Original Certificate of Incorporation- 1957, 1959, 1961
Content Description
The Winter Park Garden Club (WPGC) was first established by the Winter Park Women's Club after holding its first flower show in Florida in 1922. As a non-profit organization, WPGC dedicates itself to further the education of members and the public in the fields of gardening, horticulture, botany, landscape design, conservation of natural resources, civic beautification, public sanitation, and nature studies. Besides Flower Shows, the organization also sponsors Experts' Talks, Hands on Education, WPGC Scholarship Endowment, Wekiva Environmental Youth Camp Scholarship and other community projects. The archives of WPGC include yearbooks, meeting minutes, annual reports, newsletters, scrapbooks, program information on flower shows, garden tours, classes and fundraisers, as well as articles and photos on the Mead Garden.
Dates
- 1922 - 2017
Extent
From the Collection: 17 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Winter Park Garden Club (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Rollins College Archives & Special Collections Repository