Shirley W. Camp, 1971-2006

Access and use

Location of collection:
Mary Riley Styles Public Library
Mary Riley Styles Public Library
120 North Virginia Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22046
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Peter Sullivan
Phone: (703) 248-5030
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Summary

Creator:
Shirley W. Camp
Language:
Materials in this collection are in English .

Background

Scope and content:

The materials include notes and documents related to research.

Biographical / historical:

When Shirley W. Camp moved to Falls Church in 1978, she already had experience as a research historian and had published a collection of family stories entitled "Our Parents."

In Falls Church, Shirley served on the Board of Directors of The Friends of Cherry Hill Foundation, was a member of the Falls Church Historical Commission, and in 1987, she began to research materials about Cherry Hill Farm.

In 1997, Shirley W. Camp published the book "Past Times Around Falls Church." In 2009 she finished Land Tax Assessments for some Fairfax County, Virginia residents in Falls Church and the surrounding area.

Acquisition information:
All files were donated by Shirley W. Camp.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of this collection was completed on March 23, 2026.

Arrangement:

Most documents were organized by subject and chronologically. Series 1 contains documents related to the Heritage Symposium. Series 2 contains documents related to Milling and Flour Manufacture. Series 3 contains a Land Tax study. Series 4 contains notes related to Falls Church residents. Series 5 contains notes. Series 6 contains information about the Civil War in Virginia. Series 7 contains floppy disks and slides.

Physical description:
1 box