Records of the Horticulture Club
Scope and Content
The Records of the Horticulture Club in this collection include 7 photograph albums, 6 scrapbooks, 11 plaques, 4 certificates, newsletters, pamphlets, CDs and film strips, plant sale information, and other assorted photographs and paper documents related to the Horticulture "Hort" Club at Virginia Tech from 1947-2024.
Dates
- Creation: 1947 - 2024
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Biographical / Historical
The Horticulture "Hort" Club at Virginia Tech was first established in 1922 as the VPI Horticultural Society. The Horticulture Club represents the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences through participation in the National Collegiate Landscape Competition, campus social events, and clean-up projects. The Horticulture Club also supports and services the local Blacksburg community through plant sales and educational projects at local schools.
The Magazine of School of Plant and Environmental Sciences – Spring 2023 https://spes.vt.edu/content/dam/spes_vt_edu/magazine/spring-2023/Spring2023.pdf
Full Extent
6 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Records of the Horticulture Club include scrapbooks, plaques, newsletters, certificates, and photographs related to the Horticulture "Hort" Club at Virginia Tech from 1947-2024.
Arrangement
The Records of the Horticulture Club are arranged by item type and then by chronological order.
Source of Acquisition
The Records of Horticulture Club were transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in April 2025.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Records of the Horticulture Club by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of Horticulture Club was completed in September 2025.
- Author
- Lilyana Ruiz, Archives Intern
- Date
- 2025 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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