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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Colonial Place/Riverview Civic League Records, 1960-2011
Predominant Dates:2000-2011
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-139
Primary Creator: Colonial Place/Riverview Civic League
Extent: 4.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in alphabetical order by subject and record type; subject files (folders 1-37) were transcribed as found.
Date Acquired: 01/25/2012
Subjects: Colonial Place (Norfolk, Va.), Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk, Housing--Virginia--Norfolk, Riverview (Norfolk, Va.)
Forms of Material: Booklets, Books, Brochures, Bylaws (administrative records), Calendars, Compact discs, Floppy disks, Maps (documents), Newsletters, Pamphlets, Scrapbooks
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Subject files, printed emails, booklets, newsletters, clippings, photographs, and other materials from the Colonial Place/Riverview Civic League in Norfolk, Virginia. The subject files primarily cover 2000-2011 and include information on neighborhood tours, activities, and events. The collection also includes promotional materials and historic information on the development of Colonial Place/Riverview and official records of the civic league such as minutes and bylaws, and reports from the Neighborhood Coalition and Committee on Stabilization. There are also neighborhood newsletter issues of Community News dating from March 1969-December 2011.
Biographical Note
The Colonial Place/Riverview Civic League originally began in February 1960 as the Colonial Place Home Owners Club, Inc. Its purpose was to "join together and resist sales of property in this area to Negroes" after a black family moved into a home in the 700 block of West 36th Street. In fall 1968, the Stabilization Committee, headed by Old Dominion College history professor Norman Pollock, recommended the League embrace integration and focus on rebuilding infrastructure and combating blockbusting by realty firms. According to its May 7, 1973 bylaws, the objectives of the Colonial Place/Riverview Civic League are "to promote the development of our community as a better place to live; to unite for cooperation and interchange of ideas the residents of Colonial Place-Riverview; to encourage the participation of all interested individuals in the activities of the Civic League; to further the best interest of this section towards beautification, recreation, the safety and security of its residents and the protection of their property."
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Jeanne T. Ullian by donation
Preferred Citation:
Colonial Place/Riverview Civic League Records, MSS 0000-139, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 10, 2021.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 3
- Folder 1: Booklet, Desegregation in the Norfolk Public Schools by John J. Brewbaker, 1960 July
- Folder 2: Booklet, Neighborhood Analysis, Norfolk City Planning Commission, 1967 August
- Folder 3: Bylaws, Colonial Place-Riverview Civic League, 1973 May 7
- Folder 4: Calendar, Historical Houses & Horticultural Hints, Colonial Place/Riverview, 1989
- Folder 5: Chart, Property Values and Racial Distribution of Sales in Colonial Place-Riverview, 1970-1977, 1978 February 13
- Folder 6: Clippings, 1960-1973, undated
- Folder 7: Guidelines, Community News, 1999
- Folder 8: Map, Boundary & Land Acquisition, Colonial Place & Riverview, 1973 January
- Folder 9: Newsletter, Community News, 1969 March - 1989 August
- Folder 10: Newsletter, Community News, 1990 May - 2000 December
- Folder 11: Newsletter, Community News, 2001 January - 2005 December
- Folder 12: Newsletter, Community News, 2006 January - 2011 December
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