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Shadi Shihab is in the Botanical Division with the job title of Curator, Floristic Gardens. He was born in Israel in 1976; after moving to the United States in 1997, Shihab received a degree in horticulture from Cal Poly Pomona and two related degrees from Pasadena City College. He has worked at The Huntington since 1998, rising from the classification of temporary gardener at the start of his tenure to curator. Shihab speaks at length about the organization of Botanical's work teams and his work as a supervisor and curator. He reviews how Botanical met the challenge of the San Gabriel Valley windstorm of 2011 that damaged many of The Huntington's plants, trees, and shrubs. Shihab notes his high regard for Jim Folsom, the director of the Huntington's Botanical Gardens; and mentions Ann Richardson, former curator of the Camelia gardens, and Fred Brandt, former superintendent of the gardens. The Huntington Library's oral history project documents the work and lives of non-managerial staff employed in Facilities and the Botanical Division of The Huntington. The interviewees were selected because of their length of tenure at The Huntington, generally at least ten years. These extensive tenures at The Huntington provide an overview of the work of Facilities and the Botanical Division during the last quarter of the 20th century and the first two decades of the 21st century. Interviews are either in Spanish or English, depending on the interviewee's preference. The Huntington Library
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