Nina Wilkins Scudder papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Nina Wilkins Scudder papers
Creator: Scudder, Nina Wilkins, 1897-1956
Inclusive Dates: 1901-1956
Language(s): English
Extent: 7.4 Linear Feet (10 boxes and 2 oversize folders)
Collection Number: ms7
Repository: Hargrett Library
Abstract: The collection consists of the papers of Nina Wilkins Scudder from 1901-1956. Includes materials and correspondence relating to flower shows, flower show judging, flower arrangements, garden clubs, the Ladies Garden Club (Athens, Ga.), and the Founder's Memorial Garden (Athens, Ga.). Also contains awards, pictures, and information relating to the Scudder School of Art; records of the Bessie Mell Industrial Home, a charitable organization in Athens, Ga.; and speeches, articles, drawings, sketches, and paintings by Nina Wilkins Scudder.

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Nina Wilkins Scudder (1897-1956) flower show judge, garden club lecturer, and artist, of Athens, Georgia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of the papers of Nina Wilkins Scudder from 1901-1956. Includes materials and correspondence relating to flower shows, flower show judging, flower arrangements, garden clubs, the Ladies Garden Club (Athens, Ga.), and the Founder's Memorial Garden (Athens, Ga.). Also contains awards, pictures, and information relating to the Scudder School of Art; records of the Bessie Mell Industrial Home, a charitable organization in Athens, Ga.; and speeches, articles, drawings, sketches, and paintings by Nina Wilkins Scudder.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Nina Wilkins Scudder papers, ms7, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

Donated by Moselle Scudder Weston in 1962-1963.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related collections in this repository: Ladies Garden Club collection.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Mrs. Scudder's passport, 1887

 

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Letters, 1904-1929

 

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Letters, 1930-1938

 

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Letters, 1939 January-April

 

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Letters, 1939 May-July

 

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Letters, 1939 September- December

 

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Letters, 1940

 

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Letters, 1941-1946

 

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Letters, 1947-1949, undated

 

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Letters, 1950s

 

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Letters, undated

 

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Awards and achievements

 

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Biographical and family records

 

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Westminster Catechism certificate, 1913 October 5

 

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4

Flower arrangements

 

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5

Flower shows

 

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6

Flower show judging

 

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Founder's Memorial Garden

 

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Garden Club of Georgia

 

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Junior Ladies Garden Club

 

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Ladies Garden Club

 

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Garden Clubs Mementoes and miscellanea

 

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Garden Clubs News clippings

 

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Scudder School of Art

 

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Speeches and articles

 

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Weston, Moselle Scudder

 

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Athens Art Association

 

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World War I material

 

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Slides

 

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Flower arrangement scrapbook

 

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Junior Ladies' Garden Club, Athens, Ga [guide], 1953-1954

 

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Nina and Susan's Scrapbook

 

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Scrapbook, no. 4

 

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Scrapbook, no. 5

 

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Plates

 

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Bessie Mell Industrial Home Records, 1908-1930

 

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Bessie Mell Industrial Home Cancelled checks and bank statement

 

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Bessie Mell Industrial Home Minute Book, 1902-1909

 

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Bessie Mell Industrial Home Minute Book, 1909-1916

 

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Bessie Mell Industrial Home Treasurer's Book, 1900-1914

 

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Bessie Mell Industrial Home Treasurer's Book, 1915-1917

 

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Portfolios--drawings and flower arrangements, articles

 

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Drawings, logo for Ladies and Jr. Ladies Garden Club, photographs

 

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Photos/cards from 1887 trip to Europe, 1887

 

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Scrapbooks #1 and #2

 

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Architectual Sketches, 1932

 

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Paintings on cardboard