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Guide to the Anchorage Garden Club records
1942-2003
Collection number: HMC-0449.
Creator: Anchorage Garden Club.
Title: Anchorage Garden Club records.
Dates: Undated, 1942, 1953-2003.
Volume of collection: 10.5 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials in English.
Collection summary: Records of a civic organization dedicated to gardening.
Organizational history:
The Anchorage Garden Club first began to hold meetings under the auspices of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Extension Service in 1944. The club formally organized and adopted a constitution and by-laws in May 1947. In 1951, the club became affiliated with the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs and with the National Council of State Garden Clubs. The club's first annual flower show was held in 1944. Other annual events held by the Anchorage Garden Club include Arbor Day celebrations, wildflower shows, and winter holiday flower shows.
Collection description:
The collection consists of the records and scrapbooks of the Anchorage Garden Club. Included are minutes, financial reports, correspondence, scrapbooks, garden club award applications, flower show records, and subject files. Also included are records of the Business Beautification Leader Committee of 1981, when the club provided assistance to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce in recognizing business beautification efforts.
Arrangement: Materials are arranged in series.
Alternative formats: Some images from the scrapbooks have been digitized and placed on the Alaska’s Digital Archives website.
Rights note: The Archives owns rights to this collection.
Preferred citation: Anchorage Garden Club records, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Acquisition note: The collection was presented to the archives by the Anchorage Garden Club. A deed of gift was signed in 1993. Additional records were added in 2007.
Processing information: This collection was arranged and described by Jeffrey A. Sinnott in 2007.
Container list:
Series 1: Reports; 1976-1980, 1989. The reports are arranged by type, thereunder chronologically. 0.05 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Description |
Date |
1/1 |
Annual reports. |
1976-1979 |
1/2 |
President’s reports. |
1978, 1980, 1989. |
Series 2: Minutes and financial reports; 1974-2003. Arranged chronologically. 0.3 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Description |
Date |
1/3 |
Minutes and financial reports. |
1974 |
1/4 |
Minutes and financial reports. |
1975 |
1/5 |
Minutes and financial reports. |
1976 |
1/6 |
Minutes. |
1977 |
1/7 |
Minutes and financial reports. |
1978 |
1/8 |
Minutes and financial reports. |
1979 |
1/9 |
Financial report |
1980 April |
1/10 |
Financial reports. |
1981 March-November |
1/11 |
Minutes and financial reports. |
1982 |
1/12 |
Minutes and financial reports. |
1983 |
1/13 |
Minutes and financial reports. |
1984 |
1/14 |
Minutes. |
1986 |
1/15 |
Minutes. |
1987 |
1/16 |
Minutes. |
1988 |
1/17 |
Minutes. |
1989 |
1/18 |
Minutes. |
1990-1995 |
1/19-22 |
Minutes, financial reports, attendance reports, programs. |
1996-2003 |
Series 3: Correspondence; undated, 1956-1983. Arranged chronologically. 0.1 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Description |
Date |
1/23 |
Correspondence. |
Undated |
1/24 |
Correspondence. |
1956, 1965, 1968 |
1/25 |
Correspondence. |
1971-1972 |
1/26 |
Correspondence. |
1973 |
1/27 |
Correspondence. |
1974 |
1/28 |
Correspondence. |
1981-1982 |
1/29 |
Correspondence. |
1983 |
Series 4: Membership records; undated, 1955, 1982-1984. Arranged chronologically. 0.05 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Description |
Date |
1/30 |
Membership list. |
