000 32 The Mary Calendar (photocopies), 1998 32 "Mums the Word" plant database (printouts and notes), 1990-1991 32 Mary's Gardens website (printouts), 1997 32 Mary's Gardens website (printouts), 1999 33 Printers proofs / illustrations for articles and marketing materials, (oversized)

Mary's Gardens movement, 1981-2007 Box 34 History of Mary's Gardens Movement, 1981

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34 History of Mary's Gardens Movement, 1981 34 History of Mary's Gardens Movement, 1981 34 History of Mary's Gardens Movement, 1981 34 History of Mary's Gardens Movement, 1981 34 History of Mary's Gardens Movement, 1981 34 History of Mary's Gardens Movement, 1981 35 Brodeur Mary Garden, 2000-2006 35 Brodeur Mary Garden correspondence, 2000 35 Carroll House Mary Garden, 1990-1991 35 Mary, Queen of the Universe shrine garden, circa 2005 35 St. Mary's Parish garden project, 1998 35 National Shrine Mary Garden, 2000 35 Victoria, British Columbia cloister garden, 1998 35 Various Mary's Gardens ephemera, circa 2000 36 Woods Hole correspondence and ephemera, 1981 36 Woods Hole correspondence and ephemera, 1980-1982 36 Woods Hole correspondence and ephemera, 1980-1982 36 Woods Hole correspondence and ephemera, 1982-1984 37 St. Joseph's Church, 1982-2007 37 Woods Hole news and press, 1982 37 Woods Hole news and press, 1982 37 Woods Hole articles, circa 1946-circa 1982 37 Woods Hole plant lists, garden plans, history, circa 1980 37 Woods Hole garden plans, 1981 37 Woods Hole flower and garden notes, circa 1981 38 Woods Hole lectures, 1982 38 Woods Hole nursery catalogs, 1981 38 Mary's Gardens articles from Woods Hole, circa 1981 38 "Reflections from the Garden" by Gregory Davis, 1997 38 Mary Garden of Verse (presented to Stokes by Mary Garden Associates), 1999 38 Tile from St. Joseph's / Woods Hole, circa 1981

Catholic organizations and memberships, 1947-2006 Box 39 American Council for the International Promotion of Democracy Under God, 1949-1951 39 American Council for the International Promotion of Democracy Under God, 1952-1955 39 American Council for the International Promotion of Democracy Under God, 1955-1962

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39 Catholic Action, 1954-1962 40 Catholic Businessmen's Association, 1955-1958 40 Catholic Interracial Council of Philadelphia, 1951-1957 40 City-Wide Black Community Council, circa 1969 40 Council for the Study of the Shroud of Turin, 2002-2006 40 Ecumenical Institute of Spiritual Life Conference, 1966 40 Holy Name Society, 1955-1960 40 Legion of Mary, circa 1982 40 National Catholic Society for Animal Welfare, 1959-1963 40 National Catholic Rural Life Conference, circa 1953-1954 41 National Catholic Youth Organization, circa 1963 41 Our Mother of Consolation Parish, 1947-1952 41 Parish Current Events discussion group, 1957-1958 41 Philadelphia Christianform, 1955-1958 41 Quaker meetings, circa 1981 41 Society of Mary, circa 1982 41 Wellspring, 1969 41 Various religious and human rights newsletters, circa 1969-1970

Catholic print ephemera, circa 1950-circa 1975

Box 42 41st International Eucharistic Congress, 1976 42 Civil Rights, circa 1950-circa 1975 42 Men of the Sacred Heart, circa 1950-circa 1975 42 Religious orders / vocations, circa 1950-circa 1975 42 Religious orders / vocations, circa 1950-circa 1975 42 Right to Life, circa 1950-circa 1975 42 Youth / family, circa 1950-circa 1975 43 Catholic print ephemera / various, circa 1950-circa 1975 43 Catholic print ephemera / various, circa 1950-circa 1975 43 Catholic print ephemera / various, circa 1950-circa 1975 43 Catholic print ephemera / various, circa 1950-circa 1975 43 Catholic print ephemera / various, circa 1950-circa 1975 44 Catholic print ephemera / various, circa 1950-circa 1975 44 Catholic print ephemera / various, circa 1950-circa 1975 44 Catholic print ephemera / various, circa 1950-circa 1975 44 Catholic holy cards, postcards, ephemera, circa 1965-circa 1985 Miniature Christmas books, circa 1955

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Pressed Flowers of the Holy Land booklet, circa 1904

