West of the Boulevard Civic Association records

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library
James Branch Cabell Library
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 842003
901 Park Avenue
Richmond, VA 23284-2003
Contact for questions and access:
POC: SCA Staff
Phone: (804) 828-1108
Fax: (804) 828-0151
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

West of the Boulevard Civic Association records, Collection # M 263, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

Summary

Extent:
2.6 Linear Feet
Creator:
West of the Boulevard Civic Association (Richmond, Va.)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

West of the Boulevard Civic Association records, Collection # M 263, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of various documents relating to the Board of Directors, members, and special projects of the West of the Boulevard Civic Association ranging in date from 1964-1995, including the West of the Boulevard area designation as a Virginia Historic District.

Material was originally bound; that order is preserved here

Biographical / historical:

The West of the Boulevard Civic Association was organized on November 5, 1964 for the following purposes: 1. To keep out commercial establishments that tend to degrade, disrupt the peace, or have an immoral influence on the neighborhood bounded by the Boulevard on the east, Cary Street to the south, the Belt Line (I-95) on the west, and Broad Street on the north. 2. To upgrade the general appearance and value of real estate in the area. 3. To cultivate the good will of tenants in rental properties to a sense of cooperation and pride in their surroundings. 4. To present programs that are informative, constructive, and stimulating to the association. The West of the Boulevard Civic Association represents about 5,000 households and businesses in the area bounded by Broad and Cary streets and the Boulevard and Interstate 1-95. The district, an early-century trolley-car suburb, covers 1,763 buildings.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Juanita F. Parry of the West of the Boulevard Association in 1979. Additional materials were donated in 1994 and in 1999.
Arrangement:

The papers are arranged alphabetically by category and then chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard