The Ashton Heights Civic Association is open to all residents, 18 or older, who are residents or real property owners in Ashton
Heights, a residential neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia. The boundaries are Wilson Boulevard and Tenth Street to the north,
Irving Street to the east, Arlington Boulevard to the south, and Glebe road to the west.
Record Group 79 houses the records of the Ashton Heights Civic Association. The collection measures approximately 1.5 linear
feet, and dates from 1915 to 1998, with the bulk of the material dating from the mid-1970s to 1998. Types of materials include
bylaws, minutes, newsletters, correspondence, financial records, history files, printed reports, clippings, photographs, and
memorabilia.
Minutes, newsletters, and reports reflect neighborhood concerns over the years. Topics include zoning issues such as the Clarendon
and Virginia Square sector plans; traffic patterns; the proposed extension of North Quincy Street; the historic designation
for the Buckingham Apartments; the Ashton Heights Neighborhood Conservation Plan; and neighborhood activities such as gardening
and social events. There are photographs and ephemera in Series 9, Clippings, Photographs, Memorabilia , including eight small cards advertising dances held at the Ashton Heights Women's Club building.
RG 79 is divided into eight series by type of material: bylaws, minutes, financial records, correspondence, newsletters, local
history, printed reports and studies, and clippings, photographs, and memorabilia. Arrangement within Series 1-5 and Series 8 is generally chronological; within Series 6 and Series 7 generally alphabetical by folder title. Folder titles in quotes [""] retain the original title written on the folder by civic
association members. Folders containing photographs have an asterisk [*] after the file name.
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