Mary Tyler Freeman Cheek McClenahan papers, 1930-1999

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Mary Tyler Freeman Cheek McClenahan papers, 1930-1999

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The collection includes correspondence, notes, clippings, various organizational minutes, reports and files, drafts of speeches, manuscripts and published materials dating from 1933 through 1993. The bulk of the collection dates from the late 1970s through the early 1990s and focuses on Mrs. McClenahan's involvement on issues of race, housing, historic preservation, and Richmond revitalization.The organizational records in the collection include material from many of Richmond's major civic organizations, including Planned Parenthood, the Richmond Better Housing Coalition, Richmond-On-The-James, Richmond Renaissance and the Richmond Urban Forum. The activities of other organizations are also represented to a lesser degree. The collection also contains material documenting Mrs. McClenahan's involvement in education, the arts and politics in Richmond and Virginia, in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and speeches she has given. Other material in the collection ranges from correspondence of friends and family to material on her daily life, social plans, family holidays and vacations to information on her various interests.

Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Libraries

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Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Libraries

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McClenahan, Mary Tyler Freeman Cheek, 1917-

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Mary Tyler Freeman Cheek McClenahan (1917-2005) was a Richmond community leader, activist and philanthropist. She was described as the "conscience of Richmond" for her contributions to the Richmond community in the areas of racial harmony, housing, Richmond revitalization and historic preservation. She was also active in the arts, her church, and education. Born in Richmond on April 6, 1917, McClenahan was the daughter of Douglas Southall Freeman (1886-1953), noted historian and journalist, and ...

St. Paul's Church (Richmond, Va.)

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