Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

No physical characteristics affect use of this material.

Preferred Citation

Aldie Horticultural Society Records, 1923-2013 (M 009), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Provenance

Aldie Horticultural Society, Aldie, VA

Alternative Form Available

None

Accruals

1997.0001; 2013.0149

Processing Information

Processed by Rebecca K. Ottinger, 21 Aug 2006.

Previously shelved as NUCMC 1.

Historical Information

On 9 Mar 1923 seventeen women met at the home of Mrs. John Moore (n.d.) and decided to establish the Aldie Horticultural Society. Mrs. Floyd (Eleanor Truax) Harris (1868-1937), was elected president, and the group agreed to meet monthly. Records show that the group has met on a regular basis to hear presentations on topics of interest to gardeners, to undertake projects to beautify various sites in Aldie, to visit gardens of interest, and to sponsor shows of several varieties of plants, including a yearly daffodil show for members of the society. Mrs. Harris developed the Stoke Daffodil, named for her home, Stoke.

The organization, which is not associated with Garden Clubs of Virginia, meets on a regular basis. Ongoing civic activities include sending two Aldie children to nature camp each year, and decorating the town of Aldie, VA for Christmas. A long term project has been to send money for treats to a senior citizens' home in Manassas, VA for the Fourth of July.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of photocopies of minutes, roll call records, programs, and brochures of places visited by the members of the society from 1923-2013. The originals of these records were retained by the society.

Folders 1-11 contain the minutes of meetings of years 1923-1933. Folders 12 -16 contain the minutes for 1937-1941. Minutes in Folder 18 go back to 1933; folders 19-22 contain records for 1934-1937.

Related Material

None

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Bibliography

Aldie Horticultural Society Records (M 009), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Interview, Mrs. Frederick Warren, 2006.

Other Finding Aid

None