Brief Description: Six scrapbooks from 1938-1992 of the Belvedere Garden Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbooks include clippings, photographs, event programs, awards, yearbooks, and annual club histories.

Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-186

Created by: Belvedere Garden Club (1938-)

Volume: 6.0 Boxes

Acquired: 00/00/0000.

Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order. Loose items found in the last scrapbook are arranged by record type in alphabetical order, then chronologically.

Biographical Note for Belvedere Garden Club (1938-) : The Belvedere Garden Club in Norfolk, Virginia was organized on March 18, 1938. Its purpose was "To coordinate the interests of the gardeners in the neighborhood and, by mutual helpfulness, to beautify our individual gardens and the Belvedere section as a whole." Membership was limited to residents of Belvedere, Waterlawn, and Willowwood neighborhoods. The club motto was, "A flower garden with every home." The club flower was the rose, the club shrub was the azalea, and the club bird was the robin.

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

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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: Belvedere Garden Club Scrapbooks, MSS 0000-186, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.