Undated (1950s) |
1/31 |
Membership roll call. |
1955 |
1/32 |
Membership roll call. |
1982-1983 |
1/33 |
Members list |
1984 |
Series 5: Business Beautification Leader committee records; 1981. Arranged by type of record. 0.1 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Description |
Date |
1/34 |
Business Beautification Leader committee minutes. |
1981 April-August |
1/35 |
Business Beautification Leader applications (including 2 black and white photographs of the Mystrom Building at 808 C. Street and 3 color photographs of 921 W. 6th Avenue. |
1981 |
1/36 |
Business Beautification Leader program records (including 5 color photographs featuring the program speaker.) |
1981 |
Series 6: Scrapbooks; 1953, 1956, 1958-2002. Scrapbooks include photographs, event publications, memorabilia, award ribbons, and clippings. Some scrapbooks were submitted as an application for Garden Club of the Year awards. Arranged chronologically. 7.1 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Date |
2/1 |
1953 |
2/2 |
1956 |
2/3 |
1958 |
2/4 |
1959 |
3/1 |
1960 |
3/2 |
1961 |
3/3 |
1962 |
3/4 |
1963 |
4/1 |
1964 |
4/2 |
1965 |
4/3 |
1966 |
4/4 |
1967 |
4/5 |
1968 |
4/6 |
1969 |
4/7 |
1970 |
4/8 |
1971 |
5/1 |
1972 |
5/2 |
1973 |
5/3 |
1974 |
5/4 |
1975 |
5/5 |
1976 |
5/6 |
1977 |
6/1 |
1978 |
6/2 |
1979 |
6/3 |
1980 |
6/4 |
1981 |
6/5 |
1982 |
6/6 |
1983 |
7/1 |
1984 |
7/2 |
1985 |
7/3 |
1986 |
7/4 |
1987 |
7/5 |
1988 |
7/6 |
1989 |
7/7 |
1990 |
7/8 |
1991 |
8/1 |
1992 |
8/2 |
1993 |
8/3 |
1994 |
9/1 |
1995 |
9/2-3 |
1996 |
9/4 |
1997 |
9/5 |
1998 |
9/6 |
1999 |
9/7-8 |
2000 |
9/9-10 |
2001 |
9/11-12 |
2002 |
Series 7: Flower show records; Undated, 1955-1994. 1.2 cubic feet.
Series 7: Flower show records. Subseries 7a: Administrative files; undated, 1956-1994. Arranged by type of record, thereunder chronologically. 0.2 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Description |
Date |
10/1 |
Flower show chairman and committee task descriptions. |
Undated |
10/2 |
Flower show chairman’s reports. |
1968, 1977-1981, 1992 |
10/3 |
Flower show classification committee reports. |
1967-1968 |
10/4 |
Flower show financial report. |
1990 |
10/5 |
Flower show publicity. |
1968 |
10/6 |
Flower show publicity. |
1970 |
10/7 |
Flower show publicity report. |
1970 |
10/8 |
Flower show publicity. |
1971 |
10/9 |
Flower show publicity report. |
1972 |
10/10 |
Flower show program. |
1994 |
10/11 |
Flower show rules. |
1972 |
10/12 |
Flower show rules. |
1992 |
10/13 |
Flower show staging reports. |
1956-1957, 1961-1965, 1968-1969, 1971, 1991 |
10/14 |
Holiday flower show publicity. |
1972 |
10/15 |
Annual flower show entries book. |
1983-1987. |
Series 7: Flower show records. Subseries 7b: Show scrapbooks; 1955-1970. The scrapbooks functioned as award applications. Arranged chronologically. 1.0 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Description |
Date |
11/1 |
"Symphony of Flowers" - 12th Annual Flower Show. |
1955 August 13-14 |
11/2 |
"Through the Looking Glass" - 13th Annual Flower Show. |
1956 August 18-19 |
11/3 |
"Around the World With Flowers" - 14th Annual Flower Show. |
1957 August 17-18 |
11/4 |
"Treasures of the Tundra" - 15th Annual Flower Show. |
1958 August 16-17 |
11/5 |
"On Wings of Song" - 19th Annual Flower Show. |
1962 August 18-19 |
11/6 |
“Anthem of the North” – 24th Annual Flower Show. |
1967 August 12-13 |
11/7 |
"This Land We Love" - 25th Annual Flower Show. |
1968 August 3-4 |
11/8 |
"Holidays U.S.A." - 12th Annual Holiday Show. |
1970 November 21-22. |
Series 8: Award application records; Undated, 1965-1993. Records include photographs, programs, correspondence, proclamations, awards, clippings, and certificates. See also the Scrapbooks. Arranged by award, thereunder chronologically. 1.4 cubic feet.