Catholic pamphlets, circa 1926-circa 1960 Box 46 Albert Dolan, circa 1941-circa 1947 46 Bible, circa 1928-circa 1953 46 Candle Light Guild bulletin, 1956-1958 46 Charismatic Renewal, 1974-1975 46 Church history, circa 1929-circa 1946 46 Communism, circa 1949-circa 1960 47 Comparative religion, circa 1950-circa 1960 47 Comparative religion, circa 1950-circa 1960 47 Conversion, circa 1960 47 D.F. Miller, circa 1954-circa 1963 47 Daniel Lord, circa 1945-circa 1950 47 Daniel Lord, circa 1945-circa 1951 48 Education, circa 1927-1961 48 Father Scott, circa 1945 48 Fatima, circa 1944-circa 1953 48 Freemasonry, circa 1926-circa 1947 48 Fulton Sheen, circa 1941-circa 1952 49 Fulton Sheen, circa 1941-circa 1952 49 Holy Week / Stations of the Cross, circa 1924-circa 1956 49 John O'Brien, circa 1937-circa 1949 49 Knights of Columbus, circa 1949-circa 1960 49 Liturgy, circa 1928-circa 1955 50 Marriage and Family, circa 1941-circa 1956 50 Mary, circa 1933-circa 1960 51 Non-Catholic / Other Christian faiths, circa 1945-1955 51 Politics, circa 1940-1960 51 Politics, circa 1940-1960 51 Prayers / Novenas / Devotions, circa 1924-circa 1956 52 Professional ethics / morality, circa 1929-circa 1962 52 Race, circa 1944-circa 1955 52 Richard Binder, 1947 52 Rosary, circa 1937-circa 1954 52 Sacraments and Ten Commandments, circa 1949-circa 1960

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53 Sacred music and art, circa 1949-circa 1956 53 Saints, circa 1940-circa 1960 53 Saints, circa 1940-circa 1960 54 Secularism, agnosticism, atheism, circa 1950-circa 1960 54 Secularism, agnosticism, atheism, circa 1950-circa 1960 54 Sin / Purgatory, circa 1904-circa 1952 55 Social justice, circa 1940-circa 1960 55 Social justice, circa 1940-circa 1960 55 Theology and Doctrine, circa 1941-circa 1947 55 Theology and Doctrine, circa 1935-circa 1949 56 Trappist, circa 1940-1948 56 Youth, circa 1949-circa 1960 57 Various Catholic pamphlets, circa 1940-circa 1960

Gardening literature and ephemera, 1946-1999 Box 58 Seed and garden supply catalogs, 1955-1976 58 Seed and garden supply catalogs, 1955-1984 58 Gardening pamphlets, 1946-1960 58 USDA Farmers' Bulletins / Home and Garden Bulletins, circa 1946-circa 1958 59 Gardening articles and advertisements, 1953 59 Ozark Gardens, 1965-1966 59 Ozark Gardens, 1967 59 Herb Grower / Herbalist / Country Beautiful, 1960-1982 59 Horticulture / American Gardener, 1983-1999 60 Garden society bulletins, circa 1965 60 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society News, 1964-1967 60 Morris Arboretum Bulletin, 1963-1967

Subject files, circa 1946-circa 1977 Box 61 Action and organization, 1956 61 Anti-Communist, 1955 61 Anti-subversive literature, 1955-1957 61 Anti-traditional, 1946-1949

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61 Astrology book catalogs, 1970-1972 61 Astrology charts and research, 1970-1977 61 Astrology charts, 1969-1977 62 Bella Dodd, 1954 62 Cornell Extension slide series transcripts, 1961 62 Cornell Department of Floriculture slide series transcripts, circa 1961 62 Deviation and subversion, circa 1956 62 Family, 1953-1964 62 Indecent and immoral literature, 1954-1957 62 Journalism education, 1951-1957 62 Marian shrines/garden ornaments, 1956-1960 63 Philadelphia art, circa 1963 63 Sanctification, 1956-1959 63 Theology, philosophy, ethics, 1953-1956 63 Various, circa 1953-circa 1959

Marian stamps, 1963-1971

Box 64 Catalogue of Marian Stamps, 1966 64 Supplement to the Catalogue of Marian Stamps, 1967-1969 64 Marian Philatelist with index, 1963-1965 64 Marian Philatelist, 1966-1968 64 Marian Philatelist, 1969-1971

