Garden Club of Georgia records

Descriptive Summary
Title: Garden Club of Georgia records
Creator: Garden Club of Georgia
Inclusive Dates: 1930-1985
Bulk Dates: 1950-1985
Language(s): English
Extent: 30 Linear Feet 33 document boxes, 3 half boxes, 9 oversized boxes, 3 card file boxes, 1 oversized folder
Collection Number: ms2285
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

For information, see the article Garden Club of Georgia in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence, guest books, annual district reports, photographs, minutes, scrapbooks, receipts and bills, programs, and booklets produced by the Garden Club. The materials document the activities of the Garden Club of Georgia as well as local garden clubs throughout Georgia and on the national level. Some topics include landscape design schools, flower shows, blue star memorial highway markers, and garden therapy.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Garden Club of Georgia records, ms2285, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 July 31.

General Notes

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Correspondence, 1950-1958

 

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Correspondence, 1959

 

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Correspondence, 1960

 

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Correspondence, 1961

 

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Correspondence, 1962-1963

 

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Correspondence, 1963-1964

 

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Correspondence, 1965-1966

 

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Correspondence, 1967-1969

 

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Correspondence, 1969-1976

 

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Correspondence, 1977-1978

 

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Correspondence, 1979-1981

 

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Correspondence, 1982-1985

 

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Admissions - Garden Schools

 

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Garden Therapy - Junior Gardeners

 

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Radio TV - World Gardening, 1960-1961

 

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Club Histories/Material

 

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Conventions/Awards

 

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Certificates, Photographs, Bird Sanctuary Sketch

 

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Bank Items

 

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Book and Print Sales

 

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Desk Calendars, 1976-1982

 

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District Material

 

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Finances

 

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Membership/Officers

 

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Membership Forms , 1976-1979

 

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Membership Forms , 1980-1982

 

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Minutes, Reports

 

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Receipts/Bills , 1956-1971

 

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Receipts/Bills , 1972-1984

 

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Miscellaneous

 

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Financial Ledgers, Check Stub Books

 

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Landscape Design and Scholarships - Radio TV, 1959

 

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Garden Gateways , 1934-1959

 

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Garden Gateways , 1960-1978

 

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Georgia Garden Club Guide , 1930-1983

 

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Engagement Calendars, 1955-1985

 

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All Those In Favor Say Something

 

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Gems From Georgia Kitchens

 

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More Gems

 

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Instant Programs for High School Gardeners

 

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Native Flora of the Golden Isles

 

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Never Never Land of Poisonous Plants

 

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Garden History of Georgia 1733 - 1933

 

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Flowers From Plains to the White House

 

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A Seed Is Planted

 

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A Guide to Significant and Historic Gardens of America

 

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Birds of Georgia Coloring Book

 

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An Introduction to LeConte-Woodmanston

 

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Flower Shows - Programs, Handbooks, Printed Material

 

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"Tree Talk" newsletter

 

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Landscape Design School - Study Manuals, 1958-1980

 

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Landscape Magazine

 

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History of Garden Club of Georgia - volumes 1-3, 1936-1942

 

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History of Garden Club of Georgia - volumes 4,5, 1943-1948

 

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Outline History of the Garden Club of Georgia

 

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Fifty-Year History of the Garden Club of Georgia

 

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The First Twenty Years

 

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The Thirty-Fifth Year

 

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Guest Books, 1941-1971

 

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Notebooks

Twenty-Five Year Histories (Districts)

 

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Scrapbook - Blue Star Memorial Highway Markers

 

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Scrapbook - Garden Therapy

 

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Scrapbook - Garden Club of Georgia Publicity

 

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Scrapbook - Wildflower Program

 

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Scrapbook - Takeda Garden Club (Gainesville)

 

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Scrapbook - Charter Garden Club (Columbus), 1937-1938

 

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Scrapbook - Charter Garden Club (Columbus), 1938-1939

 

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Scrapbook - Garden Club of Georgia, 1949-1950

 

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Dedication of Garden Club of Georgia Headquarters, September 15, 1958

 

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Sketch of Bronze Plaque, 1967

 

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Display boards - Beauty of LeConte Woodmanston Plantation presentation