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Vanderbilt Garden Club Records

Box Listing

BOX 1

Correspondence

  1. History of the VGC, 1931 - 1941
  2. 1953 - 1957
  3. 1962 - 1971
  4. 1969 - 1982
  5. April 5, 1982; April 7, 1982
  6. July 2, 1997 - Ava Sellers to Judson Newbern re: McTyeire Hall

Records of the Presidents

  1. Ava Sellers - 1974 - 1976
  2. Ann Tarbel1 - 1976 - 1978
  3. Mary Cannon - 1978 - 1980
  4. Jean Wright - 1980 - 1982
  5. Robbie Shackleford remembers - Records 1982 - 1984
  6. Elva Darby - 1984 - 1986 (includes landscaping of the Hobbs Sculpture area)
  7. Virginia Holladay - 1986 - 1988
  8. Ida Long Rogers - 1988 - 1990
  9. Mary Roberts - 1990 - 1992; Dorothy Jean Wright, Vice-President; Fran Glidewell, recording secretary
  10. Frances Hardie - 1992 - 1994
  11. Marie Wasson - 1994 - 1996
  12. Sharon Hogge - Spring 1996 - Spring 1998
  13. Fran Glidewell - 1998 - 2000
  14. Ida Long Rogers - 2000 - 2002
  15. Kay Hall - 2002 - 2004
  16. Jean Wright - 2004 - 2006

BOX 2

Constitution and By-Laws

  1. Constitution and By-Laws
  2. Constitution and By-Laws of the VGC, adopted Spring 1946
  3. Constitution and By-Laws, adopted 1946, amended 1968, 1987, 1996
  4. Constitution and By-Laws, adopted 1946; amended 1948, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1964, 1968, 1987, 1996
  5. Constitution and By-Laws Revisions 2004

Histories of the VGC

  1. History, minutes, other notes
  2. 1965 History of the the VGC by Aileen Bishop
  3. Historical notes about the VGC

Notices of Meetings

  1. November 9, 1970 - April, 1979
  2. April 14, 1980 - October 28, 1991
  3. 1992 - Fall 1995
  4. 1996 - 1999
  5. Spring 2000 - 2004

Minutes of Meetings

  1. 1948 - 1952
  2. 1953 - 1954
  3. 1955 - 1956
  4. 1957 - 1959
  5. 1960 - 1964
  6. 1965 - 1966
  7. 1967 - 1970
  8. 1970 - 1972
  9. 1973 - 1977
  10. 1980 - 1981
  11. 1982 - 1984
  12. 2002 - 2004
  13. Ideas for Meetings

BOX 3

Other Records

  1. Margaret Branscomb - Recollections by members of the VGC; Tennessean article by Louise Davis, Oct. 4, 1987; Letter from Margaret Branscomb, May 13, 1987; Margaret Branscomb's statement of appreciation of Mr. Jack Lynn, April 14, 1975
  2. Margaret V. Branscomb and Chancellor Harvie Branscomb
  3. Margaret V. Branscomb and Chancellor Harvie Branscomb
  4. Mrs. George Mayfield's notes for a meeting
  5. Minutes, correspondence, and other - 1990's
  6. Officers VGC - 1998 - 2006

Membership and Dues Lists

  1. February 1, 1954
  2. 1957 - 1977
  3. Dues and membership notebooks - 1951 - 1958
  4. 1976 - 1978
  5. 1978
  6. 1979 - 1982
  7. 1979 - 1983
  8. 1979 - 1983
  9. 1982 - 1986
  10. 1983 - 1987
  11. 1984 - 1988
  12. 1974 - 1996
  13. 1995 - 1998
  14. 1990 - 1996 - updates and changes
  15. March 2001
  16. 2002 - 2004
  17. Undated

Financial Records

  1. Statements, cancelled checks, deposit slips
  2. Accounts, bills, notes, and receipts
  3. Bank records - 1998; 1999; 2000
  4. Accounts Ledger - 1995 - 2001 - membership dues; contributions
  5. Landscaping expenses - 1982

BOX 4

  1. Records of Pam Sevy, VU Landscape Architect, Dept. of Campus Planning, 1990 - 1993
  2. Records of Pam Sevy, VU Landscape Architect, Dept. of Campus Planning, 1994 - 1996

