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====Pomological Watercolor Collection==== | ====Pomological Watercolor Collection==== | ||
Within the Special Collections, the Pomological Watercolor Collection holds over 7,500 original watercolors on botanical subjects created by USDA artists between 1886 and 1942, almost half of which are apples. It is a unique resource documenting new introductions of fruit and nut cultivars as well as specimens discovered by USDA's plant explorers, representing 38 plant families in all.<ref name="jwen">White, James J., and Erik A. Neumann. "The Collection of Pomological Watercolors at the U.S. National Arboretum". ''[[Huntia (journal)|Huntia: A Journal of Botanical History]]'' 4:2 (January 1982), pp. 106-107.</ref> Some of these watercolors were published in the ''Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture'' in the 1902–1913 period, but many were never published at all.<ref name="jwen"/> | Within the Special Collections, the Pomological Watercolor Collection holds over 7,500 original watercolors on botanical subjects created by USDA artists between 1886 and 1942, almost half of which are apples. It is a unique resource documenting new introductions of fruit and nut cultivars as well as specimens discovered by USDA's plant explorers, representing 38 plant families in all.<ref name="jwen">White, James J., and Erik A. Neumann. "The Collection of Pomological Watercolors at the U.S. National Arboretum". ''[[Huntia (journal)|Huntia: A Journal of Botanical History]]'' 4:2 (January 1982), pp. 106-107.</ref> Some of these watercolors were published in the ''Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture'' in the 1902–1913 period, but many were never published at all.<ref name="jwen"/> | ||
Some 65 different artists are represented in the collection, of whom one-third were women.<ref name=djk>Kevles, Daniel J. [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-to-trademark-a-fruit-16888575/ "How to Trademark a Fruit"]. ''Smithsonian'', August 2011.</ref> Just 9 of the 65 are responsible for more than 90% of the total: | Some 65 different artists are represented in the collection, of whom one-third were women.<ref name=djk>Kevles, Daniel J. [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-to-trademark-a-fruit-16888575/ "How to Trademark a Fruit"]. ''Smithsonian'', August 2011.</ref> Just 9 of the 65 are responsible for more than 90% of the total: Deborah Griscom Passmore (over 1500 watercolors), Amanda Newton (over 1200), Mary Daisy Arnold, (over 1000), Royal Charles Steadman (over 850), J. Marion Shull (over 750), Ellen Isham Schutt (over 700), Bertha Heiges (over 600), Elsie E. Lower (over 250), and William Henry Prestele (over 100). Many of the pictures in the Pomological Watercolor Collection are available online through the library's Digital Repository (see link below). | ||
===National Agricultural Library Digital Repository=== | ===National Agricultural Library Digital Repository=== | ||
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NAL also houses several specialized information centers, which provide access to comprehensive and essential information resources focusing on the specific aspects of agricultural subjects. In addition to the general reference services available at NAL, each center offers Internet access to resources enhancing information availability and dissemination. The centers have staff available to serve customers on-site as well as by phone, fax or email. The Information Centers at the National Agricultural Library include: | NAL also houses several specialized information centers, which provide access to comprehensive and essential information resources focusing on the specific aspects of agricultural subjects. In addition to the general reference services available at NAL, each center offers Internet access to resources enhancing information availability and dissemination. The centers have staff available to serve customers on-site as well as by phone, fax or email. The Information Centers at the National Agricultural Library include: | ||
*Alternative Farming Systems Information Center | *[[Alternative Farming Systems Information Center]] | ||
*Animal Welfare Information Center | *[[Animal Welfare Information Center]] | ||
*Food and Nutrition Information Center | *[[Food and Nutrition Information Center]] | ||
**Nutrition.gov | **[[Nutrition.gov]] | ||
*Food Safety Research Information Office Center | *[[Food Safety Research Information Office Center]] | ||
*National Invasive Species Information Center | *[[National Invasive Species Information Center]] | ||
*Rural Information Center | *[[Rural Information Center]] | ||
*Water and Agriculture Information Center | *[[Water and Agriculture Information Center]] | ||
==== Animal Welfare Information Center ==== | ==== Animal Welfare Information Center ==== | ||