PUBLIC "-//Mary Riley Styles Public Library//TEXT (US::VaFcSPL::VaFcSPL00004::The Historical Commission of Falls Church, 1955-2012)//EN" "VaFcSPL00004.xml" A Guide to the Historical Commission of Falls Church Records, 1955-2012 Historical Commission of Falls Church Records Records Group 1-3 Mary Riley Styles Public Library 2023 (CC0 1.0)

Conditions of Use

This finding aid was produced using a form and manually entry 2023-05-05 Description is in English The Historical Commission of Falls Church Records, 1955-2012 A Collection in Mary Riley Styles Public Library Records Group 1-3

Mary Riley Styles Public Library 2023 Processed by: Mary Riley Styles Public Library Mary Riley Styles Public Library Descriptive Summary Falls Church History Room, Mary Riley Styles Public Library The Historical Commission of Falls Church Records, 1955-2012 Records Group 1-3 14 boxes Materials in this collection are in English. Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

The files were donated in two separate occasions – May 15, 2014, and April 24, 2019. The files in the Falls Church History Room were incorporated and continue to be added to the Historical Commission collection. There are no restrictions on the archives.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description was completed in 2022 by Catherine Wilson.

Administrative History

The Historical Commission of Falls Church "provides information and advice on historical matters for the city government, develops criteria for the identification of historic buildings and sites, and makes recommendations on recognizing and preserving such structures and sites. The Commission identifies, collects, preserves, and displays the evidence and records of the city's history, and recommends measures for preserving city publications, displays and other materials of historic interest. It also proposes programs and projects involving city history. The Historical Commission advises the City Council, the City Manager, the Planning Commission, the Architectural Advisory Board, and other officials and bodies." Website: http://www.fallschurchva.gov/266/Historical-Commission

The Falls Church Historical Development Commission, formed in 1955, was the forerunner of the Historical Commission. The Historical Commission was designated an official commission of the City of Falls Church in 1965. The Falls Church Public Library, later the Mary Riley Styles Public Library, was designated the official repository of the Historical Commission papers.

Of special interest are the projects listed in Series 7 and the Archaeological Assessment in Series 9. There is a separate Record Group (1-9) containing records of the Historical Commission Historical Heritage Symposia, although some of those records are within these files in Series 10.

Scope and Content

The Historical Commission, upon a Resolution of the City Council, established the Mary Riley Styles Public Library, specifically its Falls Church History Room (or Virginia Room as it was called then) to hold, process, and make accessible the materials of the Commission. The series was organized as follows: Series 1: Incorporation/Organization Series 2: Annual Reports Series 3: Membership Series 4: Meetings (Note: includes meeting announcements, agendas and minutes) Series 5: Budget and Finance Series 6: Correspondence Series 7: Projects Series 8: Archaeological Assessment Series 9: Individual Reports on Houses in the Archaeological Assessment Series 10: Symposiums Series 11: Subject files Series 12: Land Records Series 13: Falls Church Public Library/Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Arrangement

Many files were housed in the Falls Church History Room of the Mary Riley Styles Public Library. Other files were donated by Maurice Ternan. These were organized by the archivist using the headings used by the Historical Commission and incorporated into the existing files as shown in the Scope and Content.

Contents List

*File contains photograph(s) **File contains a floppy disc ***File contains a DVD ****File contains slides

