Susanna Bixby Bryant

[1][2][3] Born on April 11, 1880, in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States, Susanna Bixby Bryant was the daughter of John William Bixby and Susan Patterson Hathaway.

In 1926, for example, Bryant wrote to Charles Sprague Sargent, professor of Aboriculture, Harvard University outlining her vision for developing a botanic garden.

[6][2] In 1929, she hired the Olmsted Brothers, a landscape architectural firm, to help in designing 200 acres of land for gardening.

[2] Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden was relocated to Claremont California in the early 1950s to affiliate with the Claremont Colleges, including Pomona College which had an active botany program.

[9][6][11][1][2][3] Bryant was the member of the California Historical Society and the Garden Club of America.