Manuscripts
Flower Festival Society Rules. 3 items
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Los Angeles Flower Festival Society records
Manuscripts
This collection contains records of the Flower Festival Society, a women's association in Los Angeles, California, dating from 1885 to 1891. The records include correspondence, festival and fair programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, a notebook, a list of donations, and other documents about the Flower Festival Society. The records provide a unique perspective to view California women's history and leisure activities at the end of the nineteenth century. In addition, newspaper clippings about the Chrysanthemum Fair include some women's favorable perceptions of Japanese and Chinese art and culture. Subjects in the records include Arrowhead Springs (Calif.), Chinese Art objects, Chinese culture and civilization, Chrysanthemums – China, Chrysanthemums – Japan, Japanese Art objects, Los Angeles times, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, and the YMCA of the USA.
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Los Angeles Flower Festival Society records
Manuscripts
The records contain 11 folders in 1 box. The largest folder has 43 items while three folders each have only 1 item. The inclusive dates are 1885-1891. The records include correspondence, festival & fair programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, a notebook, a list of donations, and other documents about the Flower Festival Society. The folders are arranged in chronological order. The items in each folder, whenever possible, are also arranged chronologically. The records provide a unique perspective to view California women's history and leisure activities at the end of the nineteenth century. In addition, newspaper clippings about the Chrysanthemum Fair include some women's favorable perceptions of Japanese and Chinese art and culture. Subjects in the records include Arrowhead Springs (Calif.), Chinese Art objects, Chinese culture & civilization, Chrysanthemums China, Chrysanthemums Japan, Japanese Art objects, Los Angeles times, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, and the YMCA of the USA.
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