ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collection

HMSS 0259 Cactus and Succulent Society of the ACT Inc. Records

Scope and Content Notes

Call Number	HMSS 0259
Collection	Cactus and Succulent Society of the ACT Inc. Records
Date Range	1965-2011
Quantity	0.44m (3 manuscript boxes)
Access Conditions	open
Copying conditions	tba
Related Collections

The Cactus and Succulent Society of the ACT (C&SS of the ACT) was formed in 1965.

The C&SS of the ACT was incorporated in 2000.

The principal objectives of the Society are:

to stimulate interest in and promote the cultivation of cacti and other succulent plants in the Australian Capital Territory and its environs;
to acquire and disseminate information concerning cacti and other succulent plants and obtain plant material and cultural accessories for distribution to members;
to arrange exhibitions and demonstrations as and when deemed desirable;
to publish and produce material in various media for the purpose of advancing the interests of the Association;
to establish an appropriate reference library for the use of members;
to co-operate with organisations and persons having similar interests and objectives.

C&SS of ACT holds monthly meetings at the Hughes Community Centre.

C&SS of ACT members have the opportunity use the society’s library, join in visits to cactus and succulent collections at member’s homes as well as collections and nurseries interstate.

The C&SS of ACT website as of 1 January 2011 is at http://www.cactusact.org.au

Box List

Minutes and Financial Statements and Annual Reports - 1966-2011 (6 files, 1 volume)

Box No.	Description	Date Range
1	Minutes of Annual General Meetings, including a list of office bearers 1966/67-2010/11	1971; 1973–1980; 1982–2010
1	Financial Statements (incomplete)	1973-2009
1	Annual Reports (some only précis in AGM minutes)	1966–1968; 1970; 1972; 1974-1977; 1979–1991; 2001; 2004–2010
1	Minutes of Monthly General Meetings	June 1972 – May 2011
1	Minutes of Committee meetings October 1972–July 2008, and some agendas from July 1980–May 1985, November 2002 - March 2008	1972-2008
1	Committee meeting agendas July 1980 – March 2008	1980-2008

Correspondence - 1956-2006 (8 Files)

Box No.	Description	Quantity	Date Range
1	General correspondence in and out	3 files	1965-1977
2	General correspondence in and out	5 files	1978-2006

Miscellaneous

Box No	Description	Quantity	Date Range
2	Constitutions: First in 1972, and 1973 amendments. New 2000 constitution. Proposed amendments. Associations Incorporation Regulations 1991	1 file	1972-199
2	Display, advertising, publicity examples of typical promotional material	1 file
2	Website Design	1 file	2003 – 2007
2	Library holdings and 2004 library audit	1 file	2004
2	Membership lists	1 file	1965-1990
2	Newsletter production papers	1 file
2	Sub-committee for organising the Convention of Cactus and Succulent Societies of Australasia, hosted by the ACT Society in 2001 Minutes, correspondence and financial details	2 files	2001
2	*Proceedings of Succulenticon 2001, 17^th Convenion of Australiasian Cactus and Succulent Societies, Canberra ACT 13-16 April 2001*.	1 vol	2001
2	Attendance records at monthly meetings.(2 books)	2 vols	May 1988–September 1997; October 1997–November 2002
3	Correspondence and Delegate Meeting records for Australasian Conventions	1 file	1968 -2006
3	Rockery Notes Notes of “Winter Hardy Cacti and Succulents in the ACT” and “List of Cacti and Succulents Growing Outdoors in Holt” by Frank Henning	1 file
n/a	Newsletters of the Society are in the ACT Heritage Library at H SER 635.93347 NEWS		1965+

HMSS 0259 Cactus and Succulent Society of the ACT Records