Card reference files, circa 1965

Box 65 Lectures, circa 1965 65 Names and legends, circa 1965 65 Writers, circa 1965 65 Nature poems, circa 1965 65 Christ poems, circa 1965 65 Mary poems, circa 1965 65 St. Francis poems, circa 1965 65 Holy Land poems, circa 1965 65 Theo-Botany, circa 1965 65 Primordial, circa 1965 65 Nature in Old Testament, circa 1965 65 Parables of Christ, circa 1965

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65 Plant blessings, circa 1965 65 Garden prayers, circa 1965 65 Mary in Old Testament, circa 1965 65 Mariology, circa 1965 65 Visionaries, circa 1965 65 Appearances, circa 1965 65 Fathers, circa 1965 65 Missal, circa 1965 65 Mary in New Testament, circa 1965 65 Breviary, circa 1965 65 Legends, circa 1965 65 Research materials, circa 1965 65 Figures, circa 1965 65 Use, circa 1965 65 Dedication, circa 1965 65 Symbols and emblems, circa 1965 65 Saints, circa 1965 66 Quote cards, circa 1965 66 Ecumenism, circa 1965 66 Respect and love, circa 1965 66 Dialogue, circa 1965 66 Solidarity, circa 1965 66 Personal renewal, circa 1965 66 Church renewal, circa 1965 66 Social renewal, circa 1965 66 Jewish-Christian, circa 1965 66 Negro-White, circa 1965 66 War and peace, circa 1965 66 International trade, circa 1965 66 Housing, circa 1965 66 Education, circa 1965 66 Employment, circa 1965 66 Population and food, circa 1965 66 History, circa 1965 66 Prophecy, circa 1965 66 Secularity, circa 1965 66 Atheism, circa 1965 66 Church and state, circa 1965

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66 Freedom and Church, circa 1965 66 Scripture, circa 1965 66 Sacraments, circa 1965 66 Prayer, circa 1965 66 Marriage/celibacy, circa 1965 66 Communism, circa 1965 66 Sun, circa 1965 66 Moon, circa 1965 66 Mercury, circa 1965 66 Venus, circa 1965 66 Mars, circa 1965 66 Jupiter, circa 1965 66 Saturn, circa 1965 66 Research references, circa 1965 67 Plants/flowers - British, circa 1965 67 Plants/flowers - Latin American, circa 1965 67 Plants/flowers - Spanish, circa 1965 68 Plants/flowers - Germany, circa 1965 68 Names (Q.M.), 1950-1954 69 Names, 1955-1964 69 Tropical and subtropical annuals, 1965 69 Tropical and subtropical perennials, 1965 70 Tropical and subtropical perennials trees and shrubs, 1965 70 H & HH as house plants, 1965 70 Warm temperate annuals (half-hardy), 1965 70 Warm temperate perennials (half-hardy), 1965 70 Warm temperate trees and shrubs (half-hardy), 1965 70 Cold temperate annuals (spring hardy), 1965 70 Cold temperate biennials (winter hardy), 1965 70 Cold temperate perennials (winter hardy), 1965 70 A-Z, 1965

Bonnie Roberson's papers, circa 1955-1983

Correspondence, 1958-1983

Box 71 John Stokes, 1958-1962

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71 John Stokes, 1963-1965 71 John Stokes, 1965-1968 71 John Stokes, 1973 71 John Stokes, 1980 72 John Stokes, 1980 72 John Stokes, 1980-1981 72 John Stokes, 1981 72 John Stokes, 1981 72 John Stokes, 1981 73 John Stokes, 1981 73 John Stokes, 1982 73 John Stokes, 1982-1983 73 John Stokes, 1983 74 Benedictine sisters, circa 1961 74 Alfred Boeddeker, circa 1973 74 Catholic Union of the Sick in America (CUSA), circa 1972 74 Brother Sean MacNamara, circa 1971-1982 74 Brother Sean MacNamara, circa 1980-1982 74 Madonna House Apostolate, 1966-1982 74 Merrill Maynard, circa 1967-1971 75 Father Fred Nelson, 1977-1982 75 "Turista" Hungarian correspondence, circa 1966 75 Woods Hole, 1981-1982 75 Correspondence, circa 1960-circa 1975 75 Correspondence and ephemera, circa 1961-1983

Garden of Memories records, 1962-1982

Box 76 Catalogs and brochures, 1962-1965 76 Press releases and newsletters, circa 1965-1982 76 Exhibits, 1962-1964

Organizations, projects, and ephemera, circa 1962-1982

Box 76 American Rose Society, circa 1960-circa 1962 76 American Rose Society article drafts, circa 1962 76 Herb Society of America, circa 1962-1969 76 Herb Society of America, circa 1964-circa 1971

