New Mexico Garden Clubs, Inc. records

Collection

Identifier: Ms-0473

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This is a minimally-processed collection. Club officers appraised the records in February 2009, discarded materials that did not fit in with the club’s archives policy, and organized what they kept into series they designed in consultation with the archivist. The records are currently organized into these series at the box level. No arrangement or description has yet been done beyond the box level. The current series of arrangement approaches the NMGC's Archives Policy adopted in 2009 in separating state-level (President's) from district records, but is not yet in full accord with that policy.

In addition to the records listed here, there are many scrapbooks from the state organization and individual clubs. These may be sent back to the clubs, or to local historical societies or libraries, depending on the decisions by each club. Scrapbooks from defunct clubs will most likely stay in the Rio Grande Historical Collections and be described as part of this collection.

Dates

1950-2008

Creator

New Mexico Garden Clubs, Inc (Organization)

Access Restrictions

Open. All materials in this collection are available for research under supervised conditions in the Research Room.

Copy Restrictions

Copyrights associated with materials in this collection have been transferred to New Mexico State University.

Biography / History

The New Mexico Garden Clubs, Inc. began in 1950 and is part of the National Federation of Garden Clubs. There are currently 25 clubs within the state of New Mexico, organized within five districts. The organization maintained a website at http://nmclubs.esiteasp.com/ but as of August 2011 it is closed.

Extent

56.25 Linear Feet (45 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The New Mexico Garden Clubs, Inc. began in 1950 and is part of the National Federation of Garden Clubs. There are currently 25 clubs within the state of New Mexico, organized within five districts. Club officers appraised the records in February 2009, discarded materials that did not fit in with the club’s archives policy, and organized what they kept into series they designed in consultation with the archivist.