The Virginia and the Virginia County Magazine Print Blocks from the March 1952 Fairfax County Issue, 1952

Access and use

Location of collection:
Fairfax County Public Library
Fairfax County Public Library
City of Fairfax Regional Library
Virginia Room
10360 North Street
Fairfax, VA 22030-2514
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Chris Barbuschak
Phone: (703) 293-2142
Phone: (703) 293-6227 ext. 6 (Virginia Room)
Fax: (703) 293-2155

Summary

Extent:
0.25 linear feet
Creator:
Virginia and the Virginia County Magazine
Abstract:
The Virginia and the Virginia County Magazine Print Blocks from the March 1952 Fairfax County Issue collection consists of five print blocks depicting images of notable Fairfax County individuals used in the feature story.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Virginia and the Virginia County Magazine Print Blocks from the March 1952 Fairfax County Issue collection consists of five print blocks depicting images of notable Fairfax County individuals used in the feature story. A letter from the magazine’s editor Donald. V. James to County Executive Carlton C. Massey is also included. Subjects comprise of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and other county officials.

Biographical / historical:

Beginning in 1946, the League of Virginia Counties published an independent monthly magazine called “Virginia and the Virginia County” which was founded to tell the Virginia story through words and photographs. The magazine initially spotlighted a specific Virginia county each month, but coverage eventually grew to focus more on the building, construction, agricultural, road, and other industries in Virginia. The periodical often featured notable buildings that were being constructed throughout the state.

In January 1954, the magazine became “Virginia and the Virginia Record” after the magazine acquired “The Record” an honored Virginia journal founded in 1878. In June 1954, the Virginia Publishers Wing Inc. assumed publication of the magazine. The publisher shortened the title to just “Virginia Record” beginning with the May 1955 issue. In 1982, “Virginia Record” became the official Journal of the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects focusing on Virginia’s built environment. The Virginia AIA phased out the magazine in 1989.

In March 1952, “Virginia and the Virginia County” featured Fairfax County on its cover story. The issue included articles about Fairfax County’s new county executive government, agricultural extension program, home demonstration and 4-H club, Sunset Hills Farm, the Fairfax Hunt, and a lengthy article about the history of Fairfax County by Randolph M. Loughborough.

In July 1952, Don V. James, Executive Editor of “Virginia and the Virginia County Magazine” sent County Executive Carlton C. Massey the print blocks used in connection with the Fairfax County feature in the March 1952 magazine.

An original copy of the magazine is held by the Virginia Room and can be found under the call number VRARE 975.505 V 1952 V.6 No.3.

Acquisition information:
Don V. James, Executive Editor of Virginia and the Virginia County Magazine sent these print blocks to Carlton C. Massey in July 1952. This set of cuts ended up at the Fairfax County Archives and Records Management Branch. Archives staff transferred this collection to the Virginia Room in March 2019.