Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Friendship Garden Club
- Abstract:
- The Friendship Garden Club mss., 1956-2008, consists of the minutes, membership lists, and other administrative records of the Friendship Garden Club of Bloomington, Indiana.
- Extent:
- 1 Box (1 standard)
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Friendship Garden Club mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
The Friendship Garden Club was a ladies only, social gardening club in Bloomington, Indiana. The club was associated with the Quaker Church and was actively involved in the Bloomington community during the twentieth century.
A more detailed description of the members and their various roles and contributions to the club may be found within the collection.
- Scope and Content:
The Friendship Garden Club mss. consists of the minutes, membership lists, and other records pertaining to the Friendship Garden Club of Bloomington, Indiana, from 1938-1995. The majority of documents found in this collection were created during the 1970s and 1980s. The collection includes meetings minutes, meeting roll call, and the governing constitution and by-laws. There are only two pieces of correspondence in the collection, dating to the 1990s and 2000s. The first letter is from Dr. Melville Martin to the friends and relatives of Friendship Garden Club member Mary Hanna. The other letter is from Barbara Diehl to a woman named Mary Kay, associated in some way with the club. A unique item included in the collection is the gavel used by the group's president during monthly meetings.
A more detailed itemized account of the contents may be found within the collection.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 2008
- Processing information:
Processed by Kate Costin.
Completed in 2008
Details for this encoded finding aid were provided by Kate Costin. Her original record and narrative of her experience processing this collection are included with the contents.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Friendship Garden Club mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu