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]]> The collection includes club-related documents from its founding in 1952 through its dissolution in 2005. It consists primarily of the Williamson Road Woman’s Club historian’s scrapbooks from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1990s, and information collected by club officers in the 1980s and 2000s, received in binders and folders. Club Yearbooks are included for most years from 1952-53 through 1975-76; each of these includes a brief summary of the club’s activities of the prior year and a listing of officers and members. Aside from those reports, there is little coverage of the 1970s or the early 1980s.
Scrapbooks include newspaper clippings about the club and its activities, documents related to club activities, correspondence received by the club, and photographs of club members and activities. Later scrapbooks included obituaries and funeral programs for former members of the organization.
Scrapbooks from the 1950s and 1960s are in very fragile condition. One scrapbook that contained copies of the annual yearbooks was disassembled; its covers with writing were copied and retained, and the yearbooks and two photos from the scrapbook placed in file folders. For the remainder of these scrapbooks, all pages were scanned to digital format. Photographs were removed from the albums and placed in file folders. The scrapbooks have been retained in storage boxes, but researchers should primarily consult the digital versions of these items.
Material from three-ring binders and “magnetic” photo albums from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s was removed and placed in file folders. When arrangement on a page with identifying information was important, a photocopy was made of the page and included in the file. Newspaper clippings were replaced by photocopies of the clippings. Items were kept together in the order they were removed from the binders or albums, which was generally chronological, though photographs were assembled in photo storage pages and placed at the end of the file.
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The yearbooks include lists of officers, committee chairs, and members; the club constitution and by-laws; a history of the prior year’s activities; and a program for the coming year’s activities. Some include photographs of the club meeting place and club leaders.

The scrapbook documents the club’s and Mrs. Creasy’s activities and district, state, and national events attended, through ephemera, newspaper clippings, correspondence received, and a few photographs (no identification of individuals). Also included in the scrapbook are some of Mrs. Creasy’s hand-written speaking notes, as well as many issues of the club’s monthly newsletter. A digital copy of the scrapbook was made. Many non-newspaper items were loose and were removed from the scrapbook to box 1, folders 1 and 2.

]]> Some of the typed manuscripts were photocopied, bound, and cataloged with the books in the Virginia Room. Most typescripts that were made into books were discarded from the WPA Records collection, though a few with differing versions or very poor copies were retained.
Highlights of the collection include a monograph on duels fought in Virginia, listings of newspapers in Roanoke and 23 counties of southwestern Virginia, and many biographical sketches of both prominent and average citizens including pioneer women, “colored people,” and youth. While the collection is comprised almost exclusively of typed manuscripts, it also includes a scrapbook of newspaper clippings about Roanoke’s history.]]>
Loudon Avenue Christian Church]]>
Lucy Addison High School Band at Victory Stadium.]]>
Parade to Loudon Avenue Christian Church]]>
Lucy Addison High School Football game at Victory Stadium. ]]>
Back of Photograph: "With complements of your President, M. H. Means."]]>
Boys playing table tennis.]]> ]]>
Back of Photograph: "Father and Son Banquet, October 30, 1958."]]>
Father and Son Banquet ]]>
Dr. Harry Penn, center, holding glass. ]]>
African American Baseball Team]]> ]]>
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Group photograph in front of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.]]>
Noel C. Taylor, at podium.

Back of photograph: "Golden Anniversary, High Street Baptist Church." ]]>
Dr. Harry T. Penn, third from left.]]>
Back of photograph: "1967 Father and Son Banquet, father and son who look alike."]]>
Back of photograph: " Father and Son Banquet."]]>
Dr. Harry Penn on right and Dr. F. W. Claytor on far right, seated. ]]>
Back of Photograph: "Father and Son Banquet."]]>
Back of Photograph: " Father and Son Banquet, November 19, 1957, Star City Auditorium, 6:30 pm."]]>