Preliminary Inventory of the Rittenhouse Square Flower Market Files

              Preliminary Inventory of the Rittenhouse Square Flower Market Files, 1914-1981 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society McLean Library 100 N. 20th Street Philadelphia, PA, 19103 215-988-8782 mcleanlibrary@pennhort.org Preliminary Inventory of the Rittenhouse Square Flower Market Files 2018.09 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society English 0.5 Linear feet (1 box) 1914-1981 This collection consists of histories, records, news clippings and visual materials connected to the Rittenhouse Square Flower Market. The Market founded by Mrs. George Gordon Meade Large debuted on May 20, 1914 and drew its inspiration from Mrs. Large's visit to the Paris Flower Market in the Place de la Madeleine. The Market was envisioned as a charity event and the 1914 event raised The first Flower Market $1,250 each for The Children's Hospital, the Hope Day Nursery, and the Rittenhouse Square Improvement Association. ARC Conditions Governing Access note This collection is open for research use Preferred Citation note [Description and date of item], [Box and folder number], Preliminary Inventory of Rittenhouse Square Flower Market Files, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society McLean Library Index Terms Rhoads, Elise Logan Garden Club of America. Rittenhouse Square Flower Market Association. Rittenhouse Square Improvement Association. Large, Mrs. George Gordon Meade Bauer, Dorothy Rivinus, Marion Willis, 1890- Rittenhouse Square (Philadelphia, Pa.) Stationery Correspondence Clippings (Information artifacts) Posters Slides (Photographs) Photographs Related Archival Materials note Pennsylvania Horticultural Society: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Public Relations and Marketing Department image collection, 1958-2005; Pennsylvania Horticultural Society records, 1791-2006 Conditions Governing Use note Copyright restrictions may apply. Please contact the Archives with requests for copying and for authorization to publish, quote or reproduce the material