THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA REDWOOD GROVE HANDBOOK OF INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE REDWOOD GROVE COMMITTEE 1940. New York: The Garden Club of America, Redwood Grove Committee, 1940. Octavo, 22 leaves, printed on one side only, typewritten carbon copy, illustrated stiff card wrappers fastened with metal binder clasp. A resource book on California's coastal redwoods "compiled in an effort to collect all the available information regarding the connection of the Garden Club of America with the magnificent Redwood Grove which now bears its name ..., help to arouse interest among all the member clubs, and to answer any questions that might arise." Includes lists of photographs, slides, books and pamphlets in the garden club's library, as well as a list of articles on the Redwoods published in the Bulletin, 1930-1940 with excerpts from six of the articles for use as lectures or notes accompanying the sides. Seven pamphlets, extracts and leaflets on the redwoods are included: THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA REDWOOD GROVE ... WHY AND HOW THE GARDEN CLUB PRESERVED A REDWOOD GROVE ... (N.p., n.d.), John C. Merriam, A LIVING LINK IN HISTORY (Save-the-Redwoods League, 1938), Ralph W. Chaney, REDWOODS OF THE PAST (Save-the-Redwoods League, 1937), Emanuel Fritz, THE STORY TOLD BY A FALLEN REDWOOD (Save-the-Redwoods League, 1939), Willis L. Jepson, TREES, SHRUBS AND FLOWERS OF THE REDWOOD REGION (Save-the-Redwoods League, n.d.), REMNANT OF AN ANCIENT LAND-BRIDGE (Carnegie Institute of Washington, News Service Bulletin 15 March 1931), and H. W. Shepherd, REDWOOD HIGHWAY FLORA PREPARED FOR THE GARDEN CLUB OF CALIFORNIA MAY, 1934 (List authorized by the Save-the-Redwoods League, 1934, 5 leaves, mimeographed). Committee members were requested to return their handbook to the club upon expiration of membership. The Garden Club of America, founded in 1913, became involved with saving the California redwoods in the early 1930s when the club partnered with Save-the-Redwoods League to purchase the Canoe Creek Grove, four parcels of old growth redwood forest, from the Sage Land and Improvement Company. The 2,552-acre Garden Club of America Grove, acquired in May 1931, formally dedicated in May 1934 and now covering more than 5,100 acres, is the core of Humboldt Redwoods State Park (created in 1921 with the small Bolling Memorial Grove), home to the largest contiguous old-growth redwood forest in the world. Of the original 2 million acres of California's ancient coast redwood forest, approximately 95% was logged. Since 1920, Save-the-Redwoods League protected more than 200,000 acres of redwood forests and connecting lands — the size of 16 Manhattan islands. Wrappers worn at lower corners; contents fine. (#173038).
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