A Guide to the Fairfax Home Economists in Home and Community Club Records, 1951-2016
A Collection in The Fairfax County Public Library
Record Group Number MSS 05-76
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Use Restrictions
Consult repository for information.
Preferred Citation
Fairfax Home Economists in Home and Community Club, MSS 05-76, Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library
Acquisition Information
Donated by Rae Winstead, March 2021.
Processing Information
Chris Barbuschak, December 2024
EAD generated by Ross Landis, 2024
Historical and Biographical Information
The Fairfax Home Economists in Home and Community Club first met in the residence of Ethel Pillar on October 23, 1951. The five present members selected the name “Fairfax Home Economist Homemakers” for the club’s name and set the third Tuesday of each month for regular meetings. The club’s purpose was to promote friendships among home economists, keep members up to date with advancements in home economics, and participate in community service activities.
The club was at one time associated with the American Home Economics Association (AHEA) and the Virginia Home Economics Association (VHEA). Meetings consisted of programs covering all types of home making topics. In addition to regular meetings, the club held coffees, picnics, lunches, dinners with husbands, tours, trips, and meetings with other home economist groups. Members also judged 4-H Club and Home Demonstration events, and arts and crafts exhibits at churches and schools.
By 1981, the membership had grown to 40 members, but dwindled to 20 members by 1999. After sixty-five years of activity, the club held its final meeting and disbanded on May 12, 2016, at the Culinary Arts Department of Annandale High School with nine members present.
Scope and Content
The Fairfax Home Economists in Home and Community Club consists of 1.5 linear feet and spans the years 1951-2016 and contains by-laws, club histories, financial records, meeting minutes, program booklets, photographs, a scrapbook and a magnetic photo album. The magnetic album contains photographs, newspaper clippings, obituaries, and correspondence. Subjects covered are the activities of the Fairfax Home Economists in Home and Community Club which was active in Fairfax County, Virginia from 1951-2016.
Related Material
None
Separated Material
Annual bank statements were discarded.
Index Terms
- Clubs - Virginia - Fairfax
- Fairfax Home Economists in Home and Community Club
- Home economics -- Virginia -- Fairfax County