Louisburg Garden Club Records 1938-2008

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Creator
Louisburg Garden Club (N.C.)
Size
19.5 linear feet (13 cartons)
Call number
MC 00567
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The Louisburg Garden Club Records consists of scrapbooks, awards, records, and other materials relating to the Louisburg Garden Club in North Carolina from 1938 to 2008.

The Louisburg Garden Club was founded on March 29, 1938, in the home of Mrs. E. S. Ford, Sr., in Louisburg, North Carolina, with 29 members present. The club was formed as a civic organization. In September 1939, it became affiliated with the Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. The motto of the club is "to beautify within and without."

Biographical/historical note

The Louisburg Garden Club was founded on March 29, 1938, in the home of Mrs. E. S. Ford, Sr., in Louisburg, North Carolina, with 29 members present. The club was formed as a civic organization. In September 1939, it became affiliated with the Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. The motto of the club is "to beautify within and without."

Scope/content

The Louisburg Garden Club Records consists of scrapbooks, awards, records, and other materials relating to the Louisburg Garden Club in North Carolina from 1938 to 2008.

Arrangement

This collection has not yet received full archival processing. Materials are arranged in the order received.

Use of these materials

The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Louisburg Garden Club Records, MC 00567, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Source of acquisition

Gift of Margaret Pearson, 2015 (Accession 2015.0187)

Processing information

Processed by: Gwynn Thayer and Jessica Serrao, August 2015; machine-readable finding aid by: Gwynn Thayer and Jessica Serrao, August 2015.

