A Guide to the Virginia History Federation Records, 1966-1977 #42919

I: Correspondence , 1966-1977 .

Boxes 1-5

Extent: 5 boxes.

Correspondence, 1966-1977, concerns the creation and operation of the Virginia History Federation and consists mainly of letters to and from the organization's president, secretary, and treasurer. Correspondence also concerns membership within the organization, its meetings, and its seminars. It also contains correspondence of its transition into the Virginia History and Museum Federation. Also concerns historic sites, museums, and legislation concerning history and its presentation to the public. Also includes photocopy of an 1895 letter regarding railroad mileage for Norfolk and Western Railroad in Pocahontas, Virginia; and a 1903 letter from William E. Dodd regarding access to documents in the Virginia State Library.

chronological

Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1895, 1903, 1966 .
Box 1 Folder 2
Correspondence, February-May 1967 .
Box 1 Folder 3
Correspondence, August-September 1967 .
Box 1 Folder 4
Correspondence, October 1967 .
Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1-10 November 1967 .
Box 1 Folder 6
Correspondence, 11-20 November 1967 .
Box 1 Folder 7
Correspondence, 21-30 November 1967 .
Box 1 Folder 8
Correspondence, December 1967 .
Box 1 Folder 9
Correspondence, January 1968 .
Box 1 Folder 10
Correspondence, February 1968 .
Box 1 Folder 11
Correspondence, March 1968 .
Box 1 Folder 12
Correspondence, April-May 1968 .
Box 1 Folder 13
Correspondence, June 1968 .
Box 1 Folder 14
Correspondence, July-August 1968 .
Box 1 Folder 15
Correspondence, September 1968 .
Box 1 Folder 16
Correspondence, 1-15 October 1968 .
Box 1 Folder 17
Correspondence, 16-31 October 1968 .
Box 1 Folder 18
Correspondence, 1-15 November 1968 .
Box 2 Folder 1
Correspondence, 16-30 November 1968 .
Box 2 Folder 2
Correspondence, December 1968 .
Box 2 Folder 3
Correspondence, no date 1968 .
Box 2 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1-20 January 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 5
Correspondence, 21-31 1968 .
Box 2 Folder 6
Correspondence, February 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 7
Correspondence, March 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 8
Correspondence, 1-10 April 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 9
Correspondence, 11-20 April 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 10
Correspondence, 21-30 April 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 11
Correspondence, May 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 12
Correspondence, June 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 13
Correspondence, 1-15 July 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 14
Correspondence, 16-31 July 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 15
Correspondence, August 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 16
Correspondence, 1-15 September 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 17
Correspondence, 16-30 September 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 18
Correspondence, 1-10 October 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 19
Correspondence, 11-20 October 1969 .
Box 2 Folder 20
Correspondence, 21-31 October 1969 .
Box 3 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1-15 November 1969 .
Box 3 Folder 2
Correspondence, 16-30 November 1969 .
Box 3 Folder 3
Correspondence, December 1969 .
Box 3 Folder 4
Correspondence, no date 1969 .
Box 3 Folder 5
Correspondence, January-February 1970 .
Box 3 Folder 6
Correspondence, March-April 1970 .
Box 3 Folder 7
Correspondence, May 1970 .
Box 3 Folder 8
Correspondence, June 1970 .
Box 3 Folder 9
Correspondence, 1-20 July 1970 .
Box 3 Folder 10
Correspondence, 21 July-August 1970 .
Box 3 Folder 11
Correspondence, September-October 1970 .
Box 3 Folder 12
Correspondence, November-December 1970 .
Box 3 Folder 13
Correspondence, no date 1970 .
Box 3 Folder 14
Correspondence, January 1971 .
Box 3 Folder 15
Correspondence, February 1971 .
Box 3 Folder 16
Correspondence, March-April 1971 .
Box 3 Folder 17
Correspondence, May-June 1971 .
Box 3 Folder 18
Correspondence, July-August 1971 .
Box 3 Folder 19
Correspondence, September-October 1971 .
Box 3 Folder 20
Correspondence, November-December 1971 .
Box 3 Folder 21
Correspondence, no date 1971 .
Box 4 Folder 1
Correspondence, January-February 1972 .
Box 4 Folder 2
Correspondence, March-June 1972 .
Box 4 Folder 3
Correspondence, July-October 1972 .
Box 4 Folder 4
Correspondence, November-December and no date 1972 .
Box 4 Folder 5
Correspondence, January 1973 .
Box 4 Folder 6
Correspondence, February 1973 .
Box 4 Folder 7
Correspondence, March-May 1973 .
Box 4 Folder 8
Correspondence, June 1973 .
Box 4 Folder 9
Correspondence, July-October 1973 .
Box 4 Folder 10
Correspondence, 1-15 November 1973 .
Box 4 Folder 11
Correspondence, 16-30 November 1973 .
Box 4 Folder 12
Correspondence, December 1973 .
Box 4 Folder 13
Correspondence, January 1974 .
Box 4 Folder 14
Correspondence, February-March 1974 .
Box 4 Folder 15
Correspondence, April 1974 .
Box 4 Folder 16
Correspondence, May-June 1974 .
Box 4 Folder 17
Correspondence, July-August 1974 .
Box 4 Folder 18
Correspondence, 1-20 September 1974 (excluding 9 September).
Box 4 Folder 19
Correspondence, 9 September 1974 .
Box 4 Folder 20
Correspondence, 21-30 September 1974 .
Box 4 Folder 21
Correspondence, October 1974 (excluding 17 October.
Box 4 Folder 22
Correspondence, 17 October 1974 .
Box 4 Folder 23
Correspondence, November-December 1974 (excluding 29-30 September).
Box 4 Folder 24
Correspondence, 29-30 November 1974 .
Box 4 Folder 25
Correspondence, no date 1974 .
Box 5 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1-15 January 1975 .
Box 5 Folder 2
Correspondence, 16-31 January 1975 .
Box 5 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1-15 February 1975 .
Box 5 Folder 4
Correspondence, 16 February-March 1975 .
Box 5 Folder 5
Correspondence, April 1975 .
Box 5 Folder 6
Correspondence, May 1975 .
Box 5 Folder 7
Correspondence, June-July 1975 .
Box 5 Folder 8
Correspondence, August 1975 .
Box 5 Folder 9
Correspondence, September-December, no date 1975 .
Box 5 Folder 10
Correspondence, January-June 1976 .
Box 5 Folder 11
Correspondence, July-December 1976 .
Box 5 Folder 12
Correspondence, January-March 1977 .
Box 5 Folder 13
Correspondence, April-August, no date 1977 .
Box 5 Folder 14
Correspondence, no date .

