A Guide to the Citizens for a Better City, 1959-2012 Citizens for a Better City Record Group 4-1
A Collection in
Mary Riley Styles Public Library
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Repository Falls Church History Room, Mary Riley
Styles Public Library
Collection Number Record Group 4-1
Title Citizens for a Better City, 1959-2012
Physical Characteristics 11 boxes
Language Materials in this collection are in
English .
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
There are no restrictions to access the files.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
In 1979 the CBC transferred its file to the Mary Riley Styles Public Library. The
original transfer included campaign materials from 1959 to 1976. The resolution also
allowed for additional materials to be incorporated into the collection. Additional files
were donated by Edward B. Strait. There are no restrictions to access the files.
The Citizens for a Better Council, later renamed Citizens for a Better City, was formed in
1959. A group of citizens was concerned that the City Council was ignoring a referendum that
was passed to expand the high school. They ran three candidates for City Council, and all
three were elected. In the following election years, the CBC would hold a convention to
nominate candidates to run for City Council on a non-partisan basis. The CBC no longer holds
nominating conventions, but is still active in the community.
Edward B. Strait, a Falls Church resident, collected and held the files of the CBC. These
files were donated to the Mary Riley Styles Public Library in 2013 per his instructions.
These were added to the files already held by the library.
The collection of the CBC is arranged into eight series created by the archivist. It covers
the time period 1959 to 2012.
Series 1: By-Laws and History
Series 2: Annual Meetings
Series 3: Executive Committee
Series 4: Elections. Each election contains files for the nominating convention and
the campaigns of CBC candidates. Campaign materials are also included here. Most
election also have a file of newspaper clippings. This series was arranged
chronologically.
Series 5: Subject files
Series 6: Falls Church
Series 7: Publications
Series 8: Newspaper Clippings
Series 9: Audiovisual materials and Photographs
Series 10: Edward B. Strait
Series 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8 are arranged chronologically. The files in Series 5 and 6 are
in alphabetical order.
The files were reorganized into series by the archivist. The CBC had arranged the files by
year for the Executive Committee, the convention records and the campaign materials.
Previous to the donation, the Falls Church History Room had some files of the CBC which were
incorporated into the Edward Strait donation. Files retained the names given by the CBC.
Most files are in chronological order except as noted above. Newspaper clippings pertaining
to a particular election are included in Series 4 and were placed in separate folders; other
newspaper clippings were placed in Series 8.
*File has a photograph/photographs
File folder: 1
Annual Meetings,
1960-1979
File folder: 2
Annual Meetings,
1980-2011
File folder: 1
Executive Committee,
1961
File folder: 2
Executive Committee,
1962
File folder: 3
Executive Committee,
1963
File folder: 4
Executive Committee,
1964
File folder: 5
Executive Committee,
1965
File folder: 6
Executive Committee,
1966
File folder: 7
Executive Committee,
1967
File folder: 8
Executive Committee,
1968
File folder: 9
Executive Committee,
1969
File folder: 10
Executive Committee,
1970
File folder: 11
Executive Committee,
1971
File folder: 12
Executive Committee,
1972
File folder: 13
Executive Committee,
1973
File folder: 14
Executive Committee,
1974
File folder: 15
Executive Committee,
1975
File folder: 16
Executive Committee,
1976
File folder: 17
Executive Committee,
1977
File folder: 18
Executive Committee,
1978
File folder: 19
Executive Committee,
1979
File folder: 20
Executive Committee,
1980
File folder: 21
Executive Committee,
1981
File folder: 22
Executive Committee,
1982
File folder: 23
Executive Committee,
1983
File folder: 24
Executive Committee,
1984
File folder: 25
Executive Committee,
1985
File folder: 26
Executive Committee,
1986
File folder: 27
Executive Committee,
1987
File folder: 28
Executive Committee,
1988
File folder: 29
Executive Committee,
1989
File folder: 30
Executive Committee,
1990
File folder: 31
Executive Committee,
1991
File folder: 32
Executive Committee,
1992
File folder: 33
Executive Committee,
1993
File folder: 34
Executive Committee,
1994
File folder: 35
Executive Committee,
1995
File folder: 36
Executive Committee,
1996
File folder: 37
Executive Committee,
1997
File folder: 38
Executive Committee,
1998
File folder: 39
Executive Committee,
1999
File folder: 40
Executive Committee,
2000
File folder: 41
Executive Committee,
2001
File folder: 42
Executive Committee,
2002
File folder: 43
Executive Committee,
2003
File folder: 44
Executive Committee,
