The Crestwood Woman’s Club Collection consists of .25 linear feet, spans the years 1955-1960, and comprises of governance
documents such as its constitution, bylaws, and policies; yearbooks; newsletters; newspaper clippings; correspondence; an
annual report; membership roster; and a photograph from the 1959 installation of club officers. The subjects include membership,
events, fundraising, philanthropy, and community service in Springfield, Virginia.
In 1954, the Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs and its governing body, the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, chartered
the Crestwood Woman’s Club in Springfield, Virginia. As stated in its establishing constitution, the club sought to study
topics of general interest, carry out projects of civic-social improvement, and to promote good-fellowship among its members.
Departments within the club included the following: Education, American Home, International Affairs, Public Affairs, Fine
Arts, Welfare, and Club Institute as well as committees for Communications, Good Cheer, Membership, Hospitality, and Ways
and Means. Some of its activities between 1955 and 1960 included playing a major role in opening the Richard Byrd Library,
sponsoring education scholarships, hosting small welfare projects, supporting local schools, and holding dances.
In 1969 the club changed its name to The Woman’s Club of Springfield and it continues to be active in the Springfield community.
Box 1 Folder 1:
Constitution, Bylaws, and Policies,
1954-1959
Box 1 Folder 2:
Installation of Officers,
1958-1960
Box 1 Folder 3:
Photograph of Officers [pictured are: Dorothy Spaeth, Janet Crupper, Mary Kuper, Margie Collmus, Peggy Ward, and Shirley Shaneyfelt],
1959 April
Box 1 Folder 4:
Annual Report & Membership Roster, 1959-60 (and Northern District of Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs Fall Meeting program
for 1959,
1959-1960