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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Riverside West Garden Club scrapbook

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
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Sharondale Garden Club scrapbooks

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: 1948-2024, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / The DeKalb County Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. records

The DeKalb County Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS544
Scope and Content This collection contains photographs and drawings related to the club's activities, events, and special projects. The images feature garden club members, meetings, plant sales, flower shows, and holiday celebrations. Of special interest are photographs of garden club projects such as work at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center Conservatory, particularly the renovations performed in preparation for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games held in Atlanta. Other highlights include drawings of the Lullwater...
Dates: 1937-2006, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / The DeKalb County Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. visual arts materials

The Designers Club scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1290
Scope and Contents

This collection contains one scrapbook that documents the activities of The Designers Club of Atlanta, Georgia. Included in the scrapbook are award certificates, clippings, correspondence, invitations, photographs, and programs that provide information about flower shows and meetings of the club.

Dates: 1987-1989
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / The Designers Club scrapbook

United Daughters of the Confederacy visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS470
Scope and Contents The bulk of this collection contains photographs documenting Confederate monuments and cemeteries in several Georgia cities. Of particular note are images of the DeKalb County Confederate Monument and Savannah Civil War Memorial, as well as an enlarged photograph of the orignal concept for the Stone Mountain carving. Also part of the collection are images of UDC activities and identified members of the Georgia Division and various Atlanta chapters, including Atlanta Chapter No. 18 President...
Dates: approximately 1850-1987, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / United Daughters of the Confederacy visual arts materials

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
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Utopian Literary Club documents

Virginia Avenue Garden Club scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1079
Scope and Content

This collection contains two scrapbooks that detail the social and civic activities of the club. Material includes clippings, correspondence, photographs, and garden club programs. Of special interest are photographs of the Carnegie Branch Library at the Samuel M. Inman School (now Inman Middle School) in Virginia Highland.

Dates: 1934-1951
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Virginia Avenue Garden Club scrapbooks

Woman's Auxiliary of the Scottish Rite Hospital documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS643f
Scope and Content

The Woman's Auxiliary records include the constitution and by-laws, meeting minutes, reports, and newsclippings.

Dates: 1923-1930
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Woman's Auxiliary of the Scottish Rite Hospital documents

Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta and Dogwood Festival records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS938
Scope and Content The records of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta have been divided into two series; series have been designated for Women's Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Dogwood Festival. The first series includes the charter, by-laws, and policies and procedures of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta, as well as correspondence, newsletters, meeting literature, news clippings, photographs, and financial data. The records of the Atlanta Dogwood Festival include correspondence,...
Dates: 1952-1989
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta and Dogwood Festival records

Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta visual arts materials | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS398
Scope and Contents This collection contains images and items related to the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta's outreach activities and members. Included are photographs, negatives, and slides of annual events and contests, as well as WCC members and officers, meetings, and committees. Also included are materials related to activities conducted in partnership with the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce. All images were taken in Atlanta, Georgia, unless otherwise...
Dates: approximately 1948-1981, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta visual arts materials | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.