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This folder contains an unbound copy of “The Handbook for Flower Shows”, authored by the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc., and published in 1999.

This folder contains a collection of correspondence between members of the club and members of the community at outside of the club regarding projects that the Ravinia Garden Club was involved in during the years of 1999-2003. This primarily involves communication between members of the club and the District of Highland Park and Moraine Township regarding past, present, and future projects.

A collection of projection slides converted from photographs taken at a flower show that the garden club hosted. The slides provided do not indicate the date, place, or time the event took place.

A collection of projection slides converted from photographs taken of a clearing located in Ellison Bay, Door County, Wisconsin. These slides do not indicate what date these were taken, nor what project they were a part of.

This folder contains preserved ribbons and physical awards that the Ravinia Garden Club won from participating in flower shows run by other garden clubs and organizations, including project awards. There are over 40 ribbons and awards in this folder, dating from 1927 to 2014. The first laminated page in this folder serves as an index denoting the organization of the ribbons and the various levels and types of awards won.

This folder includes within the original articles of incorporation of the Ravinia Garden Club filed with the state of Illinois. The official (re) incorporation of which is dated to be July 11th, 1986. Also included are the Garden Club’s Bylaws, correspondence with another regarding potential projects, IRS correspondence regarding their incorporation as a non-profit organization, their non-profit application paperwork with both the state of Illinois and the Federal Department of the Treasury, and correspondence between the then club president Betty Haude and a lawyer regarding their attempt to become a non-profit tax exempt organization.

This folder contains within various flower show schedules and pamphlets that provide the itinerary and description of each show between the years of 1973-1993. These pamphlets are from the “Fragrant Fantasies” show from 1980, “All on a Summer’s Day” in 1990, “Melodies of Spring” from 1985, “Hail Columbia” from 1993, “In the Fullness of Time” from 1973, “Ravinia, Her Charms and Destiny”, from 1977, “Great Performances in Bloom” in 1983, and “Perennials” in 1998. These pamphlets are arranged in the same order as they were received, and contains many duplicates that have original notations and documents from their original owners. The last pamphlet includes a list of former club members and selected dignitaries, a 70th anniversary award, and a letter from the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc.

This folder contains within it various documents regarding the civil projects that the Ravinia Garden Club either assisted or participated in during the years of 1939-2003, with the majority of the public works occurring in the earlier half of the 20th century. These documents include consultations with various Horticulturalists, letters to and from the Chicago Botanic Garden, quotes for supplies, work, and plants, committee, and annual reports on the club’s activities regarding their civic work, as well as surveys, maps, diagrams, outlines, and plans for the aforementioned works. Notable civic works included in this folder are the Ravine Project, the Botanical Collection of Flowering Crab Trees and various renovations in and to Jen Jensen Park, as well as renovations to the Ravinia Business District and the outlying neighborhoods.

This folder includes various pamphlets, artifacts such as posted advertisements and a sheet that outlines the mission and purpose of the garden club in order to attract new recruits and members to join. This folder also includes two pamphlets that detail the work that the club has done from 1927- 2007, a pamphlet from a dedication service to Highland Park’s Michael F. Bonamarte Jr., and several packets intended to provide a terse summary of flower shows and floral design for new and prospective members of the garden club.