The Republican Committee of Fairfax County Papers,
1965-1978
Extent
3.5 linear feet
Creator
Republican Committee of Fairfax County
Language
English
Abstract
The Republican Committee of Fairfax County Papers consist of 3.5 linear feet and spans the years 1965-1978 and contains newspaper
clippings, pamphlets, correspondence, press releases, registered voter lists, and other documents related to the Fairfax County
Republican Party, Fairfax County elections (including materials on Republican and Democratic candidates), and Fairfax County
political issues from that time period. Issues addressed include busing, pollution, education, and the economy.
The Republican Committee of Fairfax County is responsible for conducting business in Fairfax County for the Republican Party.
This includes calling county conventions and other mass meetings, nominating candidates for public office, and clarifying
official positions of the Fairfax County Republican Party. Although the Republican Party was founded, on a national level,
before the Civil War, the Party was not very active in Virginia until well after the war. The Fairfax County Republican Committee’s
origins appear to date back to at least the 1880s.
The Republican Committee of Fairfax County Papers consist of 3.5 linear feet and spans the years 1965-1978 and contains newspaper
clippings, pamphlets, correspondence, press releases, registered voter lists, and other documents related to the Fairfax County
Republican Party, Fairfax County elections (including materials on Republican and Democratic candidates), and Fairfax County
political issues from that time period. Issues addressed include busing, pollution, education, and the economy. Republican
Party documents include newsletters (“Fairfax County Republican Newsletter”), instructions to precinct captains and electoral
workers, and Fairfax precinct voter listings. The bulk of the material is composed of newspaper clippings. Many of these were
affixed to generic Republican letterhead but are now coming loose and are extremely fragile.
The collection formerly had no original order to it. Original folder titles have been retained and arranged alphabetically
by topic and then alphabetically by politician. The researcher is advised that there is a large amount of overlap in related
topics. When looking for materials on a particular political figure, the researcher should not only look at folders devoted
to that person, but also folders on any people that person might have run against and folders that cover the time period when
that person was politically active.
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