Helen Rollins garden documentation collection

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb61eb9b6b7-924a-4854-88a4-9365ef4e5f95

Compiler

Rollins, Helen, 1924-2009

Compiler

Rollins, Helen, 1924-2009

Biographical / Historical

Helen Eitel Rollins (1924-2009) of York Harbor, Maine, was a member of the Piscataqua Garden Club and a driving force behind the creation of The Garden Club of America's Slide Library of Notable American Parks and Gardens which later became the core of The Garden Club of America Collection at the Smithsonian's Archives of American Gardens. In addition to her extensive work on behalf of The Garden Club of America, Rollins served on several boards including the Dover Children's Home, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, the Guild of Strawbery Banke, Piscataqua Garden Club, Old York Historical Society, York Hospital, St. George's Church, and Trinity Church.

Extent

1 Boxe

Date

circa 1979-1995

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA.ROL

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Content Description

Slide lectures and garden documentation associated with The Garden Club of America Collection (originally The Garden Club of America's Slide Library of Notable American Parks and Gardens) created and/or compiled by Helen Rollins.

Record ID

ebl-1692372300666-1692372300787-0