The Garden Club of America collection
Object Details
sova.aag.gca
- Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Names
- New York Flower Show
- Topic
- Gardens -- France
- Gardens -- Italy
- Gardens -- Japan
- Gardens -- Mexico
- Flower shows
- Gardening -- United States -- societies, etc
- Gardens -- England
- Landscape architecture
- Gardens -- United States
- Gardens -- Spain
- Gardens -- Scotland
- Creator
- Garden Club of America
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- The Garden Club of America collection
- Sponsor
- A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
- Summary
- This collection contains over 37,000 35mm slides, 3,000 glass lantern slides and garden files that may include descriptive information, photocopied articles (from journals, newspapers, or books), planting lists, correspondence, brochures, landscape plans and drawings. Garden files were compiled by Garden Club of America (GCA) members for most of the gardens included in the collection. Some gardens have been photographed over the course of several decades; others only have images from a single point in time. In addition to images of American gardens, there are glass lantern slides of the New York Flower Show (1941-1951) and trips that GCA members took to other countries, including Mexico (1937), Italy, Spain, Japan (1935), France (1936), England (1929), and Scotland. A number of the slides are copies of historic images from outside repositories including horticultural and historical societies or from horticultural books and publications. The GCA made a concerted effort in the mid-1980s to acquire these images in order to increase its documentation of American garden history. Because of copyright considerations, use of these particular images may be restricted.
- Accruals note
- The GCA continues to document American gardens and submit images and documentation to the Archives of American Gardens. Further accruals are expected.
- Biographical/Historical note
- The Garden Club of America was established in 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when the Garden Club of Philadelphia and eleven other garden clubs met to create a national garden club. Its purpose is to foster the knowledge and love of gardening and to restore and protect the quality of the environment through educational programs and gardening and conservation efforts. The GCA was incorporated in Delaware in 1923, with its headquarters established in New York City. Today, local clubs are organized under twelve regional zones. The GCA continues its tradition of hosting flower shows and publishing material related to gardening in the United States. The GCA's glass lantern slides were used by The GCA for presentations and lectures about notable gardens throughout the United States dating back to colonial times. An effort was made in the late 1980s, in preparation of the 75th anniversary of the Garden Club of America's founding, to collect the disbursed slides. These slides were to eventually form the Slide Library of Notable American Parks and Gardens. The informational value of this collection is extensive since a number of images of the more than 4,500 gardens represented show garden designs that have changed over time or no longer exist. While the majority of images document a range of designed upper and upper-middle class gardens throughout the U.S., the scope of the collection is expanding as volunteers photograph and document contemporary gardens including community and vernacular gardens. The gardens illustrate the design work of dozens of landscape architects including Marian Coffin, Beatrix Farrand, Lawrence Halprin, Hare & Hare, Umberto Innocenti, Gertrude Jekyll, Jens Jensen, Warren Manning, the Olmsted Brothers, Charles Platt, Ellen Biddle Shipman, and Fletcher Steele. Because of their proximity to the gardens, works of notable architects and sculptors may also be featured in the images.
- Extent
- 37000 Slides (photographs) (35mm slides)
- 33 Linear feet ((garden files))
- 3,000 Lantern slides
- Date
- circa 1920-present
- Custodial History note
- The GCA's Slide Library of Notable American Parks and Gardens was donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1992; this became the core collection of the Archives of American Gardens.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Slides (photographs)
- Lantern slides
- Plans (drawings)
- Brochures
- Articles
- Correspondence
- Clippings
- Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
- Rights
- Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Genre/Form
- Plans (drawings)
- Brochures
- Articles
- Correspondence
- Clippings
- Lantern slides
- Slides (photographs)
- Restrictions
- Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
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- Record ID
- ebl-1562776092361-1562776095300-0
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- filter Slides (photographs) 199 Exclude Slides (photographs)
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- filter United States of America 219 Exclude United States of America
- filter New York (State) 8 Exclude New York (State)
- filter Stonybrooke (Greenwich, Connecticut) 7 Exclude Stonybrooke (Greenwich, Connecticut)
- filter Dogdale (Greenwich, Connecticut) 6 Exclude Dogdale (Greenwich, Connecticut)
- filter Bowlin Price Lewis Garden (Memphis, Tennessee) 5 Exclude Bowlin Price Lewis Garden (Memphis, Tennessee)
- filter Emmons Farm's Gardens (Fayette, Ohio) 5 Exclude Emmons Farm's Gardens (Fayette, Ohio)
- filter Hagel-Donnally Garden (Westport, Connecticut) 5 Exclude Hagel-Donnally Garden (Westport, Connecticut)
- filter Beechcroft (Madison, Connecticut) 4 Exclude Beechcroft (Madison, Connecticut)
- filter Boxly (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 4 Exclude Boxly (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- filter Cedarcliff Garden (Asheville, North Carolina) 4 Exclude Cedarcliff Garden (Asheville, North Carolina)
- filter Doe Run (Unionville, Pennsylvania) 4 Exclude Doe Run (Unionville, Pennsylvania)
- filter Hall Residence (Brookline, Massachusetts) 4 Exclude Hall Residence (Brookline, Massachusetts)
- filter Oregon 4 Exclude Oregon
- filter Tatterdemalion (Oconomowoc, Wisconsin) 4 Exclude Tatterdemalion (Oconomowoc, Wisconsin)
- filter Vollum Garden (Portland, Oregon) 4 Exclude Vollum Garden (Portland, Oregon)
- filter California 3 Exclude California
- filter Caruth-Cochran Garden (Little Rock, Arkansas) 3 Exclude Caruth-Cochran Garden (Little Rock, Arkansas)
- filter English Country Garden in Western North Carolina (Asheville, North Carolina) 3 Exclude English Country Garden in Western North Carolina (Asheville, North Carolina)
