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Women civic leaders -- Archives -- Virginia -- Richmond

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Elisabeth Scott Bocock papers

 Collection
Identifier: M 260
Scope and Contents The collection contains personal correspondence, diaries, articles, and scrapbooks; architectural plans; and correspondence, minutes, and other information pertaining to organizations that promote historic preservation, the arts, conservation, and the city of Richmond. Nearly all of the material dates from 1958 onward, with the bulk of the collection dating from the 1970's. Several issues of Revitalization News and Historic Richmond Foundation News have been integrated into the Special...
Dates: 1928-1985
Found in: VCU James Branch Cabell Library

Margaret Freeman Cabell papers

 Collection
Identifier: M 228
Scope and Contents

The Margaret Waller Freeman Cabell papers date from 1910 to 1982 and consist of papers and memorabilia from the activities of Cabell, James Branch Cabell, Ballard Hartwell Cabell, and other family members. The bulk of the collection contains correspondence between Margaret Freeman Cabell, James Branch Cabell, and their friends, colleagues, and business associates.

Dates: 1910 - 1982
Found in: VCU James Branch Cabell Library

Adele Goodman Clark papers

 Collection
Identifier: M 9
Scope and Contents The Adèle Goodman Clark papers document the life and activities of Miss Clark (1882-1983) throughout her adult life, as well as those of her closest friends and relatives. Miss Clark was a member of a small group of civically active Richmond women whose names appear throughout the collection. Of particular note are members of Clark's family, Edith Clark Cowles, Willoughby Ions, and friends Roberta Wellford, Lila Meade Valentine, Lucy Randolph Mason, Ida Mae Thompson, Eudora W. Ramsay...
Dates: 1849-1978
Found in: VCU James Branch Cabell Library

Mary Tyler Freeman Cheek McClenahan papers

 Collection
Identifier: M 302
Scope and Contents The collection includes correspondence, notes, clippings, various organizational minutes, reports and files, drafts of speeches, manuscripts and published materials dating from 1933 through 1993. The bulk of the collection dates from the late 1970s through the early 1990s and focuses on Mrs. McClenahan's involvement on issues of race, housing, historic preservation, and Richmond revitalization.The organizational records in the collection include material from many of Richmond's...
Dates: 1930-1999
Found in: VCU James Branch Cabell Library

Eleanor P. Sheppard papers

 Collection
Identifier: M 277
Scope and Contents The collection covers Mrs. Sheppard's civic and political career from the mid 1950s until 1978. The issues covered include education, city planning and development and various bills proposed in the General Assembly. Materials include correspondence, reports, speeches, campaign documents, statements, photographs, publications and a vast quantity of newspaper clippings (to be indexed). Photographs have been transferred to RG 60, Box . The collection was very disorganized when received and the...
Dates: 1924-1978
Found in: VCU James Branch Cabell Library

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