Dates: 1935-1979

Collection Number: MS 132

Physical Location: Basement

Extent: 4 vol.

Creators/Collectors: Civic League of Charlottesville and Albemarle

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to research.

User Restrictions: No restrictions.

Preferred Citation: Civic League of Charlottesville and Albemarle County Scrapbooks, MS 132, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information:

Gift, Estate of Velora Thompson, 20 February 1988.

Gift of James H. Burnett, 18 December 1989.

Biographical/Historical Information: The Civic League of Charlottesville and Albemarle County was formed in 1951 as the Civic Beauty Association. Its goal was to promote civic improvement while retaining the community's individual character, to initiate or support plans for historical preservation site and monuments, and to recognize individual civic accomplishments.

Scope and Content: These scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings primarily from the Charlottesville Daily Progress concerning the activities of the Civic League of Charlottesville and Albemarle County.

Arrangement:

Vol. 1: Undated, c. 1935-1940. contains clippings from the book Antebellum Albemarle, Charlottesville Personalities, and other newspaper clippings.

Vol. 2: 1951-1954

Vol. 3: 1955-1957

Vol. 4: 1958-1976

Corporate Names: Civic League of Charlottesville and Albemarle

Subjects:

  • Civic League of Charlottesville and Albemarle
  • Civic Improvement
  • Scrapbook

Record Types: Albums (Books)

Related Collections: The University of Virginia Special Collections has the Civic League of Charlottesville and Albemarle County Treasurer's records, 1950-1964, MSS 7664.