Archives Accession # 147

2.01.25.00 Seattle Garden Club

Date statement: : 1939-2003
Summary:

 2 file folders

Description:

 Folder 1: labelled Seattle Garden Club
5/22/2003, "Women Who Died in the Cause of Freedom," HistoryLink article.
2000?, Undated (circa 2000) press releases for five Seattle Garden Club programs: "The State of Puget Sound" presentation by Kathy Fletcher, "The Gardens of Kyoto" by Charles Mann, and "Designs for the New Millennium" floral demonstration by On Thai, clipped together
6/30/1998, Copied letter from Valerie Easton to Elise and Seattle Garden Club. 
6/18/1998, Annual Meeting program. 
1970, Washington Natives for your Garden, " 12 pp.
1961, "Washington Natives for your Garden," 14 pp. , includes state plant collecting regulations.  A second copy, 20 pp., includes native trees.
1939 Native Flora of the Northwest, booklet, 15 pp., 2 copies.

Folder 2: labelled Seattle Garden Club  - ties with Washington Park Arboretum.
Folder contains correspondence and other information  between Garden Club and Arboretum about donations, projects, and activities.  Among the items are:
3/11/1976, "To Seattle Garden Club," background for decision to develop CUH, 2 pp. typed.
6/11/1972, "Club's History of Service," P-I.
1970-72, correspondence relating to Garden Club support for improvements to Azalea Way.
9/28/1965, letter supporting selection of Mrs. Pendleton Miller for Civic Achievement medal of Garden Club of America, from B.O. Mulligan, 2 pp.
10/13/1961 - 11/22/1961, correspondence relating to Garden Club donation to improve Rock Garden and Landscape Improvements near entrance to Japanese Tea Garden.
7/17/1961 - 8/22/1961, correpondence relating to Garden Club complaints about use of their donations for Azalea Way.
1956-1958, plant lists for Azalea Way.
4/20/1956, letter noting loss of 167 cherry trees along Azalea Way, from B.O.Mulligan to Mrs. Rex Palmer.
10/14/1953, "The Description of Azalea Way," 2 pp. typed, included with letter from B.O. Mulligan to Mrs. Mortiz Milburn, carbon copies.
1947-1953, rust colored envelope containing correspondence and other information relating to McEwan Memorial Planting and Garrett Memorial Planting on Azalea Way.

Accession date: 2012-05-01 Last updated: 2023-04-26 10:15:01
Subjects: Garden Club of America, Seattle Garden Club

Names	Role	Function
Easton, Valerie		Creator

Location	Note
Archives file drawers, PNW gardens & organizations