The Adelphi Citizens Association was formed in 1944 as an umbrella organization for the neighborhood citizens' councils of this suburban Prince George's County area. Its interests covered such matters as zoning ordinances, mass transit including commuter rail service, community services, and the location and construction of highways, especially I-95, through the Adelphi area. Around 1951, the Association began publishing a newsletter, The Adelphi Grist. In 1972, the Maryland Department of Transportation organized the Steering Committee for the Western Prince George's Transportation Alternatives Study to assess transportation options in the area. The committee members were elected officials, agency representatives and private citizens, including Kathleen Manglitz, then President of the Adelphi Citizens Association. Officers and members of the Adelphi Citizens Association participated in many of the regional planning and governmental activities, which bore directly on their neighborhood, and this participation is reflected in the collection.
As of 1983, the Association was not listed in the Directory of Organizations in Prince George's County. The Adelphi Grist is no longer published.
From the description of Adelphi Citizens Association records, 1960-1976. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 14450023