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8a: Garden Club of the Year award applications; 1967, 1969, 1985. 0.2 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Date |
12/1 |
1967 |
12/2 |
1969 May 25 |
12/3 |
1985 May 6 |
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8b: Standard Flower Show award applications; 1965-1993. 0.45 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Date |
13/1 |
1965? |
13/2 |
1967 April 2 |
13/3 |
1972 April 24 |
13/4 |
1973 June 5 |
13/5 |
1975? |
13/6 |
1976 May |
13/7 |
1977? |
13/8 |
1979 April 18 |
13/9 |
1980 April 30 |
13/10 |
1981 April 30 |
13/11 |
1982 April 28 |
13/12 |
1982 December 20 |
13/13 |
1984 May 20 |
13/14 |
1985 May 6 |
13/15 |
1987 April 6 |
13/16 |
1988 August 15 |
13/17 |
1991 July 1 |
14/1 |
1992 August 4 |
14/2 |
1993 July 17 |
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8c: Special exhibits/holiday flower show awards records; 1967-1992. Records include photographs, awards, clippings, reports, rules lists, and programs. Arranged chronologically. 0.15 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Description |
Date |
14/3 |
Special exhibit award for the Christmas holiday show application. |
1967 |
14/4 |
Christmas holiday show award application. |
1974 |
14/5 |
Special exhibit flower records. |
1976 May |
14/6 |
Special exhibit flower show records. |
1979 April 18 |
14/7 |
Special exhibits records. |
1986 June 17 |
14/8 |
Holiday show award records. |
1987 May 1 |
14/9 |
Holiday Show award records. |
1988 August 15 |
14/10 |
Standard holiday flower show records. |
1992 August 4 |
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8d: Civic beautification award records; 1967-1984. Arranged roughly chronologically. Series contains photographs, rules, programs, clippings, and awards. 0.15 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Description |
Date |
14/11 |
Atlantic Richfield Civic Beautification Award rules. |
1973 |
14/12 |
Richfield Award - Conservation of Civic Beauty application. |
1967 |
14/13 |
Richfield Civic Beautification Award application. |
1968 |
14/14 |
Atlantic Richfield Civic Beautification Award application. |
1974 |
14/15 |
Atlantic Richfield Civic Beautification Award records. |
1976 May |
14/16 |
Atlantic Richfield Roadside Beautification Award records. |
1979 April 30 |
14/17 |
Civic Beautification Award records. |
1982 April 28 |
14/18 |
Civic Beautification/Atlantic Richfield Award records. |
1983 May 31 |
14/19 |
Civic Beautification/Atlantic Richfield Award records. |
1984 May 20 |
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8e: Roadside Beautification Award records; undated, 1980-1993. Arranged chronologically. Series contains photographs, programs, correspondence, and clippings. 0.075 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Description |
Date |
14/20 |
Roadside Beautification – School Beautification Award records. |
Undated (1967-1968?) |
14/21 |
Roadside Beautification Award (and Atlantic Richfield Award) records. |
1980 April 30 |
14/22 |
Roadside Beautification Award records. |
1981 April 30 |
15/1 |
Roadside Beautification Award records. |
1992? |
15/2 |
Roadside Beautification/ARCO Beautification Award records. |
1993 July 17 |
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8f: Publicity press book award records; 1983, 1991-1993. Arranged chronologically. 0.1 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Date |
15/3 |
1983 |
15/4 |
1991 |
15/5 |
1992 |
15/6-7 |
1993 |
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8g: Junior Gardener award records; 1979-1982. Arranged chronologically. Records include photographs, correspondence, and clippings. 0.05 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Date |
15/8 |
1979 April 18 |
15/9 |
1980 April 30 |
15/10 |
1981 April 30 |
15/11 |
1982 April 28 |
