Records of the Ashton Heights Civic Association, 1915-1995

Access and use

Location of collection:
Arlington Public Library
Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History
1015 N. Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22201
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (703) 228-5966

Summary

Extent:
4 boxes
Creator:
Ashton Heights Civic Association
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Record Group 79 houses the records of the Ashton Heights Civic Association. The collection measures approximately 1.5 linear feet, and dates from 1915 to 1998, with the bulk of the material dating from the mid-1970s to 1998. Types of materials include bylaws, minutes, newsletters, correspondence, financial records, history files, printed reports, clippings, photographs, and memorabilia.

Minutes, newsletters, and reports reflect neighborhood concerns over the years. Topics include zoning issues such as the Clarendon and Virginia Square sector plans; traffic patterns; the proposed extension of North Quincy Street; the historic designation for the Buckingham Apartments; the Ashton Heights Neighborhood Conservation Plan; and neighborhood activities such as gardening and social events. There are photographs and ephemera in Series 9, Clippings, Photographs, Memorabilia, including eight small cards advertising dances held at the Ashton Heights Women's Club building.

Biographical / historical:

The Ashton Heights Civic Association is open to all residents, 18 or older, who are residents or real property owners in Ashton Heights, a residential neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia. The boundaries are Wilson Boulevard and Tenth Street to the north, Irving Street to the east, Arlington Boulevard to the south, and Glebe road to the west.

Acquisition information:
Donated in 1998 by Jim Terpstra, historian of the Association.
Arrangement:

RG 79 is divided into eight series by type of material: bylaws, minutes, financial records, correspondence, newsletters, local history, printed reports and studies, and clippings, photographs, and memorabilia. Arrangement within Series 1-5 and Series 8 is generally chronological; within Series 6 and Series 7 generally alphabetical by folder title. Folder titles in quotes [""] retain the original title written on the folder by civic association members. Folders containing photographs have an asterisk [*] after the file name.

Physical description:
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