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Fort Orange Garden Club Records, 1923-2007, MG MG 237 Page 1 A Guide to the Fort Orange Garden Club Records Collection Summary Collection Title: Fort Orange Garden Club Records Call Number: MG 237 Creator: Fort Orange Garden Club Inclusive Dates: 1923-2007 Bulk Dates: Abstract: Contains material regarding the Fort Orange Garden Club such as minutes and reports from meetings, genealogies, general histories, personal histories, membership lists, projects, flower shows, public works, newspaper articles, awards, magazines, scrapbooks, maps, memorabilia, photographs, and slides. Quantity: 21 boxes (Boxes 1-12 files, 13-15 photos, 16 slim file, 17-19 slides, 20 & 21 oversized) Administrative Information Custodial History: Preferred Citation: Fort Orange Garden Club Records Albany Institute of History & Art Library, New York. Acquisition Information: Accession #: Accession Date: Processing Information: Processed by Daniel M. Hart; completed on November 23, 2013 Restrictions Restrictions on Access: None MG 237 Page 2 Restrictions on Use: Permission to publish material must be obtained in writing prior to publication from the Chief Librarian & Archivist, Albany Institute of History & Art, 125 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210. Index Term Persons Becker, John A., Mrs. (see Thompson, Lenden, Joanne Martha, Ms.) Lehman, Orin Beebe, Richard T., Mrs. (Jean) Mahar, Edward F., Mrs. (Christie) Bourdillon, Jacques, Mrs. (Margaret) McKinney, Laurence, Mrs. (Alice) Corning, Betty Meserve, Kathleen K. Corning II, Erastus, Mrs. (Elizabeth Platt Mosher, John Fayette, Mrs. (Helen) Corning) Oberting, Suzanne Crary, Grace Palmer, Edward DeLancy, Mrs. Crummey, Edward J., Mrs. (Betty) (Melissa) Darling, A. Graeme, Mrs. (Marie) Pruyn, Robert C., Mrs. (Anna) DeGraff, John T., Mrs. (Harriett) Reynolds, Nancy Devitt, Robert, Mrs. (Carol) Rockwell, Richard C., Mrs. (Marge) Douglas, Richard A., Mrs. (Sylvia) Roy, Herbert F., Mrs. (Harriet) Easton, Edward, Mrs. (Martha) Smith, George W. Eckert, Charles, Mrs. (Laura Mae) Shaw, Henry L.K., Mrs. (Suzanne) Emans, John B., Mrs. (Mary) Thompson, Martha, Ms. (see Becker, Erikson, Reuben, Mrs. (Dorothy) John, Mrs.) Erwin, D. Cameron, Mrs. (Jean) Thompson, William Leland, Mrs. Gardner, Robert E., Mrs. (Martha) Gerckens, Lawrence, Prof. Townsend, Frederick, Mrs. (Harriet Grondahl, Paul Davis Fellows) Hawkins, Audrey Traub, David W., Mrs. (Sheila) Heerwagen, Phyllis Trudeau, Edward, Mrs. (Peggy) Hoehn, Barbara Tucker, Gilbert M., Mrs. (Mildred) Hopkins Jr., A. Moseley, Mrs. (Dorothy) Van Rennsselaer, William Bayard, Mrs. Hunt, Alfred H., Mrs. (Louisa) Kennedy, John F., Pres. Weber, Nelva M. (professional/maiden Kopp, Ginny name), aka Nelva M. Weber Sammataro Organizations Albany Institute of History and Art New York (State). Office of Parks, Essex County Adirondack Garden Club Recreation, and Historic Preservation Fort Orange Garden Club (F.O.G.C.) Pine Bush Historic Preservation Project, Friends of the Albany Rural Cemetery Inc. (Menands, N.Y.) Smithsonian Institution Garden Club of America—GCA Subjects Fort Orange Garden Club Garden club MG 237 Page 3 Gardening—Societies, etc New York—Schenectady Garden Club of America New York—Troy New York—Albany Pruyn Family Places Albany Pine Bush Preserve (Albany, Neil Hellman School N.Y.) Pruyn House Albany Rural Cemetery (Menands, Pruyn Carriage House N.Y.) Quackenbush House Arbor Hill School Santanoni Preserve (N.Y.) Elizabethtown Colonial Garden Camp Santanoni Fort Crailo (Rensselaer, N.Y.) Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site Crailo State Historic Site (Rensselaer, (Albany, N.Y.) N.Y.) Schuyler Meadows Country Club Lisha Kill (N.Y.: River) Schuyler Flats Lisha Kill Preserve St. Margaret’s Center for Children Loudonville, N.Y Van Rensselaer Manor Loudonville Elementary School Washington Park (Albany, N.Y.) Mount Auburn Cemetery (Cambridge, Mass.) Document Types Advertisements Minutes Committee Newspaper clippings —reports Photographs Compact discs Programs Correspondence Sketching Financial reports Slides (Transparencies) Family history (Genealogy) Watercolor painting History Titles Lie Down to Pleasant Dreams: Landscape design and the Albany Rural Cemetery. Albany: Fort Orange Garden Club (Provisional class), 2007. Print. Brix, Kim Pierce, et al. Organic Gardening: All we know so far. Tips and Sources ~For a Healthier Earth, and the Health of All Living Things~. Albany: Fort Orange Garden Club (Provisional class: Barbara Featherstonhaugh, Anne Griffin, Karen Kermani, Susan Lawney, Marie-Louise McHugh, Courtney Oberting, and Judy White). Print. Biography/History of MG 237 Page 4 Women of significant socioeconomic standing from Albany, Schenectady, and Troy gathered in the home of Louisa Van Rensselaer on May 3, 1923 in order to discuss the creation of a garden club. The Fort Orange Garden Club was founded with the intention of joining the Garden Club of America, which was achieved within three years time. The F.O.G.C. was also accepted into the Federated Garden Clubs that same year. The club’s hierarchy included a President, an honorary President, three