The notebooks mostly contain notes on Louisa Frances Pesel's cultivation of irises in Hampshire but also brief notes on meetings of the White House Iris Club, ca.1936-ca.1942
Gardening notebooks of Louisa Frances Pesel
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 633
- Dates of Creation
- ca.1936-ca.1942
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 2 vols (both 178 ff.)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Louisa Pesel was the author of a number of books on the history of embroidery and on gardening. Her main interest in gardening concerned the history and cultivation of the iris
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Bequest of Miss Pesel, received September 1947
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
None