2004
File folder: 45
Executive Committee,
2005
File folder: 46
Executive Committee,
2006
File folder: 47
Executive Committee,
2007
File folder: 48
Executive Committee,
2008
File folder: 49
Executive Committee,
2009
File folder: 50
Executive Committee,
2010
File folder: 51
Executive Committee,
2011
File folder: 5
1961 Nominating Convention, March 9, 1961
File folder: 6
1961 Election*
File folder: 7
1961 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 8
1961 Election - Newspaper Clippings from Ed Strait
File folder: 9
1963 Nominating Convention, March 6, 1963
File folder: 10
1963 Election
File folder: 11
1963 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 12
1965 Nominating Convention, March 11, 1965
File folder: 13
1965 Election
File folder: 14
1965 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 15
1967 Nominating Convention, March 16, 1967
File folder: 16
1967 Election
File folder: 17
1967 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 18
1969 Nominating Convention, March 6, 1969
File folder: 19
1969 Election
File folder: 20
1969 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 21
1971 Nominating Convention, February 4, 1971
File folder: 22
1971 Election
File folder: 23
1971 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 24
1971 Election - Newspaper Clippings from Ed Strait
File folder: 25
1974 Nominating Convention, February 5, 1974
File folder: 26
1974 Election
File folder: 27
1974 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 28
1976 Nominating Convention, February 4, 1976
File folder: 29
1976 Election
File folder: 30
1978 Nominating Convention, February 1, 1978
File folder: 31
1978 Election
File folder: 32
1980 Nominating Convention, February 12, 1980
File folder: 33
1980 Election
File folder: 34
1982 Election - Candidate Selection Committee
File folder: 35
1982 Nominating Convention, February 3, 1982
File folder: 36
1982 Election
File folder: 37
1984 Nominating Convention, February 14, 1984
File folder: 38
1984 Election
File folder: 39
1984 Election - Finance Committee
File folder: 40
1986 Nominating Convention, February 12, 1986
File folder: 41
1986 Election
File folder: 42
1986 Election - Finance Committee
File folder: 43
1988 Nominating Convention, February 4, 1988
File folder: 44
1988 Election
File folder: 45
1988 Election - Finance Committee
File folder: 46
1988 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 47
1990 Nominating Convention, February 14, 1990
File folder: 48
1990 Election
File folder: 49
1990 Election - Campaign Finances
File folder: 50
1990 Election - Campaign Guest Book
File folder: 51
1990 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 52
1992 Nominating Convention, January 15, 1992
File folder: 53
1992 Election
File folder: 54
1992 Election - Issue Papers
File folder: 55
1992 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 56
1992 Election - Ward Operations Notebook
File folder: 57
1993 School Board Election
File folder: 58
1994 Nominating Convention, February 9, 1994
File folder: 59
1994 Election (folder 1 of 2)
File folder: 60
1994 Election (folder 2 of 2)
File folder: 61
1994 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 62
1994 School Board Nominating Convention, February 16, 1994
File folder: 63
1996 Nominating Convention, January 31, 1996
File folder: 64
1996 Election (folder 1 of 2)
File folder: 65
1996 Election (folder 2 of 2)
File folder: 66
1996 School Board Nominating Convention, January 23, 1996
File folder: 67
1997 Election for Sheriff
File folder: 68
1998 Nominating Convention, February 17, 1998
File folder: 69
1998 Election (folder 1 of 2)
File folder: 70
1998 Election (folder 2 of 2)
File folder: 71
1998 Community Center Referendum
File folder: 72
1998 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 73
1999 Referendum, Cherry Hill Park - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 74
2000 Nominating Convention, February 12, 2000
File folder: 75
2000 Election
File folder: 76
2000 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 77
2002 Nominating Convention, February 23, 2002
File folder: 78
2002 Election
File folder: 79
2002 Election -Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 80
2004 Nominating Convention, February 14, 2004
File folder: 81
2004 Election (folder 1 of 2)
File folder: 82
2004 Election (folder 2 of 2)
File folder: 83
2004 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 84
2006 Nominating Convention, February 11, 2006
File folder: 85
2006 Election
File folder: 86
2006 Election - Newspaper Clippings
File folder: 87
2008 Nominating Convention, February 23, 2008
File folder: 88
2008 Election
File folder: 89
2010 Nominating Convention, February 20, 2010
File folder: 90
2010 Election
File folder: 91
2012 Election
File folder: 92
CBC Candidates, 1959-2010
File folder: 93
Elections, 1972-1989
File folder: 94
Nominating Convention Programs, 1961-1988
File folder: 95
Nominating Convention Programs, 1990-2010
File folder: 96
Ward Captain's Manual. [n.d.]