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History, Louisburg Garden Club: meeting programs and agendas; member rosters; pamphlets; certificates; publications; photographs; reports; correspondence; news clippings; events and awards 1986-1988 (2015.0187)
Carton 1, Scrapbook 1
History, Louisburg Garden Club: meeting programs, agendas, and notes; member rosters; pamphlets; certificates; publications; photographs; reports; correspondence; news clippings; events and awards 1988-1991 (2015.0187)
Carton 1, Scrapbook 2
History, Louisburg Garden Club: meeting programs, agendas, and notes; member rosters; pamphlets; certificates; publications; photographs; reports; correspondence; news clippings; events and awards 1991-1993 (2015.0187)
Carton 1, Scrapbook 3
Louisburg Garden Club, Louisburg, NC: officers; photographs; club history; yearbook; constitution-bylaws; monthly meetings; projects; conventions; awards; news clippings; correspondence 1955-1956 (2015.0187)
Carton 2, Scrapbook 1
The Louisburg Garden Club: officers; photographs; club history; yearbook; monthly meetings; news clippings; reports; projects; conventions; correspondence 1957-1958 (2015.0187)
Carton 2, Scrapbook 2
Scrapbook, Therapy, Louisburg Garden Club, District Eight, North Carolina: reports; officers; programs; certificates; meetings; events; news clippings; photographs; awards 1959-1962 (2015.0187)
Carton 2, Scrapbook 3
The Louisburg Garden Club: yearbook; news clippings; photographs; events; awards; reports; meeting programs 1960-1961 (2015.0187)
Carton 2, Scrapbook 4
Louisburg Garden Club, Organized 1938: yearbook; correspondence; news clippings; photographs; publications; meeting programs; reports; events; conventions; brochures; awards 1962-1963 (2015.0187)
Carton 2, Scrapbook 5
The Flower Girls, Intermediate Gardeners, Louisburg, NC, Dist. X: membership certificate; officers; yearbook; newspaper clippings; photographs; flower show program; rating sheet; awards; correspondence 1974-1975 (2015.0187)
Carton 3, Scrapbook 1
The Flower Girls, Intermediate Gardeners, Louisburg, NC, Dist. X: officers; yearbook; awards; newspaper clippings; photographs; annual meeting program; correspondence; rating sheet 1975-1976 (2015.0187)
Carton 3, Scrapbook 2
Flower Power, High School Unit, Louisburg, NC, District X: officers; yearbook; awards; newspaper clippings; photographs; correspondence; flower show programs; rating sheet 1972-1973 (2015.0187)
Carton 3, Scrapbook 3
Flower Power High School Gardeners, Louisburg, NC, Dist. X: officers; yearbook; awards; newspaper clippings; photographs; published articles; flower show programs; rating sheet; club members other activities 1973-1974 (2015.0187)
Carton 3, Scrapbook 4
Flower Power, High School Gardeners, Louisburg, NC, Dist. X: officers; yearbook; awards; newspaper clippings; photographs; brochures; rose show program; correspondence; rating sheet 1974-1975 (2015.0187)
Carton 3, Scrapbook 5
Flower Power, High School Gardeners, Louisburg, NC, Dist. X: officers; yearbook; awards; newspaper clippings; photographs; brochures; annual meeting program; correspondence; rating sheet 1975-1976 (2015.0187)
Carton 3, Scrapbook 6
Therapy, Louisburg Garden Club, District Eight, North Carolina: calendar; reports; officers; programs; membership; needlework and crafts; newspaper clippings; photographs; meeting notes; awards and certificates; correspondence 1956-1959 (2015.0187)
Carton 4, Scrapbook 1
Louisburg Garden Club: yearbooks; newspaper clippings; membership; finances; meeting programs, agendas, and notes; roster; reports; brochures; photographs; press releases; correspondence; conventions; honors, awards, and certificates; publications; events and programs 2003-2007 (2015.0187)
Carton 4, Scrapbook 2
History, Louisburg Garden Club, District X, Franklin County, Louisburg, NC, Vol. IV: history and official records; meeting programs, agendas, and notes; officers and member rosters; photographs; reports; yearbooks; correspondence; events and programs; honors, awards, and certificates; conventions; sheet music; brochures 1963-1970 (2015.0187)
Carton 6, Scrapbook 1
Scrapbook, Louisburg Garden Club, Louisburg, NC: officers; photographs; newspaper clippings; history; yearbook; monthly meetings and programs; events and projects; conventions; correspondence; awards; rating sheets 1954-1955 (2015.0187)
Carton 7, Scrapbook 1
History, Louisburg Garden Club, District X: yearbooks; officers; committees; projects and programs; club rosters; meeting programs, agendas, and notes; correspondence; brochures; honors, awards, and certificates; reports; calendar of events; rating sheets; photographs 1979-1983 (2015.0187)
Carton 5, Scrapbook 2
Memorial Garden, Louisburg Garden Club Scrapbook: landscaping sketches and drawings; photographs; newspaper clippings; awards 1957-1961 (2015.0187)
Carton 9, Scrapbook 2
Gay Gardeners, Junior Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District X: yearbook; photographs; officers; monthly meeting minutes; newspaper clippings; committee work; correspondence; reports; rating sheet 1967-1968 (2015.0187)
