Garden Club Of Rock Hill Records - Accession 283

Authors

Garden Club Of Rock Hill

Files

Identifier

Accession 283

Inclusive Dates

1934-1979

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

1000 pieces, .50 linear feet

Language

English;

Historical Note

The Garden Club of Rock Hill was organized in 1933 and federated with the Garden Club of South Carolina in 1951. The object of the club is "to promote the love of gardening among amateurs; to promote and protect the growth of native trees, wild flowers, and birds and to encourage civic planting and civic beauty."

Scope and Content Note

The Garden Club of Rock Hill was organized in 1933 and federated with the Garden Club of South Carolina in 1951. The object of the club is "to promote the love of gardening among amateurs; to promote and protect the growth of native trees, wild flowers, and birds and to encourage civic planting and civic beauty." The Garden Club of Rock Hill Records consist of constitutions and bylaws, correspondence, annual reports, minutes, yearbooks, programs, membership lists, newspaper clippings, photographs, and two scrapbooks. The collection is a good source of information on local history and garden clubs in Rock Hill.

Provenance

The Garden Club of Rock Hill Records were deposited via Mrs. Georgia Elder on 1 November 1979. An addition of a scrapbook from the York County Library was made on August 8, 2019.

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Finding Aid Citation

Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Garden Club Of Rock Hill Records - Accession 283". Finding Aid 334.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/334