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77 Herb Society of America, circa 1972-circa 1976 77 Idaho Council of Catholic Women, circa 1964-circa 1975 77 National Catholic Rural Life Conference, circa 1960 77 St. Leo Bulletin, circa 1960-circa 1967 77 Catholic catalogs and ephemera, circa 1965 78 Catholic / gardening articles, circa 1963-circa 1980 78 Catholic / gardening ephemera, circa 1963-circa 1980 78 Dish gardens scrapbook, circa 1975 78 Dish gardens photographs and ephemera, circa 1965 78 "Floral Symbolism and the Mary Garden" article, circa 1965 79 Herb research and ephemera, circa 1962-1982 79 Idaho songs and music, circa 1963 79 Madonna House Booklist, circa 1979 79 Regina Laudis, O.S.B. / Bethlehem, Connecticut, circa 1963 79 Symbolic plant names, circa 1960 79 Unicorn tapestries, circa 1981

Mary's Gardens movement, circa 1952-circa 1983

Box 79 Mary Gardens for the blind, circa 1952-circa 1963 80 Mary's Gardens testimonials, 1951-1954 80 Mary's Gardens scrapbook, 1962-1960 80 Mary's Gardens scrapbook, 1962-1965 80 Mary's Gardens scrapbook, circa 1962-1966 80 Marian scrapbook, circa 1966 80 Hilltop Mary Garden, circa 1970 80 St. Mary's Anglican church garden, circa 1967 80 Mary's Gardens information packets, circa 1981 80 Mary's Gardens promotional packets, circa 1975

Photographs and slides, circa 1960-circa 1980

Box 81 Photographs and slides, circa 1960-circa 1980 81 Photographs and slides, circa 1960-circa 1980 81 Photographs and slides, circa 1960-circa 1980 81 Photographs and slides, circa 1960-circa 1980

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Photographs, slides, and artifacts, circa 1952-circa 2000

Photographs, circa 1952-circa 1982

Box 82 Stokes portraits in Mary's Gardens, 1982 82 Garden of Memories, circa 1963 82 Dish gardens, circa 1963 82 St. Joseph statue, circa 1958-circa 1982 82 Seat of Wisdom statue, circa 1960 82 Madonna and Child statue, circa 1958-circa 1982 82 Garden of Paradise of Our Lady statue, circa 1960-circa 1982 83 Mary's Gardens and statues, circa 1960 83 Mary's Gardens and statues, circa 1960 83 Mary's Gardens and various, circa 1952-circa 1981 84 Mary's Gardens and various, circa 1963-circa 1995 84 Marian statues and shrines, circa 1955-circa 1982 84 Gardens, Catholic events, other, 1981 84 Flowers, Mary gardens, other, circa 1952-1963 85 Negatives, 1950-1958 85 Negatives, circa 1955

Slides, circa 1952-circa 1990

Box 86 Mary's Gardens and exhibits, 1959-1969 87 Philadelphia flower show, 1968 87 Mary calendar, circa 1952 87 Slide lecture, circa 1960 87 Flowers, circa 1990 88 Mary's Gardens for the blind, circa 1980 88 Slide lecture, circa 1960 88 Flowers of Our Lady, circa 1980 88 Various, circa 1970-circa 1990 89 Woods Hole, circa 1952-circa 1980 89 Angelus tower and Garden of Our Lady, circa 1963-circa 1986 90 Our Mother of Consolation garden and dedication, circa 1983 90 Chestnut Hill garden, circa 1964-circa 1990 90 Bermuda, 1964

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90 St. Huberts High School, circa 1970 90 Ravenhill Academy, circa 1965 91 Catholic art and floral symbolism, circa 1988 92 Bonnie Roberson's Mary Garden, circa 1962-1965 92 Flower Species #2, circa 1967-1976 93 Flower Species #2, circa 1967-1976 94 Slides for Lecture #1, circa 1960 94 Various, circa 1960-circa 1990 95 Dish gardens, circa 1965 95 Mary statues, circa 1965 96 Mary's Gardens flowers, 1952

Artifacts, 1938-1965

Box 97 Mary's Gardens printing plates, circa 1965 97 Exchange Club of Detroit medal, 1938

Audiovisual materials, 1954-2007 Box 98 5" tape reels, 1954-1964 99 5" tape reels, 1964-1965 100 5" tape reels, 1965 101 5" tape reels, 1965-1966 102 5" tape reels, 1967-1982 103 CD, DVD, and floppy discs, 1999-2007 105 7" tape reels, 1954-1965 105 Cassette tapes, 1980-1998

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