Carton 9, Scrapbook 3
Louisburg Garden Club: yearbooks; correspondence; newspaper clippings; photographs; programs and events, including 70th anniversary; meeting programs, agendas, and notes; reports; brochures; honors, awards, and certificates; conventions 2007-2011 (2015.0187)
Carton 4, Scrapbook 3
Publicity, Louisburg Garden Club, District X, Franklin County, Louisburg, NC, Vol. I: history; photographs; members list; newspaper clippings 1938-1963 (2015.0187)
Carton 5, Scrapbook 1
History, Louisburg Garden Club, District X, Franklin County, Louisburg, NC: officers; club rosters; calendar of events; events and programs; yearbooks; honors, awards, and certificates; meeting programs, agendas, and notes; correspondence; photographs; newspaper clippings; brochures; reports; rating sheets; publications 1983-1986 (2015.0187)
Carton 5, Scrapbook 3
History, Louisburg Garden Club, District X, Franklin County, Louisburg, NC, Vol. V: meeting programs, agendas, and notes; officers and member rosters; photographs; reports; yearbooks; correspondence; events and programs; honors, awards, and certificates; conventions; rating sheets; brochures 1970-1974 (2015.0187)
Carton 6, Scrapbook 2
Louisburg Garden Club History: meeting programs, agendas, and notes; officers and member rosters; photographs; reports; yearbooks; correspondence; events and programs; honors, awards, and certificates; conventions; rating sheets; brochures 1974-1979 (2015.0187)
Carton 6, Scrapbook 3
History, Louisburg Garden Club: yearbooks; officers; committees; club rosters; calendar of events; club programs; meeting minutes and agendas; reports; publications; newspaper clippings; photographs; correspondence; brochures; honors, awards, and certificates 1993-1996 (2015.0187)
Carton 10, Scrapbook 1
Scrapbook, Louisburg Garden Club, Louisburg, NC: officers; history; yearbook; newspaper clippings; photographs; correspondence; publications; honors, awards, and certificates; reports; events; meeting programs and agendas; conventions 1958-1959 (2015.0187)
Carton 7, Scrapbook 2
History, 1938-1963, Louisburg Garden Club, District X, Franklin County, Louisburg, NC, Vol. I: officers; members; photographs; meeting notes and agendas; constitution and by-laws; reports; yearbooks; club programs 1938-1952 (2015.0187)
Carton 8, Scrapbook 1
History, 1938-1963, Louisburg Garden Club, District X, Franklin County, Louisburg, NC, Vol. II: officers; members; photographs; meeting notes and agendas; reports; yearbooks; club programs; honors, awards, and certificates; conventions; rating sheets; correspondence 1952-1958 (2015.0187)
Carton 8, Scrapbook 2
History, 1938-1963, Louisburg Garden Club, District X, Franklin County, Louisburg, NC, Vol. III: officers; members; photographs; meeting notes and agendas; constitutions and by-laws; reports; yearbooks; club programs; honors, awards, and certificates; conventions; rating sheets; correspondence 1958-1963 (2015.0187)
Carton 8, Scrapbook 3
Louisburg Garden Club: dedication; officers; history; yearbook; monthly meetings; committee reports and activities; state convention and board meetings; awards, certificates, and rating sheets; photographs; newspaper clippings; publications; correspondence; brochures 1959-1960 (2015.0187)
Carton 7, Scrapbook 3
Louisburg Garden Club: program and yearbook; monthly meetings and programs; newspaper clippings; photographs; publications; reports; conservation; programs and events; awards; correspondence; brochures 1961-1962 (2015.0187)
Carton 7, Scrapbook 4
Louisburg Garden Club: yearbooks; newspaper clippings; photographs; convention; meeting programs; awards 1966-1968 (2015.0187)
Carton 7, Scrapbook 5
History, Louisburg Garden Club: yearbooks; club rosters; club events and programs; meeting minutes and agendas; reports; publications; newspaper clippings; photographs; correspondence; brochures; honors, awards, and certificates 1996-2000 (2015.0187)
Carton 10, Scrapbook 2
The Louisburg Garden Club Scrapbook: yearbook; history; newspaper clippings; photographs; publications April 1953-April 1954 (2015.0187)
Carton 9, Scrapbook 1
Louisburg Garden Club: yearbooks; officers; committees; club rosters; calendar of events; club programs; meeting minutes and agendas; reports; publications; newspaper clippings; photographs; correspondence; brochures; honors, awards, and certificates 1999-2001 (2015.0187)
Carton 10, Scrapbook 3
Flower Arranging: rules for arrangement; newspaper clippings; articles; publications; notes 1936-1956 (2015.0187)
Carton 9, Scrapbook 4
Louisburg Garden Club: yearbooks; club programs; meeting minutes and agendas; reports; publications; newspaper clippings; photographs; correspondence; brochures; honors, awards, and certificates 2001-2003 (2015.0187)
Carton 10, Scrapbook 4
Gay Gardeners, Junior Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District X: yearbook; honors, awards, and certificates; officers; photographs; newspaper clippings; reports; club programs and events; correspondence; meeting minutes; rating sheet 1968-1969 (2015.0187)
Carton 11, Scrapbook 1