II: Meetings, Seminars , 1967-1977 .

Boxes 5-6

Extent: 2 boxes.

Meetings, Seminars contains minutes and agendas for the Virginia History Federation's annual Spring and Fall meetings and its board meetings. Also contains agendas, flyers, brochures, and registration forms concerning its seminars on aspects of presenting history to the public.

Box 5 Folder 15
Spring Conference, 11 March 1967 (Randolph-Macon College).
Box 5 Folder 16
Fall Conference, 18 November 1967 (University of Virginia).
Box 5 Folder 17
Spring Conference, 6 April 1968 (George Mason University).
Box 5 Folder 18
Fall Conference, 19 October 1968 (Hollins College).
Box 6 Folder 1
Spring Conference, 1-3 May 1969 (Natural Bridge) See also American Association of State and Local History Conference of Southern Historical Societies (box 13, folder 2).
Box 6 Folder 2
Fall Conference, 24-25 October 1969 (Fredericksburg) (including minutes).
Box 6 Folder 3
Spring Conference, 5-6 June 1970 (Winchester).
Box 6 Folder 4
Fall Meeting, 21 November 1970 (Richmond).
Box 6 Folder 5
Spring Meeting, 17 April 1971 (Richmond).
Box 6 Folder 6
Fall Meeting, 17 September 1971 (Richmond) (includes minutes, resolutions).
Box 6 Folder 7
Spring Meeting, 25 March 1972 (Sweetbrier) (includes minutes).
Box 6 Folder 8
Fall Meeting, 18 November 1972 (Richmond).
Box 6 Folder 9
Fall Meeting, 19-20 October 1973 (Staunton) (includes registration, minutes).
Box 6 Folder 10
Spring Meeting, 31 March 1974 (includes registration).
Box 6 Folder 11
Fall Meeting, 11-12 October 1974 (Abingdon) (includes registration, minutes).
Box 6 Folder 12
Spring Meeting, 10 May 1975 (Richmond) (cancelled).
Box 6 Folder 13
Fall Meeting, 4 October 1975 (Richmond) (includes registration).
Box 6 Folder 14
Spring Meeting, 14-16 April 1977 (Lexington).
Box 6 Folder 15
Small Museum Exhibits Techniques Seminar, 14-16 February 1969 (Richmond--Valentine Museum).
Box 6 Folder 16
Historic Housekeeping Seminar, 7-8 April 1972 (Lorton--Gunston Hall).
Box 6 Folder 17
Exhibits Seminar, 4-6 May 1973 (Richmond--Valentine Museum).
Box 6 Folder 18
Seminar, 31 August 1971 (Richmond--Valentine Museum).
Box 6 Folder 19
Board meeting minutes, 1968 .
Box 6 Folder 20
Board meeting minutes, 1968 .
Box 6 Folder 21
Board meeting minutes, 1970 .
Box 6 Folder 22
Board meeting minutes, 1971 .
Box 6 Folder 23
Board meeting minutes, 1972 .
Box 6 Folder 24
Board meeting minutes, 1973 .
Box 6 Folder 25
Board meeting minutes, 1974 .
Box 6 Folder 26
Board meeting minutes, 1975 .
Box 6 Folder 27
Board meeting minutes, 1976 .
Box 6 Folder 28
Board meeting minutes, 1977 .
Box 6 Folder 29
Miscellaneous papers, 1976, no date .

IV: Financial Papers , 1967-1977 .

Boxes 7-10

Extent: 4 boxes.

Financial Papers includes financial accounts of the Virginia History Federation, dues paid to the Federation, receipts and paid bills, as well as other financial records.

