Michael A. Spencer Bromeliad Research Collections

Collections focusing on the discovery, taxonomy, cultivation and pioneers in bromeliads can be found here.  Collected by Michael A. Spencer, these collections contain books, photographs, drawings, correspondence, ephemera, and rare, one-of-a-kind materials.

Books may be found in the Online Catalog by searching the series "Michael A Spencer Collection" or by clicking here.

Michael A. Spencer Bromeliad Research Collection, 1754-2003, 86 Boxes, 80.5 linear ft.

Collector, Michael A. Spencer amassed this collection of publications, photographs, drawings, correspondence programs and other materials focusing on the discovery, taxonomy and cultivation of bromeliads. Mulford B. Foster, Racine Foster and Lyman B. Smith are among the significant bromeliad collectors whose work is documented here.
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Michael A. Spencer Collection on Theodore Mead, 1887-1939, 1 Box, 0.2 linear ft.

Theodore Mead was a horticulturist who owned an orange grove in Eustis, Florida and developed a property in Oviedo, Florida to research and hybridize plants. The collection contains Mead's notebook and family correspondence, together with a brochure and news clipping about the founding of Mead Gardens in Winter Park, Florida.
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Michael A. Spencer Collection on Julian Nally, 1908-1977, 1 Box, 0.2 linear ft.

Julian Nally grew bromeliads on the property that had once belonged to Henry Nehrling at Gotha, Florida. This collection mostly contains photographs of Nally's plants and family, but it also holds one letter to Nally from the Department of Agriculture.
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Michael A. Spencer Collection on Henry Nehrling, 1894-1997, 1 Box, 0.5 linear ft.

Henry Nehrling was a horticulturist famous for his gardens in Gotha and Naples, Florida. These materials were collected by Michael Spencer because of his interest in botany and his links with Central Florida. Of particular interest are Nehrling's notebooks, correspondence, photographs and plant labels. The collection also contains a few materials, which belonged to Mr. Spencer concerning the attempts to save Nehrling's Palm Cottage Gardens.
Books may be found in the Online Catalog or by clicking here.
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