Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title Fox Chapel Garden Club Records Creator
Fox Chapel Garden Club (Fox Chapel, Pa.)
Collection Number AIS.2011.10 Extent
17.25 Linear Feet
(12 boxes, 18 scrapbooks)
Date 1931-2015 Abstract This collection documents the functions and activities undertaken by the Fox Chapel Garden Club (FCGC). The material, dated 1931-2015, includes organizational records such as board and membership meeting minutes, treasurer's reports, yearbooks, publications, special project files, correspondence, awards, and club ephemera. Language
English
. Author Matthew Sohner and Alexis Marlett. Publisher ULS Archives & Special Collections Address University of Pittsburgh Library Systemhttp://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections History
The Fox Chapel Garden Club (FCGC) was founded June 6, 1931 at the home of Mrs. A. P. Hill, with 26 founding members, for the purpose of having regular meetings to discuss gardening. By 1941, the club had grown to 60 members. In 1933, under the direction of Mrs. Harold Nomer and Mrs. A. P. (Ella) Meyer, and with the support of the Pittsburgh City Council and other neighborhood garden clubs, the FCGC rented a building in Schenley Park for the purpose of disseminating gardening information to the community. In 1935, this institution was formally opened as the first Pittsburgh Civic Garden Center and served 90 local garden clubs.
Over the course of the organization's history, its members have been involved in civic and environmental advocacy, particularly in the areas of conservation and "garden therapy" outreach. In 1948, Mr. Richard Boyles, the first municipal manager of the Borough of Fox Chapel, whose wife Ruth was the Borough's tax assessor and a member of the club, purchased acreage along Squaw Run Road to protect the Trillium plants that grow in the area. The "Trillium Trail" has been maintained by the FCGC since 1949, which uses it as a teaching resource for the local community schools about wildflower cultivation, forestry, and environmental conservation.
Beginning in 1950, the FCGC began a "garden therapy" program at Leech Farm Hospital and the Veterans' Affairs Hospital on Delafield Road to help rehabilitate patients. In 1975, the FCGC opened a garden therapy program at Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital (later renamed HealthSouth), which lasted for 32 years. In 1996, the club established an outdoor garden at Harmarville for therapists and patients to use.
The club has maintained long-standing memberships with the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania (originally as a member of District VII, and later incorporated into District IX) and the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. The club has also organized several events and programs for the Pittsburgh community at large over the years, including flower shows, an annual "Garden Market" sale (also called "May Market"), and holiday auctions. The club has been regionally recognized for its outreach and service, and has been the recipient of multiple awards. It has also received consistent local press coverage, and its two club members, Ruth Boyles and Ruth Scott, have been extensively profiled in the news and by the club.
Related Material
Ezra C. Stiles Collection, 1916-1953, AIS.2000.08, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Garden Club of Allegheny County Records, 1913-2010, AIS.2006.07, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Scope and Content Notes The Fox Chapel Garden Club (FCGC) Records contain a number of record types including: official minutes, reports, club yearbooks, publications, photographs, special project files, correspondence, awards, scrapbooks, and ephemera. FCGC is a member of District IX of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania (GCFP), as well as the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc., and these affiliations are documented within the collection.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Fox Chapel Garden Club on November 6, 2011.
Copyright
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Matthew Sohner from September 2012-March 2013. Additional material was processed by Alexis Marlett from May 2016-June 2016.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into the following 13 series:
Series I. Meeting Notebooks, 1931-1949
Series II. Meeting Minutes, 1951-2013
Series III. Executive Board Minutes, 1950-2013
Series IV. Financial/Treasurer's Reports, 1953-2015
Series V. Yearbooks, 1932-2011
Series VI. Project Files, 1933-2010
Series VII. Publications, 1934-2014
Series VIII. Correspondence, 1954-2011
Series IX. Affiliations & Awards, 1949-2015
Series X. Scrapbooks, 1958-1996
Series XI. Maps, 1934-1993
Series XII. AV Materials, 1950-2009
Series XIII. Artifacts
Previous Citation
Fox Chapel Garden Club Records, AIS.2011.10, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Preferred Citation
Fox Chapel Garden Club Records, AIS.2011.10, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Subjects Corporate Names Fox Chapel Garden Club (Fox Chapel, Pa.) Personal Names Stiles, Ezra C. Boyles, Ruth Scott, Ruth Genres Video recordings (physical artifacts) Audiocassettes Photographs Maps Scrapbooks Minutes (Administrative records) Financial records Correspondence Other Subjects Gardening -- Pennsylvania -- Fox Chapel -- Societies, etc. Gardening -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Societies, etc. Gardening -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County -- Societies, etc. Environmental quality -- Pennsylvania -- Fox Chapel Environmental quality -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County Associations Fox Chapel (Pa.) Environment Gardening -- Therapeutic use -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County Environmental protection -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County Container List Series I. Meeting Notebooks , 1931-1949 Language English.