Box 7 Folder 14
Statements and papers, 1968 .
Box 7 Folder 15
Statements and papers, 1969 .
Box 7 Folder 16
Statements and papers, 1970 .
Box 7 Folder 17
Statements and papers, 1971 .
Box 7 Folder 18
Statements and papers, 1972 .
Box 7 Folder 19
Statements and papers, 1973 .
Box 7 Folder 20
Statements and papers, 1974 .
Box 7 Folder 21
Statements and papers, 1975 .
Box 7 Folder 22
Statements and papers, 1976 .
Box 7 Folder 23
Statements and papers, 1977 .
Box 7 Folder 24
Statements and papers, no date .
Box 7 Folder 25
Check stubs, 1971-1977 .
Box 7 Folder 26
State Corporation Commission papers, 1968, 1970-1977 .
Box 7 Folder 27
Tax records and papers, 1967-1971, 1975-1976, no date .
Box 8 Folder 1
1968 dues, 1968 .
Box 8 Folder 2
1969 dues, October-December 1968 .
Box 8 Folder 3
1969 dues, 1 January 1969 .
Box 8 Folder 4
1969 dues, 2-31 January 1969 .
Box 8 Folder 5
1969 dues, February-March 1969 .
Box 8 Folder 6
1969 dues, 1-20 April 1969 .
Box 8 Folder 7
1969 dues, 21-30 April 1969 .
Box 8 Folder 8
1969 dues, May-June 1969 .
Box 8 Folder 9
1969 dues, July-August 1969 .
Box 8 Folder 10
1969 dues, September-December 1969 .
Box 8 Folder 11
1969 dues, no date .
Box 8 Folder 12
1970 dues, October 1969 .
Box 8 Folder 13
1970 dues, November 1969 .
Box 8 Folder 14
1970 dues, December 1969 .
Box 9 Folder 1
1970 dues, 1-10 January 1970 .
Box 9 Folder 2
1970 dues, 12-14 January 1970 .
Box 9 Folder 3
1970 dues, 15-31 January 1970 .
Box 9 Folder 4
1970 dues, February 1970 .
Box 9 Folder 5
1970 dues, March-May 1970 .
Box 9 Folder 6
1970 dues, June-October, no date 1970 .
Box 9 Folder 7
1971 dues, December 1970 .
Box 9 Folder 8
1971 dues, 1-28 January 1971 .
Box 9 Folder 9
1971 dues, 29-30 January 1971 .
Box 9 Folder 10
1971 dues, 1-5 February 1971 .
Box 9 Folder 11
1971 dues, 8-9 February 1971 .
Box 9 Folder 12
1971 dues, 11-28 February 1971 .
Box 9 Folder 13
1971 dues, March-June 1971 .
Box 9 Folder 14
1971 dues, July-December 1971 .
Box 9 Folder 15
1971 dues, no date 1971 .
Box 9 Folder 16
1972 dues, September-December 1971 .
Box 9 Folder 17
1972 dues, January-February 1972 .
Box 9 Folder 18
1972 dues, March-April 1972 .
Box 9 Folder 19
1972 dues, May-June 1972 .
Box 9 Folder 20
1972 dues, July-October, no date 1972 .
Box 9 Folder 21
1973 dues, November-December 1972 .
Box 9 Folder 22
1973 dues, January-10 March 1973 .
Box 9 Folder 23
1973 dues, 20 March 1973 .
Box 10 Folder 1
