Kathy Mitchell Collection of Elizabethan Gardens Records, PC.5118

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Kathy Mitchell Collection of Elizabethan Gardens Records, PC.5118

Abstract

Kathy Mitchell was the conservation horticulturalist for the North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island and a former employee of the Elizabethan Gardens. From 1997 to 2000, she assisted the Elizabethan Gardens with several projects related to special planting areas, including the rose garden, herb garden, and perennial border. This collection contains Mitchell's design plans, notes, and correspondence related to those projects.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Kathy Mitchell Collection of Elizabethan Gardens Records
Call Number
PC.5118
Creator
Mitchell, Kathy
Date
1997-2000
Extent
0.200 cubic feet
Language
English
Repository
Outer Banks History Center

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  1. Collection Contents

Restrictions on Access & Use

Access Restrictions

Available for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by the United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying these materials.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], PC.5118, Kathy Mitchell Collection of Elizabethan Gardens Records, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC, U.S.A.

Collection Overview

This collection consists of Mitchell's design plans, notes, correspondence, and other papers related to the renovation of the rose garden, the creation of interpretive labels for the herb garden, and the design of a perennial border around the grand lawn of the Elizabethan Gardens. Materials date from 1997 to 2000.

Biographical/Historical

Kathy Mitchell worked for the Elizabethan Gardens from 1987 to 1991, where she developed an interest in working with native plants. She later became the conservation horticulturalist for the North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island. She maintained an advisory role to the Elizabethan Gardens, assisting them with numerous renovation and special planting projects in the late 1990s.

Contents of the Collection

Collection Contents
Perennial Border, 1997-1998
Box 1
Herb Garden Label Program, 1997-1999
Box 1
Rose Garden, 1999-2000
Box 1

Subject Headings

  • Gardens--Design
  • Landscape design
  • Elizabethan Gardens (Roanoke Island, N.C.)
  • Acquisitions Information

    Donated by Kathy Mitchell, November 2011.

    Processing Information

  • Processed by Shea Foreman.