These records document the administrative activities of the Office of Plant Service (OPlantS), Horticulture Services Division. Materials include correspondence and
memoranda pertaining to greenhouse construction; Smithsonian grounds maintenance; outgoing loans, grants, and gifts; slide collections; contracts with private companies and
individuals; docent and internship assignments; special events in the Haupt Garden; OPlantS five year budget planning; and safety issues. Also includes correspondence on the
Blair House, National Park Service, Garden Club of America, and Festival of American Folklife, as well as Design and Construction sketches and landscape drawings, minutes
of meetings, and various notes.
