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Wilmette Council of Garden Clubs and Addenda

The Wilmette Council of Garden Clubs was formed in 1960 to improve cooperation among four Wilmette garden clubs: Forth Acres Bird and Garden Club; Green Thumb Gardeners; Little Garden Club, and Wilmette Garden Club. The Council coordinated the efforts of these clubs in a number of civic improvement and beautification projects. The group was dissolved in June, 1999.

Box #1

  • History and inventory
  • Correspondence and reports, 1987-1989
  • Meeting minutes/treasurer's report, 1974-1984
  • Miscellaneous correspondence and reports, 1975-1978
  • Meeting minutes/reports, 1971-1972
  • Miscellaneous correspondence and reports, 1965-1972
  • Publicity notebook, 1961-1963
  • Flower Show awards information, 1967-1970
  • "Wilderness to Wilmette," flower show information, 1967
  • Scrapbooks, 1965-1968, 1966-1967, 1971-1982 [loose]

Box #2

  • Bylaws
  • Minutes, treasurer's reports, attendance, 1960-1995
  • Minutes, miscellaneous, 1968-1986
  • Correspondence, 1991-1992
  • Financial records, 1963-1996
  • President's papers, 1987-1988 [Pennell]
  • President's papers, 1989-1990 [Olds]
  • Olds papers, Clampitt funding, 1989-1991
  • District meeting, 1988

Box #3

  • Ribbon, 1977
  • Application for award, 1978
  • Kitchen and Garden Walk, 1981-1983
  • Kitchen and Garden Walk, 1981-1984
  • Garden and Kitchen Walk, 1985
  • Garden and Kitchen Walk, 1987
  • Garden and Kitchen Walk, 1989
  • Garden and Kitchen Walk Guest Book, 1989
  • Garden and Kitchen Walks, 1981-1989
  • Garden and Kitchen Walk, 1992
  • WCGC 1986 Benefit
  • "Flowers Forever Fascinating," 1990
  • Wilmette Beautiful Committee, 1983-1987
  • Wilmette Beautiful Committee, 1990
  • Sign Committee, 1987-1999
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway, 1995-1997
  • Clampitt Fund, c. 1993
  • "A Feast for the Eyes," 1974 [printed program, Wilmette Life article]
  • Dissolution, 1999; minutes, 1996-1998
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