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Title: The Garden Study Club Scrapbooks
Extent of Materials: 2 scrapbooks
Location: storage
Scope and Content: The Garden Study Club Scrapbooks, 1952-1953 and 1954-1955, consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, membership rosters, club histories, correspondence, and certificates documenting the activities of the club.  The Garden Study Club was founded in the fall of 1947 “to stimulate and encourage interest in all forms of gardening; to aid in the beautification of Durham, particularly the Forest Hills section; to aid the in the protection of trees, shrubs, wild life, and wild flowers;” it was the second garden club in the Forest Hills area.  The Club’s principal projects during this time included beautification of the Forest Hills Clubhouse and an Elizabethan Garden on Roanoke Island.
Related Materials: Other Garden Study Club materials in the NC Collection.
Organization of Collection: Materials in the 1952-53 scrapbook relate to activities of the club and chiefly consist of newspaper clippings and photographs.  Other materials include:
Membership roster;
List of officers and committees;
History of the club;
Accounts of local and state events, honors, monthly meetings and programs, and beautification projects;
Prinicpal projects for the year:  Forest Hills Clubhouse and Elizabethan Garden, Roanoke Island;
Loose correspondence, certificates, and photographs of Forest Hills Clubhouse in back of scrapbook.
Materials in the 1954-55 scrapbook relate to activities of the club and chiefly consist of newspaper clippings and photographs.  Other materials include:
Membership roster;
Lists of officers and committees;
History of the club, by Mrs. R. B. White;
Constitution and bylaws;
Accounts of local and state events, honors, monthly meetings and programs, and beautification projects;
Prinicpal projects for the year:  Forest Hills Clubhouse and Child Guidance Clinic;
Many snapshots throughout the book displaying arrangements and decorations.