Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Records of the Horticulture Club
RG.31.2.36
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6 Cubic Feet
1947-2024
The Records of the Horticulture Club include scrapbooks, plaques, newsletters, certificates, and photographs related to the Horticulture "Hort" Club at Virginia Tech from 1947-2024.
English
1-10
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Source of Acquisition
The Records of Horticulture Club were transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in April 2025.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of Horticulture Club was completed in September 2025.
Biographical / Historical
The Horticulture "Hort" Club at Virginia Tech was first established in 1922 as the VPI Horticultural Society. The Horticulture Club represents the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences through participation in the National Collegiate Landscape Competition, campus social events, and clean-up projects. The Horticulture Club also supports and services the local Blacksburg community through plant sales and educational projects at local schools.
The Magazine of School of Plant and Environmental Sciences – Spring 2023 https://spes.vt.edu/content/dam/spes_vt_edu/magazine/spring-2023/Spring2023.pdf
Scope and Content
The Records of the Horticulture Club in this collection include 7 photograph albums, 6 scrapbooks, 11 plaques, 4 certificates, newsletters, pamphlets, CDs and film strips, plant sale information, and other assorted photographs and paper documents related to the Horticulture "Hort" Club at Virginia Tech from 1947-2024.
Arrangement
The Records of the Horticulture Club are arranged by item type and then by chronological order.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Records of the Horticulture Club by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
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