The collection consists of board meeting minutes, correspondence, program and exhibit related materials, conference information, newsletters and scrapbooks collected by the Ikebana International Sacramento Chapter. There are five main series pertaining to the collection consisting of Meetings; Programs, Events, and Special Guests; the Ikebana International Conference; Newsletters and Bulletins; and Scrapbooks. In particular, this collection focuses mainly on the Ikebana International Sacramento Chapter's meeting files, as well as their involvement with the second international conference held in Sacramento, CA in 1963.

Ikebana is the Japanese study and practice of flower arrangement in order to create a closer bond with nature. In 1956, Ellen Gordon Allen established Ikebana International (I.I.) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Her vision for I.I. was to be a cultural, non-profit, and non-governmental organization that would spread the art form of Ikebana throughout the world. By the late 1950s, I.I. had chapters in cities as far as London to South Africa.

7.25 linear feet 1 manuscript box, 2 record cartons, and 2 oversize boxes

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