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Pine Tree Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS726

Scope and Content

This collection contains materials documenting the club's history. Included are minutes, scrapbooks and project reports that detail the club's civic and social activities. A significant amount of material illustrates the club's involvement in the Atlanta History Center Boxwood Memorial Garden.

Dates

  • 1938-2015, 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Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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 Pine Tree Garden Club of Atlanta, Georgia, was formed in 1938 with the purpose of promoting interest in home gardening; beautifying the community through service projects; and participating in flower shows and competitions. The club was admitted into the Garden Club of Georgia in 1940. In 1947, the club began restoring and maintaining the grounds of the Atlanta Historical Society, formerly located in the Willis Jones House on Peachtree Road in Atlanta. When the society moved its headquarters to the Inman home on Andrews Drive in 1965, the club began maintaining the Boxwood Memorial Garden of the Swan House. The club has supported many other organizations such as the Georgia Conservancy, the Garden Therapy program at the Milledgeville State Hospital, the Red Cross, and the Sarah Smith Elementary School. The club continues to participate in and host numerous flower shows; attend annual Garden Club conventions; and play an active role in various community service projects.

Extent

66.17 linear ft. (one and one half document cases and 42 oversize boxes)

Language

English

System of Arrangement

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1981 and subsequent addition.

Description Control

This collection was reprocessed in 2012.

Title
Pine Tree Garden Club records
Author
Jennie Oldfield
Date
2012
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:
130 West Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta GA 30305
404-814-4040