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George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library, MS2FL4400 University Dr.
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Business Number: 703-993-2220
Fax Number: 703-993-8911
speccoll@gmu.edu
URL: https://scrc.gmu.edu
Emily Martin
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Reston Garden Club scrapbook collection, C0166, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Donated by the Reston Garden Club from 1999-2023.
Processing Information
Processed in May 2009 by Emily Martin. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in November 2023.
This collection has additional unprocessed accessions 2011-033, 2014-047, and 2024.050-C and therefore this finding aid may not be fully up to date. Please contact SCRC for more information.
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
Arranged into one series.
Series Series 1: Scrapbooks, 1970-2009 (Boxes 1-17)Related Material
The Special Collections Research Center also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Gardening
- Gardening -- Societies, etc.
- Northern Virginia
- Reston (Va.)
- Reston Garden Club
- Scrapbooks
- Virginia, Northern
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Northern Virginia
- Reston (Va.)
- Virginia, Northern
Container List
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.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1
Scrapbook-Club Founding1970-1972Scope and Contents note
403
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2
Scrapbooks1972-1973Scope and Contents note
404
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 1
Scrapbooks1974-1975Scope and Contents note
404
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 2
Scrapbooks1975-1976Scope and Contents note
405
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 1
Scrapbooks1976-1977Scope and Contents note
405
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 2
Scrapbooks1977-1978Scope and Contents note
405
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 1
Scrapbooks1978-1979Scope and Contents note
405
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 2
Scrapbooks1980-1982Scope and Contents note
407
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 1
National Capital Area Federation of Garden Clubs, Incorporated-Application1980Scope and Contents note
405
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 2
Scrapbooks1983-1984Scope and Contents note
407
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 3
Scrapbooks1985-1986Scope and Contents note
408
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 1
Scrapbooks198-1989Scope and Contents note
408
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 2
Scrapbooks1989-1990Scope and Contents note
409
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 1
Scrapbooks1990-1991Scope and Contents note
409
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 2
Scrapbooks1991-1992Scope and Contents note
410
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 1
Scrapbooks1992-1993Scope and Contents note
410
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 2
Scrapbooks1993-1994Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 1
Scrapbooks1993-1994Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 2
Scrapbooks1994-1995Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 1
Scrapbooks1995-1996Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 2
Scrapbooks1996-1997Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 1
Scrapbooks1997-1998Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 2
Scrapbooks1998-1999Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 1
Scrapbooks1999-2000Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 2
Scrapbooks2000-2001Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 1
Scrapbooks2001-2002Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 2
Scrapbooks2002-2003Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 1
Scrapbooks2003-2004Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 14 folder: 2
Scrapbooks2004-2005Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 15 folder: 1
Scrapbooks2005-2006Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 15 folder: 2
Scrapbooks2006-2007Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 16 folder: 1
Scrapbooks2007-2008Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 17 folder: 1
Scrapbooks2008-2009Scope and Contents note