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Preferred Citation:

Green Spring Garden Club, Inc. records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Acquisition Information:

Material sent to SCRC via the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Accessions: Mss. 2002.10 - original accession with 7 boxes which includes scrapbooks, brochures, slides, yearbooks and more. Mss. 2002.48 Addition - Scrapbooks, 1990's Mss. 2003.17 Addition - Scrapbook, 2000-2001 Mss. 2003.35 Addition - Scrapbooks, memberships booklets (1959-1963), files, photographs Mss. 2003.48  Addition -  Scrapbook, 2001-2002 Mss. 2004.54 Addition - Scrapbooks, 2002-2003 and 2003-2004, Christmas Homes 2002 and 2003. Acc. 2016. 175 was added to the collection on 10/2016. For information on accessions received 2009 and later, please consult a staff member.

Processing Information:

Acc. 2012.073 accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in March 2012.

Accruals:

Ongoing collection.

Historical Note:

The Green Spring Garden Club in Williamsburg, Virginia was organized in 1958 to give younger mothers and ladies in Williamsburg an organization to join who wanted to advance their knowledge of gardening, development of home grounds and to aid in protecting the forest, wild flowers and birds. Membership was limited to 25 persons. The Iris is their flower.

Scope and Contents

Annual scrapbooks, garden and home tour brochures and schedules, membership lists, slides and business records documenting the Green Spring Garden Club, Inc., located in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Arrangement of Materials:

Series 1-7 are arranged chronologically:  Scrapbooks, Office Files, Yearbooks, and slides.  See Acquisition section for specific accession information.

Additions received after original processing will be added as new series.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Business records
• Clubs--Virginia--Williamsburg
• Financial records
• Gardening--History--20th century
• Gardening--Societies, etc.--Virginia
• Gardening--Virginia
• Green Spring Garden Club (Williamsburg, Va.)
• Pamphlets
• Photographs
• Programs
• Scrapbooks
• Slides (photographs)
• Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
• Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs
• Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs
• Women--Societies and clubs