Greater Reston Newcomers and Neighbors Club scrapbook collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Greater Reston Newcomers and Neighbors Club Scrapbook Collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Preferred citation:

Greater Reston Newcomers and Neighbors Club Scrapbook Collection, C0234, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
5 linear feet (7 boxes)
Creator:
Women's Club of Greater Reston (Reston, Va.)
Abstract:
The 12 scrapbooks document the club's activities and each scrapbook covers a range of years beginning in 1974. The collection is dated from 1974 to 2010 and is contained in 7 boxes.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Greater Reston Newcomers and Neighbors Club Scrapbook Collection, C0234, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

12 scrapbooks that contain newsclippings and photographs of the activities of the Greater Reston Newcomers and Neighbors Club. The collection is dated from 1974 to 2010 and is contained in 7 boxes.

The collection consists of scrapbooks from the Greater Reston Newcomers and Neighbors Club. Included in the scrapbooks are photographs, newsclippings, programs and other items from different years in the Greater Reston Newcomers and Neighbors Club's history.

Biographical / historical:

The Greater Reston Newcomers and Neighbors Club was founded in 1969 as a women's social organization. The Club's purpose is to extend a friendly, helping hand, to offer the opportunity to make new friends, find camaraderie, and enjoy a variety of creative, social, and recreational activities from September through June. The club currently meets under the name Women's Club of Greater Reston.

Acquisition information:
Donated by the Women's Club of Greater Reston on April 4, 2013.
Processing information:

Processing and EAD markup completed in November 2013 by Kerry Mitchell.

Arrangement:

Organized in one series chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Scrapbooks.