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Ansley Park Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1132

Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, yearbooks, minutes, and financial reports that provide a social and civic history of the club. Scrapbooks offer details about programs, neighborhood projects, and flower shows. Of special interest are scrapbook images of members' gardens and neighborhood islands.

Dates

  • 1953-2015, 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Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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

Ansley Park Garden Club of Atlanta, Georgia, was organized in 1952 to "have a better understanding and appreciation of our community, to cooperate with the City in improving the parks in our section, and to study the culture of plants and flowers." The club is governed by elected officers such as president, vice president, and treasurer. The club is a member of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Dogwood District, the Fulton Federation of Garden Clubs, and the Atlanta Botanical Garden. One of the club's earliest and ongoing projects has been the landscaping and beautification of MacClatchey Park in the Ansley Park neighborhood, as well as planting and improvements to the traffic islands. In 1993, the club won an award from The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. for their annual outdoor holiday decorations created for the neighborhood. Club members have participated in local and regional flower shows, winning numerous awards.

Extent

2.67 linear ft. (three document cases and one oversize box)

Language

English

System of Arrangement

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 2015

Related Archival Materials

Visuals materials have been separated from the collection. Please contact an archivist for access to these materials.

Description Control

This collection was processed in 2017.

Title
Ansley Park Garden Club records
Author
Jennie Oldfield
Date
September 2017
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

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