East Kilbride Horticultural Society

• Reference:GB 1828 F43
• Dates of Creation:1938-2001
• Name of Creator:
  East Kilbride Horticultural Society (estab. 1938, closed 2001)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  0.04m3

• Scope and Content

  Minutes and correspondence of the Society, 1938-2001; minutes from inaugural meeting in February 1938, correspondence for 1995-1999.

  No minutes for period 1940-1949.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The East Kilbride Horticultural Society was established as the East Kilbride & District Horticultural Society in February 1938 to inaugurate an annual flower show.

  It continued to meet and hold flower shoes throughout the twentieth century, with the society's name being changed officially in 1998. In 2003, the Society continues its activities.

• Arrangement

  Fonds arranged into four artificial series.

• Access Information

  Open

• Acquisition Information

  Deposited by the Secretary of East Kilbride Horticultural Society.

• Other Finding Aids

  Paper finding aids available in search room.

• Custodial History

  Deposited with South Lanarkshire Council Archive in 2003.