Series 1: Incorporation/Organization (Box 1) Falls Church Historical Development Commission, 1955-1956 1 Charter and Resolutions, 1965-1976 2 Collection/Acquisition Policy, 1974 3 Collection Inventory (has index cards), 1978 4 Collection Register, 1978 5 Contracts, 1974-1977 6 Copyrights, 1971-1972 7 Gifts and Acquisitions, 1964-1966, 1976-1979 8 Goals and Objectives, 1968-1980 9 Resolutions and Agreements of the Historical Commission, City Council and the Library, 1965-1989 10 Virginia Room Log Book, 1980-1989 11 Series 2: Annual Reports (Box 1) Annual Reports, 1960-61, 1966, 1967, 1969 1 Annual Reports, 1970-1979 2 Annual Reports, 1982-1985, 1989 3 Annual Reports, 1993, 1997 4 Series 3: Membership AASLH Membership, 1976-1985 1 Early Membership, 1965-1982 2 Members, 1965-1980, 1993 3 Members, Honorary, 1966, 1972 4 Membership lists, 1965, 1976-1993 5 Series 4: Meetings (Box 1) Meetings, 1965 1 Meetings, 1966 2 Meetings, 1967 3 Meetings, 1968 4 Meetings, 1969 5 Meetings, 1970 6 Meetings, 1971 7 Meetings, 1972 8 Meetings, 1973 9 Meetings, 1974 10 Series 4: Meetings (continued) (Box 2) Meetings, 1975 11 Meetings, 1976 12 Meetings, 1977 13 Meetings, 1978 14 Meetings, 1979 15 Meetings, 1980 16 Meetings, 1981 17 Meetings, 1982 18 Meetings, 1983 19 Meetings, 1984 20 Meetings, 1985 21 Meetings, January-June 1986 22 Meetings, July-December 1986 23 Meetings, January-June 1987 24 Meetings, July-December 1987 25 Meetings, Meetings, Meetings, Series 4: Meetings (continued) (Box 3) Meetings, 1988 26 Meetings, 1989 27 Meetings, 1990 28 Meetings, 1991 29 Meetings, 1992 30 Meetings, January-June 1993 31 Meetings, July-December 1993 32 Meetings, January-June 1994 33 Meetings, July-December 1994 34 Meetings, January-June 1995 35 Meetings, July-December 1995 36 Meetings, 1996 37 Meetings, 1997 38 Meetings, 1998 39 Series 4: Meetings (continued) (Box 4) Meetings, 1999 40 Meetings, 2000 41 Meetings, 2001 42 Meetings, 2002 43 Meetings, 2003 44 Meetings, 2004 45 Meetings, 2005 46 Meetings, 2006 47 Meetings, January-June 2007 48 Meetings, July-December 2007 49 Meetings, 2008 50 Meetings, January-June 2009 51 Meetings, July-December 2009 52 Meetings, 2010 53 Meetings, 2011 54 Meetings, 2012 55 Series 4: Meetings (continued) (Box 5) Meeting Agendas, 1996 56 Meeting Agendas, 1997-2002 57 Procedures, 1965-1989 58 Series 5: Budget and Finance (Box 5) Budget and Finance, 1963-1970 1 Budget and Finance, 1970-1971 2 Budget and Finance, 1971-1972 3 Budget and Finance, 1972-1973 4 Budget and Finance, 1973-1974 5 Budget and Finance, 1974-1975 6 Budget and Finance, 1975-1976 7 Budget and Finance, 1976-1977 8 Budget and Finance, 1977-1978 9 Expenses and Capital Outlay Replacement Detail, [n.d.] 10 Supplies, 1983-1986 11 Series 6: Correspondence (Box 5) Correspondence, 1965-1967 1 Correspondence, 1968 2 Correspondence, 1969 3 Correspondence, 1970-1971 4 Correspondence, 1972-1974 5 Correspondence, 1975-1976 6 Correspondence, 1977-1979 7 Correspondence, 1980-1981 8 Correspondence, 1982 9 Series 6: Correspondence (continued) (Box 6) Correspondence, 1983-1984 10 Correspondence – Planning Commission, 1971-1977 11 Series 7: Projects (Box 6) Archaeology, 1972-1975, 1986 1 Architectural and Historical Research Program on Pre-Civil War Houses in Falls Church, Proposal, 1970-1974 2 Architectural Inventory, 1967-1975 3 Barn Museum Feasibility Study,* 1969 4 By Fence and Fireside, 1964, 1968, 1977 5 Cherry Hill, 1965-1969 6 Cherry Hill, 1970 7 Cherry Hill, 1971 8 Cherry Hill, 1972-1973 9 Cherry Hill, February 1975 10 Cherry Hill, March 1975 11 Cherry Hill, April-December 1975 12 Cherry Hill, 1976-1977 13 Cherry Hill, Archaeology, 1970-1972 14 Cherry Hill Barn, 1971 15 Cherry Hill Barn, 1975-1976 16 Cherry Hill Dedication, 1976 17 Cherry Hill, Deed, 1955-1956, 1967-1968 18 Cherry Hill, Dickey, Correspondence, 1972 19 Cherry Hill, Dickey, Correspondence, 1973 20 Cherry Hill, Dickey, Correspondence, 1974 21 Cherry Hill, Dickey, Report, April 1973 22 Cherry Hill, Dickey, Report, June 1973 23 Series 7: Projects (continued) (Box 7) Cherry Hill, Dickey, Specifications, 1974 24 Cherry Hill, Fauber, 1966-1968 25 Cherry Hill, Furnishings, 1974-1976 26 Cherry Hill, Landscaping, 1975 27 Cherry Hill, Michael & Michael, Architects, 1975 28 Cherry Hill, Planning Commission, 1972-1975 29 Cherry Hill, Uses and Functions, 1971-1981 30 Cherry Hill, Uses and Functions, 1983-1986 31 Descriptive Material – Belle Grove Plantation near Middletown, Virginia 32 Descriptive Material – Carroll County Farm Museum, Westminster, Maryland 33 Descriptive Material – Dennis Historical Centers, South Dennis, Massachusetts 34 Descriptive Material – Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown, New York 35 Descriptive Material – National Capital Parks, DC, 1969 36 Descriptive Material – National Colonial Farm, Bryan Point, Prince Georges County, Maryland 37 Descriptive Material – Pennsylvania Farm Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 38 Descriptive Material – Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts 39 Descriptive Material – Sloane-Stanley Museum and Kent Furnace, Kent, Connecticut 40 General, 1970-1984, 1997 41 Series 8: Archaeological Assessment (Box 7) Application for 1994-1995 State Survey and Planning Funds 1 Archaeological Assessment, 1994-1998 2 Archaeological Assessment, 1999 3 Series 8: Archaeological Assessment (continued) (Box 8) Archaeological Assessment, 2000 4 Archaeological Assessment, 1994 5 Archaeological Assessment, January-April 1995 6 Archaeological Assessment,** September 1995-September 1996 7 Architectural Inventory, May 1, 1975 8 Architectural Survey and Assessment in the City of Falls Church, October 18, 1994 9 Architectural Survey and Assessment in the City of Falls Church, Community Meeting, February 7, 1995 10 Architectural Survey and Assessment in the City of Falls Church, Draft Final Report Outline, June 30, 1995 11 Architectural Survey and Assessment of the City of Falls Church, Draft Final Report, August 31, 1995 12 Architectural Survey and Assessment of the City of Falls Church, Draft Final Report, August 31, 1995, with comments, November 6, 1995 13 Architectural Survey and Assessment of the City of Falls Church, Draft Final Report, February 8, 1996 14 Assessment of Archaeological Resources in the City of Falls Church, Virginia, Draft Report, September 27, 1999 15 Series 8: Archaeological Assessment (continued) (Box 9) Assessment of Archaeological Resources in the City of Falls Church, Virginia, Technical and Cost Proposal, August 31, 1998 16 Chronologic Historic Register of Certified Structures, October 1990 and May 1993 17 City of Falls Church Design Guidelines, Final Draft, July 2001 18 Demolition of Certifiable Structures on 1969 Architectural Inventory 19 Extant Archaeological Site Forms and Reports, City of Falls Church, Virginia, [n.d.] 20 Inventory of Outbuildings on Official Register Sites, July 1992 21 Series 9: Individual Reports on Houses in the Archaeological Assessment (Box 9) Annandale Rd – E -- 303 1 Broad St – E – 209, 225 2 Broad St – E – 302, 312, 402, 513, 708 3 Broad St – W – 509, 706, 715, 920 4 Cherry St – N – 218, 223, 301, 412 5 Columbia St – E – 214, 219, 407 6 Fairfax St – E – 115 7 Great Falls St – 300, 532, 539, 543 8 Grove St – 311 9 Jefferson St – E – 115, 215, 422 10 Lawton St – 203 11 Lincoln Ave – 313, 508 12 Maple Ave – N – 310 13 Maple Ave – S – 307 14 Midvale St – 209 15 Oak St – N – 303, 305, 502 16 Oak St – S – 203, 206 17 Park Ave – 312, 816, 905 18 Parker Ave – 905 19 Patterson St – 208 20 Walden Ct – 502 21 Washington St – N – 220, 258, 282, 333, 400 block 22 Washington St – S – 121 23 West St – N – 201, 301 24 Series 10: Symposiums (Box 9) First Historical Symposium, 1994 1 Second Historical Symposium, 1995 2 Fourth Historical Symposium, 1997 3 Fifth Historical Symposium, 1998 4 Series 11: Subject Files (Box 10) 400th Anniversary of Jamestown, Virginia,*** 2005-2007 1 Archives Committee, 1986 2 Big Chimneys,** 1999 3 Big Chimneys,* 2002-2003 4 Black History 5 Blacksmith Shop and Historic Triangle 6 Burke House, 6718 Montour Drive, Fairfax* 7 Certified Local Government 8 Cherry Hill, 1995-1999 9 Cherry Hill Farm, Falls Church, Virginia (Tony P. Wrenn, January 1971) 10 Cherry Hill Farm, Falls Church, Virginia (Tony P. Wrenn and Henry H. Douglas, July 1977) 11 Church History Committee of Greater Falls Church, Church Histories* 12 Church History Committee of Greater Falls Church, Minutes and Agendas, 1995-1997 13 Citizens for Responsible Falls Church Development, 1996 14 City Center Development 15 City of Falls Church Street Map, [n.d.] 16 Series 11: Subject Files (continued) (Box 11) Civil War, Living History Demonstrations,* 1995-1997 17 Civil War, Living History Demonstrations,* 1998-2003 18 Civil War Trails in Northern Virginia, May 1996-February 1977 19 Civil War Trails in Northern Virginia, March 1977-December 1998, 2000 20 Civil War Trails in Northern Virginia Photographs* 22 Council Minutes, 1973-1974 23 The Courier of Historical Events, Northern Virginia Association of Historians, April 1981 and January 1984 24 Crossman, Mrs. A. F., Plat showing Property, [1910?] 25 Crossroads Area, Proposed Development Plan, March 1974 26 Cultural Resources Committee, 1999-2001 26 The Dulin Site: Excavation Report I: 1977-1978, July 1979 27 Falls Church and Segregation in the 20th Century, M.J. Terman, June 2000 28 Falls Church Organization List, January 1984 29 Falls Church Parking and Circulation Plan, Maps 5-8, January 1965 30 Falls Church Public Schools: Report on Instruction, 1962-1963 31 Frady Park, October 2004 32 Henderson, Edwin B. 33 Henderson, Edwin B. II 34 Henderson, James H. M. 35 Henderson, Mary Ellen Meriwether**** 36 Henderson House* 37 Series 11: Subject Files (continued) (Box 12) Historic House Tours, 1986-2003 38 Historic Preservation and Economic Development, 1995-1999 39 Historic Structures (Certified List), 1990-1996 40 Historic Trail Marker Program, 1993, 2006 41 History in Education, 2000-2002 42 History of Falls Church – “Stepping Stones” – short version, 1994-1995 43 Interjurisdictional Park Task Force, 1995-2000 [Northern Virginia Boundary Stones] 44 The Iron Worker, Fall Issue, 1950 45 Lawton House,* April 1965 46 Newspaper Clippings 47 Oakwood Cemetery 48 Podolnick, Dr. Nelson, Dedication, 2001 49 Preservation Partners Task Force, 2006-2007 50 Proctor House, 1995 51 Proctor House {blueprints], 1996 52 Publications 53 Roll of White Voters Registered in the Town of Falls Church, [948] 54 Roll of Women Voters, 1920-1921 55 Series 11: Subject Files (continued) (Box 13) Rolling Roads, 1994 56 Scout House 57 A Statistical Survey of Falls Church: Part I, A Comparison of the 1960 and 1970 Census, October 1975 58 Task Force on Cultural Resources, 1999-2000 59 Task Force on Cultural Resources, 2001 60 Task Force on Cultural Resources, 2002-2003 61 Tinner’s Hill, 1996-2006 62 Tricentennial Committee, An Historical Guide and Map, 1993-1999 63 Tricentennial Committee Planning, (1998-1999) 64 Tricentennial Eve, 1998 65 Veterans Honor Roll for the Falls Church Area, 1998 66 Visitor Center/Museum Applications, 1994-1998 67 Visitor Center/Museum Proposals, 1994-2002 68 We the People, August 1972 69 Whittier School Site, 1992-1997 70 Wills, Inventories,[excerpts], 1833-1840 71 Series 12: Land Records (Box 14) Falls Church Land Ownership 1 Land-Use History 2 Northern Neck Grants, Falls Church Grants 3 Northern Neck Grants, Gunnell, Henry, 1773/Land of Nathan Thompson & heirs, 1845-1870 4 Northern Neck Grants, Gunnell, William, 1729 5 Northern Neck Grants, Harrison, George, 1742 6 Northern Neck Grants, Hurle, John, 1728 7 Northern Neck Grants, Kidwell, Z[edekiah], 1837 and F.C. Triangle (1846-1879?) 8 Northern Neck Grants, Pearson, Simon, 1724 9 Northern Neck Grants Regan, [Michael], 1729 10 Northern Neck Grants, South Falls Church 11 Northern Neck Grants, Southeast Falls Church, William Gunnell and Thomas Harrison 12 Northern Neck Grants, Trammell, John, 1729 13 Northern Neck Grants, Wren, James, 1773/1778 14 Profile, Before 1860 15 Profile, 1870 16 Profile, 1880 17 Profile, 1900 18 Profile, 1910 19 Profile, 1920 20 Profile, 1930 21 Profile, 1940-1950 22 Profile, After 1950 23 Series 13: Falls Church Public Library/Mary Riley Styles Public Library (Box 14) Agreements and Resolutions between the Board of Library Trustees and the Historical Commission, 1979 1 Agreements and Resolutions between the Board of Library Trustees and the Historical Commission, 1980 2 Correspondence, 1961, 1965-1978 3 Correspondence, 1983-1987, 1990 4 Reports, 1983-1985 5