This collection contains the research papers of George R. Stritikus. According to the author, "these pages are not really scholarly papers written for other scholars. The primary audience is the novice/average gardener, who is interested in gardening and history, but who may or may not be a trained botanist or horticulturist. As far as I am concerned, I consider these 2500 pages my ‘Un-official Dissertation.’" The collection consists primarily of articles written by Stritikus (abbreviated as GSA in the description inventory) and fact sheets he compiled(abbreviated as FS in the description inventory) related to the history of Alabama gardens and plants cultivated in the state. In addition, Stritikus assembled plant material indexes (abbreviated as PMI in the description inventory) that list references to Alabama gardens and plant materials from books, magazines and/or articles that were either published or unpublished. Some of the Stritikus research material features Georgia gardens. General topics regarding southern garden history are also included. In addition, the collection contains genealogical information related to the Stritikus, Clikas, Ross, and Sparks families. All the materials in the collection are typed copies.