Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs records
Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
Mss 1052
1.8 cubic feet
4 document cases
1925-1985
Records of an Oregon organization of local garden clubs founded in 1927. Materials include meeting minutes, files on Heritage Trees in Oregon, photographs of trees, a small amount of correspondence, and ephemera.
English
Collection is open for research.
Gifts of the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs in July 1976 (via Mrs. Milton W. Belsher, Lib. Acc. 13757); February 1986 (care of Clarice Holmstrom, Lib. Acc. 17609); April 1987 (via Ruth C. Scott, Lib. Acc. 18211); September 1987 (care of Ruth C. Scott, Lib. Acc. 18417); and November 1987 (care of Ruth C. Scott, Lib. Acc. 18515).
The collection is arranged in three series:
- Series 1: Minutes
- Series 2: Heritage trees files
- Series 3: General files
The Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs was formed in 1927, when members of Oregon's local garden clubs met in Salem to form a statewide organization. The first president was Mrs. W. E. Anderson of Salem. In the period when the records in this collection were created, the organization promoted horticulture, civic and highway beautification, and the preservation of historic trees.
Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs records, Mss 1052, Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Collection guide revised to conform to current standard in August 2023.
This collection includes records of the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs from 1925-1985. These include minutes of general meetings and Executive Board meetings; files on Heritage Trees for individual districts in the state; photographs of trees; a small quantity of general correspondence; and ephemera. Also included are materials relating to the Oregon Roadside Council.
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.--Records and correspondence
Gardening--Oregon--Societies, etc.
Historic trees--Oregon
Women--Oregon--Societies and clubs
Oregon
Clubs and Societies
Women
minutes (administrative records)
printed ephemera
photographs
Minutes
Series 1
1934-1984
General meetings and Executive Board
Subseries 1.1
1934-1959
1934 May 18-1939
1
1
1938 July 29-1942 October 28
1
2
1943 May 31-1948 June 19
1
3
1950 June 15-1954 June 9
1
4
1954 June 12-1957 June 24
1
5
1957 July 31-1959 June 18
1
6
Executive Board
Subseries 1.2
1957-1984
1957-1958
1
7
1959-1961
1
8
1962-1964
1
9
1965-1966
2
1
1967-1968
2
2
1969-1970
2
3
1971-1972
2
4
1973-1974
2
5
1975-1976
2
6
1977-1978
2
7
1979-1981
2
8
1982-1984
3
1
Heritage trees files
Series 2
1935-1977
Portland--District 1
1974-1975
undated
3
2
Willamette--District 2
1975-1976
undated
3
3
Santiam--District 3
1975-1976
3
4
Siskiyou--District 4
1935-1939
1975-1977
3
5
District 6
undated
3
6
North Coast--District 7
1975
undated
3
7
Mount Hood--District 8
undated
3
8
Prineville--District 9
undated
3
9
Includes cuttings from the trees
Blue Mountain--District 10
1975-1976
4
1
Malheur--District 11
undated
4
2
Klamath--District 12
1976
4
3
Pioneer--District 13
circa 1975
4
4
Multnomah--District 14
1976
4
5
Clackamas--District 15
1974-1976
4
6
Umpqua--District 16
undated
4
7
Capitol--District 17
undated
4
8
General files
Series 3
1925-1985
Awards for excellence in horticulture
1966
4
9
Correspondence, general
1928-1935
4
10
Salem Garden Club programs; clipping about federation's formation
1925-1927
4
11
Historic trees/shrubs (booklet)
1974-1976
4
12
Large and famous trees of Oregon
1976
4
13
Letters regarding the Oregon Roadside Council
1934-1935
4
14
Oregon Roadside Council papers
1933-1934
4
15
Tombstone Prairie Nature Trail (broadside)
1985
4
16