Reston Garden Club scrapbook collection
Scope and Content
The scrapbooks document the club's activities and each scrapbook covers one year beginning with the founding of the Garden Club in 1970. Also in the collection is the Garden Club's application to the National Capital Area Federation of Garden Clubs in 1980. The collection is dated from 1970 to 2009 and is contained in 17 boxes.
The only series in this collection is titled scrapbooks. The entire series consists of scrapbooks from the Reston Garden Club. Included in the scrapbooks are photographs, newsclippings, programs and other items from a particular year in the Reston Garden Club's history.
Dates
- 1970-2009
Creator
- Reston Garden Club (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Historical Information
The Reston Garden Club was founded in 1970. The club's goal is to promote home gardening, flower arranging, community beautifications and other horticultural activities in Reston. The club meets on the first Tuesday of the month between the months of September and June, taking the summer off. The club is also involved in many community programs including "Adopt-A-Highway" and co-sponsoring the Reston Garden Tours as well as fundraising projects in Reston.
Extent
8.5 Linear Feet (17 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The scrapbooks document the club's activities and each scrapbook covers one year beginning with the founding of the Garden Club in 1970. Also in the collection is the Garden Club's application to the National Capital Area Federation of Garden Clubs, Incorporated in 1980. The collection is dated from 1970 to 2009 and is contained in 17 boxes.
Arrangement
Organized into one series.
Missing Title
- Series 1: Scrapbooks, 1970-2009 (Boxes 1-17)
Acquisition Information
Donated by the Reston Garden Club in 1993 with subsequent donations.
General Physical Description note
(17 boxes)
Processing Information
The Reston Garden Club scrapbook collection was originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.
Processed in May 2009 by Emily Martin.
- Gardening Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reston (Va.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reston Garden Club
- Title
- Guide to the Reston Garden Club scrapbook collection, 1970-2009
- Subtitle
- Reston Garden Club scrapbook
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Emily Martin
- Date
- 2006 By George Mason University Libraries. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center Repository
Fenwick Library, MS2FL
4400 University Dr.
Fairfax Virginia 22030 United States
703-993-2220
703-993-8911 (Fax)
speccoll@gmu.edu