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8h: Sears Beautification Funds award records; undated, 1968-1970. Arranged chronologically. 0.05 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Description |
Date |
15/12 |
Application for Sears Beautification Funds including color photographs, program, and clippings. |
1968 |
15/13 |
“(State) Civic Beautification Contest - Co-Sponsored by (State Garden Club Designation) and Sears, Roebuck and Co.” sample form. |
1968 |
15/14 |
Alaska Civic Beautification Contest - Co-Sponsored by Alaska State Federation of Garden Clubs and Sears, Roebuck and Co. application form. |
1969 |
15/15 |
Application for Sears Beautification Funds including photographs. |
1970 |
15/16 |
Environmental Improvement Program/Sears, Roebuck and Co. application including color photos, correspondence, municipal Arbor Day proclamation, and clippings. |
Undated (1974-1975) |
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8i: Dedication and Service award records; 1980. 0.025 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Description |
Date |
15/17 |
Award nomination for Grace Abbas. |
1980 April 30 |
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8j: Garden Therapy award records; 1979. Series includes color photographs and a certificate of merit. 0.025 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Date |
15/18 |
1979 April 18 |
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8k: Arbor Day Award records; 1991. 0.025 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Date |
15/19 |
1991 |
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8l: Environmental Education Award records; 1972. Series includes clippings and award ribbon. 0.025 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Date |
15/20 |
1972 April 6 |
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8m: Garden Club Growing Project award records; 1993. Series includes color photographs and clippings. 0.025 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Date |
15/21 |
1993 July 17 |
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8n: Achievement in Public Building and Garden Show award records; 1982. Series includes color photographs, a program, rules, and clippings. 0.025 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Date |
15/22 |
1982 December 20 |
Series 8: Award application records. Subseries 8o: Environmental improvement award application; 1974-1975. Series includes color photographs and application form. 0.025 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Date |
15/23 |
1974-1975 |
Series 9: Subject files; undated, 1942-1994. Arranged alphabetically by subject. 0.2 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Description |
Date |
16/1 |
Alaska Federation of Garden Clubs newsletters. |
1973-1974 |
16/2 |
Arbor Day. |
1974 |
16/3 |
Arbor Day/AnchorTree. |
1978 |
16/4 |
Arbor Day/AnchorTree. |
1980 |
16/5 |
Arbor Day. |
1991 |
16/6 |
Award Certificates - Alaska State Federation of Garden Clubs. |
Undated, 1968, 1992-1994. |
16/7 |
Award Certificate - Atlantic Richfield Co. |
1969 |
16/8 |
Award Certificates - National Council of State Garden Clubs. |
1982, 1993 |
16/9 |
Award Winners List - National Council of State Garden Clubs. |
1993 |
16/10 |
Christmas Party Programs. |
1965, 1967 |
16/11 |
Club Participation Questionnaire Results. |
Undated |
16/12 |
Garden Club Poem by Della E. Colver. |
1962? |
16/13 |
Marigold Star (15th & L) - Clipping and 5 color photos. |
1979 |
16/14 |
Miscellaneous. |
1979 |
16/15 |
Municipal Proclamations. |
1990-1992 |
16/16 |
Newsletters. |
1975 December-1976 July |
16/17 |
Newspaper clippings. |
Undated, 1942-1994 |
16/18 |
Photographs of club activities. |
Undated, 1971 |
16/19 |
Pioneer Hall policies and relocation. |
1965 |
16/20 |
State Garden Week Proclamation. |
1992 |
16/21 |
Street trees for Anchorage – City Planning Commission. |
1955 May |
16/22 |
Yearbook |
1990 |