Scope and Content Notes This series contains the earliest records of the club, beginning with the minutes from their first meeting on June 6, 1931. The series includes minutes, executive board minutes, and treasurer's reports from 1931-1949, recorded in bound ledgers, journals, and on loose notebook pages.
Organizational Meeting , June 6, 1931 Containers box 1 , folder 1 June 1931-November 1932 Containers box 1 , folder 2 November 1932-November 1933 Containers box 1 , folder 3 November 1933-November 1934 Containers box 1 , folder 4 January 1935-November 1935 Containers box 1 , folder 5 December 1935-August 1937 Containers box 1 , folder 6 September 1937-November 1938 Containers box 1 , folder 7 By-Laws , 1939 Containers box 1 , folder 8 November 1939-October 1944 Containers box 1 , folder 9 October 1944-November 1945 Containers box 1 , folder 10 January 1946-November 1949 Containers box 1 , folder 11 Series II. Meeting Minutes , 1951-2013 Scope and Content Notes This series contains a record of the club's general meetings, submitted by the recording secretary, for the years 1951-1959 and 1975-2013. The records include annual reports and committee reports. The series also contains correspondence, programs, and flyers that were kept with the minutes in their original binders. Club newslettters were removed and refoldered (See Box 6, Folders 6-8). There are no minutes for the years 1957 and 1960-1974.
1951-1953 Containers box 1 , folder 12 1954-1956 Containers box 1 , folder 13 1958-1959 Containers box 1 , folder 14 1975-2004 Containers box 1 , folder 15-27 2006 Containers box 1 , folder 28 1998-2009 Containers box 10 , folder 1-9 2011-2013 Containers box 10 , folder 10-11 Series III. Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1950-2013 Scope and Content Notes This series contain a record of the Club's Executive Board meetings from 1950-1959 and 1975-2013. There are no minutes for the years 1957 and 1960-1974.
1950-1954 Containers box 1 , folder 29 1955-1956; 1958-1959 Containers box 1 , folder 30 1975-1996 Containers box 1 , folder 31-37 1997-2004 Containers box 2 , folder 1-4 1998-2005 Containers box 10 , folder 12-17 2007-2009 Containers box 10 , folder 18-19 2011-2013 Containers box 10 , folder 20-21 Series IV. Treasurer's Reports , 1953-2015 Scope and Content Notes This series contains the monthly and annual reports of the Club's treasurer from 1953-2015. The series also contains revenue and expense reports from special events (May Market, flower shows), as well as the annual report of the club's donations to various charities. There are no records for the years 1957, 1960-1966, and 1968-1974.
1953-1959 Containers box 2 , folder 5 1967 Containers box 2 , folder 6 1975-2009 Containers box 2 , folder 7-17 2011-2013 Containers box 2 , folder 18 1998-2005 Containers box 10 , folder 22-27 2007-2015 Containers box 10 , folder 28-31 Series V. Yearbooks , 1932-2011 Scope and Content Notes This series contains the annual yearbook produced by the club for every year from 1932-2011, with the exception of only 1981 and 1989. Each yearbook contains the constitution and by-laws of the club, which is amended every 20 years. The yearbooks also contain a listing of the executive officers, a listing of past presidents and honorary members, that year's meeting schedule and details, committee names and members, and a directory of all members of the club.
1932-1980 Containers box 2 , folder 19-55 1982-1988 Containers box 2 , folder 56-60 1990-1997 Containers box 2 , folder 60-64 1998-2011 Containers box 3 , folder 1-13 Series VI. Project Files , 1933-2010 Scope and Content Notes This series contains all of the records of the club's projects, activities, interests, and events they were directly or indirectly involved with from 1933-2010. The records are divided by subseries into the categories of activities the club was active in, including gardening, environmental conservation and education, garden therapy, and fundraising. There is significant correlation between the subjects in these files and the subjects of the photographs in Series XII.
