Flower Arrangers Club of Georgia records
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials that document the civic and social activities of the club. Included are clippings, minutes, yearbooks, and flower show programs. Also a part of the collection are four scrapbooks that detail the programs and projects of the club. Of special interest are items from Marie J. Fort, well known flower arranger, flower show judge, lecturer, and author.
Dates
- 1943-1997, undated
Creator
- Flower Arrangers Club of Georgia (Organization)
- Fort, Marie Johnson (Person)
- Edmondson, Elizabeth P. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
The Flower Arrangers Club of Georgia was organized in 1950 by a group of flower show judges to study rules and principles of judging and to strive for uniformity and understanding in judging through constructive work and criticism. Among the club's notable members were Elizabeth P. Edmondson (1920-2012), honorary executive Marie J. Fort (1892-1969), Sara H. Jordan (1906-2005), and Marie Stevens Walker Wood (1883-1973). The club was governed by elected officers such as president, vice president, and treasurer and was a member of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., Fulton Federation of Garden Clubs, and the North Georgia Council of Flower Show Judges. An early club project was the publishing of a three volume set, Artistry of Arrangement, from 1951 to 1954. Club members judged and participated in numerous flower shows as well as flower arrangement courses. Many members were also active in other garden clubs and wrote flower arranging and flower show judging books.
Extent
5.42 linear ft. (two document cases and three oversize boxes)
Language
English
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1980, with subsequent additions
Description Control
This collection was reprocessed in 2017. MSS 1114 includes what was formerly MSS 543.
- Edmondson, Elizabeth P.
- Flower Arrangers Club of Georgia
- Flower arrangement -- Georgia
- Flower shows -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Flower shows -- Judging -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Fort, Marie Johnson
- Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies, etc.
- Gardening -- Georgia -- Societies, etc.
- Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies and clubs
- Title
- Flower Arrangers Club of Georgia records
- Author
- Jennie Oldfield
- Date
- October 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository