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Town and Country Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS720

Scope and Content

This collection contains minutes, clippings, and correspondence that document the civic and social history of the club. Included in the collection is a series of scrapbooks that further detail the programs, activities, and flower shows hosted and participated in by the club. One scrapbook is dedicated to the club's community service project landscaping the grounds of the Sandy Springs Health Center.

Dates

  • 1949-1980, undated

Creator

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Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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 Town and Country Garden Club of Atlanta, Georgia was organized in 1949 as an outgrowth of the Sandy Springs Garden Club to "promote love and understanding of gardening and flower arranging, to aid in the protection of native trees, wildlife and birds, and to further the beautification of the community." The club was governed by a board of officers elected by members that included president, vice-president, and treasurer. The club was an active member of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc., and the Fulton County Federation of Garden Clubs. The club's long term civic project was the landscaping of the Fulton County Sandy Springs Health Center. The club also participated in the larger HANDS (Home and Neighborhood Development Sponsors) Educational Horticulture and Science Gardening project with local elementary schools. The club also actively participated in and hosted flower shows, winning numerous awards. The club disbanded in 1980.

Extent

8.91 linear ft. (two document cases and five oversize boxes)

Language

English

System of Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1985 with subsequent additions

Description Control

This collection was reprocessed in 2014. MSS 720 includes what was formerly MSS 880.

Title
Town and Country Garden Club records
Author
Jennie Oldfield
Date
2014
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

Contact:
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Atlanta GA 30305
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