Subseries 1. Conservation Activities , 1960-2007 Scope and Content Notes This subseries contains all records of the club's environmental education and conservation activities. The subseries contains both general environmental awareness topics as well as specific topics of interest to the club (see Gypsy Moth, Deer Overpopulation, Squaw Run Area Watershed Association). Folders are arranged alphabetically by topic.
Conservation Committee , 1982-1999 Containers box 3 , folder 14 Deer Overpopulation , 1992-1993 Containers box 3 , folder 15 Environmental Education Curriculum , 1967-1987 Containers box 3 , folder 16 Gypsy Moth , 1988-1991 Containers box 3 , folder 17 Insects/Pests , 1996 Containers box 3 , folder 18 Invasive/Non-Native Plants , 1995-1999 Containers box 3 , folder 19 Lyme Disease , 1991-1992 Containers box 3 , folder 20 Recycling Projects , 1989, 2007 Containers box 3 , folder 21 Squaw Run Area Watershed Association (Borough Flooding) , 1976-1982 Containers box 3 , folder 22 Resources , 1999-2001 Containers box 3 , folder 23 Mary's Garden , 2001-2002 Containers box 11 , folder 55 Shoe Recycling Project , 2007 Containers box 11 , folder 56 Subseries 2. Flower Shows , 1933-2010 Scope and Content Notes This subseries contains all records of the club's flower show activities from 1933-2010. The subseries is primarily composed of files from the manuals of the club's largest shows, Pittsburgh in Bloom (1991) and Pittsburgh on the Move (1999). However, the subseries also contains additional flower show manuals and programs from Fox Chapel Garden Club, the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc., and other regional garden clubs.
Fox Chapel Garden Club, Flower Show Programs , 1933-1975 Containers box 3 , folder 24 Fox Chapel Garden Club, Flower Show Programs , 1981-2009 Containers box 3 , folder 25 Flower Show Programs, Other Clubs , 1975-1998 Containers box 3 , folder 26 Flower Show Programs, Other Clubs , 1999-2006 Containers box 3 , folder 27 National Council of State Garden Clubs guide: "Educational Exhibits Explained" , 1976 Containers box 3 , folder 28 National Council for State Garden Clubs handbook for flower shows , 1997 Containers box 3 , folder 29 Guestbook for "Pittsburgh in Bloom" & "Pittsburgh on the Move" , 1991 & 1999 Containers box 3 , folder 30 "Pittsburgh in Bloom" show manual , 1991 Containers box 3 , folder 31-32 "Pittsburgh on the Move" show manual , 1999 Containers box 3 , folder 33-35 "Pittsburgh on the Move" miscellaneous files , 1999 Containers box 3 , folder 36 "It's Blooming Ellington" flower show , 2004 Containers box 3 , folder 37 Various flower show materials , 1970-2004 Containers box 3 , folder 38 Show Materials , 1998-1999 Containers box 10 , folder 42 Subseries 3. Gardening Activities , 1975-2010 Scope and Content Notes The subseries contain all records of the club's gardening interests, activities, and community fundraisers, particularly the annual May Market held by the club.
Gardening Resources , 1989-2005 Containers box 4 , folder 1 Garden Market / May Market , 1978-2004 Containers box 4 , folder 2 May Market- Garden Center Files , 1990 Containers box 4 , folder 3 May Market- Orders , 1990 Containers box 4 , folder 4 May Market- General Information , 1990 Containers box 4 , folder 5 May Market- Treasurer's Files , 1990 Containers box 4 , folder 6 May Market- Report , 1994 Containers box 4 , folder 7 May Market- Expenditures , 1994 Containers box 4 , folder 8 May Market- Miscellaneous , 1994 Containers box 4 , folder 9 Subseries 4. Garden Therapy , 1959-1996 Scope and Content Notes This series contains all records of the club's involvement with Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital, from the establishment of the Garden Therapy program in 1959 through the fundraising and construction of the Outdoor Therapy Garden at the HealthSouth (formerly Harmarville) between 1994-1996.
Garden Therapy, Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital , July 1, 1959 - June 30, 1960 Containers box 4 , folder 10 Garden Therapy, Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital , 1982-1996 Containers box 4 , folder 11 Garden Therapy Fundraiser , 1994 Containers box 4 , folder 12 Subseries 5. Additional Garden Club Projects , 1949-2014 Scope and Content Notes This subseries contains the records retained by the club for special events and projects. The folders are arranged alphabetically.
