Minutes, 1889-1928 and 1946-1970.

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Minutes, 1889-1928 and 1946-1970.

Collection consists of 13 volumes and 22 portfolios of minutes of the A.P.V.A., 1889-1928 and 1946-1970. Included are minutes of the executive committee, board of trustees, annual meetings of the entire membership, and some special committees and local branches. Some loose reports and officers' correspondence are interfiled in the volumes. Papers document the evolution of the organization, established and run by women, and its historic preservation activities.

35 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7310506

Virginia Historical Society Library

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Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities

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The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) was founded in 1889 in Williamsburg, Virginia, to preserve and restore deteriorating historical sites in Virginia. The APVA bought the site where Jamestown is located. Over the years the organization (recently renamed Preservation Virginia) has worked with public and private groups to restore sites. The group owns several sites in the state that are open to the public, including Bacon's Castle and the Cape Henry Lighthouse. ...