vifgm00090 Guide to the Reston Garden Club scrapbook collection, 1970-2009 Reston Garden Club scrapbook C0166 Emily Martin George Mason University Libraries 2006 By George Mason University Libraries. All rights reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Emily Martin, June 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Reston Garden Club scrapbook collection A Collection in Special Collections and Archives C0166

George Mason University Libraries 2011 Special Collections and Archives Staff Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Descriptive Summary George Mason University. Special Collections and Archives. Reston Garden Club Reston Garden Club scrapbook collection 1970-2009 C0166 8.5 linear feet (17 boxes) English The scrapbooks document the club's activities and each scrapbook covers one year beginning with the founding of the Garden Club in 1970. Also in the collection is the Garden Club's application to the National Capital Area Federation of Garden Clubs, Incorporated in 1980. The collection is dated from 1970 to 2009 and is contained in 17 boxes. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Reston Garden Club scrapbook collection, Collection #C0166, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Reston Garden Club in 1993 with subsequent donations.

Processing Information

The Reston Garden Club scrapbook collection was originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.

Processed in May 2009 by Emily Martin.

Historical Information

The Reston Garden Club was founded in 1970. The club's goal is to promote home gardening, flower arranging, community beautifications and other horticultural activities in Reston. The club meets on the first Tuesday of the month between the months of September and June, taking the summer off. The club is also involved in many community programs including "Adopt-A-Highway" and co-sponsoring the Reston Garden Tours as well as fundraising projects in Reston.

Scope and Content

The scrapbooks document the club's activities and each scrapbook covers one year beginning with the founding of the Garden Club in 1970. Also in the collection is the Garden Club's application to the National Capital Area Federation of Garden Clubs in 1980. The collection is dated from 1970 to 2009 and is contained in 17 boxes.

The only series in this collection is titled scrapbooks. The entire series consists of scrapbooks from the Reston Garden Club. Included in the scrapbooks are photographs, newsclippings, programs and other items from a particular year in the Reston Garden Club's history.

Arrangement

Organized into one series.

Series 1: Scrapbooks, 1970-2009 (Boxes 1-17) Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

The Special Collections and Archives also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Reston Garden Club. Geographical Names: Reston (Va.) Subjects: Gardening--Virginia--Reston. Contents List Series 1: Scrapbooks 1970-2009 (17 boxes)

The entire series consists of scrapbooks from the Reston Garden Club. Included in the scrapbooks are photographs and other items from a particular year in the Reston Garden Club's history.

1 1 Scrapbook-Club Founding, 1970-1972

403

1 2 Scrapbooks, 1972-1973

404

2 1 Scrapbooks, 1974-1975

404

2 2 Scrapbooks, 1975-1976

405

3 1 Scrapbooks, 1976-1977

405

3 2 Scrapbooks, 1977-1978

405

4 1 Scrapbooks, 1978-1979

405

4 2 Scrapbooks, 1980-1982

407

5 1 National Capital Area Federation of Garden Clubs, Incorporated-Application, 1980

405

5 2 Scrapbooks, 1983-1984

407

5 3 Scrapbooks, 1985-1986

408

6 1 Scrapbooks, 198-1989

408

6 2 Scrapbooks, 1989-1990

409

7 1 Scrapbooks, 1990-1991

409

7 2 Scrapbooks, 1991-1992

410

8 1 Scrapbooks, 1992-1993

410

8 2 Scrapbooks, 1993-1994 9 1 Scrapbooks, 1993-1994 9 2 Scrapbooks, 1994-1995 10 1 Scrapbooks, 1995-1996 10 2 Scrapbooks, 1996-1997 11 1 Scrapbooks, 1997-1998 11 2 Scrapbooks, 1998-1999 12 1 Scrapbooks, 1999-2000 12 2 Scrapbooks, 2000-2001 13 1 Scrapbooks, 2001-2002 13 2 Scrapbooks, 2002-2003 14 1 Scrapbooks, 2003-2004 14 2 Scrapbooks, 2004-2005 15 1 Scrapbooks, 2005-2006 15 2 Scrapbooks, 2006-2007 16 1 Scrapbooks, 2007-2008 17 1 Scrapbooks, 2008-2009