Flower shows -- Judging -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Captain Francis L. and Elizabeth P. Edmondson papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1109
Scope and Content
This collection contains documents that provide professional and personal details about Captain Francis and Elizabeth Edmondson and the Edmondson family. Material includes United States Navy correspondence and publications documenting Edmondson's navy career. Personal interests of Francis and Elizabeth are illustrated through Civil War history clippings, publications from civic organizations, and Cyclorama Restoration, Inc. correspondence. Also a part of the collection are Elizabeth...
Dates:
1878-2008, undated
Flower Arrangers Club of Georgia records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1114
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
Flower Show ephemera
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS971
Scope and Content
This collection contains flower show brochures and programs from shows and exhibits in Atlanta and the Southeast. Shows were sponsored by Atlanta garden clubs and plant associations such as the Atlanta Flower Show Association, the Atlanta Camellia Society, and The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. The collection also contains clippings and correspondence. These materials offer a variety of horticultural information including plant varieties and classification, cultivar popularity, and floral...
Dates:
1924-2020, undated
Georgia Daffodil Society flower show records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1056
Scope and Content
This collection contains flower show brochures that detail the exhibits sponsored by the society. These materials offer information on daffodil varieties and judging standards.
Dates:
1976-2009, 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
Rosemary Garden Club records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1051
Scope and Content
This collection includes minutes, scrapbooks, yearbooks, and correspondence that document the club's social and civic activities. Minutes include financial reports as well as membership information. Scrapbooks provide further information on programs, projects, and members and their families, such as Dr. Louie D. Newton, a well known Atlanta minister, and his wife. An additional scrapbook from Mrs. Sherwood (Lula Belle) L. Astin, club president in 1934, provides further details of the...
Dates:
1933-1993, undated
Southeastern Flower Show Records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1006
Scope and Contents
This collection includes material that documents the history and growth of the Southeastern Flower Show. A wide variety of flower show records are included such as invitations, programs, brochures, drawings and plans of exhibit spaces, correspondence and announcements, Atlanta Flower Show News, articles, award lists,Clippings newsletters, silent auction pamphlets, and raffle tickets. More recent years include post flower...
Dates:
1988-current
The Dahlia Society of Georgia, Inc. records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1085
Scope and Content
This collection contains material that provides a history of the social and civic activities of the society. Among the documents are clippings, correspondence, minutes, and by-laws. Additionally, minutes and by-laws from the Southern States Dahlia Association offer insight into the interest in dahlias in the Southeast. Of special note is a scrapbook that focuses on the activities and achievements of member and dahlia expert Conrad E. Faust and his involvement in clubs such as the Men's...
Dates:
1917-current, undated
The Georgia Chrysanthemum Society records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1156
Scope and Content
The majority of this collection includes flower show material such as programs, award labels, and reports. Also a part of the collection are meeting announcements, membership correspondence, and plant sale order forms. A large number of items are reproductions or sample letters and forms. Of special interest is a scrapbook highlighting flower shows and members of the society.
Dates:
1953-2004, undated