Brief Description: Two 1959-1961 scrapbooks from the Tidewater District Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs. Also known as The Federation of Garden Clubs of Norfolk & Vicinity, Inc., the scrapbooks include an alphabetical collection of pages from local garden clubs in the Hampton Roads region. Each page is unique, consisting of paintings, drawings, magazine clippings, newspaper clippings, poems, yearly summation of activities, lists of officers and members, mottos, and poems.
Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-099
Created by: Virginia Federation of Garden Club. Tidewater District
Volume: 2.0 Boxes
Acquired:
11/24/2014.
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order. Scrapbook pages were bound in nearly alphabetical order.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Art
Clubs
Gardening--Societies, etc.
Gardening--Southern States
Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk County (Va.)
Portsmouth (Va.)
Princess Anne County (Va.)
Suffolk (Va.)
Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs
Women--Socialization
Women--Societies and clubs
Genres/Forms of Material
Cards (information artifacts)
Clippings (information artifacts)
Dried flowers
Histories (literature genre)
Photographs
Poems
Scrapbooks
Sketches
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Notes:
Unknown
PreferredCitation: Tidewater District Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Scrapbooks, MSS 0000-099, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.