1973 dues, 27 March-December, no date 1973 .
Box 10 Folder 2
1974 dues, February-5 August 1974 .
Box 10 Folder 3
1974 dues, 6 August 1974 .
Box 10 Folder 4
1974 dues, 22 August-November, no date 1974 .
Box 10 Folder 5
1974 dues, January 1975 .
Box 10 Folder 6
1975 dues, December 1974 .
Box 10 Folder 7
1975 dues, January-December 1975 (excluding 21-22 July).
Box 10 Folder 8
1975 dues, 21 July 1975 .
Box 10 Folder 9
1975 dues, 22 July 1975 .
Box 10 Folder 10
1976 dues, January-December 1976 .
Box 10 Folder 11
1976 dues, no date .
Box 10 Folder 12
Dues forms, no date .
Box 10 Folder 13
Paid bills, 1967 .
Box 10 Folder 14
Paid bills, 1968 .
Box 10 Folder 15
Paid bills, 1969 .
Box 10 Folder 16
Paid bills, April-May 1970 .
Box 10 Folder 17
Paid bills, June 1970 .
Box 10 Folder 18
Paid bills, July-December 1970 .
Box 10 Folder 19
Paid bills, 1971 .
Box 10 Folder 20
Paid bills, 1972 .
Box 10 Folder 21
Paid bills, 1973 .
Box 10 Folder 22
Paid bills, 1974 .
Box 10 Folder 23
Paid bills, 1975 .
Box 10 Folder 24
Paid bills, 1976 .
Box 10 Folder 25
Paid bills, 1977 .

V: Publications , 1968-1977 .

Boxes 11-12

Extent: 2 boxes.

Publications contains copies of the Federation's journal, The Virginia Phoenix , 1968-1974, including drafts; and issues of its newsletters published under various titles, including "Newsletter, "Virginia Phoenix Gazette , and VHMF Newsletter .

Box 11 Folder 1
Newsletter of the Virginia History Federation and Virginia Phoenix , 1968 .
Box 11 Folder 2
Virginia Phoenix , 1969 .
Box 11 Folder 3
Virginia Phoenix , 1970 .
Box 11 Folder 4
Virginia Phoenix , 1971 .
Box 11 Folder 5
Virginia Phoenix , 1972 .
Box 11 Folder 6
Virginia Phoenix , including drafts of articles 1973 .
Box 11 Folder 7
Virginia Phoenix drafts of articles, 1973 .
Box 11 Folder 8
Virginia Phoenix , 1974 .
Box 11 Folder 9
Virginia Phoenix drafts for volume 7, number 1, 1974 .
Box 11 Folder 10
Virginia Phoenix drafts for volume 7, number 2, 1974 .
Box 11 Folder 11
Virginia Phoenix design, no date .
Box 11 Folder 12
Virginia Phoenix advertisement sheets, no date .
Box 11 Folder 13
"Newsletter ", 1970 .
Box 11 Folder 14
"Newsletter ", 1971 .
Box 11 Folder 15
"Newsletter ", 1972 .
Box 11 Folder 16
Virginia Phoenix Gazette , 1973 .
Box 11 Folder 17
Virginia Phoenix Gazette , 1974 .
Box 12 Folder 1
Virginia Phoenix Gazette , 1975 .
Box 12 Folder 2
VHMF Newsletter , 1976 .
Box 12 Folder 3
VHMF Newsletter , 1977 .

