PUBLIC "-//Fairfax County Public Library//TEXT (US::ViF::vif00018::A Guide to the Crestwood Woman’s Club Collection)//EN" "vif00018.xml" A Guide to the Crestwood Woman’s Club Collection, 1955-1960 Crestwood Woman’s Club Collection MSS 05-28 © 2024 Fairfax County Public Library. All rights reserved. Machine-readable finding aid created by Ross Landis, March 17, 2024 Description is in English A Guide to the Crestwood Woman’s Club Collection, 1955-1960 A Collection in The Fairfax County Public Library MSS 05-28

Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library Descriptive Summary Fairfax County Public Library The Crestwood Woman’s Club Collection, 1955-1960 MSS 05-28 .25 linear feet English The Crestwood Woman’s Club Collection consists of .25 linear feet, spans the years 1955-1960, and comprises of governance documents such as its constitution, bylaws, and policies; yearbooks; newsletters; newspaper clippings; correspondence; an annual report; membership roster; and a photograph from the 1959 installation of club officers. The subjects include membership, events, fundraising, philanthropy, and community service in Springfield, Virginia. Crestwood Woman’s Club and Margaret Collmus Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

Consult repository for information

Preferred Citation

Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library. Crestwood Woman’s Club Collection. Box #, Folder #.

Acquisition Information

Former Club officer Margaret Collmus donated the collection in 2001

Processing Information

Carol Abrams, 2015EAD generated by Ross Landis, 2024

Historical and Biographical Information

In 1954, the Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs and its governing body, the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, chartered the Crestwood Woman’s Club in Springfield, Virginia. As stated in its establishing constitution, the club sought to study topics of general interest, carry out projects of civic-social improvement, and to promote good-fellowship among its members.

Departments within the club included the following: Education, American Home, International Affairs, Public Affairs, Fine Arts, Welfare, and Club Institute as well as committees for Communications, Good Cheer, Membership, Hospitality, and Ways and Means. Some of its activities between 1955 and 1960 included playing a major role in opening the Richard Byrd Library, sponsoring education scholarships, hosting small welfare projects, supporting local schools, and holding dances.

In 1969 the club changed its name to The Woman’s Club of Springfield and it continues to be active in the Springfield community.

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Index Terms Crestwood Womens Club, Springfield, Virginia General Federation of Women’s Clubs Springfield, Virginia Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, Northern District Container List Constitution, Bylaws, and Policies, 1954-1959 Installation of Officers, 1958-1960 Photograph of Officers [pictured are: Dorothy Spaeth, Janet Crupper, Mary Kuper, Margie Collmus, Peggy Ward, and Shirley Shaneyfelt], 1959 April Annual Report & Membership Roster, 1959-60 (and Northern District of Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs Fall Meeting program for 1959, 1959-1960 Newsletters, 1956-1960 Yearbooks, 1956-1960 Correspondence, 1956-1958 News Articles, 1959-1960