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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Belvedere Garden Club Scrapbooks, 1938-2004
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-186
Primary Creator: Belvedere Garden Club (1938-)
Extent: 6.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order. Loose items found in the last scrapbook are arranged by record type in alphabetical order, then chronologically.
Date Acquired: 00/00/0000
Subjects: Norfolk (Va.), Women--Societies and clubs
Forms of Material: Certificates, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Histories (literature genre), Minutes (administrative records), Photographs, Programs, Scrapbooks, Yearbooks
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
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.
Biographical Note
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.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
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 Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
Belvedere Garden Club Scrapbooks, MSS 0000-186, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed October 6, 2021.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Item 1: Scrapbook 1, 1938-1947
- Item 2: Scrapbook 2, 1947-1956
- Box 2
- Item 1: Scrapbook 3, 1956-1963
- Box 3
- Item 1: Scrapbook 4, 1964-1972
- Box 4
- Item 1: Scrapbook 5, 1972-1986
- Box 5
- Item 1: Scrapbook 6, 1986-1992
- Item 2: Artwork, Belvedere Garden Club, 1956/1957, 1965/1966
- Item 3: Scrapbook Pages, 1997-1998, undated
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Award, Billie Hilliard, 1996 June 4
- Folder 2: Awards, 1997
- Folder 3: Awards, 1998
- Folder 4: Awards, 1999
- Folder 5: Correspondence, 1982-2003
- Folder 6: Histories of the Belvedere Garden Club, circa 1945-2001
- Folder 7: Minutes and Official Records, 1990-1996
- Folder 8: Obituaries, Orders of Service, and Acknowledgements, 1989-2001
- Folder 9: Photographs, Club Meetings and Luncheons, 2003-2004, undated
- Folder 10: Program, Fiftieth Anniversary Birthday Luncheon, 1988 March
- Folder 11: Yearbooks, 1964/1965-1965/1966
- Folder 12: Yearbooks, 1967/1968-1968/1969
- Folder 13: Yearbook, 1987/1988
- Folder 14: Miscellaneous Papers, 1984-2004
- Folder 15: History, Woman's Club, 1995-1996
- Probably Republican Women's Club of Norfolk. Newsletter for April 10, 1996 on reverse side.
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