Belvedere Garden Club Scrapbooks, 1938-2004 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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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

Norfolk (Va.)
Women--Societies and clubs

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 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
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Box 2

Item 1: Scrapbook 3, 1956-1963

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