Garden Club of Greater Lansing Collection

Description:

The Garden Club of Greater Lansing collection features items collected from Garden Club members including the club constitution, officer lists, histories, newsletters, newspaper clippings, directories, yearbooks, meeting minutes, annual reports, committeee reports, budgets, flower show programs, scrapbooks, photographs, and awards. The collection documents the work of the Garden Club from its beginnings in 1931, including various civic improvement and community projects such as the Scott Sunken Gardens and the Michigan State University Children's Garden. From an undated, early copy of the club constitution and by-laws: "The object of the club shall be to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening among amateurs; to aid in the protection of native trees, plants and birds; and to encourage civic planting."

Date Created:

[1931 TO 2016]

Data Provider:

Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives

Collection:

Garden Club of Greater Lansing Collection

Subject Topic:

Clubs, Lansing (Mich.), Gardening, Gardens, and Women

Language:

English

Rights:

Copyright Not Evaluated

URL:

http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/0BEF2E9A-4D8E-4B0F-8C70-352184404675