VIII: Miscellany .

Boxes 13

Extent: 1 box.

Miscellany contains correspondence, journals and newsletters, forms and applications, minutes, brochures, reports, and ads from various historical societies, historic sites, and professional organizations in Virginia and the United States. Miscellany also includes legislation and resolutions passed by the United States House of Representatives and the Virginia House of Delegates. Also includes a research paper by Guy V. Cavallo on Arlington, Virginia, voting trends.

Box 13 Folder 1
American Association for State and Local History.
Box 13 Folder 2
American Association for State and Local History Conference of Southern Historical Societies, 1-4 May 1969 (Natural Bridge). See also Spring Conference, 1-3 May 1969 (box 6, folder 1).
Box 13 Folder 3
American Bicentennial Commission newsletter and fact sheet, February 1971 .
Box 13 Folder 4
Augusta Historical Society.
Box 13 Folder 5
Confederate Memorial Literary Society Award.
Box 13 Folder 6
Federated Arts Council of Richmond, Inc., meeting, 29 May 1974 .
Box 13 Folder 7
Fort Monroe Casemate Museum publications, 1967, 1970, 1972 .
Box 13 Folder 8
Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Inc., newsletters, 1973-1974 .
Box 13 Folder 9
10th International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences, 1970 .
Box 13 Folder 10
National American Studies Faculty Community Museums Programs.
Box 13 Folder 11
National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Box 13 Folder 12
New York Bicentennial Commission newsletter The Correspondent , 1970-1971 .
Box 13 Folder 13
Norfolk Historical Society newsletters and bulletins, 1967-1968 .
Box 13 Folder 14
Pioneer America Society.
Box 13 Folder 15
Repair and Restoration, Inc.
Box 13 Folder 16
Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 1970-1971 .
Box 13 Folder 17
Guy V. Cavallo research paper-- "Arlington Voting Trends, 1960-1972. "
Box 13 Folder 18
United States House of Representatives legislation and resolutions, 1969, 1974 .
Box 13 Folder 19
Virginia House of Delegates resolution, 1974 .
Box 13 Folder 20
Wolf Trap program, 1975 .
Box 13 Folder 21
Rohm and Haas plexiglas.
Box 13 Folder 22
Societies--Smyth County Historical and Museum Society Inc., Tennessee Association of Museums, and League of Historical Societies of New Jersey.
Box 13 Folder 23
Museum and historic sites brochures--Lynchburg Historical Museum and Red Hill Shrine.
Box 13 Folder 24
Newsletters-- Notes on Virginia (Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission), Cultural Cross-Currents (Virginia Commission of the Arts and Humanities), Microforum (Microfilming Corporation of America), Prison Civil War Round Table Newsletter , and RCHA News (Regional Conference of Historical Agencies--New York).
Box 13 Folder 25
24th Annual Seminars on American Culture at Cooperstown (New York State Historical Association), Twenty-Ninth Conference in Early American History (Sleepy Hollow Restorations, Inc., and Institute of Early American History and Culture), Historical Resources: Finding, Preserving, Using (Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation), Program Series for Educational Communication Association, and World Conference on Records and Genealogical Seminar.
Box 13 Folder 26
"Manassas Heritage Lost " ( North South Trader ), "The Forms of Culture " (Virginia Cultural Development Study Commission), and "Guide to Effective Media Relations " ( SEMC Notes ).
Box 13 Folder 27
Forms and applications.

A Guide to the Virginia History Federation Records, 1966-1977

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