VCU James Branch Cabell Library
Barbara Abernathy papers
Abernathy, Barbara
M 362
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1.4 Linear Feet
1986-2005
English
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Arrangement
Collection arranged alphabetically within series. Series 1: Personal Files 1997-1998 ; Series 2: Correspondence 1987-2003 ; Series 3: Carver Area Civic Improvement League 1988-1989, 1991, 1994-2003 ; Series 4: Richmond City Government Files 1987-1996, 1999-2005 ; Series 5: Carver-VCU Partnership 1996-2001 ; Series 6: Historic Place Registration 1998 ; Series 7: Clippings 1986-1993, 1997-2005 ; Series 8: Other Publications 1987-2002.
Access Restrictions
Collection open for research ; see online finding aid for use restrictions.
Scope and Contents
Ms. Abernathy's personal files includes her notes on Carver Area Civic Improvement League (CACIL) meetings and drafts of speeches she has given. CACIL minutes, by-laws, and membership information such as membership applications and attendance records from meetings are also included. Information relating to Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Neighborhoods in Bloom, and the Carver-VCU partnership make up the bulk of the collection. There are also newspaper clippings and correspondence mostly from Ms. Abernathy to Carver residents and city officials. Most of the letters addressed to Ms. Abernathy relate to the Carver-VCU partnership.
Preferred Citation
Barbara Abernathy Papers, Collection Number M 362, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
Biographical Information
Barbara Abernathy is a lifelong resident of the Carver area and has been the president of the Carver Area Civic Improvement League for the past 20 years. She attended Maggie Walker High School and received leadership training at the Friends Association of Richmond and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. In 1998 she was named the Richmond redevelopment and Housing Authority volunteer of the year.
Richmond (Va.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Urban renewal -- History -- 20th century -- Virginia -- Richmond
Carver Area Civic Improvement League
Carver-VCU Partnership
Abernathy, Barbara -- Archives
Series 1: Personal Files/repositories/5/archival_objects/482201997-1998Notes/repositories/5/archival_objects/482281997-1998, undated1Speeches/repositories/5/archival_objects/48229undated1Series 2: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/482211987-2003Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/482301987-19971Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/482311998-2003, undated1Series 3: Carver Area Civic Improvement League/repositories/5/archival_objects/482221988-2003CACIL Minutes,/repositories/5/archival_objects/482321988-20031CACIL Bylaws/repositories/5/archival_objects/482331988, 20021CACIL Membership Files/repositories/5/archival_objects/482341989-1995, 2001-20031CACIL Miscellaneous/repositories/5/archival_objects/482351997-20031Series 4: Richmond City Government Files/repositories/5/archival_objects/482231987-2005Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority,/repositories/5/archival_objects/482361987-1999, undated1Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority/repositories/5/archival_objects/48237February 20001Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority/repositories/5/archival_objects/48238March 2000-20051Neighborhoods in Bloom/repositories/5/archival_objects/482391999-2003, undated1Photos and Drawings/repositories/5/archival_objects/48240undated1Series 5: Carver-VCU Partnership/repositories/5/archival_objects/482241996-2001Carver-VCU Partnership/repositories/5/archival_objects/482411996-2001, undated1Series 6: Historic Place Registration/repositories/5/archival_objects/482251998Historic Place Registration/repositories/5/archival_objects/482421998, undated1Series 7: Clippings/repositories/5/archival_objects/482261986-2005Clippings/repositories/5/archival_objects/482431986-2005, undated1Series 8: Other Publications/repositories/5/archival_objects/482271987-2002Other Publications/repositories/5/archival_objects/482441987-2002, undated1