A Guide to the Civic League of Charlottesville and Albemarle County Scrapbooks, 1935-1979 132

A Guide to the Civic League of Charlottesville and Albemarle County Scrapbooks, 1935-1979

A Collection in
the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
Collection number MS 132


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Repository
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
Collection number
MS 132
Title
Civic League of Charlottesville and Albemarle County Scrapbooks, 1935-1979
Physical Characteristics
4 volumes .
Creator
Location
Basement
Language
English
Abstract

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Civic League of Charlottesville and Albemarle County Scrapbook, MS 132, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville, Virginia

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Velora Thompson estate, 1988.

Gift of James H. Burnett, 1989.

Historical Information

The Civic League of Charlottesville and Albemarle County was formed in 1951 as the Civic Beauty Association. Its goal was to promote civic improvement while retaining the community's individual character, to initiate or support plans for historical preservation sites and monuments, and to recognize individual civic accomplishments.

Scope and Content

These scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings primarily from the Charlottesville Daily Progress concerning the activities of the Civic League of Charlottesville and Albemarle County.

Arrangement

Vol. 1: Undated, c. 1935-1940. contains clippings from the book Antebellum Albemarle, Charlottesville Personalities, and other newspaper clippings.

Vol. 2: 1951-1954

Vol. 3: 1955-1957

Vol. 4: 1958-1979

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