The Iris Project

  1. Records of the Iris Project - 1986 - 1988 including membership list Spring 1987
  2. 1996 - 1997 Bicentennial Iris Project by Sharon Hogge (1)
  3. 1996 - 1997 Bicentennial Iris Project by Sharon Hogge (2)
  4. 1996 - 1997 Bicentennial Iris Project by Sharon Hogge (3)
  5. 1996 - 1997 Bicentennial Iris Project by Sharon Hogge (4)
  6. 1996 - 1997 Bicentennial Iris Project by Sharon Hogge (5)
    Roots - Journal of the Historic Iris Preservation Society; Spring 1996; Fall 1996; Spring 1997
  7. 1996 - 1997 Bicentennial Iris Project by Sharon Hogge (6)
    Historic Iris Preservation Society
  8. 1996 - 1997 Bicentennial Iris Project by Sharon Hogge (7)
    "Nashville's Iris Season" by Jesse E. Wills - July 3, 1943
  9. 1996 - 1997 Bicentennial Iris Project by Sharon Hogge (8)
  10. 1996 -1997 Bicentennial Iris Project by Sharon Hogge (9)
  11. 1996 - 1997 Bicentennial Iris Project by Sharon Hogge (10)
  12. The Iris Project - 1997
  13. Invitation for the Bicentennial Dedication of Historic Iris - April 21, 1997
  14. Articles and other writings on Chancellor James Kirkland and growing Irises
  15. Clarence P. Connell - VU Engineering Class of 1906 - biographical information and correspondence
  16. Clarence P. Connell - VU Engineering Class of 1906 - biographical information and other; Volunteer Gardener, Spring 1945; "Treasure Chest" in the Tennessean, May 18, 1958; garden photograph
  17. The Iris at Peabody College - articles - Roy Appleton, 1894 - 1965 (1)
  18. The Iris at Peabody College - articles and speeches (2)
  19. "Iris Time in Tennessee" by Millie Wilder in The Tennessee Conservationist - March/April 1986
  20. Articles on Sam Caldwell, Iris grower
  21. Vanderbilt Garden Club Projects - 1950 - 1988
  22. Projects - 1951 - 1979; 1950 - 1954; History of projects 1989 - 1995; other projects and photographs
  23. Planting plan for the Vanderbilt Campus by Ronald J. Sias, Landscape Architect
  24. Lists of plantings and projects since 1970 and other historical information
  25. Notes on the boxwoods at Sarratt Center, 1974 - 1980
  26. List of trees (dated 1954) on the Vanderbilt University Campus
  27. Trees of Vanderbilt (Arboretum) and history of VGC projects 1989 - 1995; other items concerning VU trees
  28. Catalogue of the Species and Varieties of plants in the Vanderbilt Arboretum
  29. Artwork designs for VGC programs and article "Creating your own new Iris"

BOX 5

Publications

  1. The Real Dirt: A History of the Vanderbilt Garden Club for Campus Beautification, compiled and edited by Sharon Hogge and Members of the Vanderbilt Garden Club, 1998
  2. The Real Dirt - proof copy, 1998, acknowledgements, Chapter 5
  3. The Real Dirt - proof copy, 1998, chapters 6 - 8
  4. The Real Dirt - proof copy, 1998, Appendices
  5. The Real Dirt - papers from the time of its publication in 1998
  6. The Real Dirt - Information pertaining to its publication
  7. VGC Invitation - poem by Virginia Holladay (1997?)
  8. "Rare Gardens at Vanderbilt" in Vanderbilt Alumnus, v. 7 n.7, p. 150 (May 1922)
  9. "Magnolia Shelter" article from The Tennessean, Jan. 7, 1958
  10. "Historical Paragraphs" George Peabody College for Teachers, 13 pages (2 copies), October 1975
  11. "In Memoriam" Mrs. Hugh Morgan (Bobby) - remarks by Elva Darby, April 13, 1981
  12. "Oaks and Magnolias, Ginkoes and Silver Bells" by Naomi Klein in Vanderbilt Alumnus, vol. 67, No. 4, Summer 1982
  13. Articles from the Vanderbilt Register, Sept. 11, 1980; June 15, 1982; June 26, 1987
  14. "Magnolia News" newsletter of Vanderbilt Woman's Club - September 2002 - April 2004
  15. "Here We Grow Again: In Quarter Century, University Almost Triples in Size" - April 2005 (Campus Planning and Construction )

Other

  1. Bronze Plaque - "Under the parent of this tree at Cambridge, Massachusetts, George Washington first took command of the American Army, July 3, 1775. Planted by the Vanderbilt Garden Club in Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of his birth." - 12" x 4 ½"
  2. "Washington Elm Plaque" - Information - Memo from Robert A. McGaw to Chancellor Alexander Heard
  3. Memorandum on symbols used to represent Vanderbilt University's Mace, November 16, 1966
  4. "Mims" from the 1973 Centennial Commodore ( VU Yearbook ) and "Rotier"
  5. Gardening with Books
  6. Peabody Tour Information
  7. Miscellaneous

BOX 6

Audio Tapes

  1. Audio tapes:
    1) Ava Sellers, Mrs. Branscomb, Japanese "Gardens," 1975.
    2)Tribute to Mrs. Branscomb by Blanche Henry Weaver and Faye Wyatt
  2. Audio tapes:
    1) VGC - Jane Auerbach, 90 years old, reminisces, undated.
    2) Jean Wright's meeting, some reminiscences, Nov. 10, 1980.
  3. Audio tapes:
    1) Mary Wade, 1996.
    2) VGC for Campus Beautification, April 21, 1997.

Scrapbook

  1. Scrapbook - includes photographs and articles about the VGC

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