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This folder contains a variety of documents and papers regarding the Ravinia Garden Club’s various activities. These include diagrams for service projects and exhibition hall layouts for conventions, information obtained from nearby businesses and sources regarding different horticultural styles from other cultures, correspondence between members, contracts for club members to speak and present at an event, a program books from 2001-2002, a clean copy of the curated history packet from in the first file in this box, a copy of the constitution and by-laws, handwritten flower arrangement ideas and proposed designs, newspaper articles about club members, proposals for projects, and assorted information packets regarding flower arrangement designs.

This folder contains a folder titled “#33 The Illinois Historic Preservation Award”. This Folder contains a page stating the issue of the disrepair in the cemetery, pictures detailing the issue, and a letter of appreciation from the Deerfield Township for the work done in restoring it.

A Letter to the Editor of ‘Garden Talk’ from Ravinia Garden Club President Marilyn K. Alaimo regarding an upcoming lecture program titled “Jens Jensen Remembered”, which discusses his landscape architecture works and the application of his design principles. Also included is a list of different potential classes and those who would teach them.

This box and single folder store only three white envelopes in them that contain the original handwritten and typed Meeting Minutes and Treasurer Reports from the years of 1974 to 2000. There are various versions of the reports contained within these envelopes, such as regular board meetings, general assembly meetings, and meetings combined between both the board members and the regular assembly.
Additionally, there are a few meetings minutes detailing the events of special meetings where outgoing and incoming board members convened to pass on their duties.
These envelopes are arranged as they were received, with the older documents arranged in the first folder, and the newest arranged in the last folder.

A List of meetings dates and reports throughout the years of 2004-2008 that include informal transcripts and project designs.

This folder contains the membership, officer, and honorary member rolls between the years of 1940-2005.

This folder contains limited membership rolls and the annual reports from the First VP/Membership Chair from the years of 1943-2011.