Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Records,
Scope and Content
The Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Records contains program papers, correspondence, and publications relating to the VFGC from 1942-2003. The bulk of the collection contains programs that members could borrow to watch or present at regional club meetings. Some of the papers are written presentations, while others contain slides and slide descriptions. A few programs also have cassette tapes.
The collection also houses some correspondence relating to previous program chairs, mostly giving feedback on the various program papers they had used. The collection is completed with yearbooks from the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, handbooks from the local garden club chapter, and a few educational books and pamphlets.
Dates
- 1942 - 2003
Creator
- Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs (Richmond, Va.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Virginia Federation of Garden Club Records must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
The Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs is a non-profit educational organization based out of Richmond, VA and is the state affiliate of the National Garden Club. They provide information on a variety of topics including flowers, gardening, and environmental responsibility, and also sponsor scholarships for students interested in horticulture and grants for community and youth projects.
Extent
2.9 Cubic Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Records contains program papers, correspondence, and publications relating to the VFGC from 1942-2003.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into three series--Series I: Program Papers, Series II: Correspondence, and Series III: Pamphlets and Publications. The first series contains the program papers, in alphabetical order. The second series contains correspondence to program chairs, arranged by individual, in chronological order. The third series contains various publications, separated to local handbooks, VFGC Yearbooks, and other publications, with each group arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The Virginia Federation of Garden Club Records were donated to Special Collections in 2006.
Separated Materials
The following VHS tapes have been removed from the collection and cataloged for the Special Collections Media Collection:
- Gardening from the Ground Up - Herbs
- Gardening from the Ground Up - Bulbs
- Gardening from the Ground Up - Annuals, Bi-Annuals, Perennials
- Gardening from the Ground Up - Landscaping
- Man of the Trees
- Integrated Pest Management
- New Dimensions in Floral Design
- Voices of Vision: The Future of Virginia's Environment
- Your Water Your Life
- Perennial Gardening
- The Art of Landscaping Design
- The Art of Landscaping Shopping and Planting
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Records was completed in March 2011.
- Title
- A Guide to the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Records, 1942-2003
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kimberly Staub
- Date
- © 2011 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu