Civitan and Civinette Clubs of Alexandria Collection (MS038)

Access and use

Location of collection:
Alexandria Library
Alexandria Library
Local History/Special Collections
717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Patricia Walker, Branch Manager
Phone: (703) 746-1719
Phone: (703) 838-4577
Fax: (703) 706-3912

Summary

Extent:
.25 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

Newspaper clippings; Listings of officers for the Civitans and Civinettes; Membership lists for the Civinettes; Lists of naturalized citizens, mid-to-late 1950s; By-laws for both organizations; Camp Tapawingo; Jr. Civitans.

Biographical / historical:

The Civitan Club, founded in 1942, was an Alexandria organization whose membership was exclusively male until 1969. The organization's emphasis was citizenship and community service. The Civinettes, organized in 1944, also emphasized the same.

Arrangement:

Organized by year.

Rules or conventions:
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