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Gardening -- Societies, etc.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:

Mrs. Ray Dougherty papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS12
Scope and Content

These papers consist of newspaper clippings, pamphlets and catalogs on gardening; and a scrapbook of the Bird and Flower Garden Club of Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1926-1975

North Side Woman's Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS879
Scope and Content

These records consist of scrapbooks of the club as well as newspaper clippings and a ledger. Several scrapbooks belong exclusively to the Garden Division of the club.

Dates: 1935-1990

Northwood Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS674
Scope and Contents of the Records

This collection consists mainly of scrapbooks, but also includes minutes and records documenting the Club’s membership meetings, civic and social activities, as well as special projects.

Dates: 1947-2023

Peachtree Battle Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1032
Scope and Content

This collection contains material that documents the club's history. Included in the collection are scrapbooks that detail the club's social activities, programs, civic projects, and flower shows that the club attended or hosted.

Dates: 1947-2005

Peachtree Dunwoody Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1061
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials that document the social and civic history of the club. Several of the club's beautification projects are detailed and scrapbooks provide further information on the gardening topics studied such as the effects of automobile exhaust on gardens, soybeans, and soil lead poisoning.

Dates: 1967-1987

Planters Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS680
Scope and Contents of the Records

This collection includes histories, minutes, yearbooks, and scrapbooks documenting the Club's membership meetings, civic and social activities, as well as special projects.

Dates: 1931-2017, undated

Rose Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS707
Scope and Content

This collection includes minutes, histories, and yearbooks of the Rose Garden Club, documenting both the Club's social and civic activities. Also included in the collection are numerous scrapbooks which provide a detailed history of the Club's activities including material documenting the civic work with Hillside. Additional material from Club President Mrs. Thomas Howell Scott (1938-1939), adds insight to member's activities and interests.

Dates: 1928-2011, undated

Tea Olive Garden Club scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS982
Scope and Content

This collection contains one scrapbook that documents the social and civic history of the club. The scrapbook includes correspondence, clippings, yearbooks, and photos. Flower show programs, and awards, as well as horticultural information are also a part of the scrapbook.

Dates: 1950-1958

The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Historic Landscape and Garden Grant Fundraiser records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1026
Scope and Content This collection contains materials that document the history of the annual pilgrimages (and later other types of fundraisers such as lectures and tours) of the GCG since 1996. Brochures, flyers, maps, clippings, and correspondence are included in the collection. These items also provide histories of historic garden sites that are on the pilgrimages in Georgia and detail garden club activities relating to the pilgrimages, lectures, or tours. Financial and fundraising documentation are also...
Dates: 1996-

Tulip Study Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS626
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, financial reports, and clippings that document the history of the social and civic activities of the club. Also a part of the collection are tulip show programs and clippings. Much of the material pertains to Marie Nicholson, club president from 1938 to 1948. A scrapbook from the Atlanta Tulip Show Association, in which many club members also served, provides more details of the Atlanta Tulip Show of 1946.

Dates: 1938-1987, undated

West End Garden Club scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS972
Scope and Content

This collection contains one scrapbook that details the civic and social activities of the club. Material provides details on the meetings, programs, and flower shows of the club. Photos of members' gardens are also included, as well as a photo of the club's float for the Atlanta Dogwood Festival depicting the Thimblefinger Well at the Wren's Nest.

Dates: 1929-1936