75th Anniversary Party , 2006 Containers box 4 , folder 13 Garden Club Auctions , 1999-2003 Containers box 4 , folder 14 "Recipes in Bloom" cookbook design files , 2009 Containers box 4 , folder 15 Trillium Trail , 1949-1959 Containers box 4 , folder 16 Scholarship Donation Containers box 10 , folder 44 Glitter and Glow , 2008-2014 Containers box 11 , folder 1-3 Series VII. Publications , 1934-2014 Scope and Content Notes This series contains publications either created or collected by the Fox Chapel Garden club members over the course of their history. It is divided by subject into three categories: Fox Chapel Garden Club, Fox Chapel Borough, and general materials. The club materials include anniversary books, newsletters, the club's two cookbooks, newspaper clippings, and a report by Ezra C. Stiles (see AIS.2000.08) comissioned by the club. The Borough materials include the Borough master plan, reports, and short history books. General materials include publications on conservation, flower arrangement, and gardening. Publications of the Garden Club Federation and Pennsylvania and the National Council of State Garden Clubs are included.
Subseries 1. Fox Chapel Garden Club , 1934-2014 Scope and Content Notes This subseries contains publications created by and/or regarding the Fox Chapel Garden Club. The records are arranged alphabetically and include club publications, newsletters, cookbooks, and newspaper clippings retained by the club. This subseries also includes a landscaping report by Ezra C. Stiles commissioned by the club.
Anniversary Publications , 1981-2006 Containers box 5 , folder 1 By-laws , 1953-1975 Containers box 5 , folder 2 "Things We Grow in Our Kitchens" cookbook (online ) , 1934 Containers box 5 , folder 3 "Recipes in Bloom" cookbook (2 c.) , 2009 Containers box 5 , folder 4 Ezra C. Stiles Report- "Fox Chapel Roads & Roadsides" , 1935 Containers box 5 , folder 5 "Garden Gab" newsletter , 1984-1991 Containers box 5 , folder 6 "Through the Garden Gate" newsletter , 1984-1995 Containers box 5 , folder 7 "Through the Garden Gate" newsletter , 1996-2010 Containers box 5 , folder 8 Newspaper clippings , 1930-2011 Containers box 5 , folder 9-13 70th Year Anniversary History Containers box 10 , folder 34 Club Website , 2011 Containers box 10 , folder 35 "Garden Gab" newsletter , 1986-1989 Containers box 10 , folder 36-37 "Through the Garden Gate" newsletter , 1993-2014 Containers box 10 , folder 38-41 Yearbook Material , 2001 Containers box 11 , folder 57 Subseries 2. Fox Chapel Borough , 1956-1994 Scope and Content Notes This subseries contains publications produced by or about the Borough of Fox Chapel.
Borough Master Plan , 1956 Containers box 5 , folder 14 "Fox Chapel- The Story of a District" book (2 c.) , 1972 Containers box 5 , folder 15 "Fox Chapel History" (c. 1) , 1987 Containers box 5 , folder 16 "Fox Chapel History" (c. 2) , 1987 Containers box 5 , folder 17 Reports on Fox Chapel Borough , 1988-1994 Containers box 5 , folder 18 Subseries 3. General Materials , 1926-2010 Scope and Content Notes This subseries contains general publications retained from the club. They are arranged alphabetically, and the subject topics include gardening, flower arrangement, and environmental conservation.