Vice Presidents, a Secretary, Treasurer, and a Librarian. The first President and Honorary President were Mrs. Frederick Townsend and Mrs. William B. Van Rensselaer. Each Vice President represented Albany, Schenectady, or Troy. The members used their influence and affluence to establish connections with other garden clubs and similar institutions, sparring no time in developing a social presence. Manipulating legislation through donation or public opinion, in order to prevent laws the club deemed inappropriate, was one of the impacts of this presence. Scope and Contents of the Records/Papers/Collection Contains material regarding the Fort Orange Garden Club such as minutes and reports from meetings, genealogies, general histories, personal histories, membership lists, projects, flower shows, public works, newspaper articles, awards, magazines, scrapbooks, maps, memorabilia, photographs, and slides from the clubs founding in 1923 to 2007, when the archive was last updated. The more involved the F.O.G.C. was, the deeper the topic is explored. Organization of the Records/Papers/Collection The records are sorted into eight series. The first six series are composed of documents and divided by subject matter. Series one most closely follows the F.O.G.C. archivists’ original organization, dividing the club’s history by presidential terms. Series two details the many projects undertaken by the F.O.G.C. Series three contains the histories of non-presidential club members, arranged alphabetically. Series four contains histories of the F.O.G.C., assembled by different people, covering different time periods, with varied levels of detail. Series five is composed of all documents regarding the F.O.G.C. glass slides donated to the Smithsonian. Series six collects information concerning flowers shows hosted or attended by the F.O.G.C. The final two are organized by form, photographic materials and oversized objects, series seven and eight respectively. Related Material MG 237 Page 5 Separated Materials Accession #. Name Tags: Identifying F.O.G.C. Members at the 1974 G.C.A. Zone III Meeting Dimensions Physical Description Resemble flowers with bumblebees hovering over them, yellow construction paper (flower), green felt (stem), pipe cleaners (bee) Notes: Mrs. David W. Traub (Chairman Zone Meeting F.O.G.C.), Mrs. Edmund Melhado (F.O.G.C.). Related to MG 237 5.11 Other Finding Aids None Detailed Description of the Records/Papers/Collection The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection. Series #1: Records by President Box # Folder # Item #. Title / Description 1 1 Founding Documents of F.O.G.C. and earliest minutes 1 2 Mrs. Frederick Townsend’s (Harriet Davis Fellows) Presidential (1923-26) and Post-Presidential Careers 1 3 Copies of F.O.G.C. Newsletters and Booklets under Townsend 1 4 Townsend Family Genealogical history, in relation to Harriet Davis Fellows (Mrs. Frederick Townsend) 1 5 Garden Club of America Booklets, Front Page Memorializing Mrs. Townsend 1 6 Historical Summation, Minutes, and Records, Late 20s to Early 30s, related to Mrs. Robert C. Pruyn (1926-29) 1 7 Pruyn Family Genealogies and Histories 1 8 Locations connected to Pruyn Family: Camp Santanoni, Washington Park, and Pruyn Carriage House 1 9 Booklets listing members of F.O.G.C. (1925-26,1926-27,1927- 28,1928-29) including fragments 1 10 Pre-Presidential activities of Mrs. Van Rensselaer during Mrs. Pruyn’s Presidency 1 11 History Regarding Mrs. William Bayard Van Rensselaer’s Presidency, A Brief Genealogy of Mr. Van Rensselaer, and researcher’s notes concerning her administration 1 12 Minutes, Executive Meetings, and annual reports under Mrs. MG 237 Page 6 Van Rensselaer’s Presidency (1929-1932) 1 13 Booklets listing the members of the F.O.G.C. (1929-32) 1 14 Van Rensselaer Family Histories and Genealogies, Primarily in Relation to the Albany Area 1 15 The Rensselaer’s Manor, Commissioned Artwork, and Painted Slides of their Garden 1 16 History of Mrs. Laurence McKinney (Alice) and specific examples of her career in the F.O.G.C. 1 17 Minutes and Recorded Meetings under Pres. McKinney (1932- 34) 1 18 F.O.G.C. Membership Booklets (1932-33, 1933-34) 2 1 History of Mrs. Edward Easton (Martha) within the F.O.G.C., supplemented with research on the Easton family 2 2 Minutes and meetings under Pres. Easton (1934-36) 2 3 F.O.G.C. Membership Booklets (1934,35,36) 2 4 History of Mrs. Henry L.K. Shaw (Suzanne), with annotated copies of select meetings 2 5 Minutes and histories under Pres. Shaw (1936-38) 2 6 F.O.G.C. Membership Booklets (1936-37, 1937-38) and printouts 2 7 History of Mrs. Herbert F. Roy (Harriet) and the distinctive items associated with her 2 8 F.O.G.C. Minutes Dec. 1938-Nov. 1939 (Pres. Roy) 2 9 F.O.G.C. Membership Booklet (1938-39) 2 10 History of Mrs. William Leland Thompson (Martha): F.O.G.C. Presidency (1939-41) and personal history 2 11 Minutes under Pres. Thompson (1939-41) 2 12 F.O.G.C. Membership Booklet (1940-41) and Fragments of a 1940 Bulletin 2 13 History of Mrs. Richard A. Douglas (Sylvia) and her Presidency (1941-42) 2 14 Minutes under Pres.
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