James Madison University Libraries Special Collections
Spotswood Garden Club Records
Spotswood Garden Club (Harrisonburg, Va.)
SC 0146
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6.87 cubic feet
11 boxes
1924-2018
The Spotswood Garden Club Records, 1924-2018, are comprised of the administrative records of the club and include meeting minutes, files, and scrapbooks.
English
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Use Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Spotswood Garden Club Records, 1924-2018, SC 0146, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
This collection was placed on deposit with Special Collections on September 10, 1997 by club representative Electra C. Julias. Additional donation of scrapbooks was made on July 23, 2018, by Sandra Hodge. An additional gift of scrapbooks was made in July 2019.
Processing Information
In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in the spring of 2017. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 3090.
Administrative History
The Spotswood Garden Club was founded in Harrisonburg in 1924, with twenty-four charter members and Mrs. James C. Johnston as president. The goals of the club were "the culture and study of flowers, to aid in conservation of forests, native shrubs, wildflowers and birds, and to foster civic improvements." In 1929, the club was elected to membership in the Garden Club of Virginia, and has frequently participated in that organization's annual Historic Garden Week by securing the cooperation of owners of historic homes in the area to open those homes and grounds for public appreciation. Community work has been an important focus through the years. The club emphasized "Victory Gardens" during World War II and later worked for legislation to remove unsightly billboards. It has sponsored a variety of activities to enhance appreciation of native wildflowers, and has planted gardens at nursing homes, schools, hospitals, cemeteries, and throughout the city. Spotswood Garden Club has also sponsored or co-sponsored many flower shows. In 1983 the club undertook the restoration of the historic garden at Fort Harrison in Dayton, including its continuing maintenance. In 1991 the club joined Greener Harrisonburg and intensified its city beautification efforts.
Scope and Content
The Spotswood Garden Club Records, 1924-2018, are comprised of the administrative records of the club and include meeting minutes, files, and scrapbooks. Additonal materials include annual reports and flower show programs.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by item type and further arranged chronologically.
Gardens -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg
Flower gardening -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- Societies, etc
Flower arrangement -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg
Flower shows -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg
Victory gardens
World War, 1939-1945 -- Food supply
Historic gardens -- Virginia
Gardens -- Conservation and restoration
Fort Harrison (Va.)
Harrisonburg (Va.) -- Societies, etc
Harrisonburg (Va.) -- Social life and customs
Harrisonburg (Va.) -- History
Minute books
Scrapbooks
Minute Book No. 1/repositories/4/archival_objects/14981924-1926, 1928-193111Minute Book No. 1A/repositories/4/archival_objects/14991926-192712Minute Book No. 2/repositories/4/archival_objects/15001931-193513Minute Book No. 3/repositories/4/archival_objects/15011935-194014Minute Book No. 4/repositories/4/archival_objects/15021940-194615Minute Book No. 5/repositories/4/archival_objects/15031947-194916Minute Book No. 6/repositories/4/archival_objects/15041949-195217Minute Book No. 7/repositories/4/archival_objects/15051952-195421Minute Book No. 8/repositories/4/archival_objects/15061954-195722Minute Book No. 9/repositories/4/archival_objects/15071957-196023Minute Book No. 10/repositories/4/archival_objects/15081960-196824Minute Book No. 11/repositories/4/archival_objects/15091968-197725Minute Book No. 12/repositories/4/archival_objects/15101983-199031Minute Book No. 13/repositories/4/archival_objects/15111990-199532Minute Book No. 14/repositories/4/archival_objects/15121995-200133Minute Book/repositories/4/archival_objects/21809January 2002-June 20105Minute Book/repositories/4/archival_objects/21810September 2010-June 20185Garden Gossip/repositories/4/archival_objects/15131929-193934Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/15141925-195735Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/15151946-195336Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/15161948-195137Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/15171951-195538Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/15181954-196039Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/15281957-1966OV 1Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/15191960-1970310Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/15201960-1971311Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/15291967-1982OV 1Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/15301980-1987OV 2Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/15311987-1992OV 2Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/15211992-1994312Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/15221994-1996313Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/15231996-1998314Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/279901999-20026Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/279892004-20056Hardesty Higgins house scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/279882004-20056Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/279952005-20067Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/27991June 2006- May 20086Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/279942008-20107Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/279932010-20117Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/279962011-2012OV 3Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/279922013-20147Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/279832014-2016OV 1Scrapbook/repositories/4/archival_objects/279972016-2018OV 4Annual Reports/repositories/4/archival_objects/15241926-196841Contracts/repositories/4/archival_objects/1525199342Flower Show Programs/repositories/4/archival_objects/15261926-194943History/repositories/4/archival_objects/1527undated44Photographs (folder 1 of 4)/repositories/4/archival_objects/27984undated45Photographs (folder 2 of 4)/repositories/4/archival_objects/27985undated46Photographs (folder 3 of 4)/repositories/4/archival_objects/27986undated47Photographs (folder 4 of 4)/repositories/4/archival_objects/27987undated48