Archives Held by the Museum

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