"Bicentennial Trees of Allegheny County , 1988 Containers box 5 , folder 19 Conservation publications/newsletters , 1966-2003 Containers box 5 , folder 20 "Japanese Flower Arrangment for Modern Homes" , 1936 Containers box 5 , folder 21 Flower arrangment manuals/clippings , 1949-1958 Containers box 5 , folder 22 Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvannia publications/newsletters , 1981-1996 Containers box 5 , folder 23 Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania publications/newsletters , 1974-2000 Containers box 6 , folder 1 Keystone Gardner , 2001-2010 Containers box 6 , folder 2 Gardening newsletters/bulletins , 1968-1999 Containers box 6 , folder 3 Gardening Publications , 1926 & 1935 Containers box 6 , folder 4 Home Garden Journal , 1946-1947 Containers box 6 , folder 5-8 "House Plants for the Purple Thumb" , 1973 Containers box 6 , folder 9 "A Garden Potpourri" , 1963 Containers box 6 , folder 10 Officers and Committees , 1989-2000 Containers box 10 , folder 43 Clubs and Conservation Publicity , 1999-2001 Containers box 11 , folder 4 Clubs and Conservation Publicity , 1999-2001 Containers box 11 , folder 5 Clubs and Conservation Publicity , 1999-2001 Containers box 11 , folder 6 Clubs and Conservation Publicity , 1999-2001 Containers box 11 , folder 7 Keystone Gardener , 1998-1999 Containers box 12 , folder 1 Keystone Gardener , 2003-2007 Containers box 12 , folder 2-3 National Gardener , 1998-1999 Containers box 12 , folder 4-5 National Gardener , 2002-2004 Containers box 12 , folder 6 Series VIII. Correspondence , 1954-2011 Scope and Content Notes This series contains letters and printed emails sent and received by the club from 1954-2011. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically, and is grouped by type of communication, meaning either external (business) or internal communication. Additionally, there are two folders of letters and emails of correspondence between the club and the Garden Federation of Pennsylvania and Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital. The Harmarville correspondence primarily documents the club's decision to discontinue Garden Therapy at the hospital in 2006.
Business Correspondence , 1970-2008 Containers box 6 , folder 11 Internal Correspondence , 1977-2011 Containers box 6 , folder 12 GCFP Correspondence , 1954-2007 Containers box 6 , folder 13 Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital , 1990-2006 Containers box 6 , folder 14a Postcards / Thank You Cards Containers box 6 , folder 14b Internal and External Correspondence , 1998-2005 Containers box 10 , folder 32-33 GCFP District IX Correspondence Containers box 11 , folder 58 Series IX. Affiliations & Awards , 1949-2015 Scope and Content Notes This series contains all records of the club's affiliations to local, state, regional and national garden club organizations. It also contains awards and awards applications to the club's affiliate organizations for the club and its members' efforts and programs.
Subseries 1 Affiliations , 1924-2009 Scope and Content Notes This series contains all records of the club's affiliations to the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania (GCFP), the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. (NCSGC) and the Central Atlantic Region of the NCSGC (CAR). In addition, files on the club's two most notable members, Ruth Dye Boyles and Ruth Jury Scott, and files collected on Mr. Ezra C. Stiles.
GCFP General Files/ Board of Directors , 1990-2002 Containers box 6 , folder 15 GCFP District VII , 1994-2002 Containers box 6 , folder 16 GCFP District IX , 2000-2011 Containers box 6 , folder 17 NCSGC Inc. , 1992-2002 Containers box 6 , folder 18 Ruth Dye Boyles , c. 1971-1992 Containers box 6 , folder 19 Ruth Jury Scott , c. 1976-1990 Containers box 6 , folder 20 Ezra C. Stiles , c. 1924-1935 Containers box 6 , folder 21 Audubon Society , 1998-2000 Containers box 11 , folder 59 CAR , 2001-2003 Containers box 11 , folder 60 District VIII , 1998-2000 Containers box 11 , folder 61 District IX Board , 2002-2006 Containers box 11 , folder 62 District IX Board , 2009 Containers box 11 , folder 63 District IX , 2000-2001 Containers box 11 , folder 64 District IX , 2002-2006 Containers box 11 , folder 65 District IX , 2002-2006 Containers box 11 , folder 66 District IX , 2004 Containers box 11 , folder 67 NCSGC , 2002-2005 Containers box 11 , folder 68 NCSGC Directory , 2007-2009 Containers box 11 , folder 69 Ruth Scott Memorial Material Containers box 11 , folder 70 Western Pennsylvania Conservancy , 2000 Containers box 11 , folder 71 Awards , 1949-2015 Scope and Content Notes This series contains award applications submitted by the club, as well as awards received from GCFP, NCSGC, Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital, and other groups. This series also contains nomination files for the club's Honorary members (the most senior level of membership). Some awards were for individual members or the club and its actions as a whole.