- filter Goose Chase (Locust Valley, New York) 3 Exclude Goose Chase (Locust Valley, New York)
- filter Haffenreffer Garden (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) 3 Exclude Haffenreffer Garden (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts)
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- filter Thomas Garden (Charleston, West Virginia) 3 Exclude Thomas Garden (Charleston, West Virginia)
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- filter The Garden Club of America collection 226 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Connecticut / CT199: Greenwich -- Stonybrooke 7 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Connecticut / CT199: Greenwich -- Stonybrooke
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Connecticut / CT204: Greenwich -- Dogdale 6 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Connecticut / CT204: Greenwich -- Dogdale
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Connecticut / CT294: Westport -- Hagel-Donnally Garden 5 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Connecticut / CT294: Westport -- Hagel-Donnally Garden
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Ohio / OH224: Fayette -- Emmons Farm's Gardens 5 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Ohio / OH224: Fayette -- Emmons Farm's Gardens
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Tennessee / TN069: Memphis -- Bowlin Price Lewis Garden 5 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Tennessee / TN069: Memphis -- Bowlin Price Lewis Garden
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Connecticut / CT202: Madison -- Beechcroft 4 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Connecticut / CT202: Madison -- Beechcroft
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Massachusetts / MA337: Brookline -- Hall Residence 4 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Massachusetts / MA337: Brookline -- Hall Residence
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / North Carolina / NC062: Asheville -- Cedarcliff Garden 4 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / North Carolina / NC062: Asheville -- Cedarcliff Garden
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Oregon / OR037: Portland -- Vollum Garden 4 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Oregon / OR037: Portland -- Vollum Garden
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania / PA009: Philadelphia -- Boxly 4 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania / PA009: Philadelphia -- Boxly
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania / PA421: Unionville -- Doe Run 4 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania / PA421: Unionville -- Doe Run
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Wisconsin / WI025: Oconomowoc -- Tatterdemalion 4 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Wisconsin / WI025: Oconomowoc -- Tatterdemalion
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Arkansas / AR081: Little Rock -- Caruth-Cochran Garden 3 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Arkansas / AR081: Little Rock -- Caruth-Cochran Garden
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Georgia / GA087: Atlanta -- Woodhaven 3 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Georgia / GA087: Atlanta -- Woodhaven
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Massachusetts / MA159: Chestnut Hill -- Haffenreffer Garden 3 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Massachusetts / MA159: Chestnut Hill -- Haffenreffer Garden
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York / NY333: Locust Valley -- Goose Chase 3 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York / NY333: Locust Valley -- Goose Chase
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York / NY642: Bedford -- Wildflower Farm 3 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York / NY642: Bedford -- Wildflower Farm
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / North Carolina / NC070: Asheville -- English Country Garden in Western North Carolina 3 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / North Carolina / NC070: Asheville -- English Country Garden in Western North Carolina
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania / PA715: Fairview -- Hetz Garden 3 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania / PA715: Fairview -- Hetz Garden
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Rhode Island / RI073: Providence -- Rochambeau House 3 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Rhode Island / RI073: Providence -- Rochambeau House
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Washington / WA035: Gig Harbor -- Hillside Gardens 3 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Washington / WA035: Gig Harbor -- Hillside Gardens
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / West Virginia / WV006: Charleston -- Thomas Garden 3 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / West Virginia / WV006: Charleston -- Thomas Garden
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / California / CA375: Manchester -- Thompson Garden 2 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / California / CA375: Manchester -- Thompson Garden
- filter The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Connecticut / CT125: Old Lyme -- Duck Creek 2 Exclude The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Connecticut / CT125: Old Lyme -- Duck Creek
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- filter Gardens 203 Exclude Gardens
- filter Trees 158 Exclude Trees
- filter Lawns 85 Exclude Lawns
- filter Houses 59 Exclude Houses
- filter Perennials 42 Exclude Perennials
- filter Sculpture 30 Exclude Sculpture
- filter Spring 28 Exclude Spring
- filter Walls, stone 27 Exclude Walls, stone
- filter Outdoor furniture 26 Exclude Outdoor furniture
- filter Rocks 24 Exclude Rocks
- filter Terraces 24 Exclude Terraces
- filter Fences 23 Exclude Fences
- filter Garden borders 23 Exclude Garden borders
- filter Driveways 22 Exclude Driveways
- filter Hedges 22 Exclude Hedges
- filter Flowering shrubs 20 Exclude Flowering shrubs
- filter Stairs 20 Exclude Stairs
- filter Plants, Potted 19 Exclude Plants, Potted
- filter Fountains 18 Exclude Fountains
- filter Ponds 18 Exclude Ponds
- filter Summer 18 Exclude Summer
- filter Walkways, gravel 17 Exclude Walkways, gravel
- filter Ground cover plants 15 Exclude Ground cover plants
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- online_visual_material
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