Gardening -- Southern States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Carolinas Dahlia Society records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1232
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, minutes, financial reports, newsletters, and membership directories from the Carolinas Dahlias Society (CDS). Also a part of the collection are annual dahlia show schedules, tuber sales promotional material, and membership materials from the American Dahlia Society. Of special interest are articles on dahlia growing and varieties. Much of the collection is from dahlia expert and member, Allen Haas, who served in various positions with CDS and the...
Dates:
approximately 1965-2012
Elizabeth Lawrence papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS986
Scope and Content
This collection contains newspaper and magazine articles, correspondence, and ephemera collected by Elizabeth Lawrence (indicated as "ELL" in the Collection Inventory), and found interleaved within the volumes of her personal library, held by the Cherokee Garden Library. The majority of the materials pertain to a wide variety of gardening topics such as growing bulbs, herbs, shrubs, trees, wildlife in the garden. plant and garden history, religion and plant associations, fall and winter...
Dates:
1914-1984, undated
Hastings family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS752
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials including personal and business histories, details of civic and cultural organizations, and scrapbooks. A typescript copy of The Southern Garden is a part of this collection as well as a scrapbook that provides insight into the growth and development of the city of the Atlanta. A scrapbook created by Louise Hastings includes information on The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. as well as other gardening clubs and societies.
Dates:
1891-1991, undated
Hastings Seed Company records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS992
Scope and Contents of the Records
The collection primarily contains seed and nursery catalogs of H. G. Hastings and Company. The collection also includes business records and publications produced by H. G. Hastings and Company. Limited correspondence and newspaper articles provide some insight on the company’s operations. Unpublished manuscripts provide details about the company’s history and the mail order seed business in general.
Dates:
1894-1993, undated
James R. Cothran papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS989
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains research materials collected by James R. Cothran including seed and nursery catalogs; information regarding botanists, naturalists, landscape designers and architects, and landscape architectural firms; horticultural, gardening and landscape topics; historic gardens of the Southeast region; and professional materials including correspondence, papers authored, and awards received. The collection consists primarily of photocopies of research material including seed and...
Dates:
1744-2012, undated
Julia O. Martin Landscape Design visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS182
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of landscape plans, photographs, negatives, and slides created by Atlanta landscape designer, Julia Orme Martin, from 1971 to 1995. The collection consists of primarily landscape designs for residential properties in the neighborhoods of Ansley Park and Buckhead, in Atlanta, Georgia. Of particular note are the drawings pertaining to the Columbus Museum in Columbus, Georgia as well as those pertaining to the Tompkins property on West Wesley Road in Atlanta, Georgia....
Dates:
1971-1995, undated
Norma K. and Edwin J. Seiferle papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1050
Scope and Content
This collection contains articles, memoranda, and correspondence relating to professional and civic organizations with which the Seiferles were involved. Among those organizations are the Atlanta Historical Society, the Georgia Conservancy, the Georgia Botanical Society, and the Highpoint Civic Association. The collection also contains personal correspondence, coursework, family history, environmental studies, and travel interests. Material highlights a wide range of topics such as...
Dates:
1867-1989, undated
Norma K. and Edwin J. Seiferle photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS296
Scope and Content
This collection contains images that document the social and civic activities of the Seiferles. The majority of images were taken on their hiking and botany trips, sometimes with groups such as the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club (GATC). Photographs are largely of gardens and flora, but also include scenic landscapes, mountains, rivers, harbors, and coastlines. Plant images are mostly identified and a great number of photographs are from the Seiferles' own Atlanta garden (later incorporated...
Dates:
1875-1988, undated
Southeastern garden clubs collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1117
Scope and Content
This collection contains programs, guidebooks, and yearbooks for garden clubs mostly from south Georgia, but also from Alabama, South Carolina, and other southern states. Material provides details of membership, meeting programs, flower shows, and constitution and by-laws. Some items document club histories, achievements, activities, and civic projects. Included in the collection are annual meeting and convention programs from The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Of special interest are...
Dates:
1929-current