Founders Memorial Garden Project Collection, 1931-1976.

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Founders Memorial Garden Project Collection, 1931-1976.

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This collection documents the founding of the Ladies' Garden Club of Athens and its early history through published materials, transcriptions of newspaper articles, and a manuscript detailing facts about the club. The bulk of the material, however, documents the development of the Founders Memorial Garden at the University of Georgia between 1936 and 1946. The collection primarily contains published articles and correspondence regarding financial contributions to the endeavor and development plans. Board meeting and financial reports are also included.

1 box; .42 linear ft.

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6946140

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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University of Georgia. Department of Landscape Architecture

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Founders Memorial Garden (Athens, Ga.)

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The Ladies' Garden Club of Athens, organized in 1891, was the first garden club in America with a constitution, by-laws, officers, and strict parliamentary rules. The club invited every lady in Athens who might be interested in learning to grow anything "from a cabbage to a chrysanthemum" to join. The club held meetings every two weeks and organized lectures on practical gardening. Its members exchanged cuttings and plants, and conducted experiments in horticulture. As the garden club movement s...

Ladies' Garden Club (Athens, Ga.)

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Garden Club of Georgia

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Owens, Hubert Bond, 1905-1989.

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In addition to serving as Dean of Landscape Architecture and making life-long contributions to the development of environmental design education, Hubert Owens also conducted a private practice in landscape design. From the description of Dean Hubert Owens private practice landscaping projects, 1939-1967. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 682182555 Hubert Owens Bond was a Dean of Landscape Architecture at the University of Georgia. From the description ...