%eadnotat; ]> 7002sgarc SWARTHMORE GARDEN CLUB RECORDS A Finding Aid for Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 2010 XML finding aid encoded by FHL Staff 2010 Records of the Swarthmore Garden Club A Finding Aid for Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Summary Records of the Swarthmore Garden Club 1958-2009 Swarthmore Garden Club 3 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College RG7 002 The Swarthmore Garden Club, Swarthmore, Pa., was founded in 1958 with the purpose "to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening among both amateur and experienced gardeners." The collection contains minutes and reports, 1958-2003, scrapbooks and other miscellaneous papers. SHORT HISTORY OF THE SWARTHMORE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Swarthmore Garden Club was founded in September 1958 when a group of ten charter members met at the home of Ann Peters (Mrs. Hugh Peters). Mrs. Peters had served as president of a garden club in Virginia, and she proposed a similar organization for Swarthmore. She became the first president of the Club which began meeting on the second Monday of the month, usually in members' homes.

Previous to the founding of the Garden Club, the Woman's Club of Swarthmore had sponsored an active Garden Committee and held an annual Flower Show in its clubhouse. While refusing to assume responsibility for the Flower Show, members in the early years were especially interested in flower arranging and exhibiting and participation in the Philadelphia Flower Show.

In the mid 1960s, the Club began to hold an herb sale as a fundraiser and became more involved with community projects such as the herb garden at the Caleb Pusey House in Upland, Pa., which members established in 1970. The Club supports a scholarship award given annually to a graduating senior who lives within the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

The Swarthmore Garden Club, Swarthmore, Pa., was founded in 1958 with the purpose "to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening among both amateur and experienced gardeners." The collection contains minutes and reports, 1958-2003, scrapbooks and other miscellaneous papers.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Six scrapbooks and other miscellaneous records deposited in 1997 by then Club Historian, Phyllis Heller. Early minutes and other records deposited at irregular intervals.

Swarthmore Garden Club Records, 1958-2009, RG 7/002, Swarthmore Historical Society Archives

 Access

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in TRIPOD, the on-line catalog of Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore Garden Club Swarthmore (Pa.) -- History DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: These records may only be consulted at Swarthmore, and are not available through inter-Library loan. To request materials on-site, please make sure to use the correct call numbers for the Library in which you wish to use the records:

Series 1: Minutes and Official Records Constitution and by-laws 1982-2005 1 Minutes and reports 1958-1978 1

In loose-leaf binder

 Minutes and reports 1978-1991 1

In loose-leaf binder. Community Council of Garden Clubs founded which sponsored Media Flower Show. Club joined National Council of Garden Clubs

 Minutes and reports 1982-1989

Loose copies

 Minutes and reports 1993-1994 2

Club resigned from Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania, Amy Borer's logo adopted by the Club.

 Minutes and reports 1995-1997 2 Minutes and reports 1997-1998 2

Joan DeLapp proposed that the Club re-establish a scholarship for a graduating senior, which was approved. The first award was presented by President Jennie Morris to Joseph McCauley, Jr., on April 29, 1998, at the Strath Haven High School Awards Ceremony. Mary Ann Jeavons reminded the Club that Swarthmore Historical Society was able to provide long-term archival storage for the records of Swarthmore organizations.

Minutes and reports 1998-1999 2

B. William Gladwin was awarded the Garden Club Award. The Club contributed to a garden at the Swarthmore-Rutledge School

 Minutes and reports 1999-2000 2

The Swarthmore Horticultural Society, initiated by Charles Cresson, was founded, with many members of the Garden Club participating.

Minutes May 2001 2

Minutes and reports 2001-2002 2

Additional organizations and projects that the Club supported include the Crum Creek Restoration Project and the Chester School District Toby Farm Project.

 Minutes and reports 2002-2003 2

Susanna Morikawa reminded members that inactive records should be deposited with the Garden Club Records in the archives of the Swarthmore Historical Society. Before 1997, old scrapbooks were stored in members' homes, passed from member to member. The Garden Club Award presented to Patrick Wolford

 Miscellaneous 2004-2009 2

Scattered minutes, treasurer reports

 Series 2: Committees and Projects Committee reports 1965-1976 2 Council of Garden Clubs 1980-1998 2 Council of Garden Clubs 1988-1991 2 Herb Sale publicity 1968-1983 2 Herb Sale 1970-1983 2 Herb Sale 1984-1998 2 Garden Club Horticultural Award 2

Established 1998. A scholarship to a graduating senior residing in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. The award is made on the basis of a short essay which reflects the student's demonstrated involvement in the broad range horticultural and environmental activities.

Directories 1973-1974, 1988-2003 2 Series 3: Scrapbooks, Miscellaneous Scrapbook 1958-1965 ++ Scrapbook 1965-1972 ++ Correspondence mounted in scrapbook 1965-1977 ++ Scrapbook 1969-1981 ++

Clippings, photographs

 Scrapbook 1981-1982 ++

Clippings, photographs

 Scrapbook 1985-1986 ++

Clippings, photographs

 Scrapbook 1989-1993 ++

Clippings, photographs

 Scrapbook 1989-2001 ++

Clippings, photographs in deteriorating "magnetic" album, may be duplicated in other books

 Scrapbook 1993-1993 ++

Clippings, photographs

 Ribbons ++ Caleb Pusey Kitchen Garden Plan 1967 Tube

Gift of Ann Gill Price who worked on original project. Only part of project was completed.