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Re: Dutch Elm Disease



OK-- Kevin can't spell the name of his own hometown. My apologies to all
native colleagues and beyond! (It's those fumble-fingers at fault again,
fellow Listers!]

Kevin V. Bunker
Student Assistant
CA State Archives

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> From:         Bunker, Kevin[SMTP:kbunker@SS.CA.GOV]
> Reply To:     Archives & Archivists
> Sent:         Tuesday, September 19, 2000 3:44 PM
> To:   ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject:      Re: Dutch Elm Disease
>
> To the original querier and the List:
>
> California's capital city, Sacramneto, is regionally famous for its
> remaining urban forest of American elms, most of which were planted within
> its so-called "old city" area in the mid-19th century, and many of which
> (older and newer) have been or are being steadily ravaged by disease and
> general old-age.
>
> Perhaps an archivist at the Sacramento Archives & Museum Collection Center
> (SAMCC) can help direct the patron to sources of Sacramento elm photos or
> other pertinent reference
> materials [Stacia or Pat...do you copy?]. Sorry -- I don't have SAMCC's
> email address handy... try telephoning them at 916-264-7072.
>
> Kevin ("it isn't easy being green") Bunker
> Student Assistant
> CA State Archives
>
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> > From:         john thomas[SMTP:jdthomas@ZOO.UVM.EDU]
> > Reply To:     Archives & Archivists
> > Sent:         Tuesday, September 19, 2000 6:21 PM
> > To:   ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> > Subject:      Re: Dutch Elm Disease
> >
> > I read that "Dutch" was applied (and stuck) because the disease appeared
> > on
> > record in the Netherlands and early research on the disease was done by
> > Dutch scientists. (ca.1919) It was assumed-for a brief period- to be of
> > Dutch origin.
> > The blight devastated the American elm-I don't believe think there is a
> > type
> > of elm known as Dutch. Thank you, JT
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jones, Virginia <VJones@CI.NEWPORT-NEWS.VA.US>
> > To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 11:09 AM
> > Subject: Re: Dutch Elm Disease
> >
> >
> > > I can appreciate your sensitivity.  It may ease your mind a bit to
> know
> > that
> > > the word "Dutch" is descriptive of the type of elm, not the type of
> > disease.
> > > In other words, the disease killed beautiful trees known as "Dutch
> Elms"
> > > throughout North America.
> > >
> > > Ginny Jones
> > > (Virginia A. Jones, CRM, MIT/LIT)
> > > Newport News Waterworks
> > > Newport News, VA
> > > vjones@ci.newport-news.va.us
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: johaan vonkrunkle [mailto:johaanvonkrunkle@HOTMAIL.COM]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 3:57 PM
> > > > To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> > > > Subject: Dutch Elm Disease
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hallo,
> > > >
> > > > As a native Hollander let me saay that I cannot adide that
> > > > the destroyer of
> > > > beautiful trees is known a Dutch Elm Disease.  Couldn't we
> > > > call it Western
> > > > Europa Elm Disease?
> > > >
> > > > We do not have even this malady in my town.
> > > >
> > > > Johaan
> > > >
> > > >
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