In 1923 the Cottonwood area was rural in nature with small farms and unsurfaced roads. Hoping to stimulate an interest in growing beautiful flowers, shrubs, and grass, Elizabeth Judge O'Brian organized the Garden Club of Cottonwood. The original membership was thirty-one men and women who had an interest in gardening. The club fell into inactivity for a period of time after the death of Elizabeth O'Brian, but in 1931 a new incarnation of the club began, specifically as a women's club. Since the reorganization, the Garden Club of Cottonwood has maintained at least thirty-five people and has been active in community beautification projects both locally and statewide.
The Garden Club of Cottonwood records (1923-2000) contain histories, clippings, lists, correspondence, programs, and awards pertaining to the club.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Folders 1-16 in box 1 and folders 1-39 in box 2 were donated by Mrs. Ezekial R. Dumke Jr. in 1984.
The 1986 and 1987 programs in box 1, folder 3 were donated by Marylin Shields in 1988.
Folder 40 in box 2 was donated in 2000.
Box 3 was donated by Stephanie Veasy in 2007.
Processed by Allesen Peck in 1985.
Addendum processed by Allison Rogers and Elizabeth Rogers in 2003 and 2007.
Forms part of the