Mary Helen Ray papers, 1963-2000.

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Mary Helen Ray papers, 1963-2000.

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This collection contains the correspondence, clippings, newsletters, lists, minutes, agendas, books, magazines, artifacts, programs, and other various materials of Mary Helen Ray from 1963 to 2000. These papers document her involvement in various gardening, conservation, historic preservation, and urban forestry projects and affiliations throughout Savannah, Georgia and the greater state of Georgia. These papers detail the work she did as chairman of the Savannah Park & Tree Commission, Garden Club of Georgia, National Council of State Garden Clubs, and other local garden clubs. Also included are the details of Ray's work to restore the Trustee's Garden in Savannah, the development of the garden of the LeConte-Woodmanston Plantation in Liberty County, Georgia, and the beautification of Savannah.

19 boxes (18.0 cubic feet)

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Georgia Historical Society

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National Council of State Garden Clubs

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Trustees' Garden Club

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The Trustees' Garden Club of Savannah, Georgia was founded on 25 February 1926 at a meeting held at the public library. At this inaugural meeting, Mrs. Wimberly DeRenne was selected to preside as club president. The Trustees' Garden Club name was officially chosen by popular vote the following month on 5 March 1926. The name for the club derived from the first public gardens in Georgia established in Savannah in 1733 by the Trustees of the colony. The mission of the Trustees' Garden Club include...

Ray, Mary Helen

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Mary Helen Ray is the daughter of a farmer and was an avid gardener from an early age and has been involved in many community service organizations and projects. Her interests include local and national garden clubs, regional land-use development, historic preservation, and environmental issues. After moving to Savannah, Georgia in 1959 she joined the "Keep Savannah Beautiful" and "Keep Georgia Beautiful" campaigns and became a member of the board of directors for the Garden Club of Georgia. By ...

Garden Club of Georgia

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Savannah (Ga.). Park and Tree Dept.

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