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Stanley Johnson Letter
(2015-09-14)
Letter from Stanley Johnson to H.P. Stuckey stating reasons the Elberta peach has not been used in his work on peach breeding.
Origin of Peach Industry is told in Interview by Lewis Rumph to Macon Man
(2015-09-14)
Typed interview of Lewis Rumph by Albert S. Hatcher, giving a more personal side of the early days of peach industry in Georgia.
Diamond Jubilee of the Elberta Peach
(2015-09-14)
Article from the "American Fruit Grower" by H.P. Stuckey published January 1945. Details the beginning of Elberta peach industry in Georgia. The article summarizes peach test conducted by others in several states.
Georgia Peach Industry was Developed by Dane
(2015-09-14)
Newspaper article detailing the early peach industry begun by Denmark native in 1850.
M.A. Blake Letter
(2015-09-14)
Letter from M.A. Blake to H.P. Stuckey detailing his work using Elberta peach in his peach breeding work. Includes a handwritten note from Stuckey of Blakes out-standing work.
Elberta peachtrees in a greenhouse near Amsterdam, Holland
(2015-09-14)
The above photograph of Elberta peach trees was made in a greenhouse near Amsterdam Holland in 1928. Dr. E.C.Brooks, then president of A & M College, Raleigh, NC stands near peach trees. Signed H.P. Stuckey
Diamond Jubilee for the Elberta
(2015-09-14)
Typewritten draft of article later published in American Fruit Grower.
Elberta peach trees loaded with fruit in orchard of the GA Experiment Station
(2015-09-14)
Photograph of peach trees with handwritten caption, "Elberta peach trees loaded with fruit in orchard of the Georgia Experiment Station".
J.H. Weinberger Letter
(2015-09-14)
Letter from J.H. Weinberger to H.P. Stuckey stating reasons why the Elberta peach has not been used as a "parent" variety in his work.