GCFP Awards & Applications , 1949-1988 Containers box 6 , folder 22 GCFP Awards & Applications , 1991-1992 Containers box 6 , folder 23 GCFP Awards & Applications , 1999-2000 Containers box 6 , folder 24 GCFP Awards & Applications , 2001-2010 Containers box 6 , folder 25 NCSGC Awards & Applications , 1950-1991 Containers box 6 , folder 26 NCSGC Awards & Applications , 1995-2004 Containers box 6 , folder 27 Various Gardening/Garden Therapy Awards , 1974-2000 Containers box 6 , folder 28 Honorary Memberships , 1955-2001 Containers box 6 , folder 29 Awards Programs Containers box 11 , folder 8 GCFP Flower Show Awards Containers box 11 , folder 9 GCFP Publication Award , 1987-2006 Containers box 11 , folder 10 GCFP Honor Roll , 1997-2000 Containers box 11 , folder 11 GCFP Yearbook Award , 2000-2006 Containers box 11 , folder 12 GCFP Video Program Award , 2002 Containers box 11 , folder 13-14 GCFP Publication Award , 2002-2003 Containers box 11 , folder 15-16 GCFP Specialized Publication Award , 2004 Containers box 11 , folder 17 GCFP Seed Money Award , 2007-2015 Containers box 11 , folder 18a-18b GCFP Awards Manual , 2011 Containers box 11 , folder 19 GCFP Penny Pines Project Award , 2013 Containers box 11 , folder 20 GCFP Yearbook Award , 2015 Containers box 11 , folder 21 NCSGC Awards , 2003-2009 Containers box 11 , folder 22 NCSGC Plantings for Special Places , 2013 Containers box 11 , folder 23 NCSGC Certificate for Long-Term Members , 2014 Containers box 11 , folder 24 District Laurels , 1973-2012 Containers box 11 , folder 25 District Daffodil Award , 1987-2012 Containers box 11 , folder 26 District VII Honor Roll for Exceptional Achievement , 1995 Containers box 11 , folder 27 District VII Blue Rosette Award , 2001 Containers box 11 , folder 28 District IX Award of Honor , 2002-2003 Containers box 11 , folder 29 District IX Yearbook Award , 2002-2003 Containers box 11 , folder 30 FCGC Certificate of Appreciation , 1999 Containers box 11 , folder 31 FCGC Honorary Members , 2005-2007 Containers box 11 , folder 32 FCGC Community Award , 2009 Containers box 11 , folder 33 Award of Honor , 2001-2006 Containers box 11 , folder 34 Award of Honor: Marguerite Hannon , 2004 Containers box 11 , folder 35 Certificates of Appreciation , 2006-2013 Containers box 11 , folder 36 Cheveron Conservation Award , 1992 Containers box 11 , folder 37 Civic Achievement Award , 1987-2012 Containers box 11 , folder 38 Conservation Award , 2005-2006 Containers box 11 , folder 39 Gold Seal Award , 1987 Containers box 11 , folder 40 Governor's Trophy Award , 1999-2001 Containers box 11 , folder 41 Harmarville Garden Therapy Awards , 1996 Containers box 11 , folder 42 Holiday Auction Award , 2007 Containers box 11 , folder 43 Honor Roll of Exceptional Horticulturalists , 1964-2006 Containers box 11 , folder 44-45 Horticulture Excellence Award , 2000 Containers box 11 , folder 46 Hunt Trophy Award and Applications , 1973-1999 Containers box 11 , folder 47 Keystone Gardener Literacy Award , 1996 Containers box 11 , folder 48 Donation to Scholarship Fund , 2003 Containers box 11 , folder 49 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Awards , 2000-2001 Containers box 11 , folder 50 Publicity Pressbook Award , 1992-1993 Containers box 11 , folder 51 Rally our Region Award Application sample , 2014-2015 Containers box 11 , folder 52 Regional Perennial Award , 1999 Containers box 11 , folder 53 Youth Activities Awards , 2006-2007 Containers box 11 , folder 54 Series X. Scrapbooks , 1958-1996 Scope and Content Notes This series contains photo scrapbooks created by the club from 1958-1996. These scrapbooks contain photographs, excerpts of minutes and reports, award ribbons, and various other documents and materials. Several scrapbooks record specific events, such as club anniversaries. Of particular interest of the "Conservation" scrapbooks, which document Ruth Scott and Ruth Boyles trip as delegates of the club to an environmental summit in Washington, D.C. The series is arranged chronologically, but were received in poor condition. Large amounts of content were missing from several scrapbooks.
