Name/Title
Groton Garden Club Album dated 1956 - 1959 - collection of photographs, newspaper articles and programs from past eventsEntry/Object ID
2016.1.1064Scope and Content
21 page red album with a label from the Groton Garden Club dated 1956 - 1959 - collection of photographs, newspaper articles and programs from past events All pages are yellowed with 3 hold punches and tears. 1) Yellowed page with newspaper clippings handwriting in blue ink "Groton Life" with dates Dec. 6, 1956 - Committee chairmen appointed for the year - Dec. 13, 1956 Garden Club Give Gifts to Seaside. - November 29, 1956 Groton Garden Club picks Chairmen Dec. 13, 1956 Five Enter Contest for Yule Decoration - Wife Killed Spouse Hurt in Car Crash (undated) - Dec. 20, 1956 Remmerts Win Groton Gardens Decoration Prize 2) Bylaws of the Groton Garden Club Revised February 1, 1957 3) Article dated February 21, 1959 "CONN. TURNPIKE PLANTING AND ROADSIDE REDEVELOPMENT TO BE GUIDED BY FIVE MAJOR NEEDS" handwriting in blue ink 4) Article dated Feb 23, '57 (in blue ink) Garden Club to Hear Horticulturist Talk - Article dated March 16, '57 (in blue ink) TO SHOW FLOWER SLIDES - "Garden Club to Plant Shrubs By Monument" Article Dated March 2, '57 (printed) "Garden Club Pushing Its Cleanup Drive" 5) Newspaper article dated June 16, 1957 "Mrs. Janet P. Johl, 54 Succumbs; Her Husband, Max Died in in March" with photo of Mrs. Joiner - Article dated April 23, '57 (in blue ink) "Garden Club Will Observe Arbor Day"- Article dated April 25, '57 (in blue ink) ARBOR DAY PROJECT with photograph 6) Article dated July 12, 1957 "Snow to Discuss Water in Talk To Garden Club" - Sept. 14, 1957 "Garden Club will Receive Nominations" Sept. 17, 1956 "Mrs. Weeks New Head of Garden Club" 7) Article dated 10/21/57 (in green ink) "Groton Garden Club Hears State Official on Landscaping of Fort" 8) Article dated April 12, 1957 (in blue ink) "Garden Club Plans Easter Workshop" - April 16, 1957 "House-Garden Tour Scheduled For June 19" - May 21, 1957 "Garden Club Hears Talk by State Engineer" - "Nine Area Garden Clubs to be Represented in Special Class" (undated) 9) Article dated June 19, 1957 "Mrs. Morrisson Represents Club At Flower Show" June 8, 1957 "Garden Club Tea Hostesses Are Announced" June 18, 1957 "Five Homes Selected for Garden Tour" Small advertisement for Groton Garden Club House and Garden Tour and Tea by the Sea Wed. June 19, 1957 10) Article dated June 14, 1957 "House and Garden Tour to Feature Flower Arrangements by Women" June 20, 1957 "250 Attend Garden Tour; Prize Winners Are Listed" June 21, 1957 "Correction" 11) Article NL Day July 15, 1957 (in blue ink) "Two to Attend Audubon Camp" - Aug. 23, 1957 "Garden Contest Winners Named" Envelope addressed to Mrs. Harry Brogan 45 Ramsdell St. Groton, Conn. "Very Important Keep 3/31/65" "1964 Report" ( in pencil) " Of all activities (In purple ink) Enclosed are 6 index cards with blue lines
12) Article dated October "59 (in blue ink) "Monument Grounds to be Landscaped" October 21, 1957 ""Groton Garden Club Hears State Official on Landscaping of Fort" - November, 1957 "Garden Club Views Holiday Exhibits"13) Dec - 57 "Groton Gardens To Hold Yule Door Contest" "Doors and Doorways Subject of Chamber Christmas Contest" - Building Use Invoice Groton Public Schools August 28, 1958 - for use of Fitch Senior High School by Groton Garden Club (overdue) 14) Stationary with article about Arbor Day printed in black ink with handwriting in green ink "April 22 - 1958 above information from The Book of Knowledge I asked Fran Wright, chief of Conservation to give copy to The Day. Article "Planting of Tree to Mark Arbor Day" April 23, 1958 15) magazine page from Flower Grower with advertisements and an article " Flower Growers Garden Club Awards" with black ink notation May 1958 and underlined "2nd place House and Garden Tours - Groton Garden Club, Conn.. Page is torn with tape marks 16) Green pages with black ink "Program Groton Garden club House and Garden Tours" and "Tea by the Sea" dated Wednesday, June 19, 1957 17) News articles with B & W photos with tape marks. And blue ink handwritten notes "Feb. 25, 1958 Garden Club List Events For the Year" "March 10, 1958 - " Women Tour Utility Plants" 2 B&W photo of Arbor Day Planting and article "Garden Club Wins Program Award" 18) May 19, 1958 in blue ink Article "Club Presents Flower Displays" 3 B&W photographs with handwriting in green