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Four Seasons Garden Club Records (MS-131)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-131

Scope and Content

The first series in the collection contains the club's meeting minutes from 1928 to 1943 and from 1953 to 1976 with occasional membership rolls. The second series has the contents of the "President's Files," the paperwork kept by the club presidents, including annual committee reports, correspondence, project memoranda, and programs from the club meetings. Also included is a miscellaneous file with a copy of the constitution, a list of the duties of the officers, two histories of the club, the introduction of Herr Mistaufen, and other miscellaneous items.

Series 3 is the financial records of check stubs and a receipt book from 1967 to 1974. Series 4 contains the member directories from 1936 and 1939, and from 1952 to 2001. Series 5 has slides, which are pictures of gardens and pictures taken during meetings from 1968 to 1983. Also included are undated photos of meetings and parties. There are also three Records Center boxes with scrapbooks of pictures, newspaper articles, and sample invitations from 1938 to 1940 and from 1949 to 2006.

Scope and Contents

Series 3 is the financial records of check stubs and a receipt book from 1967 to 1974. Series 4 contains the member directories from 1936 and 1939, and from 1952 to 2001. Series 5 has slides, which are pictures of gardens and pictures taken during meetings from 1968 to 1983. Also included are undated photos of meetings and parties. There are also three Records Center boxes with scrapbooks of pictures, newspaper articles, and sample invitations from 1938 to 1940 and from 1949 to 2006.

Dates

  • Creation: 1928-2006

Creator

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 Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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 Four Seasons Garden Club

Organized in 1928, the Four Seasons Garden Club of Oakwood has raised money through various activities such as bulb sales and auctions to fund beautification projects including the landscaping of Shawen Acres Children's Home, "Whip-poor-will" Girl Scout Camp, and the Italian Cloister at the Dayton Art Institute, and to provide other community services.

Extent

7 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Four Seasons Garden Club is a women's organization founded in 1928 to raise money for beautification projects around the Dayton area. The records contain meeting minutes, membership records, president's papers, annual reports, financial records, correspondence, program files, yearbooks, and photographs.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged into six series.

  1. Series I: Meeting Minutes
  2. Series II: The President's Files
  3. Series III: Financial Records
  4. Series IV: Member Directories
  5. Series V: Slides and photographs
  6. Series VI: Scrapbooks

Acquisition Information

The Four Seasons Garden Club collection was donated to Wright State University by Ruth Hayley and Lucy Perez in June 1983.

Related Material

MS-288, The Garden Club of Dayton Records

Title
Guide to the Four Seasons Garden Club Records (MS-131)
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Lanny Weaver, 1983
Date
2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 1992: Nancy Schurr
  • 2012: Seanne Finley

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092