1958-1959 Containers box 11 , volume 1 1959-1960 Containers box 11 , volume 2 1961-1963 Containers box 11 , volume 3 Conservation , 1961-1962 Containers box 11 , volume 4 Conservation , 1962-1963 Containers box 11 , volume 5 Environmental-Civic Project , 1962 Containers box 11 , volume 6 Community Garden Library , 1963 Containers box 11 , volume 7 1970-1975 Containers box 11 , volume 8 1975-1980 Containers box 11 , volume 9 50th Anniversary , 1981 Containers box 11 , volume 10 1981-1987 Containers box 11 , volume 11 1986-1987 Containers box 11 , volume 12 1988-1991 Containers box 11 , volume 13 60th Anniversary , 1991 Containers box 11 , volume 14 1991-1993 Containers box 11 , volume 15 1994-1995 Containers box 11 , volume 16 1996 Containers box 11 , volume 17 1990s Containers box 11 , volume 18 Series XI. Maps , 1934-1993 Scope and Content Notes This series contains maps created for or retained by the club. The 1934 borough map was hand-drawn and colored by two members of the Fox Chapel Garden Club to accompany a smaller version found on the inside front cover of the "Things We Grow in our Kitchens" cookbook. Also of interest is the landscape design plan produced by Ezra C. Stiles for the Club. The folders are arranged chronologically.
Map of Fox Chapel Borough from 1934 Cookbook Containers box 11 , drawer 12-6 box 11 , drawer 12-6 , folder 1 Landscape Design Plan by Ezra C. Stiles , 1970 Containers box 11 , drawer 12-6 box 11 , drawer 12-6 , folder 2 Map of Fox Chapel Borough & Vicinity (2 copies) , undated Containers box 11 , drawer 12-6 box 11 , drawer 12-6 , folder 3 Map of Fox Chapel School District , 1993 Containers box 11 , drawer 12-6 box 11 , drawer 12-6 , folder 4 Road Map of Fox Chapel Borough by Fahringer, McCarty, Grey, Inc. , 1987 Containers box 11 , drawer 12-6 box 11 , drawer 12-6 , folder 5 Series XII. AV Materials , 1933-2011 Container Summary
Scope and Content Notes This series contains audio-visual materials created or collected by the club from 1933-2011. The series is composed primarily of photographs of the clubs various activities between 1950 and the late 2000s. It also contains moving image materials (VHS and DVD recordings), and a cassette recording of songs from the club's "We Can, We Can" recycling project.
Subseries 1. Photographs , 1950-2009 Scope and Content Notes The photographs in this subseries record club events from 1950-2006. A large number of photographs are undated and unlabeled, and large gaps exist between years. The photographs that were identified include the club's anniversaries and meetings, their gardening programs (flower shows, May Market, Dirt Diggers) and outreach programs (garden therapy, sneaker recycling, Trillium Trail walks). The largest number of photographs identified are from the "Pittsburgh on the Move" flower show at Harmarville Rehabilitation hospital on July 28, 1999. The series also contains photographs from the club's first garden therapy outreach program at the Veteran's Affairs hospital on Delafield Road from 1955-1960 (See Box 5, Folder 10 for the corresponding notebook entries these photographs were separated from). Where it was possible to identify photographs, they are grouped alphabetically by activity or event, and then sorted in chronological order.
Anniversaries & Special Events , 1981-2003 Scope and Content Notes This subgroup contains all identified photographs of club anniversaries, parties, and special events.
75th Anniversary , 2006 Containers box 7 , folder 1 Christmas Auctions , 1998-2000, 2003 Containers box 7 , folder 2 "Christmas Doorways" , 1990 Containers box 7 , folder 3 "Color Me Mine" Containers box 7 , folder 4 Hat Parties , 1987 & 1998 Containers box 7 , folder 5 50th Anniverary , 1981 Containers box 7 , folder 6 Flower Shows , 1991, 1999 Scope and Content Notes This subgroup contains all identified photographs of the club's two largest flower shows, Pittsburgh in Bloom (1991) and Pittsburgh on the Move (1999).
