Duluth Garden Flower Society records
Scope and Contents
The collection contain Duluth Garden Flower Society bylaws, minutes, 1932-1970; executive board minutes, 1927-1975; lists of executive board members and roll calls, 1933-1939; Society finances, 1953-1975; scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, programs, activities, club parties, Flower Show Schedules (booklets)1928-1990s; minimal correspondence, newspaper clippings, meeting agendas, brochures, photographs 1957-1990s, and dozens of scrapbooks for the Duluth Garden Flower Society and all of the neighborhood clubs.
Dates
- 1927-2003
- Majority of material found in 1930-1990
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The Duluth Garden Flower Society, Inc. was founded in 1927 to promote gardening, horticulture, preservation of birds and trees, and beautification in Duluth. The society continues its valuable and visible work. Distinct neighborhood garden clubs founded at various times throughout Duluth joined the Duluth Garden Flower Society. The neighborhood groups’ records are included in this collection: Arrowhead, Bayview, Central, Duluth Heights, Ensign, Hilltop, Homecroft, Lake Aire, Lakeview, Lester Park, Lincoln Park, Normanna, Norton Park, Oatmeal Hill, Oregon Creek, Park Point, Vermilion, West Duluth, Woodland. In 1987, the Flower City of the North was organized by individual gardening enthusiast, city representatives, extension, and horticulture volunteers, many of whom were principals with the Duluth Garden Flower Society. A scrapbook and subsequent items from the Flower City of the North were donated among Garden Flower Society records and are included in this collection.
Extent
10.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contain Duluth Garden Flower Society bylaws, minutes, 1932-1970; executive board minutes, 1927-1975; lists of executive board members and roll calls, 1933-1939; Society finances, 1953-1975; scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, programs, activities, club parties, Flower Show Schedules (booklets)1928-1990s; minimal correspondence, newspaper clippings, meeting agendas, brochures, photographs 1957-1990s, and dozens of scrapbooks for the Duluth Garden Flower Society and all of the neighborhood clubs.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library.
- Agendas Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Associations, institutions, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clubs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Community life--Minnesota--Duluth Subject Source: Local sources
- Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Flowers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Garden Clubs Subject Source: Local sources
- Gardens Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lake Aire Subject Source: Local sources
- Lakeside - Lester Park (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Lincoln Park (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Membership Lists Subject Source: Local sources
- Minutes Subject Source: Local sources
- Neighborhoods Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newsletters Subject Source: Local sources
- Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
- Park Point (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rose garden Subject Source: Local sources
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Local sources
- West End (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Woodland (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Guide to the Duluth Garden Flower Society records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: P. Maus.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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- Box: 3 IP (Mixed Materials)
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- Box: 2 IP (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 5 IP (Mixed Materials)
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