ink a) 'The Gallup - Helen Barnett and Mamie MacDougall b) Mrs Morrison c)" Dorcas Brogan's arrangement" and underneath "Silver Tea Helen Barnett" 19) June 18, 1958 in blue ink with 3 articles and 1 advertisement a) "Garden Club Theme is Ebb Tide" b) "Area Garden Club Plans Exhibits Here" c) Garden Club Has 15 Classes for June 18 Show" d) Advertisement for "Groton Garden Club Luncheon and Horticultural Show EBB TIDE" 20) June 18, 1958 in blue ink1 article and 2 B &W photos " Garden Club Horticulture Show and Luncheon Attended by 300" Photos are noted "Rose Exhibit" 20) Along the Thames Newsletter top headline with article attached "Along the Thames" in orange with a bridge sketch - Vol. 7, No. 6 1 June 1958 Box 668, New London, Conn M.P. & A.M. Hottel, Editors IN 4-7281 Boat Race Edition - Article "Groton Garden Club" Announcement.21) Green Program with black print and seagull sketch "Ebb Tide Horticultural Exhibit " June 18, 1958 22) & 23) 2 page mimeographed schedule in blue ink "Groton Garden Club Horticultural Exhibit Schedule June 18, 1958 Shenecossett Beach Club, Groton" 24) 4 B&W photographs with the label "July 15 - Pequot-Sepos" 25) 4 B &W photographs 3 are labeled a) Luncheon Committee b) Clerk - Mrs. J. Burnham c) Conservation Exhibit 26) Newspaper article dated October 8, 1958 in blue ink "Weather Typifies Theme For Garden Exhibit" 27) 6 newspaper articles 3 labels in blue ink Annual Meeting September 15 "Mrs Weeks Reelected by Garden Club" "Garden Club Given State Merit Award" "Oct 20, 1958 Garden Club Host to 6 Other Clubs" "November, 1958 Names Chairmen of Committees "Fort Griswold Drawing Been Show at Bank" 28) 4 newspaper articles with blue ink label a) Chamber to Sponsor Home Yule Contest b) Yule Contest At Eastwood c) Yule Decoration Winners Named For Eastwood" d) Groton Gardens Yule Decoration Prize Awarded" 29) 2 B&W photos with notation in blue ink "Extra Pictures from Arbor Day Planting" 30) 3 handwritten in blue notations "February 1959, March 1959 and April 1959 See black sheet on next page 3 newspaper articles "Garden Club Open Meeting Attended by 60" Garden Club Invites Others to Meeting" and "Garden Club Hears Talk on Birds" 31) 2 notations in blue ink May 1959 & June 1959 "Mrs. Dunn Speaker for Garden Club" " The New London Day (in black ink) photo of Dr. Richard Goodwin "Garden Club Will hear Dr. Goodwin" with underlining "Garden Club Makes Tour of Fort Griswold" 32) black page with tape marks and 3 holes 2 newspaper clippings with Black handwriting "New London Day &Groton News April 20, 1959 "Nature Conservation Area" "Norwich Bulletin Groton Conservation Sites Recommended by College Official" 33) black page with tape marks and 3 holes "News Headliner" with photo of Dr. Richard H. Goodwin 34) page with 3 holes 2 articles with blue notations "May 1959" 65 Women At Garden Workshop' and Garden Club Plans Arrangement Class" 35)3 articles with blue handwriting July 1959, September 1959, October 2, 1959 and October Show cancelled no meeting " Garden Exhibit Items Judged" Mrs. Weeks Again Heads Garden Club" Six Attend State Garden Club Session" 36) newspaper article with 12/28/59 In blue ink -"3 Christmas Decoration Contests Are in Progress"Collection
James L. Streeter CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2016.1Source or Donor
Streeter, James L.Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
AlbumNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Garden parties, Gardening, Gardens, Hobbyists, HorticultureSearch Terms
Communications & Public Utilities, Domestic Life, Gardens & Yards, Newspapers, Organizations & Clubs, Arbor Day, Bridge Plaza, Bridge Street Plaza, Connecticut College Arboretum, Cub Scout Pack 33, Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Fort Griswold, Groton Garden Club, Groton Monument, Hillcrest Home, House and Garden Tour, John Andriola Convalescent Home, Litton Ct., Long Hill Road, Mystic Garden Club, New London Garden Club, Poquonnock Road, Seaside Sanatorium, Shenecossett Beach Club, Starr Street, State of Connecticut Park and Forest Commission, Thames River Garden Club, Clubs, Garden, Life, Domestic, Rules, By-lawsArchive Details
Creator
The Day, Groton Garden ClubDate(s) of Creation
1956 - 1959Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/fading, holes, tears, tape marks, scratches and wear.General Notes
Note
Status: Fair
Status By: Sheila Sullivan
Status Date: 2022-07-13
