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Flower shows -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 79 Collections and/or Records:

Lenox Park Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS672
Scope and Content This collection contains histories, minutes, and correspondence that document the history of the social and civic activities of the club. Scrapbooks provide further detail on the programs and projects of the club. One scrapbook is devoted to the Expressway Beautification Association project that the club participated in from 1952 to 1956. Also a part of the collection are scrapbooks describing the club's support of the Eventide Home for Elderly Women. Much material highlights the club's...
Dates: 1935-1977, undated

Lois E. Scott garden slides

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS386
Scope and Contents

This collection contains color images of Lois Scott's roses, camellias, and garden. Included in the collection are images of a child (likely Lois Ann) in the garden, the Scott residence, and a wooded area in spring bloom. Of special interest is an image of Scott with her flower show award ribbons and roses.

Dates: 1939, undated

Lullwater Garden Club yearbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS732f
Scope and Content

This collection contains one yearbook describing the civic and social activities of the club. Included in the yearbook are monthly program details, civic projects, committee assignments, and a membership roster. Also a part of the yearbook are flower show announcements and gardening advice.

Dates: 1956-1957

Magnolia Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1135
Scope and Content The Magnolia Garden Club records include clippings, minutes, newsletters, and scrapbooks, which document the club's social and civic history and activities. The oldest scrapbook, 1922-1949, primarily contains material in reference to Mrs. John (Adelle B.) Harper's speaking engagements and activities with both the Perennial Garden Club (1922-1934) and the Magnolia Garden Club (1935-1949). Three scrapbooks from 1969 highlight the club's community project for the Sheltering Arms Day Care....
Dates: 1922-2016, undated

Marie S. Nicholson papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS242
Scope and Content The collection consists primarily of a series of scrapbooks documenting the activities of Marie Nicholson as president and member of the Tulip Study Club, president of the National Tulip Society, and an active speaker and organizer of tulip festivals in Atlanta. Also included in the collection is correspondence pertaining to Nicholson's involvement with clubs and various civic organizations within the Southeast region. The collection contains a series of posters Nicholson created detailing...
Dates: 1938-1975, undated

Marie S. Nicholson visual arts material

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS251
Scope and Content This collection contains slides, photographs, and films that document the tulip and garden club related activities of Marie Nicholson and the Tulip Study Club. Color slides provide details of Marie Nicholson's garden and tulip varieties as well as tulip arrangements. Also included in the collection are two architectural drawings by William C. Pauley for a tulip show in the Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. Of special interest are films documenting Nicholson's East Lake garden in...
Dates: 1934-1965, undated

Marsha P. Webb papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1069
Scope and Content This collection contains flower show programs, award books of evidence, publicity articles, and correspondence that provide a history of Marsha Webb's career as a national flower show judge and internationally known flower arranger. Also included are documents that detail her involvement with numerous organizations such as the The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., the Atlanta Botanical Garden, National Garden Clubs, Inc., and WAFA (World Association of Flower Arrangers). Of special interest are...
Dates: 1939-2013, undated

Men's Garden Club of Atlanta, Inc. records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1086
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials that provide a history of the social and civic activities of the club. Included are correspondence, directories, and newsletters. Of special interest are letters describing the interest and support of the first state botanical garden for Georgia in 1938.

Dates: 1938-1984, undated

Mimosa Garden Club scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS673
Scope and Content

This collection contains three scrapbooks that document the social and civic activities of the club. The scrapbooks include clippings, yearbooks, and flower show awards and ribbons. One scrapbook is devoted to the club's civic project landscaping the grounds of the Atlanta Speech School's new location on Northside Parkway in 1967. This scrapbook includes landscape drawings by landscape architect, William L. Monroe.

Dates: 1928-1975

Nancy Creek Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1099
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials that document the civic and social activities of the club. Items include correspondence, clippings, photographs, minutes, reports, and one scrapbook. Flower show score cards and meeting announcements highlight the club's interest in flower arranging and floral decoration. Of special interest are documents describing the club's involvement with the Georgia Retardation Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1967-1977, undated

Neighborhood Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS677
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials that document the club's social and civic activities. Scrapbooks detail the club's monthly meetings and special events attended. The club's ongoing civic project of the neighborhood parkway beautification is highlighted throughout the collection.

Dates: 1931-1973, undated

Northridge Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1072
Scope and Content

This collection contains yearbooks and one scrapbook that provide information on the civic and social activities of the club. Included in the yearbooks are details on meetings and programs, civic activities, and flower shows. The scrapbook includes photos, correspondence, and clippings that further illustrate the club's interests, including the club's support of Cyclorama Restoration, Inc. to restore the Atlanta Cyclorama painting.

Dates: 1953-1980

Paran Hills Garden Club scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1073
Scope and Content

This collection contains scrapbooks that provide information on the social and civic activities of the club. Included in the scrapbooks are photographs, clippings, and program materials that detail the clubs projects and interests. One scrapbook is devoted to the club's civic project of landscaping the grounds of the Friendship House.

Dates: 1967-1970

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 Creek Garden Club scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS676
Scope and Content

This collection contains scrapbooks that provide details on the civic and social activities of the club. The scrapbooks contain clippings, correspondence, photographs, and flower show programs. Of special interest are club histories that describe the Peachtree Creek neighborhood in the early years of development.

Dates: 1946-1973

Peachtree Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS681
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains minutes, committee reports, financial statements, membership information, and correspondence that documents the civic and social activities of the club. Materials from Presidents Brenda Dreyer and Dean Smith comprise a substantial section of the collection from the years 1999 to 2003. Also in the collection are scrapbooks as well as GCA manuals and meeting programs from the GCA Annual and Zone Meetings beginning with 1932. A large amount of material details the GCA...
Dates: 1923-2019, undated

Peachtree Garden Club visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS289
Scope and Content This collection contains images of club members participating in civic and social activities. Photographs of club projects such as the Atlanta History Center Swan Woods work days and decorating the Shepherd Center are included. Also a part of the collection are images of club meetings, luncheons, and garden and home tours. A large number of photographs document the restoration of the Swan Woods and its designation as the first Garden for Peace, an international network of gardens that...
Dates: 1955-2017

Peachtree Park Garden Club scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS723
Scope and Content

This collection contains scrapbooks that detail the civic and social activities of the club. Material includes photographs, yearbooks, correspondence, and clippings that illustrate the club's interests and projects. Of special note is a report of the club's civic work with teenage girls from the Oak Hill Homes.

Dates: 1939-1966

Peony Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1084
Scope and Content

This collection contains documents which describe the civic and social activities of the club. Material includes financial budgets, photographs, yearbooks, clippings, and flower show awards. One scrapbook provides details on the club's early programs, projects, flower shows, and interests. Of special note are scrapbook clippings of the first Atlanta Dogwood Festival in 1936.

Dates: 1929-1983, undated

Perennial Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1080
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials that provide a history of the civic and social activities of the club. Material includes meeting announcements, yearbooks, clippings, and GCG convention booklets. Scrapbooks are largely devoted to the study of horticulture, conservation, and related gardening interests, including several papers written by members. A club history details its policies on the restriction of civic work and on fundraising.

Dates: 1942-1970, undated