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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Below is a request from a colleague at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Please follow up with Jorge separately, or I would be happy to forward
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Abby Meyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">(308) 293-1782</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="ydp6e0fabd3msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues:</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp6e0fabd3msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">A colleague of mine and I are completing a paper about deaf botanists/horticulturists. Does your botanical garden / arboretum keep archival materials
on specific deaf botanists/horticulturists? I can provide a list of the ones we know, if needed, and will appreciate knowing about other deaf botanists/horticulturists we may not have in our manuscript.</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp6e0fabd3msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Part of our project involves writing about programs and any other accommodations botanical gardens / arboreta do to foster a more fulfilling experience
for people with deafness and other disabilities. Any information you may have on the subject is welcomed.</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp6e0fabd3msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Gratefully,</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp6e0fabd3msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Jorge</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp6e0fabd3msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:blayj@si.edu" target="_blank">blayj@si.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ydp6e0fabd3msonormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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