Descriptive
summary
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creator: |
Ames Garden Club |
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title: |
Records |
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dates: |
1935-[ongoing] |
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extent: |
2.10 linear feet (5
document boxes) |
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collection number: |
MS
203 |
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repository: |
Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative
information
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access: |
Open for research |
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publication rights: |
Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
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preferred citation: |
Ames Garden Club Records, MS 203, Special Collections Department, Iowa
State University Library. |
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Historical note
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Members of the Ames community and
members of the Iowa State College (University) Botany and Horticulture
Departments organized the Ames Garden Club in 1923. The first meeting
was held in the Council Chamber of the Ames City Hall and Harry Brown
became the club’s first president. The Ames gardens open for inspection
in those early years belonged to Harry Brown, Clyde Kintzley, J. W.
Woodrow, L. B. Spinney, Adolph Shane, and W. H. Stevenson.
The purpose of the club,
according to the 1969 Constitution of the Ames Garden Club, is to
“promote interest and knowledge in the propagation and culture of
flowers, trees, shrubs, and vegetables, native to or adaptable to this
region; to learn of the flora and of other areas; to encourage the care
and protection of plant and bird life; to foster city planting and
beautification; and to learn how to best use plants and flowers in
making our homes and gardens more attractive.”
From its inception, the Ames
Garden Club has been active in the Ames community. Some of the
community projects the club has been involved in include sponsorship of
the first Christmas Lighting Contests, promoting flower shows, active
participation in the State Garden Club movement, and establishing a
roadside park and picnic site north of the city.
In 1928 the Ames Garden Club
became affiliated with the National Council of State Garden Clubs. This
association allows Ames Garden Club members to participate in the many
educational courses and activities sponsored by the State, Regional, and
National organizations.
Membership in the
Ames Garden Club is open to men and women of all ages and includes
members from the Ames community and surrounding areas.
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Collection Description
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The collection (1935-[ongoing])
documents the activities and administration of the Ames Garden Club,
District V of the Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa, Inc. The
administrative records include annual reports, yearbooks, meeting
minutes, attendance records, membership listings, financial reports, and
newspaper clippings.
The collection also contains
information on the club’s flower shows and award entries. Applications
and entries for the Geraldine Dean World Gardening Trophy and the Flower
Show Achievement Awards are included in the collection. Two ribbons
from the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. are housed in the
University’s Artifacts Collection.
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Organization
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The
collection is organized into five series:
Series 1, District Annual
Reports, 1983-[ongoing] (chronological)
Series 2, Record Books and
Minutes, 1935-[ongoing] (chronological)
Series 3, World Gardening
Projects, 1979-[ongoing] (chronological)
Series 4, Flower and Garden
Shows, 1937-[ongoing], n.d. (chronological)
Series 5, Yearbooks,
1937-[ongoing] (chronological)
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Description
of series
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District Annual Reports
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1983-[ongoing] |
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extent: |
1.1
linear ft. (2.5 document boxes) |
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description: |
This
series contains the reports prepared for the Ames Garden
Club, District V of the Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa,
Inc. The reports include the president’s report,
yearbook, and membership lists and also contain
information on member workshops, donations, club
projects, awards and other activities involving the
club. |
Container
list
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Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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13 |
District
Annual Reports |
1983-1985 |
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14 |
District
Annual Reports |
1986-1987 |
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15 |
District
Annual Reports |
1991-1992 |
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16 |
District
Annual Reports |
1993 |
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1 |
District
Annual Reports |
1994 |
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2 |
District
Annual Reports |
1995 |
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1 |
District
Annual Reports |
1996 |
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2 |
District
Annual Reports |
1997 |
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3 |
District
Annual Reports |
1998 |
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4-5 |
District
Annual Report (Book of Evidence) |
1999 |
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6-7 |
District
Annual Report (Book of Evidence) |
2000 |
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1 |
District
Annual Report (Book of Evidence) |
2001 |
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2 |
District
Annual Report (Book of Evidence) |
2002 |
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3 |
District
Annual Report (Book of Evidence) |
2003 |
Description of series
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Record Books and Minutes
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1935-[ongoing] |
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extent: |
0.5
linear ft. (5 folders) |
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description: |
This
series contains meeting minutes and administrative
records of the Ames Garden Club. There are two record
books, which document meeting minutes, news clippings,
attendance records, financial reports, and secretary’s
reports. Additional meeting minutes are in a third
notebook. There is also a small spiral ring notebook
containing financial records and membership listings.
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Container
list
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Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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1 |
1 |
Record
Book |
1935-1960 |
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1 |
2 |
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1956-1978 |
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1 |
3 |
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1960-1979 |
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1 |
4 |
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1980-1988 |
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5 |
4 |
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1989-1992 |
Description of series
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World Gardening Projects
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1979-[ongoing] |
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extent: |
0.1
linear ft. (2 folders) |
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description: |
This
series contains material related to the club’s World
Gardening Projects and award applications submitted to
the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. for
consideration in the Geraldine Dean World Gardening
Trophy. |
Container
list
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Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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2 |
11 |
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1979 |
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12 |
World
Gardening Project and Award Application for Dean World
Gardening Trophy – “Self Help Program” |
1980 |
Description of series
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Flower and Garden Shows
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1937-[ongoing] |
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extent: |
0.3
linear ft. (8 folders) |
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description: |
This
series contains material related to flower and garden
shows sponsored by the Ames Garden Club. Included are
schedules for the Annual Gladiolus and Flower Show,
Flower Show Achievement Award applications and entries,
and an Ames Junior Garden Club fair information sheet.
Two ribbons from the National Council of State Garden
Clubs, Inc. are housed in the Artifacts Collection. |
Container
list
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Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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3 |
4 |
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1937-1945 |
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3 |
5 |
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1948-1955 |
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3 |
6 |
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1980-1986 |
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5 |
6 |
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1989 |
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5 |
5 |
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1991 |
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3 |
7 |
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1992-1994 |
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Artifact |
collection |
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1993 |
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Artifact |
collection |
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1994 |
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3 |
8 |
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1995 |
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Ames
Junior Garden Club Fair Information Sheet |
n.d. |
Description of series
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Yearbooks
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1937-[ongoing] |
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extent: |
0.1
linear ft. (18 folders) |
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description: |
This
series consists of program books printed annually and
include lists of officers and committees, programs
planned for the year, and membership lists. The club’s
constitution can also be found in the yearbooks. |
Container
list
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Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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1 |
5 |
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1937-1940 |
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1 |
6 |
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1960 |
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1 |
7 |
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1963 |
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1 |
8 |
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1967 |
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1 |
9 |
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1968 |
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1 |
10 |
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1969 |
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2 |
1 |
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1970 |
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2 |
2 |
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1973 |
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2 |
3 |
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1974 |
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2 |
4 |
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1975 |
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2 |
5 |
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1976 |
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2 |
6 |
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1977 |
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2 |
7 |
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1978 |
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2 |
8 |
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1979 |
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2 |
9 |
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1980 |
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2 |
10 |
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1994-1997 |
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5 |
7 |
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1998-2000 |
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5 |
8 |
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2000-2004 |
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