Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton Records
Scope and Content
The Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton is a collection of material documenting the history, administrative and community activities of the club within Dayton, Ohio. The collection includes minutes, reports, notes, program information, newspaper clippings, and photographs. It is arranged into three series.
Series I, Administrative Records, consists of meeting minutes, notes, and financial records that document the history and community activities of the club. Also includes awards, member correspondence, and various garden publications. An area of interest is the Delphinium Garden Club Minutes and minutes contained in the red and black ledger book as these contain minutes, brochures, and pamphlets related to club events.
Series II, Community Involvement, is comprised of reports and notes of the Delphinium Garden Flowers Show and a variety of other garden club associations around the state of Ohio.
Series III, Photographs, consists of images of club members, flower displays, and club activities.
Dates
- Creation: 1931-2012
Creator
- Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions on accessing materials in this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
History of Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton
The Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton is an African American organization formed in March of 1931 by Remitha Ford, a social worker at the Linden Center who addresses a group of ladies in the neighborhood of Iola Street. Mrs. E.H. Talbot and Mrs. Frederick Rike also helped the formation of the organization, whose mission is to beautify surrounding land and participate in community projects that pertain to garden clubs and horticulture of the area. In 1968, the club was sponsored for membership in the Garden Club Federation of Dayton and Vicinity and the Ohio Association of Garden Club, making it the only organization in the area with membership in both. The club hosts and participates in flower shows, makes trips to garden nurseries (local and statewide) and participates in civic beautification projects. Members must have garden or house plants and exhibit a display in at least one flower show during the year. It is also policy that members try to have on or more delphiniums in their garden.
Extent
2.5 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection includes minutes, reports, notes, program information, newspaper clippings, and photographs from the Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton, Ohio. These items were collected by members of the Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton and document the organizations history, activity, and community involvement from its creation in 1931 until 2012. The club is still active in the community today.
Statement of Arrangement
The Delphinium Garden Collection of Dayton is arranged into three series:
- Series I: Administrative
- Series II: Community Involvement
- Series III: Photographs
Acquisition Information
The Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton material was donated by LaVonnie Flowers to Wright State University Special Collections and Archive in September 2012.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton Records (MS-463)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Noel Rihm, April 2013
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
