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Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies and clubs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:

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

Mary Butt Griffith Dobbs papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS111
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials related to the Griffith family, Mary Griffith Dobbs, and the Griffith School of Music in Atlanta. Items includes articles, a scrapbook, music periodicals and booklets, and ephemera from the Griffith School of Music.

Dates: 1913-1965, undated

Mary Butt Griffith Dobbs photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS299
Scope and Content

This collection contains images of Dobbs' family members, including Mary B. Griffith Dobbs and John H. Dobbs, as well as photographs of Griffith School of Music. Other photographs include images of the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France.

Dates: 1912-1927, undated

Merry Hills Garden Club scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1083
Scope and Content

This collection contains one scrapbook that describes the social and civic activities of the club. Documents include photographs, newsletters, clippings, and one yearbook. Of note are items highlighting the club's community beautification efforts located in the Merry Hills neighborhood and the Toco Hills Shopping Center on North Druid Hills Road.

Dates: 1961-1962

Nancy Creek Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1099
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials that document the civic and social activities of the club. Items include correspondence, clippings, photographs, minutes, reports, and one scrapbook. Flower show score cards and meeting announcements highlight the club's interest in flower arranging and floral decoration. Of special interest are documents describing the club's involvement with the Georgia Retardation Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1967-1977, undated

Paran Hills Garden Club scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1073
Scope and Content

This collection contains scrapbooks that provide information on the social and civic activities of the club. Included in the scrapbooks are photographs, clippings, and program materials that detail the clubs projects and interests. One scrapbook is devoted to the club's civic project of landscaping the grounds of the Friendship House.

Dates: 1967-1970

Peachtree-Cherokee Trust records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS54
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials regarding the creation and management of the Peachtree-Cherokee Trust, the publication and promotion of Architecture of Neel Reid in Georgia by James H. Grady, and documents detailing the life and work of Reid. Papers include legal documents, correspondence, book reviews and publicity, financial records, research notes, articles, and clippings.

Dates: 1963-1975, undated

Peachtree Creek Garden Club scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS676
Scope and Content

This collection contains scrapbooks that provide details on the civic and social activities of the club. The scrapbooks contain clippings, correspondence, photographs, and flower show programs. Of special interest are club histories that describe the Peachtree Creek neighborhood in the early years of development.

Dates: 1946-1973

Peachtree Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS681
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains minutes, committee reports, financial statements, membership information, and correspondence that documents the civic and social activities of the club. Materials from Presidents Brenda Dreyer and Dean Smith comprise a substantial section of the collection from the years 1999 to 2003. Also in the collection are scrapbooks as well as GCA manuals and meeting programs from the GCA Annual and Zone Meetings beginning with 1932. A large amount of material details the GCA...
Dates: 1923-2019, undated

Peachtree Garden Club visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS289
Scope and Content This collection contains images of club members participating in civic and social activities. Photographs of club projects such as the Atlanta History Center Swan Woods work days and decorating the Shepherd Center are included. Also a part of the collection are images of club meetings, luncheons, and garden and home tours. A large number of photographs document the restoration of the Swan Woods and its designation as the first Garden for Peace, an international network of gardens that...
Dates: 1955-2017

Peachtree Hills Garden Club scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS682
Scope and Content

This collection contains one scrapbook that describes the social and civic activities of the club. Material includes photographs, membership rosters, clippings, and meeting announcements. The club's interest in flower arranging is highlighted in workshop photographs.

Dates: 1959-1960

Peachtree Park Garden Club scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS723
Scope and Content

This collection contains scrapbooks that detail the civic and social activities of the club. Material includes photographs, yearbooks, correspondence, and clippings that illustrate the club's interests and projects. Of special note is a report of the club's civic work with teenage girls from the Oak Hill Homes.

Dates: 1939-1966

Peony Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1084
Scope and Content

This collection contains documents which describe the civic and social activities of the club. Material includes financial budgets, photographs, yearbooks, clippings, and flower show awards. One scrapbook provides details on the club's early programs, projects, flower shows, and interests. Of special note are scrapbook clippings of the first Atlanta Dogwood Festival in 1936.

Dates: 1929-1983, undated

Perennial Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1080
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials that provide a history of the civic and social activities of the club. Material includes meeting announcements, yearbooks, clippings, and GCG convention booklets. Scrapbooks are largely devoted to the study of horticulture, conservation, and related gardening interests, including several papers written by members. A club history details its policies on the restriction of civic work and on fundraising.

Dates: 1942-1970, undated

Reviewers Study Club documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS616f
Scope and Content

This collection consist of the minutes of the Reviewers 1934-1935, a program from 1961-1962, and a printed history of the club which list the members of 1955-1956.

Dates: 1934-1962

Richard Dees Funderburke research papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1242
Scope and Contents This collection contains research materials produced by Richard Dees Funderburke throughout his academic and professional career. The majority of the collection includes newspaper articles that feature specific architects that were active during the victorian era in the southeastern United States, specifically Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Also included are notes, photocopied images, article drafts, and book proposals authored by Funderburke throughout his...
Dates: 1975-2020, undated

Riverside West Garden Club scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS715
Scope and Content

This collection contains one scrapbook describing the civic and social activities of the club. Material includes photographs, correspondence, a yearbook, and clippings. Of special interest are documents describing the club's work to restore the grounds of the Crossroads Atlanta Primitive Baptist Church on Mount Vernon Highway and Powers Ferry Road in Sandy Springs.

Dates: 1974-1975

Sharondale Garden Club scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS716
Scope and Content

This collection contains scrapbooks that document the civic and social activities of the club. Scrapbooks include photographs, yearbooks, programs, and newsletters that provide details on the club's interests and projects. Of special note is a scrapbook devoted to the club's long term project of maintaining a greenspace triangle in the Garden Hills neighborhood.

Dates: 1958-1987

The DeKalb County Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1192
Scope and Content This collection contains books of evidence, minutes, yearbooks, and scrapbooks that document the social and civic history of the federation. Included in the collection are flower show programs, correspondence, clippings, and histories that provide details about the federation's activities, events, interests, and members. Scrapbooks highlight community projects, gardening education, and flower shows at Stone Mountain Park as well as other locations. Several of the scrapbooks document the...
Dates: 1948-2019, undated

Utopian Literary Club documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1120
Scope and Content

This collection consists of historical sketches written about the club, biographies highlighting members, and a proclamation from the Fulton County Board of Commissioners honoring the club. There are also programs for events and special projects, yearbooks documenting past club members, meeting minutes, financial reports, and meeting agendas.

Dates: 1927-2003, undated