Gay Gardeners Junior Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District X: yearbook; honors, awards, and certificates; officers; photographs; newspaper clippings; reports; club programs and events; correspondence; brochures; meeting minutes; rating sheet 1969-1970 (2015.0187)
Carton 11, Scrapbook 2
Flower Power High School Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District X: officers; yearbook; photographs; newspaper clippings; club programs and events; awards; publications; correspondence 1970-1971 (2015.0187)
Carton 11, Scrapbook 3
Flower Power, High School Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District X: officers; yearbook; honors, awards, and certificates; photographs; newspaper clippings; crafts; club programs and events; publications; correspondence 1971-1972 (2015.0187)
Carton 11, Scrapbook 4
Publicity, Louisburg Garden Club: newspaper clippings; annual meeting program 1963-1974 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Scrapbook 1
Publicity, Louisburg Garden Club: newspaper clippings; article; brochure; event flyer 1974-1988 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Scrapbook 2
Award No. 19, Junior Ecology, Gay Gardeners Junior Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District X 1972 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Folder 1
Louisburg Garden Club, $10.00 Bird Award, Flower Girls Intermediate Gardeners, Louisburg, NC, District 10 1975 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Folder 2
Award No. 1, Cardinal Silver Bowl, Flower Power H.S. Gardeners, Louisburg, NC, District 10 1973-1974 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Folder 3
Award No. 15, Ellen S. Palmer Book Award, Gay Gardeners Junior Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District X 1974 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Folder 4
The Louisburg Garden Club's Christmas Open House December 14-15, 1965 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Folder 5
No. 9 Viola Kiker Award for Civic Beautification, Louisburg Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District X 1983-1985 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Folder 6
Louisburg Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District X, Civic Committee 1968-1969 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Folder 7
The Louisburg Garden Club Presents A Standard Flower Show "Melody Memories", Louisburg Baptist Church April 29-30, 1965 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Folder 8
Conservation of Birds, The Louisburg Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District X 1968-1969 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Folder 9
Award 11, Lucille Hipp Award for Civic Beautification/Civic Development, Louisburg Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District 10 2002-2003 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Folder 10
Number 11, Marie Rehder Gerdes Award for Civic Beautification, Louisburg Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District 10 1989-1990 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Folder 11
Awards Handbook, The Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. 1995-1997 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Folder 12
The Bluebird Project of the Louisburg Garden Club 1955 (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Folder 13
Louisburg Garden Club, $10.00 Bird Award, Flower Girls Intermediate Gardeners, Louisburg, NC, District X, undated (2015.0187)
Carton 12, Folder 14
Gay Gardeners, Junior Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District X: yearbook; awards, honors, and certificates; photographs; newspaper clippings; club programs and events; publications; crafts; correspondence; rating sheet 1970-1971 (2015.0187)
Carton 13, Scrapbook 1
Gay Gardeners Junior Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District X: officers; yearbook; awards, honors, and certificates; photographs; newspaper clippings; club programs and events; publications; correspondence; rating sheet 1971-1972 (2015.0187)
Carton 13, Scrapbook 2
Gay Gardeners, Junior Garden Club, Louisburg, NC, District X: officers; yearbook; awards, honors, and certificates; photographs; newspaper clippings; club programs and events; correspondence; rating sheet 1972-1973 (2015.0187)
Carton 13, Scrapbook 3
Gay Gardeners, Junior Club, Louisburg, NC, District X: officers; yearbook; awards, honors, and certificates; photographs; newspaper clippings; club programs and events; rating sheet 1973-1974 (2015.0187)
Carton 13, Scrapbook 4
Gay Gardeners, Junior Club, Louisburg, NC, Dist. X: officers; yearbook; awards, honors, and certificates; photographs; newspaper clippings; club programs and events; correspondence; rating sheet 1974-1975 (2015.0187)
Carton 13, Scrapbook 5
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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Louisburg Garden Club Records, MC 00567, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Use of these materials

The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.