A Guide to the Crestwood Woman’s Club Collection, 1955-1960
A Collection in The Fairfax County Public Library
Record Group Number MSS 05-28
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Preferred Citation
Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library. Crestwood Woman’s Club Collection. Box #, Folder #.
Acquisition Information
Former Club officer Margaret Collmus donated the collection in 2001
Processing Information
Carol Abrams, 2015
EAD generated by Ross Landis, 2024
Historical and Biographical Information
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.
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Index Terms
- Crestwood Womens Club, Springfield, Virginia
- General Federation of Women’s Clubs
- Springfield, Virginia
- Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, Northern District