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Vineville Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1218

Scope and Contents

This collection contains articles, clippings, correspondence, newsletters, and yearbooks that provide details of the civic and social activities of the Vineville Garden Club. Also included in the collection are programs and yearbooks from other garden clubs and organizations as well as Bibb County Flower Show schedules. Scrapbooks highlight the club members' gardens and horticultural interests. Scrapbooks from first president, Mrs. Thomas J. (Ann "Octavia" Burden) Stewart, and former president, Mrs. Alonzo M. (Lucia Chappell) Domingos, are also a part of the collection.

Dates

  • 1922-2015, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Biographical / Historical

Vineville Garden Club of Macon, Georgia, was organized in 1929, the first official garden club in Macon. An auxiliary of the Bibb County Flower Club, Vineville Garden Club was formed to stimulate interest in gardening, floral and landscape designs, environmental issues, and civic beautification. The club joined The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. in 1932, and is also a member of the Federated Garden Clubs of Macon and the National Council of State Garden Clubs. Mrs. Thomas J. (Ann "Octavia" Burden) Stewart (1886-1979) served as first president along with other officers including vice president, treasurer, and secretary. The club's first community project was planting trees and flowers in Lanier Park, Macon, in 1932, in honor of poet Sidney Lanier (1842-1881). Other projects supported by the club include sponsoring a Garden Center in the Washington Memorial Library; garden therapy programs for the Central State Hospital in Milledgeville; landscaping for Habitat for Humanity projects; and improvements and installation of a park fountain finial at Washington Park. Club members' homes and gardens have been a part of various tours and the club has hosted many flower shows and have won numerous awards.

Extent

13.25 linear ft. (nine oversize boxes, two document cases, and one flat file)

Language

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by titles supplied by staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 2018

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2022.

Title
Vineville Garden Club records
Subtitle
ahc.MSS1218
Author
Jennie Oldfield
Date
March 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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