Guide to the Stacy C. Sherwood Fairfax City government collection C0101 Stacy C. Sherwood Fairfax City government

Guide to the Stacy C. Sherwood Fairfax City government collection C0101

Stacy C. Sherwood Fairfax City government


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George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center

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Emily Martin

Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Identification
C0101
Title
Stacy C. Sherwood Fairfax City government collection 1955-1987
Quantity
4.5 Linear Feet, 9 boxes
Creator
Sherwood, Stacy C. (-2002)
Location
R32, C1, S6 - S7
Language
English .
Abstract
This collection contains documents on matters of Fairfax City planning and governance dating mostly from the years when Stacy Sherwood served as city councilman. Materials include official zoning board reports, city council meeting minutes, and correspondence between citizens and city officials.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Stacy C. Sherwood Fairfax City government collection, C0101, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Stacy C. Sherwood in 1998.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009. Additional processing and EAD markup completed by Emily Martin in 2010. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in March 2023.


Biographical Information

Stacy C. Sherwood grew up in Fairfax, Virginia and graduated from Fairfax High School in 1940. Sherwood spent much of his career working for the National Bank of Fairfax, where he rose from assistant cashier to senior vice president during the mid 1960s. Following in the footsteps of his father, who served as Fairfax Town Councilman for forty years, Sherwood served on the Fairfax Town Council from 1956-1960 and Fairfax City Council from 1960-1964. Most of the materials in this collection date from his tenure as Fairfax Town and City Councilman.

Scope and Content

This collection contains documents on matters of Fairfax City planning and governance dating mostly from the years when Stacy Sherwood served as city councilman. Materials include official zoning board reports, city council meeting minutes, and correspondence between citizens and city officials.

Series one is titled Subject Files. Among the documents featured in the series are letters on the nomination and election of Stacy C. Sherwood to the City Council of Fairfax. There are annual reports on the Town of Fairfax; Fairfax City Council meeting minutes from 1956-1963; zoning ordinance appeals and proposals. Also included are promotional pamphlets for annexation of surrounding territories. The series has financial records of Fairfax City expenditures and annual budgets. There is correspondence on transportation and utility planning; recommendations on city beautification and education. Finally there is information about the construction of George Mason College. The series is dated from 1955 to 1987 and is contained in 9 boxes.

Arrangement

Arranged into one series.

Series Series 1: Subject Files, 1955-1987 (Boxes 1-9)

Related Material

The Special Collections Research Center also holds the John C. Wood papers, and many other collections focused on Fairfax County, Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms


Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Container List

Series 1: Subject Files
1955-1987
Scope and Contents note

Among the documents featured in the series are letters on the nomination and election of Stacy C. Sherwood to the City Council of Fairfax. There are annual reports on the Town of Fairfax; Fairfax City Council meeting minutes from 1956-1963; zoning ordinance appeals and proposals. Also included are promotional pamphlets for annexation of surrounding territories. The series has financial records of Fairfax City expenditures and annual budgets. There is correspondence on transportation and utility planning; recommendations on city beautification and education. Finally there is information about the construction of George Mason College.

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