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Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library
717 Queen StreetAlexandria, VA 22314
Business Number: 703-746-1791
lhsc@alexlibraryva.org
URL: http://alexlibraryva.org/lhsc
Gregory Pierce
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[item identification], Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs Collection, MS074, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Esther H. Green estate, 198u.
Biographical / Historical
The Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs was organized in 1907 in Lynchburg, VA. It joined the General Federation of Women's Clubs in 1910 and currently operates as the GFWC Virginia out of Tuckahoe, Virginia. Helen Norris Cummings served as president of the VFWC from 1915-1917 and remained active in the organization until her death in 1949. Esther Green served as the corresponding secretary in 1922 and remained involved until her death in 1981.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials collected by Esther Green and Helen Cummings during their time as members of the VFWC. Within this collection are letters and correspondences, Federation yearbooks, meeting minutes, and membership applications.
Related Material
Esther Holiday Green Collection (MS073) Helen Norris Cummings Collection (MS072) Cameron Club Collection (MS077)
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- General Federation of Women's Clubs of Virginia
- Letters.
- Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs
- Women's Clubs -- Virginia
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Cummings, Helen Norris, 1865-1949
- Green, Esther Holiday, 1889-1981
Container List
- Text box: 1 folder: 1
Helen Norris Cummings1917-1936
- Text box: 1 folder: 3
Esther H. Green1921
- Text box: 1 folder: 3
Miscellaneous1921-1934
- Text box: 1 folder: 4
Clippings1916-1937
- Text box: 1 folder: 5
Invitations1916-1917Scope and Contents
This folder contains invitations to conventions and annual meetings of Women's Clubs outside Virginia.
- Books box: 1 folder: 6
Yearbooks1937-1945
- Text box: 1 folder: 7
Miscellaneous1917-1939
- Text box: 1 folder: 9
Convention1921
- Text box: 1 folder: 10
Convention1938
- Text box: 1 folder: 11
Committee Reports1922-1935
- Text box: 1 folder: 12
Committee Meeting Minutes1920-1935
- Text box: 1 folder: 13
Constitutions and Resolutions
- Text box: 1 folder: 14
Club History SurveysScope and Contents
This folder contains a large assortment of history surveys from various women's clubs all around Virginia. The VFWC sent the survey out, asking about membership, leadership, and history of each club. The dates are not always known, but some indicate they were filled out in the 1920s.