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Garden Club of Georgia records

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

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.


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.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Gardening -- Georgia -- Societies, etc.
Gardens, American -- Georgia.
Horticultural exhibitions -- Georgia.
Landscape design -- Georgia.
Minutes (administrative records)
Scrapbooks.
Women -- Georgia -- Societies and clubs.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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1Correspondence, 1950-1958
 
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2Correspondence, 1959
 
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3Correspondence, 1960
 
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4Correspondence, 1961
 
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5Correspondence, 1962-1963
 
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6Correspondence, 1963-1964
 
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7Correspondence, 1965-1966
 
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8Correspondence, 1967-1969
 
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9Correspondence, 1969-1976
 
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10Correspondence, 1977-1978
 
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11Correspondence, 1979-1981
 
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12Correspondence, 1982-1985
 
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13Admissions - Garden Schools
 
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14Garden Therapy - Junior Gardeners
 
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16Radio TV - World Gardening, 1960-1961
 
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17Club Histories/Material
 
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18Conventions/Awards
 
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19Certificates, Photographs, Bird Sanctuary Sketch
 
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20Bank Items
 
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21Book and Print Sales
 
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22Desk Calendars, 1976-1982
 
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23District Material
 
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24Finances
 
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25Membership/Officers
 
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26Membership Forms , 1976-1979
 
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27Membership Forms , 1980-1982
 
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28Minutes, Reports
 
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29Receipts/Bills , 1956-1971
 
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30Receipts/Bills , 1972-1984
 
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31Miscellaneous
 
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32Financial Ledgers, Check Stub Books
 
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15Landscape Design and Scholarships - Radio TV, 1959
 
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33 Garden Gateways , 1934-1959
 
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34 Garden Gateways , 1960-1978
 
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35 Georgia Garden Club Guide , 1930-1983
 
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36Engagement Calendars, 1955-1985
 
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37 All Those In Favor Say Something
 
37 Gems From Georgia Kitchens
 
37 More Gems
 
37 Instant Programs for High School Gardeners
 
37 Native Flora of the Golden Isles
 
37 Never Never Land of Poisonous Plants
 
37 Garden History of Georgia 1733 - 1933
 
37 Flowers From Plains to the White House
 
37 A Seed Is Planted
 
37 A Guide to Significant and Historic Gardens of America
 
37 Birds of Georgia Coloring Book
 
37 An Introduction to LeConte-Woodmanston
 
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38Flower Shows - Programs, Handbooks, Printed Material
 
38"Tree Talk" newsletter
 
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39Landscape Design School - Study Manuals, 1958-1980
 
39Landscape Magazine
 
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40History of Garden Club of Georgia - volumes 1-3, 1936-1942
 
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41History of Garden Club of Georgia - volumes 4,5, 1943-1948
 
41Outline History of the Garden Club of Georgia
 
41 Fifty-Year History of the Garden Club of Georgia
 
41 The First Twenty Years
 
41 The Thirty-Fifth Year
 
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42Guest Books, 1941-1971
 
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43Notebooks
Twenty-Five Year Histories (Districts)
 
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44Scrapbook - Blue Star Memorial Highway Markers
 
44Scrapbook - Garden Therapy
 
44Scrapbook - Garden Club of Georgia Publicity
 
44Scrapbook - Wildflower Program
 
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45Scrapbook - Takeda Garden Club (Gainesville)
 
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46Scrapbook - Charter Garden Club (Columbus), 1937-1938
 
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47Scrapbook - Charter Garden Club (Columbus), 1938-1939
 
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48Scrapbook - Garden Club of Georgia, 1949-1950
 
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1ADedication of Garden Club of Georgia Headquarters, September 15, 1958
 
1ASketch of Bronze Plaque, 1967