Pittsburgh in Bloom , 1991 Containers box 7 , folder 7 Pittsburgh in Bloom , 1991 Containers box 7 , folder 8 Pittsburgh in Bloom- Single Blooms , 1991 Containers box 7 , folder 9 Pittsburgh in Bloom- flower show manual Containers box 7 , folder 10 Pittsburgh on the Move- set-up and preparation Containers box 7 , folder 11 Pittsburgh on the Move- signage , 1999 Containers box 7 , folder 12 Pittsburgh on the Move- awards , 1999 Containers box 7 , folder 13 Pittsburgh on the Move- FCGC members , 1999 Containers box 7 , folder 14 Pittsburgh on the Move- individual blooms #1 , 1999 Containers box 7 , folder 15 Pittsburgh on the Move- individual blooms #2 , 1999 Containers box 7 , folder 16 Pittsburgh on the Move- vegetables, close-Ups, awards , 1999 Containers box 7 , folder 17 Pittsburgh on the Move- arrangements #1 , 1999 Containers box 7 , folder 18 Pittsburgh on the Move- arrangments #2 , 1999 Containers box 7 , folder 19 Pittsburgh on the Move- flower show manual Containers box 7 , folder 20 Garden Club Events , 1994-2009 Scope and Content Notes This subgroup contains all identified photographs related to monthly and annual club events.
Cookbook cover photos , 2009 Containers box 7 , folder 21 "Dirt Diggers" , 1998, 2000, 2006 Containers box 7 , folder 22 Garden Market / May Market , 1991, 1993, 2000-2001, undated Containers box 7 , folder 23 Seed Gathering , 2005 Containers box 7 , folder 24 Summer Garden Tour , 2006 Containers box 7 , folder 25 Workshops , 1999-2000, 2004 Containers box 7 , folder 26 Meetings , 1998-2003 Scope and Content Notes This subgroup contains all identified photographs taken at regular club meetings, including photographs of guest speakers.
Meetings, 1998 , 1998 Containers box 7 , folder 27 Meetings, 1999-2003 , 1999-2003 Containers box 7 , folder 28 Meetings, undated/unidentified Containers box 7 , folder 29 Meetings, speakers , 1999, undated Containers box 7 , folder 30 Outreach Projects , 1955-2005 Scope and Content Notes This subgroup contains all identified photographs of club community service and outreach projects. Folders are arranged alphabetically by topic.
Earth Day/Environmental Education , 2000 Containers box 7 , folder 31 Garden Therapy at VA Hospital , 1955-1960 Containers box 7 , folder 32 Outdoor Therapy Garden , 1996 Containers box 7 , folder 33 Outdoor Therapy Garden , 1997 Containers box 7 , folder 34 Outdoor Therapy Garden , 2000, 2005, undated Containers box 7 , folder 35 Sneaker Recycling , 2007 Containers box 7 , folder 36 Trillium Trail , 1958-1994 Containers box 7 , folder 37 Unidentified / Negatives Scope and Content Notes This subgroup contains all photographs that were not identified in the collection, as well as photo negatives. They are separated into photographs of unidentified persons and undidentified events or locations.
Persons, Club Members Containers box 7 , folder 38 Flowers / Gardens Containers box 7 , folder 39 Negatives Containers box 7 , folder 40 Subseries 2. Moving Images , 1987-2001 Scope and Content Notes The VHS tapes and DVD in this subseries are recordings of club events and special projects. In particular, the subseries contains two copies of a documentary the club commissioned and recorded in 2001 about its two most famous members, Ruth Dye Boyles and Ruth Jury Scott. There are also recordings of one of the club's "Hat Parties," and a recording from their garden therapy work at Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital.
Fox Chapel Garden Club "Hat Party" (DVD) , July 29, 1987 Fox Chapel Garden Club "Hat Party" (VHS) , July 24, 1987 "Gardening at Harmarville" (VHS) , October 1990 "Ruth Boyles and Ruth Scott: How They Changed Our Lives," (VHS, c. 1) , 2001 "Ruth Boyles and Ruth Scott: How They Changed Our Lives," (VHS, c. 2) , 2001 Subseries 3. Audio Cassette , 1989 Scope and Content Notes The tape in this subseries is a recording of songs written by the Club as a part of its recycling outreach in the community. The songs are sung by a kindergarten class, and are related to materials housed in the Project Files series (See Box 4, Folder 14).
"We Can, We Can" Series XIII. Artifacts , undated Scope and Content Notes This series contains several artifacts related to the club. The primary object is a dress smock said to have been worn by Ruth D. Boyles every year during the May Market. The series also includes club signage from flower shows and the "Fox Head" logo of the club. The materials are undated.
Ruth Boyle's dress smock from May Market FCGC Signage 