Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Williamsburg Area Council of Garden Clubs Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift. Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.

Processing Information:

Acc. 2010.113 was accessioned and minimally processed in April 2010 by Ute Schechter.

Accruals:

Future additions are expected.

Historical Note:

Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Williamsburg Area Council of Garden Clubs

Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks, programs, photographs and minutes of the Williamsburg Area Council of Garden Clubs in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Arrangement of Materials:

Arranged into series by accession numbers.

This collection is not yet fully processed. The description and date range are only preliminary. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.

Related Material

Williamsburg Garden Club Papers (Mss. 93 W67); Berkeley Garden Club Scrapbooks (Mss. Acc. 1999.07A); Birchwood Estates Garden Club Records (Mss. Acc. 1995.030); Green Spring Garden Club Records (Mss. Acc. 2002.010).; Mr. and Mrs. Hibbert D. Corey Papers (Mss. Acc. 1993.43-2); Queens Lake Garden Club Records (Mss. Acc. 2011.654).

Separated Material

Two cubic feet of scrapbooks from the Queens Lake Garden Club were pulled from this collection and were added to their own collection on October 27, 2011.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Clippings (information artifacts)
• Clubs--Virginia--Williamsburg
• Fliers (printed matter)
• Gardening--Societies, etc.--Virginia
• Minutes
• Photographs
• Scrapbooks
• Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
• Williamsburg (Va.)--History--21st century
• Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs
• Women--Societies and clubs