Finding Aid to the Rivermont Garden Club Papers
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
RIVERMONT GARDEN CLUB PAPERS
The collection includes scrapbooks of newspaper clippings about activities, programs
for flower shows, and yearbooks for the Rivermont Garden Club, Lynchburg, Virginia.
[BOX 1]
Scrapbooks (1958-59, 1959-60, 1961-62)
RIVERMONT GARDEN CLUB
The Rivermont Garden Club was organized on 23 April 1952, with Mrs. Joseph R.
Kennedy as first president. The club was a member of the Lynchburg Council of Garden
Clubs and the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs. One member of the club, Mrs. John
C. McKee, was a nationally accredited judge and a member of the Lynchburg Study
Group of Accredited Flower Show Judges. The club has participated in all council
flower shows as well as cooperating with various groups in landscaping projects, such as
landscaping of the Lynchburg Fine Arts Center and service station beautification projects.
[Rivermont Garden Club Papers, Mss., MS1279, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA.]
MS1279
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
RIVERMONT GARDEN CLUB PAPERS
The collection includes scrapbooks of newspaper clippings about activities, programs
for flower shows, and yearbooks for the Rivermont Garden Club, Lynchburg, Virginia.
[Detailed finding guide available with the collection.]
MS1279
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
RIVERMONT GARDEN CLUB PAPERS
The collection includes scrapbooks of newspaper clippings about activities, programs
for flower shows, and yearbooks for the Rivermont Garden Club, Lynchburg, Virginia.
[BOX 1]
Scrapbooks (1958-59, 1959-60, 1961-62)
RIVERMONT GARDEN CLUB
The Rivermont Garden Club was organized on 23 April 1952, with Mrs. Joseph R.
Kennedy as first president. The club was a member of the Lynchburg Council of Garden
Clubs and the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs. One member of the club, Mrs. John
C. McKee, was a nationally accredited judge and a member of the Lynchburg Study
Group of Accredited Flower Show Judges. The club has participated in all council
flower shows as well as cooperating with various groups in landscaping projects, such as
landscaping of the Lynchburg Fine Arts Center and service station beautification projects.
[Rivermont Garden Club Papers, Mss., MS1279, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA.]
MS1279
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
RIVERMONT GARDEN CLUB PAPERS
The collection includes scrapbooks of newspaper clippings about activities, programs
for flower shows, and yearbooks for the Rivermont Garden Club, Lynchburg, Virginia.
[Detailed finding guide available with the collection.]
MS1279
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Title
Finding Aid to the Rivermont Garden Club Papers
Subject
Finding aids
Rivermont Garden Club (Lynchburg, Va.)
Description
Finding aid to the Rivermont Garden Club papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1279FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library, “Finding Aid to the Rivermont Garden Club Papers,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/321.