File folder: 1
Anniversaries – Founding CBC, 1959-1999
File folder: 2
Byrd Machine, Newspaper Clippings, 1957
File folder: 3
Committee on Principles, 1968
File folder: 4
Dinners and Dining, 1964, 1966, 1983, 2010
File folder: 5
Forums, 1971-2004
File folder: 6
Future Directions, 1984-1988
File folder: 7
Good Government Survey, [1969-1970?]
File folder: 8
Governors and Senators of Virginia, 1917-1966
File folder: 9
Hatch Act
File folder: 10
Issues Subcommittee, 1972
File folder: 11
Jane and Wayne Dexter Award, 2001-2009
File folder: 12
Loyalty Oath, 1960
File folder: 13
Mailing List, 2004
File folder: 14
Membership lists, 1967-2011 (with gaps)
File folder: 15
Policies, 1968
File folder: 16
Positions, 1972
File folder: 17
Principles, [n.d.]
File folder: 18
Songs, 1979, 1983
File folder: 19
Time Capsule, 1976
File folder: 20
Transfer Agreement with the Mary Riley Styles Public Library, 1979
File folder: 21
Website, 2000
File folder: 1
All America Cities Award Competition, 1980
File folder: 2
All American City, Fairfax County Sun Echo, March 29, 1962
File folder: 3
Apartment Houses in Falls Church [n.d.]
File folder: 4
Blur, October-December 1987 (Published by the Citizens for Better Government)
File folder: 5
Broad Street Referendum, 1989
File folder: 6
Central Business District, 1968
File folder: 7
Citizens for Modern Financial Management, 1984-1986 (folder 1 of 2)
File folder: 8
Citizens for Modern Financial Management, 1984-1986 (folder 2 of 2)
File folder: 9
City Charter – Proposed Changes, 1969-1970
File folder: 10
City Council Election, 1955
File folder: 11
City Council Election, 1957
File folder: 12
City Council, Goals and Objectives, 1975-1977
File folder: 13
City Council Meetings, 1957-1960 [incomplete]
File folder: 14
City Council Members, 1948-2008
File folder: 15
City Council Report, 1959-1960
File folder: 16
Commercial Establishments Built in the City, September 1, 1959-August 31, 1960
File folder: 17
Commissioner of Revenue Election, 1957
File folder: 18
Elected Mayors, 1875-1964
File folder: 19
Falls Church Assessments, 1989-1990
File folder: 20
Falls Church Citizens for Progress, 1971
File folder: 21
Falls Church Citizens Organization (FCC0), 1988-1995
File folder: 22
Falls Church Coalition for Smart Growth, 2002
File folder: 23
Falls Church Taxpayers League, 1961
File folder: 24
First Virginia Bankshares, 1967-1969
File folder: 25
George Mason Bond Coalition, Solicitation of Funds, 1991
File folder: 26
League of Women Voters of Falls Church, 1965, 2003
File folder: 27
Plain Talk, 1970-1971, 1989
File folder: 28
Planned Unit Development, 1970
File folder: 29
Planned Unit Development, Resolution, 1974
File folder: 30
Registered Voters, 1992
File folder: 31
Registered Voters, 1994
File folder: 32
Registered Voters, 1992-1995, 2001-2002 (total numbers)
File folder: 33
School Board, 1958-1968
File folder: 34
Village Preservation and Improvement Society, Revitalization of the Four Mile Run Urban Forest Stream Valley meeting, March 18, 1992
File folder: 1
CBC Notes, 1967-1989
File folder: 2
CBC Notes, 1990-2004
File folder: 3
CBC Beacon, 2001-2009
File folder: 1
Newspaper Clippings, 1959, 1961, 1963-1964
File folder: 2
Newspaper Clippings, 1965-1966
File folder: 3
Newspaper Clippings, 1967-1968
File folder: 4
Newspaper Clippings, 1969-1971
File folder: 5
Newspaper Clippings, 1976, 1979-1980
File folder: 6
Newspaper Clippings, 1988-1991, 1994
File folder: 7
Newspaper Clippings, 2001
File folder: 1
Photographs
Item 1
VHS Cassette, CBC Campaign, 1990 , "The Candidates, the Issues"
Item 2
CD, CBC Convention, 2004
Item 3
Floppy disc, By Laws, 1994
Item 4
Floppy disc, CBC Convention, 1996
Item 5
Floppy disc, CBC Convention, 1998 (excel files)
Item 6
Floppy disc, CBC Convention, 2000
Item 7
Floppy disc, CBC Convention, 2004
File folder: 1
Campaign, 1969
File folder: 2
President of CBC, 1989-1990
File folder: 3
Emails, 1998
File folder: 4
Emails, January-March 2000
File folder: 5
Emails, March-May 2000
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