Virginia Counselors Association, 1930-1997

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Virginia Counselors Association records, 1930-1997. Accession 30684. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Creator:
Virginia Counselors Association
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Virginia Counselors Association records, 1930-1997. Accession 30684. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Records, 1930-1997, of the Virginia Counselors Association concerning the organization, goals, and operations of the organization and containing agendas; annual, board, and executive meeting minutes; chapter and committee reports; correspondence; histories; membership lists; newsletters; resolutions; and miscellaneous subject files. There is also information relating to the Virginia Elementary School Guidance and Counseling Act of 1979, as well as tapes of radio public service announcements produced by the Stratford chapter.

Biographical / historical:

Founded in Richmond, Virginia, in 1930, the organization is the state branch of the American Personnel and Guidance Association, whose national headquarters are in Falls Church, Virginia. The organization was called the Virginia Association of Guidance and Personnel Workers up to 1956, and then became the Virginia Personnel and Guidance Association. In 1981, the organization changed its name to the Virginia Counselors Association. Organized to lobby the state legislature and to promote the continued elevation of the status of the counseling profession and the professional development of its members.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Virginia Counselors Association
Custodial history:

Accessions 31489, 31646, 31707, 32016, 32180, 33334, 33810, 34368, 35015, 36715, and 38815 are filed with accession 30684.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into the following series:

  • Series I: Administrative files.
  • Series II: Committee/Board Meeting minutes, 1933-1934, 1948-1997.
  • Series III: Annual Conferences and Meetings, 1932-1996.
  • Series IV: Reports, 1932-1994.
  • Series V: Secretary's files, 1983-1996.
  • Series VI: Correspondence, 1942-1987.
  • Series VII: Lists and Directories of Officers and Members, 1930-1994.
  • Series VIII: Elementary School Guidance and Counseling Act of 1979, 1976-1981.
  • Series IX: Gertrude D. Lewis files.
  • Series X: Publications, 1948-1994
  • Series XI: Miscellaneous files
  • Series XII: Audio Tapes, 1981-1982
Physical description:
8.55 cu. ft. and 20 boxes